ROADS: Waste before our eyes on state Route 16
Can anybody tell me where the state got the money to kill off the erosion-proof, hydro-seeded hillsides that line state Route 16 and cover it with that unstable beauty bark? I was just curious. I...
View ArticleSTATE ROUTE 16: Nothing beautiful about ‘beauty’ bark
I’d like to know what Tacoma official has connections to the “beauty” bark suppliers. Recently, crews have been cutting the grass bordering state Route 16, and applying the ugly and noxious bark on the...
View ArticleROADS: Choke point will just move east
Re: “Tacoma drivers rejoice over revamped SR 16 interchange” (TNT, 6-27). Of course on a Sunday afternoon the project seemed a success. I say: “Not so fast with the rejoicing.” We have all seen the...
View ArticleSR 16: Sprague exit should be redesigned
On Sunday I decided to drive the newly opened Interstate 5/state Route 16 intersection to see how it was. I was particularly concerned about the very odd-looking eastbound exit from SR 16 to Sprague...
View ArticleSR 16: Let’s be more personally accountable
Regarding the letter about the Sprague Avenue exit off eastbound state Route 16 (TNT, 6-30). The writer states that a driver cannot see the turn immediately and that when “you do see the turn, you are...
View ArticleSR 16: Off-ramp seems simple enough
Re: “Sprague off-ramp takes hit” (TNT, 7-8). The Sprague Avenue exit off state Route 16 might be a little different, but it is not unsafe. Its clearly marked with a yellow flashing light and a few...
View ArticleSR 16: Sprague exit appallingly unsafe
I have read many opinions and comments in The News Tribune about the recent changes to state Route 16 and, of course, the dreaded Sprague Avenue exit. So I decided to check out the exit for myself as I...
View ArticleSR 16: Why not add a flashing red light?
The Sprague Avenue exit ramp off state Route 16, the one with the serious accident just waiting to happen, would be made much safer with a simple addition: a flashing red light. It appears that when...
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SR 16: The ultimate fix is a little Darwinian
I’ve read with interest and much chagrin the opining of drivers about the eastbound state Route 16 Sprague Avenue exit. The photo accompanying a recent News Tribune article about the exit speaks...
View ArticleTRAFFIC: Speed demons plague state Route 16
I am getting tired of these idiots who drive 65 to 70 mph on state Route 16 east from the Jackson Avenue exit to Interstate 5. The posted speed limit is 55 mph, then at Union Street it drops to 40....
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