Word on the Street: Canyon Road East Northerly Extension & Grade Separation (Pioneer Way East to near the 52nd Street East /62nd Avenue East intersection)

What's Happening
Pierce County is designing the extension of Canyon Road East (CRP 5643). Improvements, designed to relieve traffic congestion, include:

• Constructing a bridge over the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad Mainline.
• Expanding and extending Canyon Road East to two lanes in each direction with a two-way left-turn lane.
• Building concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk.
• Constructing an enclosed storm drain system as well as stormwater treatment and storage facilities.
• Installing a new traffic signal at Canyon Road East / Pioneer Way East.
• Constructing a wetland mitigation site.
• Closing existing 52nd Street East at-grade rail crossing .

March 2009

• Engineering: No work is being done at this time except searching for a suitable wetland mitigation site.
  
• Land: Right-of-way plans have been prepared.

• January 2008: County Council funding priorities have changed and there is currently no design work or right-of-way acquisition being done on this project. Further design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction is dependent on council funding.