The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), was established in 1905. The agency, led by a Secretary and overseen by the Governor, is a Washington governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of the state's transportation infrastructure. WSDOT is responsible for more than 20,000 lane-miles of roadway, nearly 3,000 vehicular bridges and 524 other structures. This infrastructure includes rail lines, state high...
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), was established in 1905. The agency, led by a Secretary and overseen by the Governor, is a Washington governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of the state's transportation infrastructure. WSDOT is responsible for more than 20,000 lane-miles of roadway, nearly 3,000 vehicular bridges and 524 other structures. This infrastructure includes rail lines, state highways, state ferries (considered part of the highway system) and state airports
A recent campaign against a controversial 9.5-cent-per-gallon increase in the state's portion of the gas tax as part of a larger overall transportation package, resulted in the filing of Initiative 912, which sought to roll back the tax increase. It failed in November 2005. The Washington State Department of Transportation operates the Western Service Center for NORPASS.
WSDOT was originally founded as the Washington State Highway Board and the Washington State...
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