Brewery district complete streets - phase 1

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $311,400 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the Washington State Department of Transportation on May 20, 2021. The funding will support Complete Streets improvements in the Brewery District area of Tacoma, Washington, including installation of a pedestrian hybrid beacon at an intersection, addition of bike lanes and pedestrian refuge islands, upgrading crossings and signals to improve accessibility, and adding mid-block crossings and bicycle amenities. A sub-award of $311,400 was provided to the City of Tacoma to carry out the planned installations and infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving safety and accessibility for multiple transportation modes in the designated project area.

Project description

Install a pedestrian hybrid beacon (hawk system) at 19TH/fawcett. Add bike lanes, curb ramps, pedestrian refuge islands, upgrade crossing, upgrade signals for bicycle detection/APS, improve ADA accessibility, add mid-block crossings, and bicycle amenities.