Sinkhole Forces Emergency Road Closure On Borgen Boulevard

GIG HARBOR, WA — The City of Gig Harbor says a developing sinkhole has forced their hand, pushing city leadership to declare an emergency road closure along Borgen Boulevard.

"Early this year, the City found a section of Borgen Boulevard unraveling coinciding with heavy rains. By Spring, the City found a sink hole under the roadway and declared an emergency to excavate and perform geotechnical detective work to get to to bottom of the issue - unstable soil," the City said in a news release. "The City now has a contractor lined up to perform emergency repairs to Borgen Boulevard that include removing a significant section of the westbound travel lanes, installing a structural fabric and subgrade, then replacing the asphalt roadway, the concrete curb and gutter."

The closure will begin Friday and will impact all westbound lands of Borgen Boulevard between Peacock Hill and Olympus Way.

A suggested detour around the closure can be seen below.

Construction will last for at least one week. During that time, nearby roadways will be restricted to locals only.

Neighbors curious about the closure and looking for more information can find it by contacting Interim City Engineer Aaron Hulst at 253-853-7620.