The Capital Projects division oversees all road improvement projects in the city. This is where you can learn about current projects, construction updates and what projects are coming up.
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Total anticipated investment in Lakewood roads, pedestrian access and infrastructure in 2026: $25.725 million
- Kendrick Street – 111th to 108th ($1.75 million)*
- 112th Street – Gravelly Lake to Bridgeport ($3.5 million)*
- Nyanza Road ($4.3 million)**
- Mt Tacoma Drive – Interlaaken to Whitman ($4.3 million)**
- 2026 Chip Seal Program ($400,000)***
- 2025 Pavement Patching Program ($175,000)***
- 2023/24 Street Light Program ($350,000)***
- South Tacoma Way/92nd Street signal ($750,000)****
- 112th Street – S Tacoma Way to Steele overlay ($1.2 million)****
- Custer Road – Bridgeport to 75th ($3.5 million)****
- Grant/Orchard sewer installation ($1.8 million)****
- Silcox/Wadsworth/Boat sewer installation ($2.4 million)****
- 112th Street – Farwest to Holden ($1.3 million)****
* Funded from Lakewood Station Access Improvement Project totaling $5.25 million.
**Funded from Transportation Benefit District collections and other city/grant funds totaling $8.6 million.
***Annual street maintenance/lighting totaling $925,000.
****Project is funded through grants ($7.2 million) and City Funds ($3.75 million) totaling $10.95 million
Active Projects
Update 10/1/26-10/8/26. Custer Road reopened September 26 with one lane in each direction. The contractor will keep one lane closed in each direction for the next couple of weeks while they finish raising utility castings, restoring behind sidewalk, installing street lighting, permanent signing, and striping. Striping is tentatively planned for the evenings of October 14-16. The roadway will need to be closed those nights beginning at 8:00 P.M. each night. That work is weather dependent.
The total project is estimated at about $2.74 million funded by a grant from the Transportation Improvement Board. This project will construct a two-way left turn lane, sidewalks, curbs, storm drainage, street lighting and a reconstructed roadway.
Find detailed project information at https://cityoflakewood.us/custer-road/
Update 10/1/26-10/8/26. The project will be advertised for construction on October 7. Bids are anticipated to be opened on October 21. Construction is anticipated to start in December or January.
This project will construct a green street concept with new pavement, curbs, bike lanes, sidewalks, planters, street lights, storm drainage, and water main replacement along Kendrick between 111th to 108th Street. 111th Street will have similar improvements, but will not have street lighting.
Questions? Contact Design Engineer Eric Swanstrom at 253-983-7751 or email [email protected]
Construction Update 10/1/26-10/8/26: Sewer construction on Silcox, Wadsworth, Boat and 88th is complete. The contractor will continue restoring the roadways over the next week prior to the paving coming in late the week of October 5 or early the following week.
The Lakewood City Council approved a construction contract in 2025 for a sewer main extension along Silcox Avenue, Wadsworth Avenue and Boat Street. Total project cost is estimated at $1.9 million.
Improvements include:
- Sewer Main Extension
- Replaced asphalt roadway
- Replacement of sidewalk panels where the sewer service lines require removal of existing sidewalk
Questions? Contact Civil Engineer JB Hur at 253-983-7845 or [email protected]
Recently Completed Projects
These pedestrian safety and infrastructure improvement projects were recently completed across the city:
This project added sidewalks, curb and gutter, and bike lanes to 112th Street between Farwest and Holden. The contractor still needs stripe the roadway and install street lighting. Those activities will be coming in the following weeks.
The total project is estimated at about $3.5 million funded entirely from the Sound Transit Lakewood Station Access Improvement project. This project constructed sidewalks, bike lanes, storm drainage, street lighting and a reconstructed roadway.
In the spring 2025 the Lakewood City Council approved a construction contract to make road safety improvements to Nyanza Road SW. Total project cost is $4.3 million.
Improvements included:
- Curb and gutter
- Sidewalks
- Stormwater infrastructure, replacing old systems to improve water quality of stormwater runoff
- Asphalt paving
- Concrete pole streetlights
- New Lakewood Water District water main (collaborative project with LWD)
This project overlaid 112th Street from S Tacoma Way to Steele Street. Improvements included new pavement, pavement striping, and traffic signal modifications.
Documents
All links below lead to a PDF document
- Transportation Improvement Plan
- 2023 Non-Motorized Transportation Plan Update
- 2009 Lakewood Non-Motorized Transportation Plan
Contact
Operations & Maintenance (24/7)
Report an issue via 311 or call 253-267-1628