Puget Sound Gateway Program SR 509 Completion Project: Highline Forum Presentation

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) presented the Puget Sound Gateway Program to the Highline Forum in November 2020, outlining plans to complete SR 509 in King County and SR 167 in Pierce County. The SR 509 project includes creating a new south access point to Sea-Tac Airport, improving freight connections to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, and reducing congestion on local roads. The program also proposes tolling as a tool for sustainable congestion management.

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WSDOT presentation by SR 509 Project Manager Susan Everett, PE, delivered to the Highline Forum on November 18, 2020, covering the Puget Sound Gateway Program SR 509 Completion Project in King County. Document describes the two-project program comprising SR 167 in Pierce County and SR 509 in King County, with goals including improved freight mobility to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, a new south access point to Sea-Tac Airport, alternatives to I-5, reduced local road congestion, and sustainable congestion management through tolling.

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