
Eastside Voices Heard in Olympia Regarding SR 18
On Thursday, March 8th, the Legislature approved a supplemental transportation budget that would increase the 2017-19 transportation budget lawmakers passed last year from $8.5 billion to $9.3 billion. 5th District Reps. Jay Rodne and Paul Graves voted in favor of the supplemental budget, which includes $1 million in startup costs for State Route (SR) 18 widening between Issaquah Hobart Road to Raging River, $20,000 of a $20 million project for congestion management on SR 18