Washington State Department of Transportation
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| Washington State Department of Transportation | |
 The official and updated logo for WSDOT |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | State of Washington |
| Headquarters | Olympia, Washington |
| Minister Responsible | Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington |
| Agency Executive | Paula Hammond, Secretary of Transportation |
| Website | |
| http://www.wsdot.wa.gov | |
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 of 2005.
The Washington State Department of Transportation operates the Western Service Center for NORPASS.
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