Transportation Commission
Meets in Olympia on
August
15 & 16
Posted 8.11.06
Transportation Commission Office - PO Box 47308 - Olympia, WA 98504-7308
(360) 705-7070
Date:August
11 ,
2006
| Contacts: |
Reema Griffith, Transportation Commission
Executive Director,
360-705-7070 |
OLYMPIA – Next week
in Olympia, the Washington
State Transportation Commission
will hear about plans for
the State Auditor’s
Office performance audits,
consider a resolution for
naming a bridge in Pasco,
and will discuss the Washington
State Department of Transportation’s
(WSDOT) latest project
delivery and performance
report. In addition, Commissioners
will meet with representatives
from local transportation
coalitions that have had
successes moving projects
forward in Eastern Washington.
The Commission’s
monthly meeting will start
at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, August
15, and reconvene at 9 a.m.
on Wednesday, August 16.
The meeting will be held
at the Transportation Building,
310 Maple Park Avenue SE
in Olympia, and is open
to the public.
On Tuesday, the State
Auditor’s Office
will describe its work
plan for performance audits.
The 2005 Legislature granted
the State Auditor the authority
to conduct performance
audits on transportation
agencies. Under this legislation,
the State Auditor was provided
$4 million to conduct performance
audits in the 2005-07 budget
period. Four audits are
planned.
Also on Tuesday, Washington
State Ferries staff will
provide an update on its
new electronic fare system, “Wave2Go.” The
new ticketing system includes
e-ticketing as well as
ticket purchases at kiosks
and tollbooths. WSF is
piloting the new system
on the Port Townsend – Keystone
route in phases, and recently
launched the e-ticketing
component. E-ticketing
allows customers on this
route to purchase and print
tickets online from their
personal computer. WSF
plans to begin rolling
out Wave2Go to the rest
of the ferry system this
fall.
Representatives from the
Port of Pasco and Pasco
City Council will ask the
Commission on Tuesday to
take action on a resolution
honoring Charles D. Kilbury,
former legislator and Pasco
Mayor. Commissioners will
consider naming the SR
397 Ainsworth Avenue Overpass
the “Charles D. Kilbury
Overpass.”
On Wednesday, WSDOT staff
will present the latest
Gray Notebook “Measures,
Markers and Mileposts,” quarterly
project delivery and performance
report. This edition is
for the quarter ending
June 30, and features annual
updates on highway safety;
Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS); transportation
benchmarks; capital facilities;
and the Environmental program’s
permitting, fish passages,
noise and air quality.
Also on Wednesday, Commissioners
will meet with members
of three transportation
project funding coalitions
based in Eastern Washington.
By unifying and coordinating
efforts, this community
approach has been successful
in securing funding for
and advancing regionally
significant transportation
projects. The group's common
goal is to encourage economic
vitality by developing
a list of prioritized transportation
strategies to meet the
long-range needs of their
respective regions and
explore funding opportunities
for identified projects.
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