The City of Tacoma closed the Tacoma Avenue South Bridge Monday as part of a 15-month, $12 million major rehabilitation project.
The bridge is a key transportation corridor between downtown Tacoma and the Lincoln International Business District. It spans South Tacoma Way between South Delin Street and the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Center Street. According to City officials, the closure is necessary to reconstruct the bridge deck and guardrails, replace the girders, and paint the steel members of the bridge, which was built in the early 1930s.
Design work related to the project was completed last spring. The City put the project out for bid last summer. Tacoma City Council awarded a contract to complete the project to Quigg Bros., Inc. in September. The project is funded by the Federal Highway Bridge Program, Transportation Improvement Board, and the City of Tacoma.
To read the Tacoma Daily Index’s complete and comprehensive coverage of the Tacoma Avenue South Bridge Rehabilitation Project, click on the following links:
- Tacoma Avenue South Bridge will close Feb. 23 for 15-month, $12M rehab project (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 9, 2015)
- City awards $10.5M contract to repair aging Tacoma Avenue South Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 1, 2014)
- Structural work could begin soon to rehab aging Tacoma Avenue South Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 26, 2014)
- 2 contractors bid on Tacoma Avenue South Bridge rehab project (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 19, 2014)
- ***UPDATE*** City seeks bids for $9M Tacoma Avenue South Bridge rehab project (Tacoma Daily Index, July 8, 2014)
- Additional funding approved for Tacoma Avenue South Bridge rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 19, 2014)
- No light rail planned for Tacoma Avenue South Bridge rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 15, 2013)
- Bridge closure, light rail among design discussion for Tacoma Ave South Bridge rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 25, 2013)
- $9M rehab could mean long-term closure for Tacoma Ave South Bridge (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 22, 2013)
- Funding approved for Tacoma Avenue South Bridge design (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 29, 2012)
- Design work could begin soon on Tacoma Avenue South Bridge rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 24, 2012)
The City of Tacoma closed the Tacoma Avenue South Bridge on Feb. 23 as part of a 15-month, $12 million major rehabilitation project. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
The City of Tacoma closed the Tacoma Avenue South Bridge on Feb. 23 as part of a 15-month, $12 million major rehabilitation project. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
