October 21, 2008 - 00:36

Rossi goes after Gregoire in wake of Viaduct damage

Dino Rossi's campaign has seized on the news that part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct crashed to the ground today during a traffic accident, looking to tie the event to the lack of action in fixing the troubled roadway under Gov. Gregoire.

"We were lucky today that no one was hurt by this decaying highway," said Jill Strait, Rossi spokesperson.  "It does underscore the importance of having a leader in Olympia who isn't afraid to take action and make tough decisions.  While Gregoire continues to flip-flop on her Viaduct position, Rossi has clearly stated that he supports a tunnel.  Puget Sound commuters can't wait for Gregoire to make up her mind while the Viaduct continues to crumble."

Rossi has consistently said on the campaign trail that Gregoire has not come up with a coherent plan to fix the Viaduct. He supports replacing it with a tunnel, though Gregoire backers have criticized the safety, viability and cost of that option.

The Rossi camp also uses the incident to criticize Gregoire for going back on her word to support a gas tax in 2005 after campaigning against it. At the time she said the urgency of the Viaduct was what spurred her to make the decision. They cite a 2005 Seattle Times article that quotes Gregoire as saying, "I did not know how bad it was. If people die and I could have done more, I couldn't live with that."

Gregoire campaign spokesman Aaron Toso shot back by saying that Rossi was overstepping his bounds by blaming Gregoire for today's incident, and suggests that progress is occurring.

"Republican Dino Rossi blames the governor when it rains in Sammamish," Toso told PolitickerWA.com. "The incident on the Viaduct today was caused by a driver who hit a guard rail. That said, Gov. Gregoire is committed to safety on our roadways and is moving forward with her plan of taking down the Viaduct by 2012. The state is already relocating the utilities and taking down the most vulnerable portion of the Viaduct on the south end. We are working with our partners in Seattle and King County to find the most viable solution for the corridor."

Bryan Bissell is a PolitickerWA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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