Traffic alert: More commuter headaches on one of Pasco’s busiest streets
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- Pasco extends Broadmoor Boulevard lane closures until at least August 23, 2025.
- City allocates $5.2 million for Lewis Street upgrades spanning three miles by 2027.
- Federal funds back pedestrian, bike, and storm drain improvements citywide by 2027.
Drivers in Pasco should expect at least three more weeks of construction delays on Broadmoor Boulevard and intersections at Interstate 182, Sandifur Parkway and Burns Road.
Lanes will stay closed until Aug. 23 or later after initial plans to have it done by the end of July.
City officials blamed scheduling delays for not finishing by then, but couldn’t give the Tri-City Herald any details on Thursday.
The city still aims to have construction completed before the start of the school year, the week of Aug. 26.
Construction on the $7 million project began in November 2023.
Broadmoor Boulevard, aka Road 100, is a key feeder street to rapidly expanding housing developments north of I-182.
It averages 28,500 vehicles a day with peak volumes at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
It’s the eighth-busiest road in the Tri-Cities, based on the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments biennial traffic survey.
Burns Road intersects with Road 68, which has the highest daily traffic in the Tri-Cities area at an average of 49,500 vehicles each day.
Lewis Street upgrades
In another part of town, some of Pasco’s most heavily-traveled streets are getting updated.
The city will spend $5.2 million in road improvements on Lewis Street from Road 28 to Highway 12. The distance being repaved is about three miles.
The east end of Lewis Street is a vital corridor for freight traffic accessing Highway 12, industrial areas and the Port of Pasco.
The city says that improvements will make the roads safer with the growing number of trucks using that corridor.
Lewis Street is a pedestrian and bike route that crosses residential and commercial areas on the east side of Pasco.
All pedestrian areas will be checked to ensure they are compliant with American with Disability Act (ADA). If they are not, they will be upgraded.
Pasco received $4.7 million in federal funds from the National Highway Performance Program. The city will pay about $530,000.
Work includes asphalt repairs, a two-inch overlay and striping.
Construction is set for 2027.
This project is separate from Lewis Street Overpass construction and underpass demolition.
Clark Street
The Washington State Department of Transportation is funding $1.8 million in improvements for pedestrian and bicycle safety on Clark Street in the downtown area.
Changes include ADA curb ramps, high-visibility crosswalks, bike lanes and more.
The city will begin construction in 2027.
Ainsworth Avenue
Pasco will invest around $2.5 million for overlay, curb ramp upgrades and storm drain improvements on West Ainsworth Avenue between 10th Avenue and Oregon Street.
The city entered an agreement with HLA Engineering and Land Surveying Inc. in December 2024 for design services.
Pasco received $2 million in federal money from the National Highway Performance Program and will pay $30,000 in local funds for the project.
