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Metro Transit
 'The
best of the best of the best' –
Every year, King County Metro Transit honors its Operator of the Year, and
this year it's two for the price of one. When the 84 fellow Operators of the
Month got together to vote for Operator of the year, they came up with an
exact tie in voting, so Nate Chappelle and Richard Boehmer both took the
award home.
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Road Services
 The
birth of a bridge –
They say all good things must come to an end. The Tolt Bridge has provided
access over the Snoqualmie River to surrounding residents for almost 86
years. It is now unable to handle modern truck loads, and has no room for
pedestrian and bike traffic. King County has replaced the obsolete structure
with a modern, spacious, and environmentally-friendly new structure.
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King County International Airport
 80
years of aviation history –
Without Boeing Field, it's safe to say Seattle and King County would be much
different places. As it so happens, Bill Boeing, Jr. was on hand for the
airport's birth and 80th birthday. Today, the airport is alive and thriving
supporting about 10,000 jobs, housing 150 businesses, and hosting 500 based
aircraft.
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Fleet Services
 All
the brawn, 2/3 the fuel –
The King County Road Services Division monitors and repairs about 2,300
traffic signals in unincorporated parts of the county and contract cities.
It does so using a hybrid utility trucks that saves 30-40 percent on diesel
and therefore the greenhouse gas produced by that fuel. It just received a
second hybrid flat-bed tow truck, and will receive a second aerial man-lift
truck in 2009.
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