The City of Tacoma announced Tuesday construction will begin next week on public restrooms at the recently renovated 141-year-old Old Town Dock.
Tacoma City Council awarded a contract to Olympia, Wash.-based Rod McConkey Construction in January for the project, which includes two public restrooms, sidewalk and crosswalk improvements, a rain garden, native plant landscaping and irrigation, and public art. Construction is scheduled to begin on Mon., March 17 and be completed this summer. Traffic impacts during construction will include periodically closing the turning lane from westbound Ruston Way onto McCarver Street. During these times, westbound access to Old Town from Schuster Parkway will be via North 30th Street. Through traffic on Ruston Way will remain open at all times.
The City of Tacoma and Metro Parks Tacoma completed the $2.3 million dock renovation portion of the project last spring after the dock was forced closed due to safety concerns.
Click on the following links to read the Tacoma Daily Index’s complete and comprehensive coverage of the Old Town Dock rehabilitation project:
- Tacoma City Council approves contract for Old Town Dock project (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 29, 2014)
- New restrooms, crosswalk improvements ahead near Old Town Dock (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 24, 2014)
- 10 bidders vie for Old Town Dock project (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 22, 2014)
- Year In Review: Old Town Dock (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 30, 2013);
- Tacoma City Council to discuss District 1 candidate interviews, Jefferson Avenue alignment (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 13, 2013);
- Tacoma City Council to discuss budget, economic development programs (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 22, 2013);
- Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — June 2013 (Tacoma Daily Index, July 1, 2013);
- Tacoma’s Old Town Dock reopens May 15 (Tacoma Daily Index, May 13, 2013);
- Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — August 2012 (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 5, 2012);
- Tacoma’s Old Town Dock could be repaired by next summer (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 22, 2012);
- Contract approval would kick off Old Town Dock rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 20, 2012);
- Public art part of $2M Old Town Dock rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, June 8, 2012);
- Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — April 16 – April 22 (Tacoma Daily Index, April 23, 2012);
- $2M Old Town Dock project could begin this summer (Tacoma Daily Index, April 17, 2012);
- Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 5, 2011);
- Delay for $2M Old Town Dock rehab? (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 29, 2011);
- Additional funding approved, new restrooms considered for Old Town Dock rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 19, 2011);
- Year In Review — Old Town Dock (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 21, 2010);
- City approves funding for Old Town Dock repairs (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 27, 2010);
- Tacoma City Council to vote on contract for Old Town Dock repair (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 18, 2010);
- $2M Old Town Dock rehab will take 2 years (Tacoma Daily Index, July 30, 2010);
- City, Metro Parks move forward on $2M Old Town Dock rehabilitation (Tacoma Daily Index, July 14, 2010);
- $1M matching funds eyed for Old Town Dock rehab (Tacoma Daily Index, June 18, 2010);
- City, Metro Parks to discuss future of shuttered Old Town Dock (Tacoma Daily Index, June 16, 2010);
- City restricts Old Town Dock access (Tacoma Daily Index, July 11, 2008).
