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State Transportation Commission
Meets in Olympia, November
14 & 15
Posted
11.9.06
Transportation Commission Office - PO Box 47308 - Olympia, WA 98504-7308
(360) 705-7070
Date: November
9, 2006
| Contacts: |
Reema Griffith, Transportation Commission
Executive Director,
360-705-7070 |
OLYMPIA – The
Washington State Transportation
Commission will adopt the
final version of the Washington
Transportation Plan, discuss
the Washington State Department
of Transportation’s
(WSDOT) quarterly performance
measures, and hold a public
hearing on rules for the
Transportation Innovative
Partnerships Program when
it meets next week in Olympia.
The Commission’s
regular monthly meeting starts at 9 a.m. on Tuesday,
November 14 and reconvenes
at 9 a.m. on Wednesday,
November 15. The meeting
will be held at the Transportation
Building, Commission
Board Room, 310 Maple
Park Avenue SE, Olympia,
and is open to the public.
On Tuesday, Commissioners
will take action on the
Final Washington
Transportation Plan (WTP), a blueprint
and strategies to guide
decisions and investments
needed to develop Washington’s
transportation system.
A public comment period
on the Draft WTP, which
included statewide listening
sessions, was held from
July 19 to September 1,
2006. During September
and October, the Commission
and WSDOT worked together
to incorporate the public
comment into the 20-year,
long-range plan. Once
the Commission approves
the Final WTP, its findings
and policy recommendations
will be forwarded to
the Governor and the
legislature.
WSDOT staff will present
the latest "Measures,
Markers and Mileposts," the agency's quarterly
performance and delivery
report. This edition
for the quarter ending
September 30 includes
annual updates on measuring
congestion, bridge conditions,
highway maintenance and
commute options programs.
In addition, there is
a special feature on
number of “lane
miles" added to
the transportation highway system,
as well as special reports
on the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge and Hood Canal
Bridge progress.
Also on Wednesday, the
Commission will hold
a public hearing for
the proposed administrative
rules to implement the
Transportation
Innovative Partnerships
Act. Passed
in 2005, the law
authorizes public-private
partnerships for the
development of transportation-related
projects in Washington. These
partnerships seek to
combine public and private
sector resources to design,
construct and sometimes
finance transportation
projects for the state.
The proposed administrative
rules will provide guidance
over how WSDOT seeks
out and negotiates potential
public-private partnership
agreements. The
Transportation Commission
oversees the program
and has final authority
to enter into public-private
partnership agreements
on behalf of the state.
Immediately following
the public hearing, the Commission
will be briefed on the
various public-private
partnership activities
currently underway at
WSDOT.
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