Washington State Transportation Commission

Join us on Tuesday, Jan. 14, and Wednesday, Jan. 15, as the Washington State Transportation Commission holds a virtual meeting, streamed live on Zoom and TVW Washington's Public Affairs Network Meeting topics include: ◼️Building a resilient freight network in Washington state. ◼️Transportation priorities for the 2025 legislative session for cities, counties, ports and transit agencies. ◼️Work to expand the use of highway right of way for the placement of solar infrastructure, pollinator colonies and roadside technology that assists drivers. 🗨️ Public comment via Zoom is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15. 💻 To join the Zoom webinar and view the entire agenda, visit https://lnkd.in/gJetkj3B

Join the Commission's December meeting, streaming live on TVW and Zoom on Wednesday and Thursday.

📰 WSTC in the news 📰 KIRO News Radio interviews WSTC Executive Director Reema Griffith about a pay-per-mile Road Usage Charge and its potential as a sustainable form of transportation funding for our state.  https://lnkd.in/gW6qy2jt

Join us on Wednesday, Dec. 11, and Thursday, Dec. 12, as the Washington State Transportation Commission holds a virtual meeting, streamed live on Zoom and TVW Washington's Public Affairs Network Meeting topics include: ▪️The state’s Clean Trucks Program and new requirements going into effect in 2025. ▪️The latest on the Commission’s research and testing of a Road Usage Charge. ▪️Efforts to reduce deaths and serious injuries on the state’s roadways. ▪️Tolling plans for the Puget Sound Gateway Program – the future SR 509 and SR 167 expressways.   🗨️ Public comment via Zoom is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12. 💻 To join the Zoom webinar and view the entire agenda, visit https://lnkd.in/gam6RjpK

The Transportation Commission is beginning its work to set toll rates and policies for the expanding I-405/SR 167 express toll lanes. Once fully constructed, the express toll lane system will go from Lynnwood to Puyallup. Tell us what you think about changes that could go into effect in late 2025. The survey is open until December 13 at https://lnkd.in/gmiGymPV

Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 13, and Thursday, Nov. 14, as the Washington State Transportation Commission meets in Aberdeen. The meeting, at Grays Harbor College, is open to the public and will also be streamed online via Zoom and TVW Washington's Public Affairs Network Topics include: ▪️ Transportation priorities and projects for regional cities and Grays Harbor County ▪️ Initiatives underway by the Port of Grays Harbor and leaders in the county to promote economic development ▪️ Tribal development and transportation initiatives ▪️ Transit developments 💻 To join the Zoom webinar and view the entire agenda, visit https://lnkd.in/gYU8XBu6 📷 Photo courtesy of Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.

Commissioner James (Jim) Restucci (Vice-Chair) recently visited two critical bridge projects on State Route 241. The two bridges connect Mabton and Sunnyside over the Yakima River and a nearby slough. Once completed, the structures will be seismically compliant and weight restrictions on the bridges will be removed. 📷 Vice-Chair Restucci is shown on the right with Jerry Woods (center), WSDOT project engineer, and Clint Bucknell (left), WSDOT field engineer.  

🛠️ 🛩️ Transportation Commission Chair Debbie Young is at it again, lending a hand recently at a work party at the U.S. Forest Service’s Moose Creek Airstrip in Idaho. The work party was sponsored by the Recreational Aircraft Foundation (RAF), which works to build and improve recreational airstrips on public land. Recent RAF work parties have also made improvements at public and private recreational airstrips in Washington state. 📷 Chair Young is shown second from the right with leaders of the Recreational Aircraft Foundation.

Very grateful for the opportunity to share our findings from "Charging Forward: Evaluating Public-Private Partnerships for Electric Bus Base Conversion to Support a Zero-Emission Fleet" to the Washington State Transportation Commission last week. 🚌 🔌 It is a big challenge to transition an entire fleet and we are hopeful our work at the Mobility Innovation Center at the University of Washington can be helpful to King County Metro Transit and other agencies to identify all available tools to accomplish their goals. This project was an awesome team effort, led by Hyun Woo (Chris) Lee, and Laura Osburn from UW Construction Management in collaboration with Huoi K. T. and Jeff Arbuckle at Metro. Want to learn more? The report is publicly available here: https://lnkd.in/g-X5qug3 #innovation #transit #electrfication #publicprivatepartnerships #projectdelivery