Senate transportation plan keeps faith with projects in 7th district

April 3, 2009

Olympia…Sen. Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, voted Wednesday for a transportation spending plan that would support important projects in all six 7th District counties. 

Project funding is mostly for the next biennium but some occurs in 2011-13. The funding plan for the North Spokane Corridor would stretch across six biennia, or 12 years. 

Budget totals by county:

• $3.77 million for Ferry County
• $9.53 million for Lincoln County
• $3.18 million for Okanogan County
• $814,000 for Pend Oreille County
• $6.84 million for Stevens County

Morton said the plan would provide $185.6 million in 2009-11 for the U.S. 395 North Spokane Corridor. 

“I am very pleased with how our road construction needs are supported in this proposed budget,” Morton said. “We still have a ways to go before a final budget is ironed out, but I am hopeful we will maintain our funding.” 

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Additional contact: Penny Drost (360) 786-7522 or drost.penny@leg.wa.gov