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Council adopts six‑year Transportation Improvement Plan amid Shaw Road and parking concerns
Summary
The council adopted the city's 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Plan, a 64‑project aspirational list that staff says averages about $17 million per year in needs against a local realistic availability of $6–9 million; residents pressed for attention to Shaw Road, bus reliability and a controversial left‑turn lane removal at a Costco intersection.
The Puyallup City Council on Dec. 9 adopted the city's 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), a six‑year, planning‑level document intended to position projects for grant funding and set priorities for corridors, intersection work and active‑transportation investments.
Transportation planner Hans Hunger told the council the TIP contains 64 projects and is aspirational rather than fiscally constrained; staff estimates an average program cost of about $17 million per year but said the city realistically expects…
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