Pierce County Planning and Public Works on Monday gave Fox Island and District 7 residents an overview of near‑term road work, routine maintenance and a public reporting tool, and said several local projects are funded or planned over the next six years.

Leticia Neal, county engineer, and Mark Schumacher, maintenance and operations division manager, described the district‑level program of resurfacing, culvert work and prioritized repairs. Schumacher said chip seal is a cost‑effective resurfacing treatment for low‑to‑medium‑volume roads and that the county’s chip‑seal program will move into District 7 in late June and early July. “Approximately 42 lane miles of main arterial and collector roadways are planned to be chip sealed, as well as an additional 9.3 lane miles of residential and local access roads,” Schumacher said.

Planned projects and timing
- Lackey/Jackson/Key Peninsula Highway intersection (CRP 5769): design is under way for a single‑lane roundabout, sidewalks and lighting, with construction targeted for 2027 (possible 2026 start) and grant funding used to support pedestrian amenities, Neal said.
- North Shore Boulevard seawall repair (Fox Island): county crews plan to replace about 50 feet of seawall and stormwater pipe; the work will occur partly within unopened right‑of‑way and on private easement and is scheduled for mid‑August with an estimated duration of less than a week.
- Downtown Gig Harbor boat ramp (Bridal boat launch): damaged articulating concrete blocks will be removed and reset; the ramp will be closed for the planned August 21 work, scheduled at low tide and long daylight hours.
- Point Fosdick concrete panel roadway: crews will remove and replace roughly 100 feet of deteriorated concrete panel with hot mix asphalt after the chip‑seal program, scheduled for September with intermittent lane closures.

Culverts and fish barriers: Neal said five projects are on the docket (two on Purdy Creek, Minter Creek locations, and two culverts on Artondale Drive NW) but noted there are no capital construction projects planned for 2025–26; most work is in design.

How to report problems: Mark Schumacher urged residents to use SeeClickFix to report potholes, debris, abandoned vehicles and other road concerns. The tool lets residents mark precise XY locations and receive status updates from county crews.

Why this matters: county staff said they receive project ideas from constituents and rely on those reports to prioritize work. “We don’t drive around looking for things,” Chair Denson said; “people let us know when there’s potholes or road sloughing or a dangerous intersection.”

Ending: County staff encouraged residents to contact district staff or use SeeClickFix for issues not on the current lists and said most projects shown were funded through a mix of local and grant dollars in the draft transportation improvement program the council will consider for adoption later in the year.