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Senate committee hears bill to let cities and WSDOT create 'crash prevention zones' with higher penalties
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee heard Substitute Senate Bill 6,066, which would let local jurisdictions and WSDOT designate crash prevention zones for corridors with repeated serious or fatal collisions, require engineering studies and public hearings, and increase on‑the‑spot penalties with proceeds earmarked for safety work.
The Senate Transportation Committee held a public hearing on Substitute Senate Bill 6,066, a measure that would authorize counties, cities, towns and the Washington State Department of Transportation to create designated "crash prevention zones" at stretches of roadway with multiple serious or fatal collisions.
Brandon Popovac, staff to the committee, told members the bill allows jurisdictions to map zones, require engineering and traffic investigations, identify safety improvements (including possible speed‑limit adjustments), and direct state and local law enforcement to coordinate enforcement within zones. Popovac said the bill increases the monetary penalty tied to speeding or collision‑related infractions committed inside a zone by $73 and directs that $73 to be…
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