The Port of Tacoma has completed analyzing potential environmental impacts of planned Tacoma Tideflats terminal, road, rail and utility infrastructure developments.
The final Environmental Impact Statement for the Blair-Hylebos Peninsula Terminal Redevelopment is part of the environmental review process conducted under the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Elements of the redevelopment plans for the Blair-Hylebos Peninsula include:
— Relocating Totem Ocean Trailer Express to a newly developed terminal;
— Building a new international container terminal;
— Widening a section of the Blair Waterway
— Lengthening a wharf at Washington United Terminal;
— Improving road, rail and utility infrastructure;
— Improving and restoring wildlife habitat
The final Environmental Impact Statement is available for review on the Port’s Web site at http://www.portoftacoma.com/feis , at the Tacoma Public Library, Pierce County Library System or Washington State Library headquarters, and at the Port of Tacoma administrative building at One Sitcum Way in Tacoma.