Puget Sound Transportation Projects

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Rail/Projects.htm Interesting look at high speed rail projects in Washington. Ben

From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/16/2070438/bonney-lake-sumner-mayors-hope.html Pierce Transit Route 496, now connecting the Sumner Sounder station with the Bonney Lake Park and Ride, will be going away due to budget cuts. Both cities hope to find a way to save the route. I hope this happens. With the heavy use of the Sounder, couple with the [...]

From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/11/2062990/cameras-meters-for-i-5-could-improve.html Cameras and ramp meters have been added on Interstate 5 between Lakewood and Lacey through Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Hopefully they can be used to help alleviate the congestion in the area. Ben

From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/11/2062988/gridlock-relief-in-works-for-south.html An extension of 39th Avenue on Puyallup’s South Hill is due to be completed this year. The road will allow drivers a bypass route around the heavy congestion due to the mall and other stores in the area. Ben

From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/09/2060569/tunnel-boring-completion-great.html The concrete plant in Tacoma that made all the tunnel segments for the University Link extension is closing with the completion of the project. Hopefully they will maintain the workforce and tooling so they can make the segments for the extension to Northgate. Ben

From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/09/2059134/group-approves-pierce-transit.html A new map of Pierce Transit service excludes the cities of Orting, Bonney Lake, Buckley and Dupont. While I understand the funding and tax collection controversies, this will end up being a bad idea. These cities are some of the fastest growing in Pierce County, and in most cases are [...]

From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/09/2059362/port-of-tacoma-lands-3-major-shipping.html NYK, OOCL and Hapag-Lloyd are moving from the Port of Seattle to the Port of Tacoma. This is great news for the port and the South Sound economy. Ben

From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/03/I5_RampMeterCamerasSouthSound.htm New ramp meters and cameras have been installed along Interstate 5 along Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Hopefully this will help traffic planning and flow in the area. More: http://www.wsdot.com/traffic/tacoma/default.asp Ben

From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/04/2052781/traffic-qa-still-weighting-steel.html It turns out Tacoma’s Hylebos Draw Bridge, expected to reopen awhile back, still isn’t ready. The culprit: the new bridge is too light for its counterweights. Oops. We should also note that this bridge was also part of the old Highway 509, as was the 11th Street Bridge, also under [...]

From KING-5: http://www.king5.com/news/Sound-Transit-140969853.html A project to put art on top of construction trailers in the Dome District has been terminated. The art was to partially cover the temporary trailers being used for the Sounder Extension project. I hate to say it but this was the right move. There is not a lot around this area [...]