Upward of 85,000 trips along the Gorst corridor are made by folks in our region. Everyone who uses that road can attest to the frustrating and problematic slow-down guaranteed at this bottleneck. We know. We use that road ourselves as we visit loved ones, go to community events, head to Olympia, make trips to the doctor. A solution cannot wait, and this is the year to get this done, as we look to recover and rebuild after this pandemic.
But we can’t do it without bipartisan and cross-region collaboration. That is why we have prioritized our involvement with the Gorst Coalition over the past year – a community coalition that includes lawmakers at the federal, state, and local level, along with business leaders, Suquamish tribal leaders, and local Navy leaders. We have come together every month for 12 months to move this mission-essential project forward.