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Originally published Monday, June 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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WA gas tax up 1.5 cents Tuesday to 37.5 cents a gallon

The gasoline tax is going up a penny-and-a-half to 37. 5 cents a gallon in Washington. A state Department of Licensing spokesman, Brad Benfield...

OLYMPIA — The gasoline tax is going up a penny-and-a-half to 37.5 cents a gallon in Washington.

A state Department of Licensing spokesman, Brad Benfield, says Tuesday's hike is the last step of a 9.5 cent increase that has been phased in since 2005. It was approved by the Legislature to help fund nearly 300 projects over 16 years.

They include money for the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the Highway 520 floating bridge in Seattle. Other projects include more bridge repairs, reducing congesting, making highway safety improvements, and improving freight mobility.

With the way gasoline has been going up recently, Benfield says the tax increase is "not going to be real noticeable" because it's a diminishing component of the overall price.

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