Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – Emerging technologies that reduce carbon, reduce the amount of time to get goods to consumers and move agricultural goods to market more efficiently will be explored at the Washington State Transportation Commission’s […]
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Meeting Agenda – October 19-20, 2021
Virtual Meeting Agenda Public Notice The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item on the agenda, make adjustments to the order of the agenda items, and adjust the time of adjournment as needed. Tuesday, October 19, 2021 TVW Meeting Recording WORK SESSION: THE FUTURE OF LOGISTICS An event co-sponsored […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to hold community meeting focusing on Spokane area Transportation efforts
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Virtual meeting Sept. 21 & 22 OLYMPIA – Community leaders and local officials from the Spokane regional area will meet virtually with the Washington State Transportation Commission next week to share their perspectives on […]
Read moreMeeting Agenda – September 21-22, 2021
Spokane Local Meeting Virtual Meeting Agenda – September 21-22, 2021 Public Notice The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item on the agenda, make adjustments to the order of the agenda items, and adjust the time of adjournment as needed. Tuesday, September 21, 2021 TVW Live Item 1: 1:00 […]
Read moreWSTC adopts toll rate changes effective Oct. 1
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – New toll rates for three of Washington’s tolled facilities will go into effect as early as this fall. The Washington State Transportation Commission approved toll rate increases for the State Route 99 […]
Read moreWSTC to hold hearing on toll rate increases Aug. 24
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – Proposed toll rate increases for the State Route 99 tunnel, SR 520 bridge, and Tacoma Narrows Bridge are the subject of a public hearing next week. If approved, the new toll rates […]
Read moreMeeting Agenda – August 24, 2021
Virtual Meeting Agenda Hearing on Toll Rate Setting Public Notice The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item on the agenda, make adjustments to the order of the agenda items, and adjust the time of adjournment as needed. Tuesday, August 24, 2021 TVW Live Item 1: 10:00 a.m. Welcome and […]
Read moreWSTC adopts ferry fare changes effective Oct. 1
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Fares will increase by 2.5% in both 2021 and 2022 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Transportation Commission approved a 2.5 percent across-the-board ferry fare increase during a hearing today, Tuesday, Aug. 10. The new […]
Read moreWSTC to hold hearing on ferry fare increase, Aug. 10
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA –A proposed 2.5 percent across-the-board ferry fare increase is the subject of a public hearing next week. The proposed fare increase was the option selected in a public input poll and is […]
Read moreMeeting Agenda – August 10, 2021
Virtual Meeting Agenda Hearing on 2021/23 Ferry Fare Setting Public Notice The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item on the agenda, make adjustments to the order of the agenda items, and adjust the time of adjournment as needed. Tuesday, August 10, 2021 TVW Live Item 1: 10:00 a.m. […]
Read moreHelp the state name the next new ferry
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – Construction of a new, hybrid electric Olympic Class ferry is expected to start in 2022. The new 144-car vessel will need a name and the Washington State Transportation Commission has initiated its […]
Read moreWSTC to select toll rate proposals & kick-off the process to name the next ferry
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA –Travelers who use Washington’s tolled highways will learn next week what the new proposed toll rates will be for those facilities. The Washington State Transportation Commission will meet virtually to select its […]
Read moreMeeting Agenda – July 20-21, 2021
Virtual Meeting Agenda Public Notice The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item on the agenda, make adjustments to the order of the agenda items, and adjust the time of adjournment as needed. Tuesday, July 20, 2021 TVW Live Item 1: 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Presenter: Roy […]
Read moreState seeks comment on toll rate increase options
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Transportation Commission launches online input forum OLYMPIA – People who travel on the state’s tolled facilities have an opportunity to comment on proposed toll rate changes. The Transportation Commission has launched its public comment […]
Read moreState Transportation Commission releases ferry fare change proposal
Public comment being gathered through July OLYMPIA – Ferry customers and others will have another opportunity to comment on proposed ferry fare changes. To meet the Legislature’s revenue expectations for ferries, based on the 2021-2023 transportation budget, the Washington State Transportation Commission put forth two fare increase options for public input. Today (June 15), the […]
Read moreWSTC to release ferry fare change proposal, June 15
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Pending toll increase options also to be discussed OLYMPIA –The Washington State Transportation Commission will hold a work session next week to select its ferry fare increase proposal and discuss specific toll rate increases […]
Read moreWenatchee Valley transportation needs focus of State Transportation Commission meeting, June 15-16
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) WSTC hosts virtual community meeting OLYMPIA – Community leaders and local officials from across the Wenatchee Valley will meet virtually with the Washington State Transportation Commission next week to share their perspectives on transportation […]
Read moreMeeting Agenda – June 15-16, 2021
Wenatchee Valley Local Meeting Virtual Meeting Agenda – June 15-16, 2021 Public Notice The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item on the agenda, make adjustments to the order of the agenda items, and adjust the time of adjournment as needed. Public comment on agenda items will be accepted via email […]
Read moreMeeting Agenda – June 15, 2021- Advancing Ferry Fare Proposal & Identifying Toll Rate Change Options
Virtual Meeting Agenda Public Notice The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item on the agenda, make adjustments to the order of the agenda items, and adjust the time of adjournment as needed. Public comment on agenda items will be accepted via email or can be raised using the “question” feature […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to discuss road usage charging and ferry fare changes
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Transportation Commission’s virtual meeting set for May 18 and 19 OLYMPIA – Current research on road usage charging as a means of transportation revenue and the next steps in the ferry fare setting process […]
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