Senate transportation leaders today proposed a bipartisan supplemental transportation budget for the 2011-13 biennium that adds nearly $800 million to the $9 billion two-year budget period.

"This budget is basically a bridge to the next biennium in that it allows us to continue to maintain our roads and avoid severe cuts in services," said Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. "The modest fee increases we've proposed won’t fix all of our revenue problems, but they will generate enough to continue work on our major transportation projects uninterrupted."