U.S. 2 study goes to officials

Published 11:14 pm Thursday, November 15, 2007

A new safety study on U.S. 2 is set to be mailed out to city officials in the Skykomish Valley today. The long-awaited report identifies 56 projects to improve the congested highway by 2030.

The state Department of Transportation spent 18 months finishing the $1.3 million study. It was created with a series of public meetings that gathered ideas from residents and officials in the valley to improve the highway.

Major projects recommended in the study include expanding the highway from two to four lanes in segments and building a bypass around Monroe.

Voters in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties on Nov. 6 rejected a $17.8 billion transit and light-rail tax package that would have paid for a portion of the U.S. 2 bypass.

Sultan city administrator Deborah Knight said anyone interested in reading the study may call City Hall at 360-793-2231 or stop by City Hall at 319 Main St.