Port of Tacoma contractors expect to close northern sections of Taylor Way for up to 30 minutes Friday morning as they demolish old structures on the Tacoma Tideflats.

Businesses on the north end of the Blair-Hylebos Peninsula and residents in Northeast Tacoma might hear noise and feel vibrations between 9:45 and 10:15 a.m. Fri., Dec. 19, as contractors cut through old steel structures. No explosives will be used.

During demolition, drivers should follow flagger directions and detours on Taylor Way between Lincoln Avenue and 11th Street.

This demolition is part of ongoing work to remove 56 structures from former chemical manufacturers, power plants, warehouses, offices and shipbuilding and lumber milling facilities to make way for the Port of Tacoma’s Blair-Hylebos Peninsula redevelopment plans.

The Port’s demolition contracts call for at least 65 percent of the waste to be recycled, reused or otherwise diverted from landfills. In some cases, contractors have diverted more than 95 percent of the demolition waste.