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Posted Tue, Jun 2, 12:21 p.m.
To answer Kieth's question, the fence will span the entire bridge, land and water. And to respond to Argus, netting prevented more problems than increased costs for maintainence and replacement. Netting would also impede bridge inspections and present unique challenges to emergency responders. Greg Phipps WSDOT
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Humbert, the point in my post is that the money cannot be spent on counseling and suicide prevention outreach. That would violate Section 40 of state constitution.
MOREPosted Mon, Jun 1, 12:06 p.m.
Just wanted to clear up a misconception about project funding. The project is funded by the gas tax. Section 40 of the Washington State Constitution requires spending gas tax revenue on "highway purposes." Because of this, funding for the Aurora Bridge project could not be shifted to suicide prevention programs. ...
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