Drivers headed south on Interstate 5 to Tacoma Monday and Tuesday evenings ought to plan additional time of their schedules.
The decommissioned seventieth Avenue East bridge over I-5 in Fife will develop into a “bridge to nowhere” in keeping with the state Division of Transportation.
It’s a part of the state Route 167 Completion Project that’s been under construction since 2022 between state Route 509 and I-5. A toll highway between SR 509 and I-5 is being constructed as a part of the challenge.
The brand new Wapato Approach East bridge was constructed over I-5 in 2021. The outdated close by seventieth Avenue East bridge on the Fife curve has since been utilized by development autos.
The bridge have to be eliminated to make room for a brand new bridge that may carry the long run SR 167 tolled expressway over I-5.
On Monday and Tuesday nights, a 75-foot-long part of the outdated bridge is coming down. The part doesn’t cross any lanes of I-5 however would require the closure of two of the freeway’s 5 southbound lanes. The lanes will likely be closed for roughly a 1/2-mile stretch approaching the bridge at milepost 138, starting at 7:30 p.m. every evening.
Each lanes are scheduled to be open by 6 a.m. each day.
The toll highway between I-5 and the Port of Tacoma is scheduled to open in 2026.
