Fuel tax, some licensing fees wil increase July 1

OLYMPIA—On July 1, 2016, state fuel tax and several licensing-related fee increases will go into effect in Washington. The increases were approved by the Legislature in 2015 as part of Connecting Washington, a transportation package to fund many important, impactful transportation projects around our state.

These projects include highway and local road construction and maintenance, bike path and walkway projects, rail and transit projects, ferry system improvements and fish barrier removal.

The state fuel tax for both gas and diesel will increase by 4.9 cents per gallon to 49.4 cents. State fu...