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City of Lakewood's Custer Road W

8-1-199(018)-1

8-1-199(018)-1
Custer Road W
Bridgeport Way SW to 75th ST W

FY 2025 Urban Arterial Program
Current Phase : Construction
Total TIB Funding : $2,044,110

County: Pierce   |   Legislative District: 28   |   Project Length: 0.30   |   TIB Engineer: Greg Armstrong   |   Last Payment Date: 04/10/2026

Project Information

Lead Agency LAKEWOOD
Funding Year 2025
Program UAP
Current Phase Construction
Legislative District 28
Congressional District 10
Federal Route Number 3190
Project Length 0.30 mi.
ADT 24,488
Functional Class Principal
Type of Work Reconstruction
Project Contact Troy Pokswinski
Contact Email tpokswinski@cityoflakewood.us
TIB Engineer Greg Armstrong
Last Payment Date 04/10/2026
Cultural Resource Assessment CRA

Project Schedule

  Target Date Actual Date
Project Selection Date   12/01/2023
Delayed Project Date 07/01/2028  
DAHP Assessment Date   12/03/2024
Predesign Approval
Design Approval 03/01/2024 12/06/2023
Bid Auth. Approval 02/05/2026 02/03/2026
Construction Approval 02/20/2026 02/20/2026
Project Closeout 12/31/2026
Audit Date  
Withdrawn Date  

Project Funding

TIB Funds Project Costs
Environmental Study 0 0
Design Study 0 0
Total Predesign 0 0
     
Special Study 0 0
Design 291,546 75,000
Right of Way 328,000 650,000
Total Design 619,546 725,000
     
Construction Engineering 214,286 103,000
Construction Contract 2,142,855 1,752,137
Other Construction 0 0
Total Construction 2,357,141 1,855,137
     
Funding Surplus - 932,577  
Total TIB Funding 2,044,110 2,580,137

Local Funding Partners

Funding Amount Percent
LAKEWOOD 536,027 20.8%
WSDOT Funding 0 0.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Local Funding 536,027 20.8%

Project Description

This project is to complete the final gap of improvements between previous projects while preserving and upgrading the corridor to meet current urban safety standards. Elements include widening the corridor to accommodate a continuous two way left center turn lane and bicycle facilities (sharrow with 13-foot-wide outside lanes.). Curb gutter and sidewalks and street lighting will be installed along both sides of the corridor and the storm system will be reconstructed to meet the new cross section. Audible pedestrian crossing hardware and other ADA upgrades will be added to the signal at 75th St W. Full depth pavement reconstruction will be necessary in areas of suspected base failure and the road will be milled and profiled with pre-level and a 2-inch hot mix asphalt overlay will renew the road surface.

Existing Condition

Custer Road is located within Lakewoods Custer Road/Walmart Center and is the northern most east-west principal arterial connection between Bridgeport Way SW and Lakewood Drive SW within the City limits. The next east-west principal arterial connection is nearly 2 miles north (Cirque Drive in University Place). Custer This project will complete the non-motorized transportation gap and tie together all of the previous investments. This remaining gap lacks sidewalk along 80% of the length, leaving pedestrians to walk along narrow, unimproved frontages. There is no continuous left turn lane facilitating left turns into commercial businesses or left tun pockets at the intersection roads. Street lighting is sporadic and there are no bicycle facilities within the project limits. Many of the commercial properties have unobstructed full frontage access.

Project Benefits

  • Improves safety;
  • Improves vehicle and pedestrian access;
  • Restores structural condition;
  • Removes ADA barriers;
  • Builds multimodal facilities

Project Pictures

Project Delays

Delay Type Resolution Date Comments

No delayed project history.

Project Payments