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Regional traffic-count program finds George Washington Way among busiest corridors in Richland
Summary
The Benton-Franklin Council of Governments’ 2024 traffic-count program found several Richland locations among the region’s highest average daily traffic counts; George Washington Way had multiple high-count sites and some segments showed notable increases or decreases since 2016.
A regional traffic-count program led by the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments (BFCOG) found that 11 of the region’s top 25 highest average daily traffic locations are in the city of Richland, with multiple high-count sites on George Washington Way, Tanner Martin, a regional planner at BFCOG, told the Richland City Council on April 15.
The program, which began in 2016 and runs every two years, collected vehicle volume, vehicle type and speed at sites regionwide in midweek periods during spring and fall when school is in session, Martin said. "We collected traffic count data at 718 sites throughout the region in 2024, and 158 of those were in the city of…
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