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We continue to need your support to make improvements to SR162 between Sumner and Orting. The best way is to share some of your experiences and difficulties dealing with this transporation corridor. Remember to make sure your comments are respectful and honest. We will continue our efforts to encourage needed improvements and to find ways to redirect traffic off of SR162 to alternate corridors.
WSDOT
State Government
County Government
JoAnn Schueler
Planning & programming manager
schuelj@wsdot.wa.gov
Steve Roark
Regional Administrator
steve.roark@wsdot.wa.gov
Encourage WSDOT to focus on widening the short corridor of SR162 between SR410 and Military Road.
Phase 1: adding a center turn lane and wider shoulders within the existing right-of-way. This phase can begin now with available funding.
Phase 2: should be a feasibility study to add travel lanes in both directions on this section of the corridor. It is important to complete this study in order to begin right-of-way acquisitions and build out as soon as possible. Within seven years there will be an additional 4000 vehicles per afternoon commute HOUR on this stretch of SR162.
Phase 3: Extending the widening to the balance of the corridor to Orting would be the final phase of this transportation corridor improvement.
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Priority: Email transportation committee chairs and members first, then your district legislators
AREA LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
Rep. Andrew Barkis, Dist 2*
(360) 786-7824
Andrew.Barkis@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Kelly Chambers, Dist 25
(360) 786-7948
Kelly.Chambers@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen, Dist 25
(360) 786-7968
Cyndy.Jacobsen@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Eric Robertson, Dist 31*
(360) 786-7866
Eric.Robertson@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, Dist 31
(360) 786-7846LETTER TEMPLATE
Drew.Stokesbary@leg.wa.gov
Rep J.T.Wilcox, Dist 2
(360) 786-7912
JT.Wilcox@leg.wa.gov
Sen. Jim McCune, Dist 2
(306) 786-7602
Jim.McCune@leg.wa.gov
Sen. Phil Fortunato, Dist 31*
(360) 786-7660
phil.fortunato@leg.wa.gov
Sen. Chris Gildon, Dist 25
(360) 786-7648
Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov
Always keep emails and letters respectful
(Emails and letters become a part of public record)
Pierce County will be working with WSDOT to study the feasibility of an east /west corridor across Pierce County from SR162 to Interstate 5. This new corridor will parallel the overcrowded SR512 providing a second option for the heavy growth in east Pierce County. The county has already performed a computer model for extending 128th St E to the South Hill plateau with favorable results. This may be the desired connection of the new study. (Map)
Concern still exists regarding the Tehaleh highway (Rhodes Lake Road project) design issues that effect the rural character of the valley. Also what is the County doing to prepare the valley county road system for the impact on these roads to the overcrowding of SR162.
NOTE: County contacts can only influence county roads connecting to SR162 such as the new Tehaleh highway, alternate corridor to Military Road (128th St E extention to South Hill), or intersections on McCutcheon Road (not SR162 issues)
Bruce Dammeier, County Executive
bruce.dammeier@piercecountywa.gov
Dave Morell, Dist 1
dave.morell@piercecountywa.gov
Paul Herrera, Dist 2
paul.herrera@piercecountywa.gov
Amy Cruver, Dist 3
amy.cruver@piercecountywa.gov
Ryan Mello, Dist 4
ryan.mello@piercecountywa.gov
Marty Campbell, Dist 5
marty.campbell@piercecountywa.gov
Jani Hitchen, Dist 6,
jani.hitchen@piercecountywa.gov
Derek Young, Dist 7
derek.young@piercecountywa.gov