A creative plan in the Washington Legislature to raise billions of dollars to pay for the court-ordered removal of fish passage barriers appears to be a pipe dream, for this year at least. With ...

The culvert project was placed on hold due to a delay in getting materials, WSDOT officials said. The work will restrict parking in the area until it’s finished.

Re: “Repairing culverts for salmon passage benefits everyone” (Oct. 25, Opinion) and “Massive WA salmon recovery plan scrutinized with latest $100M project” (Oct. 27, Climate Lab): I ...

With $3.8 billion in funds from the Legislature, the Washington State Department of Transportation’s court-ordered removal of salmon-blocking culverts will fulfill all but 10 percent of the ...

The Legislature should ensure that the state's efforts to remove culverts that block salmon runs are carried through.

The culverts are blamed in part for declining populations of salmon and other fish that live in the ocean but return to freshwater streams to spawn.

News WA Government Up a creek: $5B culvert removal plan appears dead in WA Legislature April 20, 2025 Updated Sun., April 20, 2025 at 8:35 p.m. A 2018 photo shows a culvert along Tawes Creek ...

$5B culvert removal plan appears dead in Washington Legislature By John Goldstein-Street (Washington State Standard) April 19, 2025 11:23 a.m.

The culvert project resumes in April after it was placed on hold due to a delay in getting materials, WSDOT officials said. The work will restrict parking in the area until it’s finished.

News / Northwest Up a creek: $5B culvert removal plan appears dead in WA Legislature Free A Senate plan for new borrowing to pay for the tear-out and replacement of pipes and other fish barriers ...