Project overview
This project makes repairs to State Route 165 south of Carbonado in Pierce County. The highway experienced settlement, dips and shoulder-drop-offs and washouts as a result of winter storm system that brought heavy rains on January 7, 2022. An emergency contract was issued for this repair work. Work started in October 2022. The contractor finished the repairs and removed the temporary signals on Dec. 7, 2022. The gravel roadway surface will remain in place until crews install final paving in late winter or early spring 2023.
What to expect
Crews have finished paving and installed final striping. All temporary traffic control has been removed.
Please check the statewide travel map for the latest truck restrictions for oversized and overweight vehicles for SR 165 near this emergency repair.
For information about roads in Mount Rainier National Park, please check the National Park Service Alerts and Conditions webpage for the latest information.
SR 165 had shoulder‐drop offs and washouts, settlement, and dips and bumps on the highway as a result of
recent landslide activity. The historic 101 year old Carbon River Bridge, also known as the Fairfax Bridge, is within the work zone. There are no repairs to this bridge included in the emergency repairs.
