Word on the Street

What's Happening
We will be improving over a mile of Canyon Road East from 99th Street Court East to 84th Street East (CRP 5726). Improvements, designed to enhance safety and relieve traffic congestion, include:

• Expanding to five lanes with a two-way left turn lane.
• Adding concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks from 96th Street East to 84th Street East.
• Adding street lighting.
• Improving the traffic signal at 84th Street East and adding a traffic signal at 96th Street East.
• Adding an enclosed storm drain system as well as stormwater treatment and storage facilities.

January 2012

• Engineering: We are completing the preliminary engineering for the project. Currently we are focusing on the design of the drainage systems as well as other miscellaneous project details.
• Land: The final details regarding the preliminary right-of-way plans are being worked on.
• Environmental: We have initiated the environmental studies and documentation for this project.
• Geotechnical: A consultant to perform the geotechnical studies will be selected in the coming months. These geotechnical studies will provide information regarding the project pavement, stormwater facilities, retaining walls, and signal sysems.
• Public Outreach: We are currently planning on holding a public meeting in 2012 to present the project to the public and receive input on the project. More details will be available soon.

• The Surface Water Management Division completed construction of their Canyon Creek Stream Enhancement and Flood Mitigation Project (D138) from 90th Street East to 84th Street East just east of Canyon Road East in 2010. More information about this project is available at www.piercecountywa.org/canyoncreek.
• The County will be including this section of Canyon Road in the 2012 Asphalt Overlay Program (CRP 5777). The exisiting condition of the pavement of this section of Canyon Road is such that we cannot wait until funding for construction is available. More information about the 2012 Asphalt Overlay Program is available at CRP 5777.

• July 2012: Complete preliminary engineering, construction cost estimate, and preliminary right-of-way plans.
• Beyond July 2012: Right-of-way acquisition, environmental documentation, construction plans, specifications, estimates, and actual construction will all be determined based on availability of funding.