Owner: City of Tacoma, WA
Allocated Construction Cost: $3.72 million
Funders/Stakeholders: City of Tacoma Environmental Services, Washington Department of Ecology, Tacoma Water, Transportation Improvement Board
Design: City of Tacoma
Contractor: Miles Resources
Functional Class: Collector
Length: 1.10 miles (2.20 lane-miles)
Greenroads Version: v1.5
The Alaska Street Arterial Improvement project, from S 72nd St. to S 56th St. completed the Alaska St. corridor and served the southeast vicinity of Tacoma. Project features included much improved bike and pedestrian access and more efficient motorized vehicle transportation. The project is a collector running between Interstate 5 to the west and Wapato Lake and Wapato Park to the east. The finished corridor has improved utility systems, reduces pollutant loading to the adjacent lake, and has enhanced amenities for active transportation modes following the guidelines of the complete streets program.
Project features included significantly improved bike and pedestrian access and more efficient motorized vehicle transportation. The project reduced pollutant loading into Wapato Lake by improving drainage capacity through storm sewer improvements and porous pavement infiltration. Highlights of the project included: