The City of Sumner maintains approximately 125 lane miles of roadways including arterial and residential streets plus 12 traffic lights. Our goal for transportation is to provide an efficient and safe multi-modal transportation system to improve mobility for residents, employees, and visitors of Sumner while maintaining the small town quality of life within the City and supporting the economic vitality of the City.
Latest News about Sumner’s Roads
Transportation Benefit Districts
Sumner is currently exploring forming and funding a Transportation Benefit District (TBD). Already used by most neighboring cities in Pierce and King Counties, this District is a way to fund ...
Stewart Road Bridge
Stewart Road is about to get a new bridge over the White River. Not only is it the last two-lane choke-point for traffic, but it also chokes the river’s flow ...
White River Restoration
In the center of the vibrant Puget Sound region, one stretch of the White River through Sumner poses challenges for wildlife, for infrastructure and for the regional economy. In 2015, ...
TIP for Roads
Wondering about upcoming road projects in Sumner? How about looking at what we anticipate will happen in the next six years? Here’s a TIP: every year, Sumner updates our Six-Year ...
Future Plans
A number of planning documents shape the future projects for upgrading and maintaining Sumner’s roads. Those include
- Sumner’s Comprehensive Plan and related Transportation Plan set the big picture for Sumner, including its roadways.
- Six-Year Transportation Plan that gives you the status of current and future road projects.
- The Biennial Budget tells you which projects are budgeted in the current biennium.
- The Legislative Agenda updates each year to tell lawmakers at the State and Federal level what Sumner needs for various topics, especially roads.