3-27-2019
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Democrats in the state Senate have released their two-year transportation budget, proposing spending $9.9 billion on areas that broadly mirror a proposal in the House.
The budget includes money to begin electrifying the state’s ferry system, jump-start planning on a replacement for the I-5 bridge across the Columbia River, and beginning work on a multi-billion-dollar court order for salmon spawning barriers.
Though there was some criticism across the aisle, Republican Sen. Phil Fortunato largely approved of the spending in the bill, while questioning the sustainability of the revenue it depends on.