Freight Action Strategy for the Seattle to Tacoma Corridor

FAST Corridor

Since 1998, King County has been involved in the Freight Action Strategy for the Seattle-to-Tacoma (FAST) Corridor partnership. The FAST Corridor partnership jointly sponsored by the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Puget Sound Regional Council was convened to address regional transportation bottlenecks and gaps in the critical freight linkages on which Washington’s economy depends. The FAST Corridor program is intended to support the region’s transportation plans to better meet the needs for freight and goods movement.

FAST PARTNERS:

State
WSDOT, Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board, Transportation Improvement Board

Regional
Puget Sound Regional Council

Local
Algona, Auburn, Everett, Fife, Kent, Pacific, Puyallup, Renton, Seattle, Sumner, Tacoma, Tukwila, King County, Snohomish County, Pierce County, Port of Seattle, Port of Everett, Port of Tacoma

Business
Burlington Northern/Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Washington Trucking Associations and other local businesses

The FAST partnership combines funds and prioritizes local projects to address freight mobility gaps and bottlenecks that have regional impacts. The initial FAST corridor program started with a Phase I effort that evaluated and prioritized 15 freight mobility projects for funding. FAST Phase II was the second stage of the multi-year effort to fund and construct freight mobility projects in the FAST corridor. The FAST II effort expanded the list and focus of Phase I to include 10 additional ITS and regional truck mobility projects in addition to the Phase I railroad grade-separation projects.

Funding Projects
The partnership has leveraged federal funds, providing $500 million worth of projects in return for a total federal investment of $150 million. The FAST Corridor partnership recently received $10 million in discretionary federal funds for fiscal year 2003, and was used to help fund seven FAST corridor projects through out the Puget Sound region. The FAST Corridor partnership is continuing efforts to secure funds for their highest priority freight mobility projects.

For more information:

http://www.psrc.org/fastcorridor/

For further information, please contact:
Paul Takamine
Office of Regional Transportation Planning
Department of Transportation
201 South Jackson Street MS KSC-TR-0814
Seattle, WA 98104-3856
(206) 684-1417
Paul.Takamine@kingcounty.gov

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Last update: August 31, 2006