Date:  Friday, June 20, 2008

Contact: Neal Uhlmeyer, WSDOT Project Engineer, 360-412-3421
             Jamie Swift, WSDOT Communications, 360-357-2703

SPANAWAY – Construction begins next month on the first of five projects that build the State Route 704 cross-base highway in Pierce County.

WSDOT awarded a $7.35 million contract earlier this week to Ceccanti, Inc., to build the Spanaway Loop Road to State Route 7 section of the larger cross-base plan.

The Spanaway Loop Road to SR 7 project significantly improves safety and mobility by widening Spanaway Loop Road to five lanes and adding a dual right-turn lane from Spanaway Loop Road to southbound SR 7. The improvements will ease back-ups during peak travel times. The project is scheduled to wrap up in June 2009.

The remaining SR 704 projects will be completed as funding becomes available. The planned six-mile, multi-lane highway stretches east to west between Fort Lewis and McChord military bases, and connects SR 7 to I-5. The new corridor provides congestion relief and reduced delays on I-5, SR 512, SR 7 and county roads.

For more information visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR704/CrossBase/.

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