Washington Administrative Code

Each county engineer shall be responsible for all NBI inspections of all NBI bridges on the county road system in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) as promulgated and periodically revised by the WSDOT local programs office. The county engineer shall …

Prior to April 1st of each calendar year, the WSDOT director of local programs will provide the following to the county road administration board a listing of all counties which are not in compliance with the requirements of the National Bridge Inspection Standards and the status…

Failure of a county to be shown in compliance with required NBIS bridge inspection procedures may be cause for the county road administration board to withhold a certificate of good practice on behalf of that county in accordance with the procedures of chapter 136-04 WAC.[Statuto…

Each county engineer shall furnish the county legislative authority with a written report of the findings of the bridge inspection effort. This report shall be made available to said authority and shall be consulted during the preparation of the proposed six-year transportation p…

RCW 36.79.060(2) provides that the county road administration board shall adopt reasonably uniform design standards for county rural arterials and collectors that meet the requirements for trucks transporting commodities. This chapter describes how this statutory requirement will…

Geometric design of all RAP projects including all bridges shall, unless otherwise approved by the CRABoard, be in accordance with the city and county design standards for the construction of urban and rural arterials and collectors as currently adopted.[Statutory Authority: Chap…

Deviation from the specified design standards may be requested by the county engineer in responsible charge of the project when circumstances exist which would make application of adopted standards exceedingly difficult. Whenever a deviation request is to be made on a project, it…

Whenever the CRABoard meets to approve RAP projects the director of local programs shall provide a written report on his or her action in response to deviation requests, if any, made on individual projects. Failure of the director of local programs to report in response to a devi…

After having received the report of the director of local programs in response to deviation requests, the CRABoard shall proceed with RAP project approval in accordance with WAC 136-161-050. Proposed projects for which the deviation request has been denied shall not be approved.[…

RCW 36.79.140 sets forth the conditions under which counties are eligible to receive funds from the rural arterial trust account (RATA). Chapter 136-150 WAC describes how the RATA provisions will be implemented by the county road administration board. This chapter is specific to …

To preserve RATA eligibility, road levy funds diverted pursuant to RCW 36.33.220 may only be used for traffic law enforcement within the unincorporated areas of counties, except those counties with a population of less than eight thousand, RCW 36.79.140 and WAC 136-150-030.[Statu…

For purposes of maintaining RATA eligibility, should the legislative authority vote and budget to divert road levy funds, the following traffic law enforcement activities occurring in unincorporated county areas are the only activities that can be funded by county road levy funds…

The certification required by WAC 136-150-022 shall be on a form provided by the county road administration board. Each county shall maintain adequate records of annual traffic law enforcement expenditures in such format and detail to demonstrate that the funds were used only for…

The county road administration board shall provide model documents for counties to use to establish agreements (relationships) between the county legislative authority and the county sheriff and between the county road engineer and the county sheriff for the use of county road le…

RCW 36.78.070(1) authorizes the county road administration board to establish standards of good practice for the administration of county roads and the efficient movement of people and goods over county roads. In order to maintain accurate information on the types and locations o…

The Washington state department of transportation (WSDOT) collects collision reports from all law enforcement agencies and receives collision reports from individual drivers. Periodically, the WSDOT makes CLCF reports available electronically.The engineer will analyze each report…

(1) The county number shall be that particular number assigned to each county by the state office of financial management for county identification purposes.(2) The county road log number shall be that particular five-digit number, including both leading and trailing zeros if app…

By December 31, 2010, at least ninety percent of the CLCFs made available to the county engineer prior to January 1, 2010, shall be completed and transmitted to WSDOT.Beginning January 1, 2010, the county engineer shall complete and return to WSDOT at least ninety percent of all …

At its second regular meeting of each calendar year, the county road administration board shall determine if any county is unreasonably delinquent in its statutory accident reporting for the preceding calendar year. In determining what is unreasonable, the county road administrat…

RCW 46.68.090 (2)(i) provides that the county road administration board shall administer the county arterial preservation program (CAPP) and the county arterial preservation account (CAPA) established by this statute. This chapter describes the manner in which the county road adm…

The county road administration board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of the statute for purposes of administering the CAPP regarding the following:(1) Distribution of CAPA funds.(2) Pavement management systems.(3) Preparation of annual county arterial preserva…

In order to assure effective and timely administration of the CAPP the county road administration board may, by resolution, delegate specific administrative authorities to its executive director.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. WSR 99-01-021, § 136-300-030, filed 12/7/98,…

The county road administration board shall arrange for all necessary staff services and facilities necessary for the efficient administration of the county arterial preservation program. The costs of such services and facilities as well as all other lawful expenses of the county …

(1) Certification of county arterial mileage.(a) Classification. The statute specifies that expenditure of CAPA funds is restricted to paved arterials in the unincorporated area of each county. Arterials are defined as being those county roads:(i) In urban areas, classified withi…

Each county engineer shall, in conjunction with the county's annual road construction program as required by RCW 36.81.130 and chapter 136-16 WAC, prepare an annual county arterial preservation program. Appropriate forms will be provided by the county road administration board.Th…

For all CAPA-funded projects that involve structural resurfacing, the existing road must meet the following minimum width standards:Shouldered roadway sections:Current ADTLane widthShoulder width0 to 1009 feet2 feet101 to 40010 feet2 feet401 to 400010 feet2 feetOver 400011 feet4 …

(1) Accounting requirements:(a) Deposits. Upon receipt of CAPA funds from the state treasurer, each county shall deposit them in a separate BARS revenue account within the county road fund or in a fund separate from the county road fund. The county engineer shall evaluate the cap…

The county road administration board shall prepare and distribute to all counties standard reporting forms for use by the county engineer to annually summarize the pavement preservation and maintenance management activities, both CAPA and non-CAPA funded, in his or her county. Fo…

RCW 36.78.070(1) authorizes the county road administration board to establish standards of good practice for the administration of county roads and the efficient movement of people and goods over county roads. The purpose of this standard of good practice is to set forth the requ…

Each utility policy shall, at a minimum:(1) Address all public and private utilities and other transmission or transport facilities which are installed, replaced, adjusted, relocated and/or maintained within the county road right of way pursuant to franchises, permits, and/or exe…

Each county legislative authority shall formally adopt a utility policy regarding accommodation of utilities on county road rights of way that includes all the requirements enumerated in WAC 136-40-020. A copy of such utility policy, including all updates, amendments and modifica…

Nothing in this section shall eliminate or modify any requirements, procedures, or authorities of the Washington state department of transportation, the Washington utilities and transportation commission, the Federal Highway Administration or any other state or federal agency.[St…

RCW 47.56.725(4) provides that the county road administration board may evaluate requests for county ferry capital improvement funds by Pierce, Skagit, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom counties, and, if approved by the board, submit said requests to the legislature for funding. This chapte…

(1) Counties eligible to apply for county ferry capital improvement funds are Pierce, Skagit, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom.(2) For the project to be eligible it must be included in both the county's six-year transportation program and its ferry system 14-year long range capital improve…

County ferry capital improvement projects shall include the following:(1) Purchase of a new vessel which replaces an existing vessel;(2) Major vessel refurbishment (e.g., engines, structural steel, controls) that substantially extends the life of the vessel;(3) Facility refurbish…

(1) Each county's six-year transportation program and ferry system fourteen-year long range capital improvement plan shall be prepared and adopted in accordance with RCW 36.81.121 and 36.54.015, respectively, and one copy shall be forwarded to the county road administration board…

Beginning at the 2009 regular spring county road administration board meeting, and continuing once every four years thereafter, one or more of the WAC 136-400-010 named counties are invited to attend said meeting and request the county road administration board issue a call for p…

Upon a call for projects by the county road administration board, each application by a county for county ferry capital improvement funds shall be made no later than December 31st of the same year.Project applications shall be submitted on application forms supplied by the county…

(1) A technical review committee shall be created to review project applications for county ferry capital improvement funds and present recommendations to the county road administration board for approval, denial or further action on the applications.(2) The committee shall be co…

(1) The maximum contribution by the county ferry capital improvement program is ten million dollars for any one project and five hundred thousand dollars total annual reimbursement to one county.(2) Depending on whether a county applicant has formed a ferry district pursuant to R…

(1) The county road administration board shall review project applications, along with the reports of the technical review committee, at its next regular spring meeting following the project application deadline.(2) At that time, the county road administration board may approve, …

County ferry capital improvement project requests approved by the county road administration board shall be submitted to the legislature for funding out of amounts available under RCW 46.68.090 (2)(h) as part of the biennial or supplemental budget request of the county road admin…

County ferry capital improvement funds may be used for project design, construction, and right of way costs incurred after legislative approval.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. WSR 08-10-026, § 136-400-090, filed 4/28/08, effective 5/29/08; WSR 99-01-021, § 136-400-090, f…

The county road administration board/county contract shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:(1) Such contract must be signed and returned to the county road administration board within forty-five days of its mailing by the county road administration board.…

The county road administration board shall prepare and distribute to all counties with approved county ferry capital improvement projects, voucher forms for use in requesting annual payments for each approved county ferry capital improvement project.The county road administration…

Audits of county ferry capital improvement projects may be conducted by the state auditor's office and will normally be conducted in conjunction with the county audits required by RCW 43.09.260 and 36.80.080. Special audits of specific county ferry capital improvement projects no…

In order to ensure effective and timely administration of the county ferry capital improvement program, the county road administration board or its executive director may delegate, in writing, its authority under this chapter.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. WSR 99-01-021…

The powers and duties of the county legislative authority in relation to roads and bridges, and the qualifications and duties of the county engineer are detailed in Title 36 RCW. This chapter specifies policies and notifications to be coordinated between the county engineer, coun…

Certain specific powers and duties are set forth in RCW 36.75.040, 36.75.050, 36.80.010, 36.81.121, and 36.81.130. In addition to these specific statutory duties, the county legislative authority shall have the duty to develop written policies, regarding county road department op…

The various duties and responsibilities of the county engineer are set forth in chapter 36.80 RCW. In addition to these specifically defined duties, the county engineer shall be guided by written policies regarding county road department operation as promulgated by the county leg…