Washington lawmakers keep new highways on cruise control
I-5 Bridge replacement among projects that will have to wait By Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times
Published: April 27, 2021, 8:20am
Share: The Interstate 5 Bridge. (Columbian files)
OLYMPIA Washington lawmakers entered the 2021 session exploring proposals to erect new bridges, subsidize electric cars and collect fuel taxes as high as $1 per gallon.
Instead, their awkward virtual session ended on cruise control, as members simply renewed construction money for freeway expansions planned years ago. These include one new lane each direction of clogged Interstate 405 between Bellevue and Renton, which hasn’t been widened since 1984.
They kept money flowing to replace road culverts that block fish streams, as mandated by federal courts.
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