The Washington State Department of Transportation’s State Route167 Completion Project reached an important milestone this week with the selection of the “apparent best value” contractor for the design-build contract to build a new highway connecting Interstate 5 and SR 509 near the Port of Tacoma.
Contractor Guy F. Atkinson Construction’s $376 million bid had the lowest price and the strongest technical proposal, meeting the “apparent best value” bid requirements. Design-build contracts combine final project design and construction into a single contract.
The SR 167/I-5 to SR 509 New Expressway Project is the second of three construction contracts within the SR 167 Completion Project, which will complete the unfinished SR 167 in Pierce County.
“This is an exciting and important step in the decades-long goal to complete SR 167 and build a direct connection between I-5 and the Port of Tacoma,” said John White, administrator for the Puget Sound Gateway Program, which manages the SR 167 Completion Project. “The benefits of this new highway will be far-reaching – improving freight movement to and from the port, reducing truck traffic on local roads and expanding non-motorized travel options.”
Features of the work include:
- A new 2-mile expressway between I-5 and SR 509 near the Port of Tacoma.
- A shared-use path parallel to the highway for non-motorized travel (walking, bicycling, etc.) between I-5 and SR 509 near Tacoma
- A diverging diamond interchange over I-5 in Fife, which will connect the new SR 167 to I-5.
- Approximately 150 acres of wetland, stream and environmental restoration that will improve native fish runs and encourage the return of wildlife to the area.
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