Addressing flood risk on I-5 in Nisqually basin now a priority for Pierce County Council
Feb. 8—Pierce County has prioritized finding money to repair a 2.5-mile stretch of Interstate 5 that could flood within the next 20 years.
On Monday, the Pierce County Council discussed the future of the Interstate 5 bridge that crosses the Nisqually River and its current impacts on the environment, military and traffic.
Council Chair Derek Young (D-Gig Harbor) said the county needs to press harder finding money to repair the bridge.
"I didn't realize the degree of alarm I should have had," Young said Monday's council study session. "This is a much more critical, short-term issue than I thought. So I apologize for whatever ignorance that I had, but I think you got my attention."
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