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, […]
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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: […]
To the left: traffic shift ahead on I-5 in 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 Tuesday, Jan. 9 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. Northbound lanes […]
Bridge building on SR 99 in Fife requires long-term bypass for northbound traffic
FIFE – Construction of a new bridge on State Route 99 in Fife begins in mid-November and it requires a long-term traffic shift. Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 21 a two-lane bypass, or shoofly, will be in place on northbound SR 99 through September 2024. The bypass will begin just north of the Wapato Way roundabout and […]
SR 509 northbound lane closure and speed advisory in Fife on Thursday, Aug. 31
FIFE – Starting Thursday evening, Aug. 31, crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will reduce northbound State Route 509 in Fife to a single lane while they work on a new flyover ramp from State Route 167. All northbound lanes will reopen the following morning, Friday, Sept. 1. During the lane closure, people […]
SR 509 northbound lane closure and speed advisory in Fife, Aug. 23
FIFE – Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will limit travel on State Route 509 in Fife to a single northbound lane on Wednesday evening, Aug. 23 through the morning of Thursday, Aug. 24 as they begin building a new SR 167 flyover ramp which will eventually help move traffic from southbound SR […]
Lane striping on I-5 in Fife turns orange this summer to help drivers notice the work zone
For the first time in Washington, orange lane striping will be added to white lane lines in an active work zone to test whether the brightly colored paint helps improve work zone awareness and safety. On Wednesday, June 7, Washington State Department of Transportation contractor crews working on the Puget Sound Gateway Program’s State Route 167 […]
Port of Tacoma Road ramp meter to southbound I-5 in Fife returns May 15
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. TACOMA – On Monday, May 15, the Washington State Department of Transportation will turn on the Port of Tacoma Road ramp meter to southbound Interstate 5. This meter was taken offline while the ramp was realigned to match the new profile of southbound I-5 and the new southbound I-5 […]