SR162 NEEDS A TWO-WAY TURN LANE BETWEEN SUMNER AND ORTING
- THIS CAN BE DONE USING EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY
- There are 140 uncontrolled access points (resident drives, businesses, farm access, and streets) between SR410 and Orting High School
- This will allow for left turning vehicles to enter the center turn lane leaving the thru traffic lane eliminating backups
- It also allows safer access from uncontrolled streets and drives using the center lane to merge when turning left onto SR162
- Business access will be made easier and safer
- This we think is our most important solution and we need to request state funding to the WSDOT for this upgrade
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SR410 / SR162 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS
- WSDOT is proposing roundabouts at each side of the interchange bridge
- Truck traffic (majority are tractor trailer combinations) requiring 2 lanes to negotiate roundabouts will result in major slowdowns
- Risk of collisions is greater trying to combine commuting and commercial traffic in a roundabout series
- Signaled intersections create a safer and better negotiable turn for large trucks resulting in better flow
- Abbreviated clover leaf design would be more efficient at moving all vehicles smoothly
Washington State Department of Transportation MUST BE CONVINCED TO RESPOND
- Currently SR162 is at an "F" level of service (the most congested rating)
- Adding 1000 cars per peak hour will add additional hours to the commuting windows
- Safety issues and environmental issues must be addressed along with traffic flow solutions
- WSDOT will only respond if they hear from thousands of citizens on this issue
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We feel that the best solution is the addition of a two-way turn lane to remove left turn traffic from the travel lanes and add paved shoulders to allow traffic to yield to emergency vehicles and hold breakdowns and collision vehicles. Adding additional lanes beyond this would threaten the valley farming and ruin the rural environment of the valley.
PIERCE COUNTY MUST ACT TOO
- County roads must be ready to handle additional traffic to and from Tehaleh
- Tehaleh east / west travel falls onto Military Road
- Military Road from SR162 is not able to safely handle additional Tehaleh traffic MORE HERE
- McCutcheon Road will be an SR162 bypass
- Intersection improvements at Rhodes Lake Road are necessary
- Traffic speeds must be reduced and enforced to discourage over use.
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