The city of Tacoma is targeting reopening the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge in 2026, three years after federal officials ordered its immediate closure .
The Federal Highway Administration in October 2023 ordered the bridge linking Tacoma to Fife to close after finding too much debris and buildup on the bridge, which hindered the agency’s regular inspection. Tacoma public works director Ramiro Chavez said his department has worked to identify the most efficient approach to cleaning the bridge while securing permits for the project.
“Cleaning the bridge is not an easy task since the work needs to be done over the Puyallup River, and we have to work with the Puyallup Tribe because that’s a sensitive area, both from the environmental point of view as well as from the cultural heritage point of view,” Chavez told The News Tribune on April 21…