Issuing Officer: BC Jim Zuluaga & Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: South Tacoma Way and Sprague Ave
Incident Type: Construction Accident
Narrative: At 1:48 p.m. Tacoma Firefighters responded to a reported construction accident on the State Route 16 construction project.
Crews arrived to find a large section of the old overpass had fallen on South Tacoma Way during the demolition process. The debris damaged underground utilities including a water main, and natural gas line. South Tacoma Way remains closed until the piece can be removed, and utility repairs completed.
There were no injuries to report.
