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    Interstate 5
    Earlier this month, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) activated five new roadway signs that display travel times on Interstate 5 between State Route 510 in Thurston County and Tukwila in King County. (PHOTO COURTESY WSDOT)
    New I-5 travel time signs activated in Pierce,...
    June 22, 2015 3:27 pm

    Just in time for summer vacations, drivers traveling on Interstate 5 between Lacey and Tacoma have a new source of…

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    Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials report two bridges — Pacific Avenue (foreground) and McKinley Way (background) — conflict with future plans to widen Interstate 5 through Tacoma in order to create high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Both bridges will be demolished and rebuilt in phases beginning in April. The project is expected to be completed in 2017. (IMAGE COURTESY WSDOT)
    WSDOT to begin phased Pac Ave, McKinley Way...
    March 17, 2015 11:01 am

    April showers won’t dampen the demolition of a four-lane overpass spanning Interstate 5 in downtown Tacoma. The Pacific Avenue overpass…

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    Local officials gathered Wednesday in Tacoma for a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the Washington State Department of Transportation's most recent Interstate 5 high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) project in Tacoma. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION)
    WSDOT breaks ground on latest I-5 HOV project...
    February 18, 2015 3:36 pm

    Local officials gathered Wednesday in Tacoma for a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the Washington State Department of…

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    I-5 Tacoma: WSDOT to build more HOV lanes, new bridges
    I-5 Tacoma: WSDOT to build more HOV lanes,...
    July 10, 2014 3:09 pm

    Local officials gathered at McKinley Park Thursday morning for a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of a…

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    A significant stretch of South Tacoma Way has been officially renamed "Tacoma's Auto Row." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    South Tacoma Way stretch renamed "Auto Row"
    By Todd Matthews • March 27, 2014 4:21 pm

    A significant stretch of South Tacoma Way has been officially renamed “Tacoma’s Auto Row.”

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    Tacoma City Hall. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    City Hall News: Tacoma's Auto Row, cop cars...
    March 21, 2014 9:57 am

    Tacoma residents will have plenty of opportunities next week to learn more about what’s happening in city government. Here is…

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    Major traffic shift ahead for Eastbound Nalley Valley project
    Major traffic shift ahead for Eastbound Nalley Valley...
    January 2, 2014 11:08 am

    If the weather cooperates, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews will make a major step forward this weekend in…

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    WSDOT: New I-5 southbound lane could open next week
    WSDOT: New I-5 southbound lane could open next...
    November 21, 2013 3:01 pm

    Weather permitting, drivers will have a new auxiliary lane on southbound Interstate 5 between Thorne Lane and Berkeley Avenue in…

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    This vacant building near Interstate 5 in Fife is the site Tuesday of Tacoma Fire Department's live smoke and fire ground operations training. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Tacoma Fire Department conducts training near I-5
    August 20, 2013 11:01 am

    Drivers traveling along Interstate 5 through Fife today may notice fire and smoke pouring out of a roadside building. According…

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    Closure of southbound I-5 exit to Tacoma Mall starts April 20
    Closure of southbound I-5 exit to Tacoma Mall...
    April 9, 2013 10:58 am

    Drivers on southbound Interstate 5 heading to Tacoma Mall and surrounding businesses in Tacoma will find the South 38th Street…

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