The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) seeks input for the latest iteration of its four-year, multimodal program, the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
The STIP is a mix of state, local, tribal, and public transportation projects, including highways, streets, roads, railroads, transit-hubs, park-and-ride lots, sidewalks, bridges, bike lanes, ferry terminals, trails and safety projects. Until Dec. 17, WSDOT will be taking comments on projects included between 2020 and 2023. That program at large will be posted online following FHWA and FTA approval in January 2020.
First, WSDOT’s draft program must pass muster. It’s the final piece of a community engagement process that began during the development of individual transportation improvement programs. These comments will be sent to the respective local, metropolitan, or regional planning organizations for consideration.
Included in this latest program are more than 1,200 statewide transportation improvement projects that will use $3.4 billion in federal funds. Such projects must be included in the STIP to authorize the use of federal funds from the Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration.