Down to the Wire for the Transportation Package!

As an involved local business, the Chamber urges passage of the Transportation Package that includes several projects that will have significant and substantial positive impact on Pierce County’s economy. 

With four days left in the Special Session, your Pierce County legislators need to hear from you and get the booster and support they need to VOTE YES and pass the Transportation package that includes SR 167.  This means up to as many as 80,000 good paying jobs, this means growing our economy in Pierce County , and this means putting us on the global competitive map . . . as a concerned business you should not let this go. Your legislators need to know businesses are fully supportive of this package, which includes transportation efficiency measures meant to reduce the costs of transportation projects.

This package will be an economic game-changer for our region and state providing both long and short-term job and economic development and growth.  This package can’t wait another year!

•           Completion of SR 167

•           Completion of Hwy 509

•           $175 Million for I5 improvements along JBLM

•           $54 Million for Yelm Loop

•           $35 Million for the Triangle Project

•           $5.4 Million for Hwy 16 Frontage Rd & SR 302 Study & EIS

•           Funds for Highway maintenance and repairs

•           WSDOT Reforms including Design Build for projects like SR 167

•           Funded by a 10 cent gas tax

Please urge your representatives and senators to urge their leadership to bill the Transportation package up for a vote and to vote “yes” now!

Email your Pierce County Delegation

2nd Legislative District: Sen. Randi Becker, Reps. Gary Alexander and J.T. Wilcox.

25th District: Sen. Bruce Dammeier, Reps. Dawn Morrell and Hans Zeiger.

26th District: Sen. Nathan Schlicher, Reps. Jan Angel and Larry Seaquist.

27th District: Sen. Jeannie Darneille, Reps. Laurie Jinkins and Jake Fey.

28th District: Sen. Steve O’Ban and Rep. Tami Green.

29th District: Sen. Steve Conway, Reps. David Sawyer and Steve Kirby

30th District: Sen. Tracey Eide, Reps. Linda Kochmar and Roger Freeman

31st District: Sen. Pam Roach, Reps. Cathy Dahlquist and Christopher Hurst

Email message should say:

As an involved local business, I urge you to pass the Transportation Package that includes several projects that will have significant and substantial positive impact on Pierce County’s economy. This package will be an economic game-changer for our region and state providing both long and short-term job and economic development and growth.  This package can’t wait another year!

•    Completion of SR 167
•    Completion of SR 509
•    $175 Million for I5 improvements along JBLM
•    $54 Million for Yelm Loop
•    $35 Million for the Triangle Project
•    $5.4 Million for Hwy 16 Frontage Rd & SR 302 Study & EIS
•    Funds for Highway maintenance and repairs
•    WSDOT Reforms including Design Build for projects like SR 167
•    Funded by a 10 cent gas tax

Please urge your representatives and senators to urge their leadership to bring the Transportation Package up for a vote and to vote “yes” now!

More information here: http://sr167.portoftacoma.com