Title: I-5 - JBLM Area Improvements | WSDOT
Headings: I-5 - JBLM Area Improvements
I-5 - JBLM Area Improvements
Content: In recent years, WSDOT, along with local city, county and JBLM officials, have refocused efforts to reduce traffic congestion and improve the existing highway operations (pdf 786 kb). Below is a list of projects that WSDOT and partnering municipalities are jointly working on to improve the flow of traffic along I-5 in Thurston and Pierce counties: Completed Projects & Studies
I-5 - JBLM Area Improvements - Congestion Relief Study
A joint I-5 corridor planning study involving WSDOT, JBLM and local jurisdictions evaluated the best way to improve transportation through the JBLM vicinity. The planning study identified improvements from Center Drive to Gravelly Lake Drive. Madigan Access Improvements
A $5.7 million grant was awarded to the city of Lakewood to improve traffic circulation from I-5 toward Madigan Army Medical Center. I-5 - SR 510 to SR 512 Congestion Management
WSDOT installed ITS devices in Thurston and Pierce counties. The ITS devices help WSDOT manage traffic and communicate real-time traffic conditions to the public. This project also establishes an auxiliary lane on southbound I-5 in Lakewood between Thorne Lane and Berkeley Street to accommodate the high volumes of traffic that use the exit. I-5 - SR 510 to SR 512 ITS & Ramp Revisions
WSDOT installed ITS devices, which help WSDOT manage traffic and communicate real-time traffic conditions to the public. This project also revised the I-5 Center Drive interchange in DuPont, allowing for continued use from JBLM.