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Washington State Department of Transportation
Puget Sound Gateway Program– 999 Third Ave., Suite 2300 – Seattle, WA
TRAVEL ADVISORY
June 22, 2026
Contact: Kris Olsen, communications, 206-440-4704
Survey work in Puyallup requires lane closures on SR 167 and SR 161/North Meridian Avenue, June 22-26
PUYALLUP – Overnight lane closures will affect state routes in Puyallup beginning the evening of Monday, June 22. The closures will occur on State Route 167 and SR 161/North Meridian Avenue. They allow contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation to install temporary barrier to establish the workzone and complete survey work. This work is part of the SR 167 Completion Project.
SR 167 lane closure information
- 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, June 22 to the morning of Friday, June 26 – One lane of northbound SR 167 will close nightly from SR 512 to SR 410. One lane remains open.
SR 161/North Meridian Avenue lane closure information
- 9 p.m. Monday, June 22 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 23 – One lane of southbound SR 161/North Meridian Avenue will close from River Road to SR 167. One lane remains open.
Know before you go
People are encouraged to plan ahead, use alternative routes and use caution while driving near the work zone.
SR 167 Completion Project information
The SR 167 Completion Project builds 6 miles of new tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma. Crews are building the new expressway in stages, the first of which completed the Wapato Way East bridge and SR 99 roundabout in Fife. The second stage builds the expressway between I-5 and the Port of Tacoma and is scheduled to open in September.
Work on the third stage between SR 161/North Meridian Avenue and SR 410 began in 2025. Construction of the last stage between North Meridian Avenue and I-5 is scheduled to begin in July. The entire project is planned for completion by 2030.
Puget Sound Gateway Program overview
The SR 167 Completion Project is part of WSDOT’s Puget Sound Gateway Program, which also includes the SR 509 Completion Project in south King County. Together, the two projects complete critical missing links in Washington’s highway and freight network.
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