I-5 through the Fife curve now comes with a swerve and lower speed limit. Here's why
Feb. 23—Pierce County drivers headed to King County on Interstate 5 noticed their commute north took a new turn last week. Well, more of a swerve. It's a temporary move as major construction begins in the freeway's median.
Just north of the Fife curve, northbound I-5's lanes are now bulging outward as they make their way around a 1.6-mile-long work zone.
For the last several months, crews have been widening two existing I-5 bridges over Hylebos Creek. Last week, northbound lanes were moved off the existing bridges and on to the widened section. Next week, southbound lanes will get the same treatment.
That allows state Department of Transportation contractors to begin building two new bridges just south of the existing pair that carry I-5 over the creek.
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