FIFE – Completing work ahead of schedule, construction crews successfully set the remaining seven out of 15 girders for a new bridge over Interstate 5 in Fife during the weekend of Oct. 11-13. As a result, the fourth weekend of overnight closures planned for Oct. 18-20 is canceled. The next step of building the temporary […]
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Up to four lanes in both directions of I-5 in Fife closed nightly Oct. 7-11 for bridge work
FIFE – Four out of five lanes in both directions of Interstate 5 in Fife will close nightly Monday, Oct. 7 through the morning of Friday, Oct. 11. In addition, the 54th Avenue East on-ramp to northbound I-5 will also close each night. The closures are necessary as contractor crews working for the Washington State […]
Plan for two nights of ramp, lane closures at the I-5/54th Avenue interchange in Fife
FIFE – People who use Interstate 5 and the 54th Avenue overpass in Fife overnight will want to plan extra travel time Oct. 2-3. Starting at 8 p.m. each night, the right lane of northbound I-5 approaching 54th Avenue will close. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 to 4 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3: 8 p.m. Thursday, […]
Prepare now: Four overnight weekend closures of I-5 in Fife planned for September and October
FIFE – Setting the second longest pre-cast concrete girders in the world will close both directions of Interstate 5 in Pierce and King counties overnight on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28. This is the first of four consecutive weekends the interstate will be closed overnight between State Route 18 in Federal Way and […]
Partial bridge demolition will close lanes on southbound I-5 in Fife, July 1-3
For a short time, the decommissioned 70th Avenue East bridge over Interstate 5 in Fife will be a “bridge to nowhere.” Beginning the night of Monday, July 1, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation’s SR 167 Completion Project will start demolishing a 75-foot section of the old bridge. This portion of the bridge […]
Future regional trail connecting Puyallup, Fife and Tacoma gets a name: spuyaləpabš Trail
PIERCE COUNTY – The new name for a 12-mile trail in Pierce County will honor the people who have lived on and stewarded the land for centuries: the Puyallup People. On Tuesday, May 14, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced the shared-use path will be called spuyaləpabš Trail. The name was chosen by the […]
Update: To the left: traffic shift ahead on I-5 in Fife
UPDATE: The weather-dependent northbound I-5 lane striping and traffic shift is rescheduled from Tuesday, Jan. 16 to Tuesday, Jan. 23. The southbound shift is complete. To the left, to the left, lanes are shifting to the left as a construction work zone on Interstate 5 at the Fife curve undergoes a transformation soon. On Wednesday, […]
To the left: traffic shift ahead on I-5 in Fife
FIFE – To the left, to the left, lanes are shifting to the left as a construction work zone on Interstate 5 at the Fife curve undergoes a transformation soon. On Wednesday, Jan. 10 contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation’s SR 167 Completion Project will shift southbound I-5 lanes left toward the median. […]
Lakewood artists In Prestigious RAGS Wearable Art Show
Lakewood artists Tina Wade and Susan Zeiss have been selected for the 30th annual RAGS Wearable Art Sale and Gallery Competition that will take place March 7-10, 2024, in Fife. The weekend begins with a ticketed VIP Presale benefit on Thursday, March 7. Since 1994, in support of YWCA Pierce County’s domestic violence programs and services, RAGS has: […]