The Hylebos Bridge, which spans the Hylebos Waterway on the east side of the Tacoma Tideflats, will re-open on Monday, May 21. The rehabilitation work to return the bridge to its regular operating conditions is complete.
Interstate 705 Southbound will be closed tonight from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.to allow the contractor working on the Murray Morgan Bridge to pour a section of the sidewalk on the City approach (11th and A Street). The on ramp from South Stadium Way/Commerce Street onto I-705 Southbound will be closed with a detour route south on Commerce Street, left on South 13th Street to use the on ramp onto I-705 Southbound. The on ramp from South 9th Street/A Street onto I-705 Southbound will also be closed with a detour route south on Pacific Avenue, left on South 13th Street …
Drivers using the state Route 520 floating bridge this evening should expect delays while crossing Lake Washington.
The state Department of Transportation will be opening the bridge at 7 p.m. to allow a 55-foot sailboat to pass through. Half hour delays are to be expected.
Vessels taller than 45 feet cannot fit under the west highrise of the floating bridge, WSDOT said. The east highrise channel is closed for construction of the new SR 520 bridge.
Boats taller than 45 feet can request a drawspan opening with two hours’ notice from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, according to …
The Coast Guard won’t open the Hood Canal Bridge for pleasure boats during afternoon rush hours this summer.
From May 22 through Sept. 30, bridge tenders won’t open the bridge for pleasure craft between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Military and commercial tug and tow vessels are exempt from the new rule. Openings for those vessels will be scheduled and conducted as usual.
Expect traffic delays near Alaska Street and South 56th Street this weekend
On Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. a contractor will start replacing the sanitary sewer line from the intersection of South 56th Street and Alaska Street onward to South 60th Street. Due to the large volume of traffic in this area, the work needs to be performed at night and on weekends.
Traffic restrictions are required to complete the work. Westbound traffic will be detoured at Yakima Avenue to South 72nd Street. Eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane with a uniformed officer controlling the flow.
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Special event Sounder trains will be available to shuttle crowds from Tacoma to stadiums where both the Seattle Sounders and Mariners play this weekend.
Sound Transit will operate trains to Saturday’s match between the Sounders and Philadelphia and Sunday’s faceoff between the Mariners and the Minnesota Twins.
Regular Link light rail service will also run two-car trains.
The trains will leave Tacoma at 11 a.m. Return trains depart King Street Station 35 minutes after the games end.
Game day trains will run through Sept. 23 to help transport sports fans.
Pierce County ferry passengers who drive a vehicle onto the ferry will see rates increase more than $4 starting Tuesday.
The transition is from non-peak season rates ($16.80) to peak season rates ($21). Peak season runs from Tuesday to Sept. 30. The rate applies to all vehicles 21 feet long or less. Motorcycle rates are increasing from $9.05 to $11.30.
Walk-on passenger rates are the same year-round, and bicycles may be brought on board at no extra cost.
The ferry system provides service between Steilacoom and Anderson Island and Ketron Island.
A full list of fares can be found at …
The Washington State Patrol cited a school bus driver for causing a collision that involved two other vehicles on the southbound Interstate 5 off-ramp to Gravelly Lake Drive in Lakewood.
There were no injuries. Patrol spokesman Guy Gill wrote on his Twitter account that a child on the bus was evaluated by medical responders but was not injured.
The collision has been cleared, he wrote.
Gill was not immediately available for comment.
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