City of Tacoma Awarded $2.25 Million in Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Funding for South 21st Street Corridor
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~ Tacoma has been awarded $2.25 million in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program funding to improve two intersections on South 21st Street: at South Yakima Avenue and Tacoma Avenue South.

Both intersections are on the city's Vision Zero High-Risk Network. The project will add traffic signals with accessible pedestrian signals and leading pedestrian intervals, which give people walking or rolling time to begin crossing before vehicles turn. The signals will connect to the city's existing network. Planned work also includes utility upgrades, pavement markings and improvements to meet Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements.

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Mayor Anders Ibsen said the grant would help make Hilltop and downtown neighborhoods more livable, and thanked city staff for securing the competitive funding.

District 2 Council Member Sarah Rumbaugh said the council supported Vision Zero because community safety is a priority. She said the intersections had been the sites of multiple crashes, including a fatal crash involving two cars that occurred while she was at the city's dispatch center. Rumbaugh said she hoped the project would make the streets safer for people who live, work and visit Tacoma.

Design and community outreach are expected to continue into early 2028, with construction anticipated to be completed by the end of that year.

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