King County Executive on rejection of I-1125

King County Executive Dow Constantine tonight thanked voters who turned down I-1125:

“I-1125 was a stealth effort to stop light rail on I-90 and delay replacement of the 520 bridge. I am grateful that so many voters saw through it and rejected it, and by an overwhelming margin in King County. Our voters, once again, said no to Tim Eyman. 

“King County voters are giving the green light to East Link, 520, I-405, and transportation improvements across our region. It took a broad coalition to defeat this measure, and I’m proud that King County, once again, is leading the way.”

I-1125 was the Tim Eyman-sponsored initiative which would have required road and bridge tolls to be set by the legislature and only be used for a specific project.