If passed, HB 2149 would declare the Fairfax Bridge closure an emergency. It also would direct funding to come from the state’s Climate Commitment Act.
WILKESON, Wash. — A bill pre-filed in the upcoming Washington legislative session seeks to fast-track the replacement of the Fairfax Bridge near Wilkeson, a 103-year-old structure whose permanent closure this spring has cut off a key route to Mount Rainier National Park and dealt a severe blow to the local economy.
For decades, the bridge carried summer traffic bound for the park through Wilkeson’s small downtown. This year, the street that once bustled with visitors was quiet. Businesses that depend on
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