Washington Policy On The Go is WPC’s bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, we’ll talk with Transportation Director Charles Prestrud as he outlines the serious costs our infrastructure warrants, and how legislators have ignored the glaring problems until now.
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00:00 – Introduction
04:17 – Highway maintenance backlog
06:05 – Why maintenance was delayed
08:34 – Long-term cost consequences
10:11 – Ferry breakdowns
12:51 – Clean diesel proposal
13:59 – I-5 bridge funding status
15:12 – Light rail controversy
18:20 – Other aging bridges
19:20 – Session outlook
22:38 – Why Sound Transit gaps happen
25:57 – Ferry rehab vs replacement
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