How does the Cross Base Highway fit into the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan?
The Pierce County Comprehensive Plan identifies Fredrickson and Lakewood Industrial Park as targeted employment centers. The Cross Base Highway would provide the necessary link in the regional transportation system by connecting existing and future residential areas in mid-Pierce County and north Thurston County with two of the largest planned employment sites in Pierce County—Frederickson and DuPont. The proposed roadway would reduce projected traffic volumes and congestion, particularly during peak periods on existing roadways such as SR 7, SR 512, SR 507, and Spanaway Loop Road South. In 2002, the planned highway was designated SR 704 and “A Route of Regional Significance by the Washington State Legislature.
