2022 Asphalt Overlay Program - Various Locations (CRP 5913)

What’s Happening

Pierce County hosted the Pre-Construction Meeting on July 5, 2022, and issued the Notice to Proceed on July 18, 2022. When work begins at each group, the Contractor, Puget Paving & Construction Inc., will be on-site performing the following work:

Posting project signs
Clearing and grubbing
Prep work
Paving

Traffic Impacts

Work on Sumner Tapps Highway East (Group 2) is expected to begin Friday, Aug. 5. Paving work begins week of August 8 and is expected to be complete mid-August. Work hours have been adjusted for this group. Crews may work from 6:00 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sumner Tapps Highway E to accommodate heavy traffic. Paving and work on Sumner Tapps Highway East is complete as of late August. Striping is expected early September.

Work on 152nd Street E (Group 7) is expected to begin Monday, Aug. 1. Paving was completed end of August, minimal work to follow before striping begins in mid-September.

Work at Waller Road East (Group 8) Paving was completed end of August. Striping begins in early September.

Prep work for McCutcheon Road East (Group 1) is expected to begin September 6, paving will begin following this work and into the week of September 12.

Prep work for 120th Street East (Group 6) is expected to begin mid-September and paving activities are expected be complete by late September.

Ramp work at Park Avenue South and 108th Street South (Group 4) is expected to be complete early September. Following these activities, paving at C Street South (Group 3), Park Avenue South (Group 4), and Yakima Avenue South (Group 5) will begin by late September. Paving activities are expected to be complete by mid-October. Paving work is weather dependent.

Beginning the week of Oct. 10 work is expected to begin at Carbonado, Wilkeson Road, (Group 9) for pre-paving activities.

About the Project

Planned improvements for the 2022 Asphalt Overlay Program (CRP 5913) involves resurfacing the existing pavement and upgrading existing curb ramps to meet ADA standards at various locations throughout the County. The locations include:

Group 1: McCutcheon Road East (Fennel Creek Bridge to Canyon Falls Creek)
Group 2: Sumner Tapps Highway East (West Tapps Drive East to Auburn City Limits)
Group 3: C Street South (112th Street South to Park Avenue South)
Group 4: Park Avenue South (C Street South to Yakima Avenue South)
Group 5: Yakima Avenue South (Park Avenue South to 96th Street South)
Group 6: 120th Street East (198th Avenue East to South Prairie Road East)
Group 7: 152nd Street East (SR 161 to 122nd Avenue East)
Group 8: Waller Road East (72nd Street East to Pioneer Way East)