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AS WELL AS CONTACT INFORMATION
THE SR162 COMMUNITY GROUP CONTINUES TO STAY INVOLVED WITH EAST PIERCE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS. WILL WE EVER ELIMINATE CONGESTION, WE THINK NOT, BUT WE CAN MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE OUR ROADWAYS SAFELY PASSABLE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT CREATING ALTENATIVE ROUTES AWAY FROM OVER CONGESTED CORRIDORS IS A METHOD TO IMPROVE GRIDLOCK.
WE ARE WORKING WITH CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE AGENCIES REGULARLY. OUR GOAL ON THIS SITE IS TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ON CURRENT STUDIES AND PROJECTS WITH PERIODIC UPDATES. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR INFORMATIONAL PAGES ON THIS SITE FOR YOUR REFERENCE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK FOR YOU. WE HAVE REPRESENTATION ON THE WSDOT CENTER-LANE STUDY ADVISORY TEAM. WE ARE MAKING INFORMATIVE PRESENTATIONS TO CITY ROTARY CLUBS. WE HAVE OUR OLYMPIA LOBBY TEAM REPARING FOR JANUARY SESSION. OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEETS MONTHLY TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS. WE HOPE TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU TO ADD TO OUR DISCUSSIONS. JUST DROP US AN EMAIL AT traffic@sr162traffic.org.
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TAKE TIME, MORE TIME THAN THEY SHOULD, BUT REALITY IS THAT THERE ARE MANY PROCESSES INVOLVED. ONCE A STUDY OR PROJECT IS DETERMINED, THEN IT MUST FIND FUNDING BEFORE IT CAN PROCEED. WE NEED YOUNGER LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS BEYOND OUR AVAILABLE YEARS. DO CONSIDER DOING SOMETHING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY IF YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, OR PUBLIC WORKS. JOIN OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, WE NEED YOU. AGAIN EMAIL US FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL LEVELS OF YOUR SUPPORT.
State Government
Email/Letter Talking Points HERE
coming soon
AREA LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
Rep. Andrew Barkis, Dist 2*
(360) 786-7824
Andrew.Barkis@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Michael Keaton, Dist 25
(360) 786-7948
michael.keaton@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen, Dist 25
(360) 786-7968
Cyndy.Jacobsen@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Greg Nance, Dist 23*
(360) 786-7842
Greg.Nance@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Joshua Penner, Dist 31
(360) 786-7866
joshua.penner@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, Dist 31
(360) 786-7846
Drew.Stokesbary@leg.wa.gov
Rep Matt Marshall, Dist 2
(360) 786-7912
Matt.Marshall@leg.wa.gov
Sen. Jim McCune, Dist 2
(306) 786-7602
Jim.McCune@leg.wa.gov
Sen. Phil Fortunato, Dist 31*
(360) 786-7660
phil.fortunato@leg.wa.gov
Sen. Chris Gildon, Dist 25
(360) 786-7648
Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov
* members of Transportation Committee
WSDOT
Always keep emails and letters respectful
(Emails and letters become part of public record)
Richard Warren
SR162 Center Lane Study Project Manager
SR162CTLstudy@wsdot.wa.gov
JoAnn Schueler
Planning & programming manager
schuelj@wsdot.wa.gov
Steve Roark
Regional Administrator
steve.roark@wsdot.wa.gov
Encourage WSDOT to focus on safety on this short corridor of SR162 between SR410 and Orting city limits.
Follow the WSDOT Center-lane Study on this website (first slide) and comment to WSDOT on your concerns about this study if you have any. The Tehaleh highway to SR162 is scheduled to be completed in 2027. This will increase volume on SR162 dramatically.
Also WSDOT should include making the intersection at 149th St E and SR162 (High Cedars) a controlled intersection. Volume levels from the residential community and golf club patrons are creating hazardous access and egress conditions on this 50mph stretch of SR162. The Foothills Trail parallels SR162 and trail users must cross this uncontrolled intersection.
Transportation safety is a state and county priority and this project stands at the forefront of corridors to be impacted by a dramatic increase in traffic and it's resulting threat to driver and pedestrian safety.
We cannot overlook the benefit of a third lane to the evacuation of the Orting Valley from a Mt. Rainier lahar.
Current warning systems will not save valley residents, businesses, and commuters with only two lanes to evacuate thousands in less than an hour.
Be respectful and encourage WSDOT to respond to the safety and commute challenges of the SR162 corridor between Sumner and Orting.
County Government
We have a great working relationship with Pierce County. We are working to make improvements to existing north/south transportation corridors as well as proposing a new designated east/west corridor to connect the fastest growing area of Pierce County (Bonney Lake plateau) to South Hill and westward. See the related pages on this site and learn more to support our efforts through contacting the County Council members.
EMAIL / LETTER TALKING POINTS HERE
Coming Soon
Ryan Mello, County Executive
ryan.mello@piercecountywa.gov
Dave Morell, Dist 1
dave.morell@piercecountywa.gov
Paul Herrera, Dist 2
paul.herrera@piercecountywa.gov
Amy Cruver, Dist 3
amy.cruver@piercecountywa.gov
Rosie Ayala, Dist 4
rosie.ayala@piercecountywa.gov
Bryan Yambe, Dist 5
brian.yambe@piercecountywa.gov
Jani Hitchen, Dist 6,
jani.hitchen@piercecountywa.gov
Robyn Denson, Dist 7
robyn.denson@piercecountywa.gov
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