State Transportation Commission to Discuss Southwest
Washington Transportation Issues
Posted 7.15.05 Olympia Headquarters - PO Box 47322 - Olympia, WA 98504-7322
(360) 705-7075 Date: July 15, 2005
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Reema
Griffith, Commission Administrator, 360-705-7070
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OLYMPIA - Transportation issues in Southwest Washington
will be a focus for discussion when the Washington State
Transportation Commission holds its monthly meeting on
Tuesday and Wednesday in Vancouver, Washington. The Transportation
Commission will meet with elected officials and transportation
representatives to learn more about freight and local
mobility needs and to share information with Oregon’s
Transportation Commission.
Following a tour of the Port of Vancouver, the Commission
will start its formal meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19,
in the Port of Vancouver’s Commission Board
Room, 3103 Lower River Road, in Vancouver. The meeting
will reconvene on Wednesday, July 20, in the same location.
Both days’ meetings are open to the public. Representative Deb Wallace and Vancouver Mayor Royce
Pollard will open Tuesday’s meeting. The Transportation
Commission will talk about critical transportation issues
with representatives of the Port of Vancouver and the
Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council.
These presentations are informational only. On Wednesday, the Commission will discuss with Washington
State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) staff the
work plan for the Transportation Innovative Partnerships
Program. The Commission, with WSDOT’s technical
assistance, is responsible for adopting rules; receiving,
reviewing and approving proposals; and oversight of contract
execution for this new program. The Commission must submit
the final rules and guidelines to the legislature during
the 2006 session for review. A joint meeting with the Oregon Transportation Commission
is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday. This will be an
opportunity for the commissions to share information
related to public/private partnerships and other transportation
issues of mutual interest. Also on Wednesday, the Oregon and Washington Transportation
Commission’s joint subcommittee on the Columbia
River Crossing project will meet at the Oregon Department
of Transportation Headquarters in Portland starting at
3:30 p.m. News Archive
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