For approximately five weeks beginning Saturday, Aug. 15, night work is planned from Lincoln Ave. to SR 509 on Taylor Way. The night work will run from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., Saturday evening through Wednesday morning, during each of these five weeks. During the night work, this section of Taylor Way will be reduced to one-way flagger controlled traffic through the work zone.

Safety warning

There have been reports of drivers traveling in lanes in the wrong direction on Taylor Way and then swerving into the work zone to avoid collisions. This dangerous behavior could cause a serious head-on collision, which increases the risk of injury to work crew members, as well as damage to equipment and vehicles.

Businesses operating in the area are asked to direct employees, vendors, truck drivers, and visitors to abide by the posted signs, traffic cones, and detour routes, as well as, drive defensively to avoid these wrong-way drivers. Tacoma police activity will increase in the construction area to help.

Taylor Way from Lincoln Avenue to SR 509 –