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The state is getting close to opening the new southbound Puyallup River Bridge, which is a "big deal" for the I-5 construction in Tacoma.

The agency said the speed limit reduction will remain in place through the end of the $58 million, two-year project.

A new HOV lane on I-5 through JBLM has led to across-the-board decreases in congestion along what's historically been a problematic roadway.

The I-5 HOV construction in Tacoma won't be finished until summer 2022, which is not what drivers or the state Department of Transportation wanted to hear.

The I-5 HOV project in Tacoma and new southbound Puyallup River Bridge expected to be finished by the end of the year will not be done until next summer.

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WA state highways are trashed. Don’t expect the litter to be cleaned up any time soon Craig Sailor, The News Tribune The state’s highways are looking like drive-thru trash heaps, and it’s unlikely to get better until cleanup programs mothballed by the COVID-19 pandemic can be restarted. Careless drivers, unsecured loads and garbage spilling from roadside homeless encampments are the leading causes of the unsightly mess along Washington’s roads, according to those charged...

I-5 work in Tacoma will force homeless camp under overpass to move A group of homeless people staying under the southbound I-5 overpass on Bay Street have to move by next week due to construction. Author: Tony Black Updated: 9:41 AM PST January 29, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. — Cara Mitchell with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said crews are looking to save time with continued construction of the southbound I-5 HOV Project. “They [Guy F. Atk...