The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) hasn’t done its public image any favors lately. The recent cases of incompetence coming out of the agency have been frustrating, to say the least. Here are five times WSDOT made a case for being our state’s most incompetent government agency.
- The time WSDOT decided to wait until the rainy season to paint new lines on I-405.
You can read the full story here.
- The time WSDOT agreed to a tolling scheme that entails only returning 30 cents out of every dollar in tolls to the public treasury. The rest of WA commuters’ toll money will go to a tolling vender in Texas
You can read the full story here.
- The time WSDOT brushed off the Washington State Patrol’s concerns over its ability to ensure compliance during the early planning stages of the I-405 tolling scheme.
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- The time WSDOT mishandled taxpayer dollars and paid “excessive profits” to consultants for the Columbia River Crossing project.
You can read the full story here.
- The time WSDOT lost a whopping $78 million of hard-earned tax dollars due to extra costs associated with tunnel-boring machine Bertha sitting idle for the last two years.
You can read the full story here.
And keep in mind, these are just recent examples.
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