WSDOT Folios
| Recent Handouts |
Publication Date |
| Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation (pdf 593 kb) A partnership of state agencies, transportation providers, and consumer advocates with a vision to remove transportation as a barrier to full participation in the community. |
JAN 2007 |
| Air Quality (pdf 689 kb) Thoughts from WSDOT on Air Quality concerns and Transportation |
MAY 2004 |
| Asset Management: Pavement Assessment (pdf 263 kb) WSDOT manages close to 18,000 lane miles of pavement surface. |
OCT 2003 |
| Aviation Fair (pdf 185 kb) Airports are vital to Washington State, fueling its economy and providing critical links to the state's transportation system. |
FEB 2005 |
| WSDOT Aviation (pdf 585 kb) Airport Land Use Compatibility Program |
DEC 2004 |
| Better Practices for National Environmental Policy Act EISs (pdf 137 kb) Moving a Project from Problem to Solution |
JAN 2005 |
| Big Snow - Public Response (pdf 5.8 mb) A review on WSDOT response and traveler reports, of the Big Snow of winter 2004 |
JAN 2004 |
| Cable Median Barriers (pdf 316 kb) Improving highway safety by installing Cable Median Barriers |
JAN 2004 |
| Capital Program Delivery (pdf 480 kb) Delivering the capital construction programs at the project level. |
SEP 2005 |
| Commute Trip Reduction Program - CTR Efficiency Act (pdf 392 kb) In 2006, the Legislature unanimously adopted changes to the CTR law to make the program more effective, efficient, and targeted. |
NOV 2006 |
| Congestion Relief (pdf 787 kb) Low Cost, High Benefit Congestion Relief from Better Highway Management. |
FEB 2007 |
| Context Sensitive Solutions: Understanding Flexibility in Highway Design (pdf 394 kb) The Philosophy of Context Sensitive Practices |
JAN 2005 |
| Cost Estimate Validation Process (CEVP™) 2006 Update (pdf 275 kb) The Cost Estimate Validation Process (CEVP™) provides a means to identify, assess and evaluate the risks and opportunities that may effect project cost or schedule. |
JAN 2006 |
| Cost Estimate Validation Process (CEVP™) (pdf 457 kb) The Cost Estimate Validation Process (CEVP™) provides a means to identify, assess and evaluate the risks and opportunities that may effect project cost or schedule. |
FEB 2004 |
| Cost Estimate Validation Process (CEVP™) 2003 Update (pdf 140 kb) The Cost Estimate Validation Process (CEVP™) provides a means to identify, assess and evaluate the risks and opportunities that may effect project cost or schedule. |
JUL 2003 |
| Consulting with Tribal Natural and Cultural Resources (pdf 314 kb) Why Consultation?... |
MAR 2005 |
| 2005–2007 Current Law Budget (pdf 627 kb) How the budget is developed. |
SEP 2004 |
| Deception Pass (pdf 261 kb) SR 20 is an NHS highway providing the most northerly east/west route in Washington State. |
JAN 2005 |
| Dynamic Message Signs (pdf 850 kb) Essential traffic control devices used in conjunction with WSDOT traffic management system. The signs communicate real-time traffic information, allowing motorists to make quick decisions in response to roadway or adverse weather conditions. |
JUL 2004 |
| Environmental Challenges and Opportunities (pdf 930 kb) The interests of the environment are part of every aspect of WSDOT’s work – from planning through construction and into maintenance of the transportation system. |
AUG 2004 |
| Environmental Management System (EMS) (pdf 399 kb) EMS is a tool used by enterprises across the country and around the world to improve environmental performance and compliance. |
NOV 2003 |
| Ferries - Washington State Ferries Status Report (pdf 249 kb) Design and build Procurement Partnership for up to Four Auto Ferries |
JAN 2004 |
| Ferries - Washington State Ferry Procurement Partnership (pdf 250 kb) The new ferry construction plan consists of constructing up to four vessels utilizing a design and build procedure partnership between WSF and the shipbuilder. |
DEC 2003 |
| Focus Groups (pdf 217 kb) Customer attitudes about Transportation Issues |
SEP 2003 |
| Freight Action Strategy for the Everett-Seattle-Tacoma Corridor (FAST Corridor) (pdf 309 kb) Fast is working to streamline the movement of freight through the central Puget Sound region. |
SEP 2003 |
| Freight - Strategic Freight Transportation Analysis (pdf 573 kb) SFTA’s desired outcome is improved freight mobility for economic vitality. |
DEC 2003 |
| Geographic
Services Office (pdf
1.7 mb) Geographic Services is responsible for geodetic survey control, aerial photography, 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanning, base maps, orthophotos, and GIS data services. |
MAR 2007 |
| Growth and Transportation Efficiency Centers (pdf 727 kb) a new voluntary program for communities wanting to improve transportation efficiency in order to meet their targets for future growth and economic development. |
NOV 2006 |
| The Gray Notebook (pdf 450 kb) WSDOT's quarterly report to the Washington State Transportation Commission on transportation programs and department management. |
JAN 2005 |
| Highway & Local Programs Certification Acceptance (pdf 563 kb) What is Certification Acceptance? |
JUN 2005 |
| Highway Maintenance "Outsourcing" (pdf 240 kb) Business analysis must lie at the heart of the evaluation and design of a highway maintenancy outsourcing opportunity. |
JAN 2004 |
| Highways and Local Programs Technical Assistance (pdf 712 kb) WSDOT Highways and Local Programs Division provides technical assistance to Local Agencies. |
JUN 2005 |
| Highway Project Delivery (pdf 615 kb) WSDOT Highway Project Delivery - WSDOT delivered 18 Nickel and TPA projects during the second quarter of FY 2007. Of the 18 projects, all projects were completed on time and on or under budget. |
JAN 2008 |
| High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Pilot Project (pdf 275 kb) SR 167 High Occupancy Toll Lane Project |
JUN 2006 |
| High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes (pdf 260 kb) The Washington State freeway HOV system helps provide reliable travel time and dependability for transit users and carpoolers. |
MAR 2007 |
| I-5 Construction Projects in Seattle (pdf 555 kb) Three highly visible Interstate 5 construction projects in Seattle. |
JAN 2005 |
| I-90 Two-Way Transit and HOV Operations Project (pdf 248 kb) I-90 Two-way Transit and HOV Operations Project |
JAN 2004 |
| Incident Response Team (pdf 472 kb) Clearing Roads Helping Drivers |
AUG 2003 |
| Incident Response Cost Benefit (pdf 135 kb) An economic analysis of the Incident Response Program to insert in the IRT Measurement and IRT folios. |
AUG 2003 |
| Investing in Washington's Future - a county-by-county look (pdf 3.1 mb) Project Delivery - Real Projects, Real Benefits |
JULY 2008 |
| Investing in Washington's Future - Statewide (pdf 460 kb) Project Delivery - Real Projects, Real Benefits |
JULY 2008 |
| The Measurement of Incident Response (pdf 10.1 mb) The measures for incident response are response time and clearance time. |
NOV 2003 |
| The Measurement of Incident Response (pdf 967 kb) Clearing Roads Helping Drivers |
JUN 2004 |
| Information Technology (In Support of Transportation) (pdf 478 kb) Successful transportation programs are supported by comprehensive and integrated information systems developed and implemented within current technology standards. |
SEP 2004 |
| Iron Goat Trail Interpretive Site (pdf 586 kb) The Iron Goat Interpretive Site is located near the Town of Skykomish and Stevens Pass on US 2, the Stevens Pass Greenway. |
DEC 2004 |
| Local Agency Guidelines (LAG) Manual (pdf 861 kb) A brief summary of some of the requirements from the LAG Manual for WSDOT’s subrecipients to follow when using FHWA funding. |
JUN 2005 |
| Local Comprehensive Plans and WSDOT (pdf 579 kb) Transportation is one of the required elements of a Comprehensive Plan and linked to virtually all the other elements of the plan. |
MAY 2005 |
| Maintaining Roadside Vegetation (pdf 501 kb) Integrated Vegetation Management |
MAR 2004 |
| Measuring Congestion (pdf 199 kb) WSDOT’s Congestion Measurement Approach: Learning from Operational Data |
JAN 2004 |
| Olympics - Vancouver 2010 (pdf 433 kb) Washington is committed to doing our part to help our neighbors meet the challenge of hosting the best Winter Games ever. |
JAN 2005 |
| Outsourcing (pdf 264 kb) Disentangling myths and misstatements on the cost benefi ts of “outsourcing.” |
JAN 2005 |
| Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad (pdf 324 kb) Public Acquisition and Rehabilitation Plan |
FEB 2004 |
| Project Control and Reporting (pdf 2.5 mb) WSDOT’s Project Control and Reporting Office monitors, tracks and reports the delivery of Washington State's Capital Construction Programs. |
JAN 2005 |
| Innovative Project Delivery (pdf 379 kb) Roadmap to online project information. |
JUL 2004 |
| Public Transportation Grants (pdf 537 kb) WSDOT’s public transportation grants help provide access, mobility, and independence to Washington residents. |
FEB 2007 |
| Reader-Friendly Documents (pdf 329 kb) A new direction for communicating complex environmental issues in plain talk. |
JUN 2006 |
| Redmond/Sammamish: SR 202/SR 520 to Sahalee Way (pdf 172 kb) Driving between downtown Redmond and Sammamish Plateau using SR 202 has become a daily struggle for Eastside commuters. |
JAN 2004 |
| Reporting on Capital Project Delivery Programs (pdf 428 kb) The status of the projects now being advertised for construction or planned to be advertised for bid through June 30, 2006. |
DEC 2005 |
| Research Management (pdf 192 kb) The WSDOT Research Office organizes, manages, and disseminates the results of research conducted within the Department. |
MAR 2004 |
| Research Programs (pdf 194 kb) This document summarizes the programs that WSDOT uses to fund and influence transportation research. |
MAR 2004 |
| Rumble Strips: Improving Highway Safety (pdf 174 kb) Rumble strips are grooves or rows of raised pavement markers placed perpendicular to the direction of travel to alert inattentive drivers. |
APR 2005 |
| Safe Routes to School: A National Movement (pdf 539 kb) Safe Routes to Schools answers the call for how people can work together for traffic safety, transportation efficiency, healthy children, strong neighborhoods and reduced pollution. |
DEC 2003 |
| Salt Pilot Project (pdf 1.5 mb) The general objective of this research project was to carry out a multi-faceted comparison of sodium chloride and corrosion-inhibited chemicals under real-world roadway conditions. |
MAR 2005 |
| Sound Transit - I-90 Two-Way Transit and HOV Operations Project (pdf 500 kb) Transportation Commission Briefing |
JAN 2004 |
| Smokey Point Interchange (pdf 157 kb) 172nd St/SR531 and I-5 Interchange report |
OCT 2003 |
| SR 9 Corridor Improvements (pdf 1.38 mb) Improvements to the SR 9 Corridor in Snohomish County |
AUG 2006 |
| SR 20 Rockslide (pdf 333 kb) The North Cascades Highway closed early for the winter season. |
OCT 2003 |
| SR 20 – Swantown to Cabot (pdf 233 kb) We want to improve intersections along SR 20 in Oak Harbor to relieve congestion and improve access and safety. |
NOV 2004 |
| SR 410 -
White River Threatens Mount Rainier Highway (pdf 2.08 MB) SR 410 - How the White River Works (pdf 412 kb) The problems that threaten SR 410 and the challenges of protecting the highway. |
AUG 2006 |
| Superior Materials Scan Tour (pdf 339 kb) European Materials |
FEB 2004 |
| Tacoma Narrows Bridge - January 2005 Update (pdf 345 kb) |
JAN 2005 |
| Tacoma Narrows Bridge - April 2004 Update (pdf 678 kb) |
APR 2004 |
| Tacoma Narrows Bridge - May 2004 Update (pdf 493 kb) |
MAY 2004 |
| Tacoma Narrows Bridge Legislative Oversight Committee Report (pdf 247 kb) Report on the progress, execution and efficiency of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge. |
JAN 2005 |
| Tacoma Narrows Bridge Legislative Oversight Committee Report (pdf 375 kb) Report on the progress, execution and efficiency of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge. |
JAN 2004 |
| Tacoma Narrows Bridge Quality Program (pdf 270 kb) WSDOT and Tacoma Narrows Constructors have built an environment where quality is a core value |
JAN 2005 |
| Tolling and the New Tacoma Narrows Bridge (pdf 514 kb) New parallel bridge opens and tolls commence: Spring 2007. 1950 bridge renovations complete: Spring 2008. |
MAY 2005 |
| Transportation Demand Management Improves the Transportation System (pdf 581 kb) Increasing system efficiency by improving commute options. |
FEB 2007 |
| Transportation Operations (pdf 300 kb) An integrated program designed to make the best use of existing highway infrastructure through provision of systems and services that preserve and improve performance. |
SEP 2003 |
| Transportation Permitting Efficiency and Accountability Committee (pdf 246 kb) Committee goals, history and pilot projects |
MAR 2004 |
| Tribal Public Transportation Grants (pdf 507 kb) Tribal communities are using capital grants to help purchase new vehicles and equipment such as minibuses and vans. |
FEB 2008 |
| Transportation Research (pdf 224 kb) A program of systematic inquiry designed to address specific problems and questions to improve the agency's ability to deliver transportation projects and to operate a safe and efficient transportation system. |
JAN 2004 |
| Urban Areas Congestion Analysis (pdf 539 kb) The urban and near-urban areas of Washington have grown rapidly in recent decades. |
FEB 2005 |
| Vancouver Rail (pdf 429 kb) The Vancouver Rail Project, located in Vancouver, Washington, will add two new rail bypass tracks for a total of nine sets of tracks at the railroad crossing. |
APR 2005 |
| Washington Grain Train (pdf 443 kb) A financially self-sustaining transportation program that supports Washingtons farmers, short line railroads, and rural economic development. |
OCT 2003 |
| How Washington State Ferries Fuels Its Vessles (pdf 247 kb) Fueling its vessels is one of WSF's most important operational and environmental responsibilities. |
DEC 2005 |
| Washington's Transportation Plan Update (pdf 351 kb) Washington’s Transportation Plan is a blueprint for transportation programs of spending. |
JUL 2005 |
| What Customers Want From Transportation in Washington State (pdf 340 kb) Summary of what customers need and want from our transportation organizations and systems. |
JAN 2005 |
| Wild Ideas For Measuring Performance (pdf 1.6 MB) WSDOT environmental professionals seek to develop non-traditional performance measures. |
JUL 2005 |
| Winter Summary 2007: Storms Take a Toll (pdf 1.84 MB) Lessons learned this past winter in central resource management and communications between headquarters and the regions will pay dividends in future response to winter weather events. |
JAN 2008 |
| Winter of 2007-2008: The Snow and Ice Challenge (pdf 426 KB) The 2007-08 winter turned out to be anything but typical. Multiple snow storms over many parts of the state combined to make this winter one of the most challenging winters in recent history. |
JAN 2008 |
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