When Washington state voters passed Initiative 976, which cuts car-tab fees down to a $30 cap, transportation agencies across the state had sharp reactions.
Even as budgets get stretched and slashed for transportation across the Pacific Northwest, the effort to go high-speed when it comes to rail continues in the Cascadia region, largely thanks to Microsoft and governmental agencies.
The 11 years and three construction projects that took place to increase capacity on the Nalley Valley Viaduct -- the interchange connecting Interstate 5 and State Route 16 in Tacoma -- have been 11 long years for travelers in the area.