City of Gig Harbor
Wollochet Drive Signal
Wagner Way
TIB Award Amount
$1,067,000
Region: Puget Sound   |   Legislative District: 26   |   Length: 0.13 mi. FY 2025 Urban Arterial Program (UAP)

Existing Conditions

Wollochet Drive is a high-volume principal arterial that connects residents in the county, west of the City of Gig Harbor, to the waterfront, city center, and SR-16. It is also the main connecting route for Tacoma Community College students (Gig Harbor Campus) and various K-12 schools in the region. The existing intersection LOS is F with 59 seconds of delay. The long queue times on the minor approaches force entering vehicles to make dangerous turning movements onto the busy principal arterial, Wollochet Drive. There are no pedestrian facilities that meet ADA standards. There are no bicycle facilities. There is not a crosswalk on the busy Wollochet Drive. The Crosswalk on Wagner Way is uncomfortable for pedestrians to use due to the congestion on the Wagner Way leg of the intersection. The visibility of motorists traveling southbound on Wagner Way turning onto Wollochet Drive is inhibited due to sight distance issues and the grade differential of the driving surface of the two streets.

Project Funding

  TIB Funds Local Funds Total Costs
Design 0 0 0
Right of Way 0 0 0
Construction 1,067,000 267,360 1,334,360
Project Totals $1,067,000 $267,360 $1,334,360

Local Match

TIB Participation Local Match Minimum Local Match
80.0% 20.0% 20%

Summary of Improvements

  • Improves safety;
  • Relieves congestion;
  • Improves vehicle and pedestrian access;
  • Removes ADA barriers

Description of Improvements

This project will install a new traffic signal at this intersection Wagner/Wollochet,a signal interconnection with 4 adjacent signals on Wollochet, adds compliant ADA ramps to the intersection and a much needed signal protected crosswalk on Wollochet Drive.