Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

What is the TIP?

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) outlines Pierce County's future plans for transportation improvement projects and programs. The TIP is the plan for building transportation improvement projects in Pierce County for the next six years. This document is updated yearly per the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Chapters 36.54 and 36.81

Adopted: 2023-2028 TIP and Fourteen-Year Ferry Program

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Milestones

  • August 9th, 2022: Notice printed in the Tacoma News Tribune of the public hearing before the Pierce County Planning Commission.  This notice meets the requirement for providing public notice under RCW 36.70.
  • August 23, 2022: The Planning Commission voted (3 to 0, and 1 abstention) to recommend approval of the Draft 2023-2028 TIP and Fourteen-Year Ferry Program.
  • September 7, 2022: Submitted to the County Executive and County Council.
  • October 26, 2022: Date of Publication of Notice of Public Hearing.
  • November 22, 2022: The Pierce County Council voted unanimously (7-0) to adopt Ordinance 2022-65s.
  • December 1, 2022: The Pierce County Executive, Bruce F. Dammeier, approved Ordinance 2022-65s.
  • December 11, 2022: Effective date of Ordinance 2022-65s.

Draft: 2024-2029 Transportation Improvement Program and Fourteen-Year Ferry Program

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Milestones

  • August 8, 2023:  Notice of the public hearing before the Pierce County Planning Commission was printed in the Tacoma News Tribune.  This notice meets the requirements for providing public notice under RCW 36.70.  The public hearing is scheduled for August 22, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. and will be held at the Pierce County Public Services Building (Annex), 2401 South 35th Street, Tacoma.
  • August 22, 2023:  The Pierce County Planning Commission meeting was cancelled today due to lack of a quorum and will be rescheduled soon.
  • September 5, 2023: Notice of the public hearing before the Pierce County Planning Commission was printed in the Tacoma News Tribune. This notice meets the requirements for providing public notice under RCW 36.70. The public hearing is scheduled for September 19, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. and will be held at the Pierce County Public Services Building (Annex), 2401 South 35th Street, Tacoma.
  • September 19, 2023: The Planning Commission voted unanimously (5-0), and recommended approval of the Draft 2024-2029 TIP and Fourteen-Year Ferry Program.
  • September 21, 2023: Submitted to the County Executive and County Council.
  • October 24, 2023: The Draft 2024-2029 TIP and Fourteen-Year Ferry Program was amended at the Economic and Infrastructure Development Committee (EIDC) meeting.
  • November 8, 2023: This proposal was referred by the Economic and Infrastructure Development Committee on October 24, 2023. The Committee of the Whole hearing is set for Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.
  • November 14, 2023: The Final Council hearing on this proposal is set for Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. The final Council hearing will be held in Room 1045, County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Ave S, in Tacoma.
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