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Governor proposes $3.1 billion in transportation bonds focused on preservation, paving and ferries

Washington State Transportation Commission · January 22, 2026
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Summary

The governor's supplemental transportation budget would bond $3.1 billion to fund bridge preservation, paving, ferries and other maintenance needs; WSDOT and OFM staff presented program breakdowns and timing and answered commissioners' questions.

Megan Cotton, the governor's senior policy adviser on transportation, and a substitute from the Office of Financial Management presented the governor's supplemental transportation proposal and answered commissioners' questions. They described a $16.8 billion total transportation portfolio and a proposed $3.1 billion bonding package aimed at preservation and targeted investments.

The presenters said the governor's bond proposal would break out roughly $1.1 billion…

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