Title: Washington State Route 167 - Wikipedia
Headings: Washington State Route 167
Washington State Route 167
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Future
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Content: The highway between Renton and Seattle was removed from the state highway system in 1991, although the law did not take effect until April 1, 1992. The Puyallup River bridge on Meridian Avenue was built in 1925 and twinned with the addition of a two-lane bridge for southbound traffic that opened in 1971. The northbound truss bridge was replaced in 2015, with the original structure moved to a nearby plot of vacant land while awaiting a sale. The northern half of the Renton interchange with I-405 was altered in 2003 to separate weaving traffic through the use of a flyover ramp that leads into the southbound-to-southbound loop ramp. The overloaded interchange with I-405 resulted in routine backups on I-405 as far as Tukwila to the west and the Kennydale Hill to the north. A larger overhaul was proposed as part of Referendum 51, which was rejected by voters in 2002. A direct connection between the freeway's HOT lanes and the I-405 HOV lanes was constructed from 2016 to 2019, costing $197 million. Future
WSDOT has planned to convert the entire route in Pierce County to a freeway since the mid-20th century. WSDOT is performing advance design and engineering work. The proposed highway would bypass the snarled traffic at Meridian Way in Puyallup and continue across Interstate 5 to SR 509 in the city of Fife.