Project overview
On Sept. 23, 2025, an over-height vehicle struck the SR 167 overpass over Third Avenue Southwest in the city of Pacific along the King/Pierce county border, damaging one of the center girders. Contractor crews used precision techniques to remove the damaged girder, install a new 60-foot-long concrete support beam in its place and then restore the concrete bridge deck.
All lanes on northbound SR 167 reopened across the Third Avenue Southwest overpass on Dec. 23, 2025.
What to expect
Major construction is complete as of Dec. 23, 2025. Intermittent lane closures on northbound SR 167 are planned in this area later in 2026 to install permanent lane striping.
During times when northbound SR 167 is closed for repairs in Pacific, people will detour via West Valley Highway South.
SR 167 was built in the 1970s to connect cities between Puyallup and Renton and offer an alternative to I-5. The Third Avenue Southwest SR 167 overpass above Third Avenue Southwest was built in 1977 and widened in 1987 to increase traffic capacity on the highway. In 2024, about 52,400 vehicles used this section of northbound SR 167 daily. The overpass was most recently inspected in May 2025 and rated in fair condition.