From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/18/1267875/tolls-considered-for-sr-167.html This extension of SR 167, the Valley Freeway to Interstate 5 has been planned for years. But with a multibillion dollar price tag it is unlikely to ever be built. With the costs for road construction increasing, tolling is an excellent option. Since this road will serve as a bypass [...]
Article from KING-5 about the first year of light rail service in Seattle: http://www.king5.com/news/local/Sound-Transit-Light-Rail-1-year-later-98734314.html Interestingly enough I will be starting to use Link for my daily commute shortly. More: http://www.pugetsoundtransportation.com/sealink Ben
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/12/1261581/pierce-transit-boardbrvotes-to.html Pierce Transit board votes to request a .3 percent sales tax hike to preserve transit service. Before this goes through there should be an independent audit of the service and costs. Efficiencies should be found in operations and routing before taxes are increased. With that said, given Washington’s incredible congestion [...]
From The WSDOT Blog: http://wsdotblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/name-that-highway.html Interesting post on the WSDOT blog about how highways in the United States are numbered. More: http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/highways.asp Ben
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/09/1257617/haugen-seeks-viaduct-query.html The chair of the states transportation committee wants a full investigation of the construction error that resulted in one of the offramps for the SR 16 / Nalley Valley Viaduct project being built in the wrong location. Ben
From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2010/07/100707_full405closure.htm I-405 North and South will be closed between SR 167 and SR 169 for the removal of the Benson Road bridge. Ben