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Renton Transportation Projects Could Get $5 Million

The Puget Sound Regional Council recommends funding improvement projects including Southwest Grady Way and Logan Avenue North.

The Puget Sound Regional Council is recommending $5 million in funding for projects serving Renton, part of more than $440 million in federal funds proposed by the PSRC to improve transportation around the region.
 
Projects in the Renton area include:

•Highlands to Boeing/Landing Pedestrian Connection (east of Interstate 405 to west of I-405) - $1,700,000
•Logan Avenue North Roadway Improvements (North Airport Way to North 8th Street) - $951,000
•Southwest Grady Way - Preservation project - $700,000
•Route 101 Transit Priority Corridor Improvements - $1,670,400
 
“These projects were selected on their merits and support the region’s economic development and growth,” said Bellevue Councilmember Claudia Balducci, chair of PSRC’s Transportation Policy Board. “When Congress approved these funds earlier this year, their focus was on growing and sustaining jobs. These projects, large and small, will put people to work and shore up the foundations of our economy for the future.”

The PSRC is encouraging public comments on the projects proposed for funding and on the region’s draft Transportation Improvement Program for 2013-2016.

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The public comment period runs from Sept. 13 through Oct. 25. The vote by PSRC’s Executive Board to approve the 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program is scheduled for Oct. 25. A complete list of all projects and more information is available at www.psrc.org

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