Ridgefield Traffic Impacts

This newsletter provides the most up-to-date information about road construction in the City limits and traffic impacts caused by these projects:

Pioneer Widening Project Area

Here’s what to expect on Pioneer Street this week (Nov. 18-22) between Royle Road and 56th Place:

Daytime flagging, expect delays up to five minutes. Plan ahead or use alternate route. Flagging limited during peak hours, 7 AM-8 AM and 4:30 PM-5:30 PM.
Daytime closure of Discovery Drive. Local business access to Costco, Mountain View Dental or Ridgefield Physical therapy via 56th Place roundabout for those traveling from west Ridgefield.
Please remember that the speed limit on Pioneer between Royle and 56th is 25 mph, at all times, not just during construction hours.

Over the next couple weeks, the contractor will install structural earth walls on the south sides of Culverts 1 and 3. Traffic impacts during this work will include flagging on Pioneer Street to allow haul trucks to transport materials in and out of the work zone and daytime closures of Discovery Drive to allow for equipment staging. Expect delays, under 5 minutes, during flagging. The contractor will continue to monitor backups and minimize impacts on the surrounding roundabouts.

As they wrap up installation of walls at Culvert 3, the contractor will start bringing in material to widen the road south of Pioneer and prepare to shift traffic onto the south side of the road.

If you are traveling eastbound on Pioneer to visit businesses such as Ridgefield Physical Therapy, Mountain View Dental, or Costco during weekdays when Discovery Drive is closed, you can access these locations by continuing to 56th Place and turning north (left) at the roundabout, or by making a U-turn at the roundabout and turning right onto 53rd Place.

For project information, visit the Project Page.

To view and sign up for traffic alerts, visit the Road Construction and Traffic Page.

Traffic Alerts

Pioneer Street, 3000 block - Tuesday, November 19: Single lane closure in effect on Pioneer Street at 30th Drive on Tuesday, November 19 from 9:30 AM to 3 PM. This closure will allow a City crew to install candlestick style traffic barricades along the center line at the entrance of Kemper Grove neighborhood to improve safety.

S 21st Place, S 4th Way, S 25th Place - November 11 - November 22: A single lane closure will be in effect on Tuesday, November 11 through Friday, November 22 from 8 AM - 6 PM to allow contractors to complete prep work asphalt.

Pioneer Widening and Discovery Drive Roundabout: Pioneer Street is OPEN. Intermittent flagging and work zone speed limit of 25 mph in effect on Pioneer Street between Royle Road and 56th Place for the Pioneer Widening and Discovery Drive Roundabout project. Expect short delays. Fines double in work zones.

Discovery Drive: Intermittent daytime road closures on Discovery Drive between Pioneer Street and Pioneer Canyon Drive. Please follow the direction of traffic flaggers. The contractor is limiting closures as much as possible to the least disruptive times.

Drivers looking to avoid the construction zone on Pioneer Street may want to consider alternative routes, including traveling from Royle Road to 56th Place on S Wells Drive/11th Street.

View the online Traffic Map

Thank you for your patience and support.

Our first priority is safety! So, please use additional caution anywhere work is underway, be considerate of flaggers and workers, and report any safety concerns by calling us at 360-887-3557.