Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement:
"I’m pleased that funding for several Northwest Washington transportation projects has been released by the Department of Transportation so local governments can move forward with their work as expected.
$1,238,680 for the Nooksack Indian Tribe to remove a culvert in Jones Creek under a BNSF Railway line in Acme (awarded Fiscal Year 2022)
$1,876,265 for Lummi Indian Business Council to build a new bus maintenance facility (awarded FY22)
$8,862,951 for Whatcom Transportation Authority to replace eight 2011 diesel buses with eight low or no emission buses (awarded FY22)
$9,644,865 for Whatcom Transportation Authority to purchase 11 low or no emission buses to replace three diesel buses and eight hybrid buses (awarded FY23)
$2,000,000 for the City of Burlington to identify which of the city’s 16 at-grade rail crossings is most suitable for grade separation to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion (awarded FY23)
$80,000 for the City of Ferndale’s Road Safety Improvement Plan (awarded FY24)
$95,000 for Samish Indian Nation’s Transportation Safety Action Plan (awarded FY24)
$100,000 for the City of Sedro-Woolley’s SS4A Action Plan (awarded FY24)
$18,090,000 for the City of Everett to eliminate two at-grade railroad crossings that pose significant risks to public safety through the construction of an overpass and new integrated roundabout near the Smith Island railroad terminal in Everett (awarded FY24)
$400,000 for the City of Everett to develop a supplemental Speed Management Plan (awarded FY24)
"I will continue to push Secretary Duffy to release and obligate the funding for other Northwest Washington projects that received awards, such as the $19,500,000 grant for Skagit Transit to renovate its Maintenance, Operations, and Administration Facility and the $2,000,000 grant for to the City of Lynden to complete planning for its project to relocate Pepin Creek (both awarded FY25)."
