USDOT Releases Funding for Northwest Washington Local Transportation Projects
Written by Jennifer McLawhorn, Managing Editor
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation has released funding for Northwest Washington transportation projects.
According to a release from Representative Rick Larsen’s office, the funding breaks down as follows:
Rail
- $1,238,680 awarded FY2022 for the Nooksack Indian Tribe to remove a culvert under a BNSF line in Acme
- $2,000,000 awarded FY2023 to the City of Burlington identify 16 at-grade crossings that are most suitable for grade separation
- $18,090,000 awarded FY2024 for the City of Everett to eliminate two at-grade crossings that pose risks to public safety. An overpass will be constructed as well as a new roundabout near the Smith Island railroad terminal
Funding that was released for other local transportation projects can be found here.
Representative Larsen expressed he 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 the City of Lynden to complete planning for its project to relocate Pepin Creek (both awarded FY25).”
