Greenroads Certified Silver

Wapato Lake Drive

Summary

Owner: City of Tacoma, WA

Allocated Construction Cost: $1.15 million

Funders/Stakeholders: City of Tacoma Environmental Services, Washington Department of Ecology, Tacoma Water

Design: City of Tacoma

Contractor: Miles Resources

Functional Class: Local

Length: 0.25 miles (0.50 lane-miles)

Greenroads Version: v1.5

Description

The Wapato Lake Drive project included the removal and replacement of an existing roadway with permeable pavement.  The road serves a residential area adjacent to Wapato Lake Park.  Many sustainable street improvments were included between South 56th St. and South 72nd Street to create a more environmentally friendly pedestrian link to Wapato Lake Park.  The project included non-invasive and native planting, LED lighting with non-light polluting fixtures, as well as runoff flow control and runoff quality treatment. This is the city of Tacoma's fourth certified project and the highest scoring project to date.