Traffic

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Report Emergencies 24/7 


Call (253) 798-8000 to report missing signs or signal concerns. We replace missing or downed STOP or YIELD signs 24 hours a day.



72nd Street East reconfiguration


72nd Street East between Waller Road East and Canyon Road East will be reconfigured to three lanes after the road is resurfaced in late July. Learn more here.

What We Do

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Signal Section (Traffic Operations Center)


Vehicular and pedestrian signal maintenance, luminaire maintenance, detection maintenance, equipment testing, programming signal timing
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Signs Section (Traffic Operations Center)


Sign maintenance and inspection, installation and maintenance for paint striping, markings, crosswalks,
and raised permanent markings.
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Traffic Engineering Section


Traffic engineering, including traffic studies, traffic data collection, traffic design, traffic safety analysis, traffic impact of development, and traffic calming projects.
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Transportation Planning
Transportation Planning examines and coordinates traditional land use planning and transportation engineering, localized analysis for certain projects, developing and updating the transportation element of the county's Comprehensive Plan.
Contact Us
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Traffic Engineering
Transportation Planning
Tacoma Mall Plaza
2702 S 42nd St, Suite 109
Tacoma, WA 98409

Traffic Operations Center
9200 122nd St. E
Puyallup, WA 98373
Monday–Friday
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.




Monday–Friday
7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Phone (253) 798-7250





Phone (253) 798-8000