{"id":107,"date":"2022-07-29T18:38:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T18:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/?p=107"},"modified":"2023-06-28T16:33:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T16:33:23","slug":"river-crossing-discussions-at-meeker-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/2022\/07\/29\/river-crossing-discussions-at-meeker-days\/","title":{"rendered":"River Crossing discussions at Meeker Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-109 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"The project team's booth set up at Meeker Days. There are two boards with various project information standing behind a table. \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">In June<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">, our project team <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">joined festival enthusiasts to kick-off summer <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">the annual Meeker Days celebration. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">The team set out to inform community members about a new bridge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\"> that\u2019s being planned for this project<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\"> over the Puyallup River, only three miles from downtown Puyallup. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">The more than 150 people who visited the booth <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">were welcoming and curious; they asked<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\"> lots of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">questions about pedestrian access, construction impacts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">, and offered<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\"> suggestions for improvement.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\"> Many gave their thoughts and shared their excitement and approval of the project. Several visitors <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">even drove past the site of the new bridge on their way into Meeker Days, and had lots to say about how much <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">this work <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\"> needed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">, specifically to reduce<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\"> the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">idling time on River Road and Levee Road<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\"> that they were sitting in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3085928 BCX9\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW3085928 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/pccr_render_3840.jpeg\" alt=\"Digital rendering of the future bridge over the Puyallup River.\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/pccr_render_3840.jpeg 3840w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/pccr_render_3840-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/pccr_render_3840-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/canyon\/files\/2022\/07\/pccr_render_3840-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new bridge, pictured above, connects 70th Avenue East with Canyon Road East, crossing over Levee Road and River Road and stretches across the Puyallup river.<\/p>\n<p>Our project team had an amazing time at this year\u2019s Meeker Days celebration, and we are looking forward to meeting more members from the community! We can\u2019t wait to see you all at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmilton.net\/230\/Milton-Days\"><b>Milton Days <\/b>festivities at Milton Community Park on <b>August 20<\/b><b>th<\/b><\/a>. Stop by to say hi and learn more about the Canyon Road Regional Connection Project!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In June, our project team joined festival enthusiasts to kick-off summer at the annual Meeker Days celebration. The team set out to inform community members about a new bridge that\u2019s being planned for this project over the Puyallup River, only three miles from downtown Puyallup. 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