Shaw Road Project Nearing Completion, City Says

PUYALLUP, WA — City officials want to celebrate the end of construction along Shaw Road with a special "Grand Pre-Opening" event in mid-December. The Shaw Road project to improve travel and reduce congestion began in April and should be completed before the end of the year, officials said.

The Shaw Road project saw a middle turn lane added between 23rd Avenue Southeast and Manorwood Drive, along with new bicycle and pedestrian paths. The improvements, city officials said, ought to relieve a great deal of congestion normally experienced along the road, which typically sees 16,000 daily vehicle trips.

Work to improve the 4,000-foot section of Shaw Road between 23rd Avenue Southeast and Manorwood Drive had been a long time coming, with preliminary work for the project beginning in 2015. The actual labor was set to begin in 2017 but was ultimately rescheduled to avoid a potential wintertime shutdown, city officials said.

Now slated for a yearend opening, the road will have a special "Grand Pre-Opening" ceremony Dec. 14 at 3:30 p.m.

The project was funded by the city of Puyallup as well as the Transportation Improvement Board, which alone contributed $5.5 million of the $8.78 million total project cost.

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