A Republican representative from Sumner discussed Washington’s transportation priorities during a Legislative Preview at the state Capitol on Thursday. Lawmakers convene for the 2024 session on Monday. Nic Scott reports.
Representative Eric Robertson said improvements to transportation is our best investment:
“Our transportation projects create jobs – good family wage jobs – and those create value out in the community, create taxes coming back to the state.”
Drawing on his experience as a former Washington State Patrol trooper, Representative Robertson supports hiring more law enforcement officers to keep our roads safe:
“We’re fiftieth in the nation for officers per-capita on the streets in our communities. You can change all the laws that you want, you’re not going to have people to enforce them. So, I think we need to look back at the core of our problem. We are the highest in three, four decades in fatalities on our highways.”
Robertson said increasing the ferry fleet is important, emphasized a concern over transportation cost overruns, and a need for legislators to be mindful of overtaxing the public.
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