Tulalip I-5 project gets $5M federal boost

TULALIP — A project to upgrade two interchanges along I-5 that lead drivers to the Tulalip Reservation and Marysville got nearly $5 million in federal funding this week.

The Fourth Street and 88th Street NE upgrades are part of a tribal project expected to cost over $60 million. New funding came from what’s called a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, spearheaded the push for the new money.

The project seeks to reduce congestion.

“Frequently, I-5 traffic exiting to enter Tulalip Tribes or the City of Marysville at both interchanges experience off ramp backups that can extend back on to the I-5 mainline lanes of traffic,” a webpage for the project states. “This impacts the Tribes and the City as well as the greater Snohomish County area, interstate travel and commerce, and even international trade with Canada.”

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