The City of Puyallup approved a sewer upgrade project to replace 5,665 feet of outdated pipe along 9th Avenue SW and adjacent streets. The project covers 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW, plus sections of 5th and 7th Avenues SW. It aims to fix insufficient pipe size that could cause backups or overflows. Public comments on the project are due by September 9, 2026. Residents affected by the work should expect road closures and construction activity in the area starting soon.
Puyallup Sewer Project Approved
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- ⚠The City of Puyallup approved a sewer upgrade projectNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ✓The sewer upgrade project will replace 5,665 feet of outdated pipe“City of Puyallup public works project to replace 5,665 feet of insufficiently sized sewer pipe beneath the roadway along 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW and north along 5th Street SW between 9th Avenue SW and 7th Avenue SW, as well as the section along 7th Avenue SW between 5th Street SW and S Meridian.”
- ⚠The project will be along 9th Avenue SW and adjacent streetsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠The project covers 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SWNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ✓The project includes sections of 5th and 7th Avenues SW“Description: City of Puyallup public works project to replace 5,665 feet of insufficiently sized sewer pipe beneath the roadway along 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW and north along 5th Street SW between 9th Avenue SW and 7th Avenue SW, as well as the section along 7th Avenue SW between 5th Street SW and S Meridian.”
- ✓The project aims to fix insufficient pipe size“City of Puyallup public works project to replace 5,665 feet of insufficiently sized sewer pipe beneath the roadway along 9th Avenue SW between 14th Street SW and 5th Street SW and north along 5th Street SW between 9th Avenue SW and 7th Avenue SW, as well as the section along 7th Avenue SW between 5th Street SW and S Meridian.”
- ⚠The insufficient pipe size could cause backups or overflowsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ✓Public comments on the project are due by September 9, 2026“Comments due: 2026-09-09”
- ⚠Residents affected by the work should expect road closures in the areaNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠Residents affected by the work should expect construction activity in the areaNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠The work will start soonNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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