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Article: Snoqualmie Pass upgrades: the road ahead: $390 million in gas tax funding provided to fix five miles of Interstate 90.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2006
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Byline: Amy Cannata
Jan. 15--Rockslides, avalanches, traffic tie-ups, collisions and even wild animals pose problems for drivers and hauling companies heading over Snoqualmie Pass.
Now the Washington State Department of Transportation has $390 million in gas tax funding to fix five miles of an eventual 15-mile section of Interstate 90 at the pass. First up is the area between Hyak and Keechelus Lake, best known by most drivers for its abundance of tree stumps.
"That five miles is some of the most problematic area we have," said Don Whitehouse, WSDOT's south central regional administrator.
Plans call for avalanche snow sheds, ...