Mosqueda applauds passage of funding measure for roads desperately in need in White Center, Vashon-Murray Island, more

June 12, 2026

King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, District-8, issued the following statement Friday after the King County Transportation District (comprised of all nine King County Councilmembers as the Board) approved funding for unincorporated roads in King County, with a portion going to the 39 cities in the region. The County faces a dire shortfall in funding for roads and bridges, with a need for more than $200 million annually and an existing budget of just $6 million. The measure approved Friday is estimated to generate roughly $100 million in the first year:

“For too long, communities in unincorporated King County areas, like White Center and Vashon-Murray Island, have faced roads and transportation infrastructure that continues to deteriorate, and the only governing body with direct ability to invest in unincorporated infrastructure is King County.

“Today’s action provides much needed relief for unincorporated roads, bike lanes and sidewalks to be built on the horizon. Whether a person is driving a vehicle, riding the bus, walking, rolling or biking – we all deserve to be safe and protected from undo injury or death due to failing roads infrastructure.    Today’s vote keeps the majority of funding focused on investments in unincorporated areas while also investing in the transportation needs of our regional cities – creating a more connected, safe and accessible transportation infrastructure across our region. The measure also calls for the County to continue to pursue a robust Transit measure to complement this investment in roads with additional alternative modalities to driving.”