Legislators get chance to grill Hammond on viaduct mistake
Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond will face legislators Thursday over her agency’s $890,000 error on the Nalley Valley Viaduct project. Hammond has said blame for the misplaced ramp off of...
View ArticleAudit finds state Transportation Department grossly mismanaged taxpayer funds
State Transportation Department mismanagement caused a “gross waste of public funds” in a road widening project on State Route 18 near Maple Valley, according to an audit released Tuesday. The project,...
View ArticleRep. Seaquist seeks meeting on Narrows bridge tolls
State Rep. Larry Seaquist wrote to state Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond asking her to come to Gig Harbor to answer “executive accountability questions” raised by news that new transponders...
View ArticleReport: Washington bridges more structurally sound than other states
A report out today shows the safety of Washington’s bridges continues to look pretty good compared to national conditions, at least by one measure. A little more than one in 20 bridges in the state –...
View ArticleGregoire’s task force calls for $21 billion for transportation
A task force convened by Gov. Chris Gregoire has recommended the state raise an additional $21 billion over 10 years to spend on roads, bridges, buses, ferries and other transportation needs. State...
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