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
Parking Changes
Commuters: Starting July 10, approximately half of the former Red Apple site will go under environmental work, eliminating approximately 80-90 “parking spaces” currently used by commuters. What This Means: If ...
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 ...
WSDOT News: Online open house for SR 167
Construction on the next phase of the SR 167 Completion Project kicks off this summer, and WSDOT is inviting residents to an online open house—available June 9 through August 9 at engage.wsdot.wa.gov/sr-167-completion-project/—to explore maps, ...
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 ...
Snow, Ice & Cold
Like you, we prepare each winter for snow. Sometimes we get “Snowmageddon” and sometimes snow predictions just “flake out.” Either way, it’s better to be prepared. Keep in mind a ...
Wood & Main Intersection
Design is underway to fix the intersection of Main Street and Wood Avenue. This intersection heralds back to the historic old town Sumner. Now, with street and sidewalk upgrades along ...
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, ...
Academy St. Bike Lanes
The Academy Street Bicycle Lanes project will develop an east-west bicycle corridor extending east from the Sumner Sound Transit Station to Wood Avenue. Improvements will be within existing right-of-way. Funding ...
Woonerf Project is Underway
The Town Center Utility & Woonerf Project is getting underway today. We expect Kincaid to be closed to vehicles between Main & Maple for the start of construction. Businesses on ...
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.