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Tacoma Road Closures Begin for Maintenance Work

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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Multiple road closures and lane restrictions begin this week for maintenance and utility work across Tacoma and surrounding areas, according to Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) updates.

Starting Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, the right lane of northbound State Route 522 will close from State Route 202 to the State Route 9 overpass until 3 a.m. Thursday. On the same night, two lanes of Interstate 90 between Eighth Avenue South and the floating bridge will close for maintenance. Both projects are scheduled to end early Thursday morning.

Other closures include a 10-mile stretch of SR 203 with alternating traffic from Sunday nights to Friday mornings until Aug. 28, and a 24-hour closure of SR 161 between 28th Avenue South and Military Road South from Aug. 7 to Aug. 17 for fish-passable culvert installation. WSDOT urges drivers to plan ahead for delays.

📄 Source: WSDOT — Highway Construction & Closures — https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/road-construction

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Multiple road closures and lane restrictions begin this week for maintenance and utility work across Tacoma and surrounding areasNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Multiple road closures and lane restrictions begin this week for maintenance and utility work across Tacoma and surrounding areas according to Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) updatesNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Starting Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, the right lane of northbound State Route 522 will close from State Route 202 to the State Route 9 overpass“522: From 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 to 3 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, the right lane of northbound State Route 522 from State Route 202/132nd Avenue to the State Route 9 overpass (milepost 12-13) will close for maintenance.”
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Starting Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, the right lane of northbound State Route 522 will close from State Route 202 to the State Route 9 overpass until 3 a.m. Thursday“522: From 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 to 3 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, the right lane of northbound State Route 522 from State Route 202/132nd Avenue to the State Route 9 overpass (milepost 12-13) will close for maintenance.”
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On the same night, two lanes of Interstate 90 between Eighth Avenue South and the floating bridge will close for maintenanceNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Both projects are scheduled to end early Thursday morningNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Other closures include a 10-mile stretch of SR 203 with alternating traffic from Sunday nights to Friday mornings until Aug. 28No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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A 24-hour closure of SR 161 between 28th Avenue South and Military Road South from Aug. 7 to Aug. 17 for fish-passable culvert installation“161: From 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, all lanes of SR 161 will close between 28th Avenue South and Military Road South for installation of two fish-passable culverts. Signed detours will guide people around the closure, which will be in place 24 hours a day.”
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WSDOT urges drivers to plan ahead for delaysNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.