"I am particularly pleased that the scope of the EIS will examine the significant proposed increase in rail and vessel traffic and what this added congestion will do to our existing routes of commerce—including at the right stage King County as the heart of our state’s economic engine—and what the cumulative impact of the Gateway Pacific Coal Port proposal and other coal export proposal might have on our state rail system. Under the state Department of Transportation projections, for example, rail traffic is expected to double in Washington under normal economic growth by 2035–not including this statewide proposal. With this proposal’s additive 18 or more additional trains per day through downtown Seattle, on top of the 60-70 baseline each day currently, the long term strategic interests and implications must be better understood to ensure a 21st Century infrastructure. Vessel traffic throughout Puget Sound must be understood at the economic, environmental, commercial and safety levels." - Representative Reuven Carlyle reuvencarlyle36/
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 21:51:28 +0000
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