Senate Transportation - 1/27/2026 4:00 PM

Washington State Senate Transportation Committee · January 27, 2026

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Chair calls the Senate Transportation Committee to order, announces a work session on the Fairfax/Carbon River (SR 165) bridge and introduces guests from Pierce County (Mayor Jamie Piloli, Pierce County government relations specialist Melissa Littleton, and WSDOT Olympic Region Administrator Steve Rourke).

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Senate Transportation Committee held a work session and hearings on bridge failures and two bills: SB 5987 to grant emergency authorities for restoring SR 165 (Fairfax/Carbon River) access, and SB 6170 to raise contracting/value thresholds for WSDOT work; public testimony strongly backed emergency action for rebuilding access.

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