The Nickel Project is a nickname for a transportation funding package enacted by the 2003 Washington State Legislature. The slogan for the package is "It’s your Nickel, Watch it Work."

The $3.9 billion program is funded by the following:

• 5 cents per gallon gas tax increase
• 15% increase in gross weight fees on heavy trucks
• 0.3% increase in the sales tax
  Sales tax
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  on motor vehicles

There are 158 projects over a 10-year period. The largest portion of the project is congestion relief with $2.6 billion allocated.

External links

• Nickel Funding Project at WSDOT