A legislative update highlighted Washington Senate Bill 6066, which authorizes the creation of "crash prevention zones" along high-risk transportation corridors. These designated areas would allow for enhanced enforcement and monitoring programs, including the potential deployment of automated speed or safety camera systems. Additionally, a portion of the revenue generated from traffic fines in these zones would be directly reinvested into localized safety improvements.
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Regional Transportation Council · Apr 07, 2026 · 1:21:16–1:21:29 · Watch on CVTV ↗
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1:20:16 I think it just provides more capacity at the state level. So I think it was really important work on behalf of the legislature. If I could just make an observation about action three, there was a lot of work by the legislature to just try and to propose new safety activities. And within the category of traffic safety is just such a pressing public policy issue within the state and also nationally in terms of trying to bend the curve in fatal and serious injuries along the state and local transportation system. So I list here just a couple of examples of work. There were resources committed. There were policies proposed. One that we've discussed with the board in prior meetings which is Senate Bill 6066 which enacts the authority to create a crash prevention zone. And this would be a geographic area on a high risk corridor
1:21:13 or a high collision corridor where extra enforcement and monitoring programs, I think even speed or safety camera systems could be deployed. And what's interesting about this is that then let's say if there were to be fines assessed and paid, those resources then a portion of them would be tied to improvements on that specific designated corridor. So I think it links the nexus between the enforcement activity and then if there were to be fines paid to then go back into a piece of it, the improvements that would try to improve safety. It just seems like good policy. That's a new idea. So we'll see how that might be implemented in the future. And I think the authority to implement runs across all the system types, state system, I think city, county, roadways may all be eligible for that type of a designation. So a lot of work on safety. Of note to us within this region,
1:22:12 given that we have a significant interest in the Columbia River, and we have, the board really hasn't heard a lot of detail about this, but I know our ports within the area, and that would be all along the Columbia River are working with the Corps of Engineers on a dredge deepwater maintenance
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direct keyword 1:21:16–1:21:29 monitoring
e discussed with the board in prior meetings which is Senate Bill 6066 which enacts the authority to create a crash prevention zone. And this would be a geographic area on a high risk corridor or a high collision corridor where extra enforcement and monitoring programs, I think even speed or safety camera systems could be deployed. And what's interesting about this is that then let's say if there were to be fines assessed and paid, those resources then a portion of them would be tied to improvem