“The bridge is an incredibly important connection,” said State Senator Emily Randall, a democrat from Bremerton.
A roughly $1.4 billion project, Randall said commuters have only paid about $700 million so far.
“The Tacoma Narrows Bridge continues to be the only projects that’s entirely financed by users,” Randall said.
So, she is introducing a bill to take about $772 million from the general fund, to go toward paying off the rest of the bridge, which would get rid of the toll.
“It seemed like the time to introduce this idea and we’re certainly not going to get it if we don’t ask for it,” Randall said.
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