4/1/08-Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed a supplemental transportation budget bill.
The new budget bill – HB2878 – whacks about $129 million from the current $7.5 billion two-year highway budget.
The plan routes money for major road and bridge projects and three new ferries.
It provides funding for concrete barriers on Interstate 5 near Marysville and an additional lane on the roadway near Maytown. U.S. Highway 2, the so-called “killer highway,” is slated to get $14 million for improvements.
Other projects in the budget include a high-occupancy toll lane project on state Route 167. The four-year pilot project will allow motorists driving solo to pay to use carpool lanes.