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Issues

Transportation

Inslee Secures Funding for First District Transportation Priorities

29 July 2005

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee announced that he has secured much needed funding for transportation priorities in the First Congressional District under a bill that the House passed today. The federal funding is part of the Transportation Equity Act (TEA-21), which the President will soon sign into law. The bill authorizes $286.5 billion in federal funding for highways, ferries and transit programs through the year 2009.

Said Inslee, "Our transportation infrastructure is decaying and the projects that have lasted us since the 1950s are now reaching the end of their lifespan. Communities from Bothell to Mukilteo to Kitsap County will see much needed traffic relief from this bill. Congress has finally recognized the value of the transportation priorities that Senators Murray, Cantwell and I have advocated for in the First Congressional District. My constituents would rather be at home with their families than stuck on I-5 in traffic."

State Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald commented, "We greatly appreciate Congressman Inslee 's working with community, labor, and business leaders across Puget Sound to identify and prioritize funding for projects that will make a positive difference for travelers of all modes, and which will help boost Washington's economy by keeping our goods and products moving efficiently to markets in the state and across the nation."

Inslee secured the following funding for First District projects in the TEA-21 bill:

• $2.4 million for the UW-Bothell/Cascadia interchange.
  This project will provide critical access to the growing university and community college campus. The new south access will improve the link between I-405, SR-522 and the campus, alleviate congestion at the north campus access on Beardslee Blvd., and allow campus enrollment to increase. Enrollment is currently prohibited from increasing without the completion of this project. The Regional Partnership of Snohomish, King, and Pierce Counties lists completion of the UW-Bothell freeway interchange as a top priority and essential to the growth of the tech and bio-tech corridors in Bothell.
• $1.6 million for the Interurban Trail in Shoreline.
  Inslee has played an active role in previously securing funding for this project, and this figure will complete funding for the trail, which provides a safe bike and pedestrian avenue to travel the length of Shoreline. The trail also creates a pedestrian bridge crossing of Aurora Ave (SR-99) and continues regional trail improvements that, when completed, will unify communities from Seattle to Everett.
• $1.6 million for the Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) railroad trestle and bridge in Woodinville.
  The purpose of this project is to improve traffic flow at a longstanding bottleneck at the railroad crossing south of Woodinville's main interchange onto Highway 522. Currently there are long delays during commute hours, queuing problems all day, and hampered freight mobility in the adjacent commercial and industrial areas.
• $1.6 million for reconstruction of Aurora Ave N. (SR 99) in Shoreline between N 145th St. and N. 205th St.
  This project will improve commerce, pedestrian safety, and congestion mitigation with the improved roadway design.
  
  Senator Murray secured an additional $1 million for this project.
  
  
• $1.2 million for widening SR 527 in Bothell-Mill Creek. These funds will widen SR 527 from 2 lanes to 5 lanes with median landscaping where possible.
• $1.2 million for highway work on SR-9 in Snohomish County. The work on a 37 mile section of SR 9 traversing Snohomish County will identify high priority congestion mitigation and safety project points.
• $800,000 for congestion relief on I-405 between Woodinville/Bothell and Kirkland. These funds will provide congestion relief by adding 2 lanes in each direction to I-405 from NE 85th St to NE 124th St.
• $400,000 for an extension on Wagga Way in Kitsap County. This project will help improve traffic flow in Kitsap County between Old Frontier Rd. and SR303, and it will add emergency enhancements for traffic circulation around Naval Base Kitsap.
• $400,000 for an exit ramp at Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood. This project will construct an off-ramp from I-5 southbound to the intersection of Alderwood Mall Blvd. and Alderwood Mall Pkwy.

In addition to these requests, Inslee worked with U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen to secure the following funding in the bill:

• $4.85 million for a new Mukilteo transit hub that will include a ferry terminal, Sounder station and bus stop. This is known as the Mukilteo Multi-Modal Terminal.
• $2.5 million for Community Transit's Snohomish County park and ride expansion program. The funds will be used to provide buses, passenger stations, and additional amenities to support a bus rapid-transit system.

U.S. Rep Jay Inslee