Four transportation budget proposals in the Washington Legislature would mean an increase in how much Washington drivers pay at the pump.
Washington drivers pay the fourth-highest gas tax in the nation at 49.4 cents per gallon, and a proposal from state Rep. Jake Fey, D-Tacoma, would shoot that number up 18 cents to the highest state gas tax phased over two years.
The steep increase is part of Fey’s $27 billion transportation proposal putting $5 billion towards road maintenance and $2 billion for federally-mandated fish culverts over 16 years.
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