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Transportation commission urges clearer rules for road transfers; committee hears HB 2,172 briefing
Summary
The House Transportation Committee heard a Washington State Transportation Commission study and public testimony on HB 2,172, which would bring some abandonments into the route-jurisdiction-transfer process, require pre-request conferences and expand required reporting on costs and risks. Local officials urged clearer criteria and more transparency.
The House Transportation Committee on Feb. 5 heard a work‑session briefing from the Washington State Transportation Commission on a study of route jurisdiction transfers and a public hearing on House Bill 2,172.
Rima Griffith, executive director of the Transportation Commission, told the committee counties currently own about 49% of the state's centerline miles while cities hold roughly 22% and the state about 9%. She said transfers are rare: "there have been a total of 16 transfers with a net change of transferring about 10 miles of state highway to cities." The study recommended updating statutory…
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