Procession route for fallen trooper on March 1
Posted by Unknown in memorial procession route, Tony Radulescu, washington state patrol on Wednesday, February 29, 2012
We wanted to give you a heads up about a large procession Thursday morning to honor fallen Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Radulescu. The first procession of Trooper Radulescu’s colleagues will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Kitsap Mall in Silverdale. Two other processions will join them and law enforcement officials estimate there could be up to 2,000 vehicles. They’re scheduled to begin arriving at the ShoWare Center in Kent beginning at 11:15.
The following is an excerpt from a press release provided by the Washington State Patrol and can also be viewed on their website.
The procession will be led by Trooper Radulescu’s colleagues from the local State Patrol district office, followed by other law enforcement and emergency services personnel from Kitsap and neighboring counties.
The route will move onto SR 3 and then travel through the city of Port Orchard where Tony worked and lived.
The initial route is expected to be:
- Exit Kitsap Mall to SR 3;
- Southbound SR 3 to Gorst/SR 16 Interchange;
- Exit to Bay Street (SR 166) just south of Gorst;
- Travel through the City of Port Orchard along Bay Street;
- Turn left on Port Orchard Boulevard;
- Right onto Tremont Street West and back onto SR 16.
The procession will continue on SR 16 eastbound to I-5 and south to SR 512. They will meet up with additional law enforcement personnel staged just off 112th St. on Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) property.
The route for the family procession will leave Mountain View Funeral Home on Steilacoom Blvd, Lakewood at approximately 10:30 a.m. They will rendezvous with those staged at JBLM on SR 512 and proceed to the ShoWare Center in Kent and arrive at approximately 11:15 a.m.
The final leg of the procession route;
- Leave Mountain View Funeral Home onto Steilacoom Boulevard.
- Right on South Tacoma Way
- Left on SR 512 East
- To SR 167 North
- Exit onto SR 516 to West Willis Street
- Left onto 4th Ave. south
- Left onto West James Street
- Arrive at front of ShoWare Center on West James Street.
There will be no procession following the service.
For the public’s safety, please do not to stop on I-5, SR 512 or SR 167 during the procession.
For the public’s safety, please do not to stop on I-5, SR 512 or SR 167 during the procession.
All on- and off-ramps to and from State Route 512 in Pierce County will be closed during the procession.
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