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Project Area
City of Tacoma
East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Focus
(Bridge/Ramps)
Concept A – Extend East D Street Concept B – Use Existing Streets
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Recommended Solutions
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Recommended Solutions
Projects B & C – East D Street & SR 509 Ramps
Project C only
B
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Recommended Solutions
Projects D, E and I (No Functioning Bridge Corridor)
E
I
D
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Recommended Solutions
Project E (Functioning Bridge Corridor)
E
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Recommended Solutions
Projects F, G and H:
East F Street, East D Street & New
East 10th Street (No Murray Morgan
Bridge)
G
H
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Strategies
• Develop a plan to classify heavy truck arterials and
implement heavy truck arterial design standards.
Implementation Options
Jay Stewart
Port of Tacoma
Don Meyer
Foss Waterway Development
Authority
Gary Brackett
Tacoma-Pierce Co. Chamber
City of Tacoma
East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Appendix
City of Tacoma
East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Recommended Solutions
Map # Location Recommendation Cost Estimate
Both Options
Add new east-west street (East 10th St.) between East D and East F Streets
H East 10th St. to include one 14' lane each direction and 6' sidewalk on south side. $620,000
No Murray Morgan Bridge
Extend East 11th St. west to tie into East D St.; Multi-use trail on north side
I East 11th St. linking to future shoreline esplanade and sidewalk on south side. $846,0001
Total with Operational Murray Morgan Bridge $23,773,0001
Total with Murray Morgan Bridge closed $23,999,0001
Note 1: The Cost Estimate does not include costs for Permitting, Right of Way, Utility and Agency Agreements, or Bridge removal.
Note 2: The recommendation of this planned Private Road does irrevocably commit the property owner to build the road.
Note3: The roadway cross-section was developed for cost purposes only.
City of Tacoma
East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Project Purpose
Study Assumptions
Current Conditions
East D Street at E. 15th looking South E. 15th Street at St. Paul looking West
East D Street at E. 7th looking North East F Street at E. 7th looking South
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Traffic Analysis Scenarios
Pedestrian Links
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Alternative Concept
Roadway Network
Freeways
Interstate 5
Interstate 705
SR 509
Principal Arterials
Puyallup Avenue
Portland Avenue
East 11th Street
Minor Arterials
East D Street
East 15th Street
St. Paul Avenue
Collector Arterials
East 26th Street
East G Street
East L Street
East 27th Street
Lincoln Avenue
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Accidents
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Intersection Location
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Corridor Study
Freight
Truck Routes
Portland Avenue
Puyallup Avenue
East D Street
St. Paul Avenue
East 11th Street
Rail Facilities
BNSF/ UPRR
Tacoma Rail Mountain Division
BNSF Log Yards
UP Tacoma Yards
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Corridor Study
Non-Motorized Facilities
Pedestrian Gaps / Barriers
Portland Avenue (N. of St. Paul)
Portland Ave (West side), S. of SR 509
St. Paul near 11th and 15th
D St. north of Puyallup (in progress)
D / F Streets north of 11th Street
25th Street East of J Street
26th Street East of G Street
Transit
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Corridor Study
Transit Projects
Bus PLUS within Peninsula
New Trunk Route from Lakewood to
Tacoma Dome
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
(Unfunded)
Road / Interchange Projects
East D Street Slip Ramps
East C Street Extension
I-5 HOV Direct Access near Tacoma
Dome
East L Street Signals
Non-Motorized Projects
East 11th Street Trail
St. Paul Avenue Trail
Portland Avenue Trail
East 25th Street Trail
SR 509 Trail
Waterfront Esplanade
Puyallup Avenue Bike Lanes
East D Street Bike Lanes (over I-5)
East G Street Bike Lanes (over (I-5)
East 26th Street/River Road Bike Lanes
Improved pedestrian facilities on Puyallup
Avenue, East C St., East 26th St.
East C Street connection to waterway
Transit Projects
Light Rail to Seattle
Downtown Circulator
Tacoma Dome Multi-Modal Station
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East Thea Foss Waterway Transportation
Ramps)
East D or F Street Extension Use Existing Streets
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Ramps)
East D Street / 15th Street Boulevard East D Street / 15th Industrial
Road
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Ramps)
East D Street Boulevard East D Street Industrial Road
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Ramps)
East D Street Boulevard East D Street Industrial Road
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Area A Options (Operational Bridge / SR Corridor Study
509 Ramps)
East D or F Street Extension East D and F Streets
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SR 509 Ramps)
Use Existing Streets
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SR 509 Ramps)
East D Street / 15th Street Boulevard East D Street / 15th Industrial
Road
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SR 509 Ramps)
East D Street Boulevard East D Street Industrial Road
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SR 509 Ramps)
East D Street Boulevard East D Street Industrial Road