Planning Pays Big Dividends

 

WSDOT told an impressive story at this week’s meeting of the Transportation Commission about how our state has already invested over $500 million of federal assistance from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  in transportation improvements. From repaving 820 lane miles of state highways, to new transit facilities and buses, to mobility improvements that include congestion relief on I-405 near Bothell and extending the I-5 high occupancy vehicle lanes into Pierce County, our state’s planning and readiness has paid huge dividends. And, an additional $751 million to improve freight and passenger rail is committed to projects that will be completed over the next six years.  

We recommend this excellent report on Washington’s progress in putting American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  dollars to work.