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The latest Road Usage Charge bill had its first hearing before the state House Transportation Committee last week, and there was some surprising testimony.
Gov. Inslee pauses key road projects to focus on fish passage improvements The Washington State Department of Transportation continues to replace hundreds of culverts. (WSDOT) Fish over freight and congestion: That’s the battle brewing behind the scenes in the Legislature, with Gov. Jay Inslee “pausing” several key roads projects, choosing instead to push more money to a court-ordered removal of fish barriers. Gov. Inslee told the Washington State Department of Transportation to put the bidding process on hold for projects that did not meet his directive to focus on fish passage project...