From tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to improvements to roads causing traffic jams, Gig Harbor Now reporters stay on top of issues that affect getting where you’re going.
The former construction professional spearheaded efforts to get the new bridge built, removing a fish-passage barrier on Donkey Creek.
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2026 will bring a Peninsula School District levy request, progress on parks projects and some high-profile road projects.
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The governor would raise the money with the sale of bonds backed by proceeds from a slew of new and increased taxes and fees lawmakers approved this year.
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The Washington State Department of Transportation announced plans to remove several culverts in Gorst and Port Orchard, projects which will cause traffic headaches for drivers headed to and from Kitsap County. Construction on the projects will begin next spring, WSDOT announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. WSDOT announced five culvert-replacement projects. Two will impact drivers traveling between
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WSDOT will close two lanes of the bridge to Gig Harbor-bound drivers to repair a pothole on Saturday, Dec. 13.
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The Peninsula Transit Pilot Program will run shuttles starting on Black Friday — and continuing through August.
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An unknown number of properties will be “impacted” if the county replaces the Fox Island Bridge. People who live near it say they feel whiplashed.
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The right two lanes of the older bridge will close on Friday and Saturday, again for repair of an expansion joint.
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The project was expected to be completed in a few months, but supply chain issues extended it to more than a year.
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Traffic is being diverted onto Olympic Drive and back onto Highway 16 at 24th Street. Side streets are backed up, causing long delays.
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