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Local officials urge the Senate to seek federal emergency designation for closed Fairfax Bridge
Summary
Residents and local officials told the Senate Transportation Committee that the permanent closure of the Fairfax Bridge on April 22, 2025 has severed emergency and recreational access to Mount Rainier corridors; the joint memorial asks federal leaders to treat replacement as an emergency and consider modifying NEPA timing and historic-status constraints.
The Senate Transportation Committee on Feb. 5 heard appeals from residents and local officials urging the Legislature to press federal authorities to treat the Fairfax Bridge closure as an emergency and speed replacement.
Danny Masterson, committee staff, told senators that the Fairfax Bridge was permanently closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic on 04/22/2025 after inspections found new deterioration of steel supports. He described Senate Joint Memorial 8016 as a request to the President, Congress and U.S. Department of Transportation to…
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