Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-701-7172 (Olympia) Virtual Meeting takes place Jan. 18 and 19 OLYMPIA – The upcoming Jan. 18 and 19 meeting of the Washington State Transportation Commission will cover several topics including the Interstate 5 bridge replacement […]
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Transportation Commission to discuss a pay-per-mile proposal and traffic safety challenges in our state
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-701-7172 (Olympia) Virtual meeting takes place Dec. 13 and 14 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Transportation Commission will cover several topics at its Dec. 13 and 14 meeting, including statewide traffic safety challenges, a statewide […]
Read moreState transportation commission seeks comments on funding additional ferry fuel costs
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-701-7172 (Olympia) Public can weigh in on possible ferry fuel surcharge via online forum OLYMPIA – The Washington State Transportation Commission is seeking public input on the possibility of applying a ferry fuel surcharge to […]
Read moreTransportation Commission holding public meeting in Anacortes Nov. 15 and 16
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Local transportation issues and plans will be discussed ANACORTES – State transportation officials will be in Anacortes next week to hear about the challenges and priorities facing the regional and local transportation system. […]
Read moreTransportation Commission virtual meeting Oct. 18 and 19 focuses on the future of transportation
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Presentation topics include autonomous vehicles and new technology OLYMPIA – The Washington State Transportation Commission’s upcoming virtual meeting will focus on the future of transportation technology, mobility and infrastructure in Washington state, including how […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to visit Battle Ground & review area transportation issues
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Meeting will be at City Hall Sept. 13 & 14 BATTLE GROUND – Transportation challenges and priorities for residents, businesses and visitors to Southwest Washington will be the focus of a two-day visit to […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to vote on proposed Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll rate reduction
Virtual hearing scheduled for Aug. 23 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – A proposed toll rate reduction for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge is the focus of a virtual hearing held by the Washington State Transportation Commission at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. Commission members will make a final decision on […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to select Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll reduction approach
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 will be July 19 and 20 OLYMPIA – The Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll reduction, electrification of commercial vehicles and the updated Transportation Revenue Forecast are among the topics at the Washington State […]
Read moreState transportation commission seeks comment on options to lower Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll rates
Public can vote on preferred options via online forum Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – The Washington State Transportation Commission is in the process of lowering the toll rates on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge by an estimated […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to visit Clarkston June 22 & 23 to discuss area transportation issues
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) CLARKSTON – Transportation challenges and priorities for residents, businesses and visitors to the Lewis-Clark Valley will be the focus of a two-day visit to Clarkston by the Washington State Transportation Commission June 22-23. The […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to discuss Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll reduction, free ferry travel for kids
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 will be May 17 and 18 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Transportation Commission will begin work to implement free Washington State Ferries passage for people 18 and younger as well as […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to discuss area transportation issues at April meeting in Union Gap
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) UNION GAP – Transportation challenges and priorities for residents, businesses and visitors to the Yakima Valley will be the focus of a two-day visit to Union Gap by the Washington State Transportation Commission next […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to discuss driverless vehicles, and transportation impacts on communities
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – Current efforts to reconnect and revitalize communities that have been divided by transportation construction projects is one of the topics of discussion when the Washington State Transportation Commission meets virtually next week. […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to discuss pandemic effects on travel, next generation highways
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – Travel trends that have emerged during the pandemic will be among the topics of discussion during the Washington State Transportation Commission meeting next week. The commission will also discuss how state highway […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to discuss climate action plans, legislative priorities, and tolling
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – The Washington State Transportation Commission will kick off 2022 at its meeting next week with briefings on the state’s Climate Commitment Act and current preparations underway to replace the Columbia River Interstate […]
Read moreWSTC names the state’s 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 – On Tuesday, Dec. 14, after months of citizen suggestions and public input, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 to select “Wishkah” as the name for the state’s next new 144-car hybrid-electric […]
Read moreWSTC to name the next ferry, discuss road usage charging, tolling, and equity in transportation
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA –After months of outreach and public input, the state’s next new ferry will be named at the Washington State Transportation Commission’s meeting next week. Topics to be covered at the meeting include a […]
Read moreTransportation Commission to hold virtual meeting in Ocean Shores
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) Focus will be on regional transportation issues OLYMPIA – Community leaders and local officials from the Ocean Shores and Grays Harbor area will meet virtually with the Washington State Transportation Commission next week to […]
Read moreTransportation commission identifies finalists for naming the next ferry, seeks public input
Transportation Commission Office – PO Box 47308 – Olympia, WA 98504-7308 – 360-705-7070 Contact: Reema Griffith, WSTC executive director, 360-705-7070 (Olympia) OLYMPIA – Six possible names are being considered for Washington state’s next new ferry and the public is being asked to help decide. The Washington State Transportation Commission has legal authority for naming state […]
Read moreWSTC to discuss the future of logistics and next steps for autonomous vehicles
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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