Bridge Collapse Could Do Major Harm To Economy
The Interstate 5 bridge collapse in Skagit County wasn't just a close brush with tragedy and cause some major detours, it also represents a threat to the economy.
As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from Canada and along the busy north-south corridor each year on that route.
Gov. Inslee announced a plan Sunday to have temporary spans installed across the Skagit River but that will take a minimum of three weeks and probably longer, and detours around the bridge slow freight significantly. And then there's also the issue of tourism- both in and out of Canada.
About SRTC
SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.
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