Ed Barnes Reappointed to State Transportation Commission
Posted 3.1.06
Olympia Headquarters - PO Box 47308 - Olympia, WA 98504-7308
(360) 705-7070
Date: March 1, 2006
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Reema Griffith, Transportation Commission Administrator,
360-705-7070 |
OLYMPIA – Ed Barnes of Vancouver, WA has been reappointed to serve his second six-year term as Washington State Transportation Commissioner. The Washington State Senate confirmed Barnes’ appointment on February 27.
“The Transportation Commission has taken on new roles and responsibilities with the legislative changes that went into effect in July 2005,” said Barnes. “These are exciting times for our state as we launch the largest transportation improvement program in Washington’s history. I’m very pleased to have the opportunity to continue serving on the Commission as we face these new challenges.”
Barnes is a member of the Commission’s Rail Study work team, which is responsible for overseeing the implementation of a statewide rail capacity and needs study. He is also a member of the Commission’s Transportation Innovative Partnerships Team that is developing the rules that will govern a newly established program within the Department of Transportation designed to pursue innovative partnerships with the private sector in the delivery of various kinds of projects throughout the state.
With more than 50 years experience in the construction industry and union activities, Barnes contributes a strong labor perspective to the Commission. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Union Labor Retirement Association and is a board member of the Northwest Labor Press. He served on the
C-Tran/Tri-Met Light Rail Advisory Committee and was co-chair of the Columbia River Bi-State I-5 Corridor Committee. Barnes represented the International IBEW on the Council for Industrial Relations and Maritime Trades for the electrical industry in the United States and Canada. He is past president of the Columbia-Pacific Building Trades Council and was an executive board member of the Washington Building Trades Council.
The Washington State Transportation Commission is a seven-member citizen board that serves as the state’s tolling authority and as a transportation policy setting and advisory body to the Governor and the Legislature. Additionally, the Commission serves as the citizen oversight body that monitors various programs within the Washington State Department of Transportation to ensure efficiency and accountability in state government.
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