Do you want funding for SR 520 or do you want lower gas prices? That's what the campaign against the citizen's initiative is expected to be.
Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this piece misidentified the Washington State Transportation Commission’s planned topic of discussion about 520 tolling for an upcoming meeting. It has been updated with the correct information.
The session ends at midnight and plans to expand tolling on SR 520 to help pay for finishing construction are fading.last week that would defer sales tax payments on the future construction over Portage Bay. It would also allow tolling from Interstate 5 to Redmond, the entire stretch of the freeway. The current law only allows tolling on the floating section of SR 520.
Next week, the WSTC will start discussing the idea of a potential toll rate increase for the SR 520 floating bridge, which the agency anticipates would take effect this summer.Finding the funds won’t be easy “This has been a monumental task this session,” Barkis said. “Working on this particular piece of the budget and knowing how important this is to our region, but also the challenges that lie ahead when it comes to looking at the resources that are available.”It’s not likely the Democratic-controlled legislature will look for a solution to the SR 520 funding in the supplemental transportation budget.
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