Money for I-90 animal crossing project could go to other projects
January 12, 2011
By Administrator
The state’s project to build animal crossings over and under Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass could run into funding problems wiht the new state Legislature.
The project was approved by the Legislature in 2005 to help prevent potentially fatal collisions between animals and vehicles. As part of a public awareness campaign, Washington State Department of Transportation used a poster drawn by a student at North Bend Elementary in billboards.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed using savings from the project’s first phase on other transportation projects, even though the Legislature stipulated in 2005 that any savings go towards the second phase.
The project’s budget for this year has already been cut by $20 million, which will be put to other projects around the state.
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