Bridge Point South Tacoma Warehouse Settlement
Bridge Point Tacoma is developing a 2.5 million square foot warehouse facility in South Tacoma. This project is located on a historically contaminated site. We reached a settlement agreement for $8.95 million that will help reduce air quality impacts to communities near the company’s proposed warehouse development.
What's happening now
We continue to reach out to the community to share information about the project and our next steps. Community input has also helped to inform our decision-making. We are meeting with local community groups, residents and local and state agencies.
Weatherization for homes in the areas most impacted
We hired Metropolitan Development Council to provide partial weatherization services to residences along the primary truck route (Union Ave). Residents may qualify for some free weatherization measures to help improve air quality in their homes.
Air cleaners and replacement filters
We will be distributing portable air cleaners to homes along the truck route and near the new warehouse facilities.
New air quality monitoring
We have added three new air quality monitor stations near the warehouse. They are located at Fire Station #7, at Oakland High School, and along the truck route on 35th. These will provide important information about air quality to help protect your health. Visit AirQualityWA - Site Map to see air quality data.
Tree canopy assessment and tree planting
We have an agreement with the City of Tacoma to plant trees along the primary truck route and in areas highly impacted by the increased diesel truck traffic. A tree canopy assessment will start this summer to help to determine where trees can be planted.
Will I benefit from this program?
It depends where you live. Homes along Union Ave north of Center may qualify for free partial weatherization of their homes. If you rent, the property owner must agree to the work.
Homes along Union and those close to the project perimeter may be eligible for free portable air cleaners. Ecology will work with a vendor to reach out to residents near the warehouse to offer weatherization services and air cleaners. You will be contacted by Metropolitan Development Council later this year if you are eligible for weatherization or air cleaners.
As part of our agreement with the City of Tacoma, we will also be offering free trees to people inside the settlement area.
We are working in phases, focusing on the areas most impacted first. If you are further away from the truck routes but still near the warehouse, you may hear from us later.
Community outreach
We are using the settlement funds to benefit the communities most impacted by the warehouse. To inform how we made decisions about how to distribute these funds, we connected directly with residents living close to the warehouse. We initially focused on the Oakland Madrona Neighborhood (along Union Ave, specifically) as this is the area where the primary truck route is located and where the highest impacts are expected.
In June 2025, we partnered with the local group, Voice Tacoma Creative Media. Their team visited more than 100 homes to talk to residents about how we should spend funding and ask if they had other ideas for reducing project impacts. In addition to these conversations, we sent out a survey by mail and online. Results from this outreach indicated strong support for weatherization to protect indoor air, air cleaners, and tree planting.
Project history
In December 2023, we issued the project coverage under the construction stormwater general permit. We included an administrative order with the project’s permit coverage. This order included conditions Bridge Point Tacoma had to follow to protect water quality when working on a contaminated site, as well as conditions to mitigate air quality and traffic impacts from diesel trucks. Bridge Point Tacoma appealed its permit coverage and the traffic and air-quality related conditions in the administrative order, although both the order and permit coverage remained in effect during the appeal process.
As part of a settlement agreement, Bridge Point Tacoma agreed to withdraw its appeal and pay Ecology $8.95 million to address traffic and air pollution in South Tacoma. We will use these funds to implement protective measures to improve indoor and outdoor air quality and add an air monitoring station in the South Tacoma neighborhoods most impacted by project diesel truck traffic. We are prioritizing residences along the primary truck route along Union Ave.
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Contact information
Andrew Wineke
Southwest Communications Manager (acting)
andrew.wineke@ecy.wa.gov
360-791-1939
Meg Bommarito
Northwest Regional Planner
meg.bommarito@ecy.wa.gov
425-681-6236
Bobbak Talebi
Southwest Regional Director
bobbak.talebi@ecy.wa.gov
360-789-9500