Tacoma · Roads & mobility

Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge Replacement Design

Develop a seismically resilient replacement crossing using concrete piles and bioswales for port traffic; city currently projects at least $263m construction cost.

Design, grant, land-use or funding proposal; physical construction not independently verifiedEvidence: 2026 $7.6m BUILD design award · Reviewed 31 October 2026

Latest verified development

2026 $7.6m BUILD design award

Tacoma announced a $7.6m federal award for environmental analysis and final design; physical bridge replacement remains unfunded.

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Project in numbers

$7.6m design grantOriginal-source scope, size or route
$263m anticipated buildPublished milestone, date or financing
2026–27 designSource-evidence stage qualifier

About the project

Develop a seismically resilient replacement crossing using concrete piles and bioswales for port traffic; city currently projects at least $263m construction cost. This source-backed phase report is not a claim that a forecast construction start or target finish was actually achieved.

Verified development history

  1. 2026 $7.6m BUILD design award

    Tacoma announced a $7.6m federal award for environmental analysis and final design; physical bridge replacement remains unfunded.

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  2. 31 October 2026 evidence review

    Source citations substantiate project identity and last observed status, not unverified contractor or future completion milestones.

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What happens next

Review the owner's next dated construction status, contract award and notice of completion before changing stage.

What remains uncertain

Original-source editorial review 31 October 2026. Public works registers and programme dates can lag later on-site changes. Editorial confidence estimates documentation quality only, not the probability of future delivery.

Official maps, designs and site visuals

Original publisher links, not unlicensed photographs or invented project renderings.

Sources and documents

88% editorial confidence · Evidence assessment

Editorial confidence describes how well the cited records support this account. It is not a calibrated probability of project completion. Source event dates are distinct from research review dates.

Sources reviewed 31 October 2026.