After 22 years of construction on Interstate 5, Tacoma’s High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) project will be fully open to the public Sunday, Aug. 28.
The newly opened section runs from Port of Tacoma Road in Fife, at State Route 167 in Pierce County, to the State Route 16 interchange in Tacoma.
HOV lanes and left lane camping explained, again
Construction has been happening for more than two decades at the cost of more than $1.4 billion to pay for shifting lanes, construction barriers, and detours on the highway.
The 90s-era plan called for a continuous HOV system on I-5 from Seattle south to SR 512 and another on SR
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