State Route 203 between Fall City and Monroe receives a significant amount of traffic, including use by residents outside of our district boundaries. This is a growing issue for communities along this corridor, especially the City of Carnation. Maintaining close communications with residents in North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City, Carnation, Duvall, and Monroe related to improvements to this state route is very important. I have been beginning my discussions with these communities and, in particular, officials near Carnation about how to seek solutions along this corridor and through their community. This route is not only being utilized as an alternative to other routes, leading to traffic and safety challenges in these communities, it is also a key route for freight mobility in Washington state. I look forward to maintaining these conversations over the months and years ahead to seek improvements to the growing and important issue of the State Route 203 corridor.