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Committee advances crash‑prevention‑zone bill after local officials seek a short‑term tool
Summary
Representative Mark Clicker’s bill to allow local crash prevention zones with enhanced fines and funding for safety work drew support from counties and cities; WSDOT noted indeterminate costs. The committee reported a substitute out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
The House Transportation Committee advanced legislation to let cities, counties or the Department of Transportation designate temporary crash prevention zones after a public hearing, increasing penalties in those zones and directing the revenue to local safety improvements.
Staff described the bill as authorizing a crash prevention zone where jurisdictions may identify a corridor with repeated serious crashes and, after a public hearing, post signage and assess a $73…
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