State looks for feedback on ‘24-’27 transpo plans

OLYMPIA – The 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program is now ready for public review and comment through Dec. 19, according to a Monday announcement from the Washington Department of Transportation, which produces the STIP. 

According to the announcement, the STIP is a compilation of prioritized transportation improvement projects, with more than 1,200 statewide projects using $3.8 billion in federal funds included in the 2024-2027 draft. 

The 2024-2027 STIP is a four-year program of multimodal transportation projects identified through state, metropolitan, regional, tribal and local agency planning processes. The announcement said this collaboration ensures projects are consistent with local, regional, and state long-range plans

The STIP includes highways, streets, roads, railroads, transit hubs, park-and-ride lots, bridges, sidewalks, bike lanes, ferry terminals, trails and safety projects. According to the statement, it is a calendar-year document and is developed on an annual basis with monthly updates from January through October. Some county projects are not included in the draft STIP because state law requires counties to complete their transportation improvement programs by the end of the year; those projects are amended into the final STIP in January.

Written comments can be sent to Nancy Huntley or Steve Ahlsten, WSDOT, P.O. Box 47390, Olympia WA 98504-7390, or emailed to Hqlpstip@wsdot.wa.gov. Comments must be received by 5 p.m. Dec. 19, according to the announcement.