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Last week, the Washington State Senate approved a pretty significant gas tax increase for the state’s drivers. If the bill is approved by the state house and signed into law, the new gas taxes will be phased in over three years. You can read the details in the WNPA article on this page.

The money will go toward a bunch of high-profile projects, including the 520 floating bridge in Seattle, I-405 east of Seattle, I-5 near Tacoma and I-90 through Snoqualmie Pass. The east side of the state is not being totally left out. A long awaited north-south freeway in Spokane made the list, as did wid...