The Puget Sound Regional Council on Thursday approved funding for three Kent transportation improvement projects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The PSRC executive board supported funding for:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0South 228th Street\/ Union Pacific Railroad Grade Separation: $3,000,000<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kent Regional Trails Connector: $1,125,368<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Central Avenue South Pavement Preservation: $300,000<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Kent-area projects were among those the PSRC approved in its 2013-2016 Regional Transportation Improvement Program. The council’s actions move forward transportation projects totaling more than $7.9 billion in the central Puget Sound region.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The program provides a list of transportation projects in King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties. The projects are funded with federal, state and local funds, including recent federal grants awarded through the PSRC.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Securing federal transportation funding for communities in the region is one of the key roles of the Puget Sound Regional Council,” said Commissioner Josh Brown, PSRC president. “These projects are advancing a better system that gets people and goods where they need to go, provides transportation choices, and helps grow jobs in the region.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n