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February 23, 2015

After some flush years, funds for transpo dried up here, too

  • A state budget analyst said Washington was the envy of the rest of the country, but now ‘we are no different.'
    • By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
    Associated Press

    SPOKANE — Washington state saw the largest percentage increase of total highway spending in the nation in recent years, but lawmakers are still considering a $15 billion tax increase plan for road improvement projects.

    Total highway spending in Washington rose 183.6 percent in the period from 2003-2013, up $4.2 billion. It was the sharpest increase among the states, and well above the national average of a 43.5 percent increase, according to figures reviewed by The Associated Press. In 2013, total highway spending in Washington was $6.5 billion. Only six states had a bigger total spending figure that year — including California ($16 billion) and Texas ($15 billion.)


     
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