Title 47 — Title 47 PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
45 chapters · 1,269 sections in this title.
RCW 47.28.010 Latitude in selecting route.
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Whenever the general route of any state highway shall be designated and laid out as running to or by way of certain designated points, without specifying the particular route to be followed to or by way of such points, the department shall determine the particular route to be fol…
RCW 47.28.020 Width of right-of-way.
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From and after April 1, 1937, the width of one hundred feet is the necessary and proper right-of-way width for state highways unless the department, for good cause, adopts and designates a different width. This section shall not be construed to require the department to acquire i…
RCW 47.28.025 Description and plan of new or limited access highway—Recording.
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Whenever the department establishes the location, width, and lines of any new highway, or declares any such new highway as a limited access facility and schedules the acquisition of the right-of-way for the highway or facility within the ensuing two years, it may cause the descri…
RCW 47.28.026 Description and plan of new or limited access highway—Buildings and improvements prohibited, when.
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(1) No owner or occupier of lands, buildings, or improvements may erect any buildings or make any improvements within the limits of any such highway, the location, width, and lines of which have been established and recorded as provided in RCW 47.28.025. If any such erection and …
RCW 47.28.030 Contracts—State forces—Monetary limits—Small businesses, veteran, minority, and women contractors—Rules—Work on ferry vessels and terminals, ferry vessel program.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6005-S.SL) ****** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6170-S.SL) ***(1)(a) A state highway shall be constructed, altered, repaired, or improved, and improvements located on property acquired for right-of-way purposes may be repaired or renovated pending the use of…
RCW 47.28.035 Cost of project, defined.
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The cost of any project for the purposes of RCW 47.28.030 shall be the aggregate of all amounts to be paid for labor, material, and equipment on one continuous or interrelated project where work is to be performed simultaneously. The department shall not permit the construction o…
RCW 47.28.040 Precontract preparation of maps, plans, and specifications—Filing.
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Before entering into any contract for the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any state highway the department shall cause the highway to be surveyed throughout the entire length of the proposed construction, alteration, repair, or improvement and cause to be prep…
RCW 47.28.050 Call for bids.
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Except as may be provided by rules and regulations adopted under RCW 47.28.030 as now or hereafter amended the department of transportation shall publish a call for bids for the construction of the highway according to the maps, plans, and specifications, once a week for at least…
RCW 47.28.060 Copy of map, plans, etc.—Charge.
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Any person, firm, or corporation is entitled to receive copies of the maps, plans, specifications, and directions for any work upon which call for bids has been published, upon request therefor and subsequent payment to the department of a reasonable sum as required by the depart…
RCW 47.28.070 Form of bid—Data required—Requirements—Refusal to furnish form—Appeal.
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Bid proposals upon any construction or improvement of any state highway shall be made upon contract proposal form supplied by the department and in no other manner. The department shall, before furnishing any person, firm, or corporation desiring to bid upon any work for which a …
RCW 47.28.075 Financial information not open to public inspection.
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The department of transportation shall not be required to make available for public inspection and copying financial information supplied by any person, firm, or corporation for the purpose of qualifying to submit a bid or proposal for highway construction or improvement as requi…
RCW 47.28.080 Withdrawal of bids—New bids—Time fixed in call controls.
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Any person, firm, or corporation proposing a bid for the construction or improvement of any state highway in response to a call for bids published therefor may withdraw the bid proposal without forfeiture and without prejudice to the right of the bidder to file a new bid proposal…
RCW 47.28.090 Opening of bids and award of contract—Deposit.
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At the time and place named in the call for bids the department of transportation shall publicly open and read the final figure in each of the bid proposals that have been properly filed and read only the unit prices of the three lowest bids, and shall award the contract to the l…
RCW 47.28.100 Failure or rejection of bidder.
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If the successful bidder fails to enter into the contract and furnish satisfactory bond as provided by law within twenty days from the award, exclusive of the day of the award, his or her deposit shall be forfeited to the state and deposited by the state treasurer to the credit o…
RCW 47.28.110 Sureties—Qualifications—Additional sureties.
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At any time and as often as it may be deemed necessary, the department may require any or all sureties or any surety company to appear and qualify themselves upon any contractor's bond. Whenever the surety or sureties upon any contractor's bond become insufficient or are deemed b…
RCW 47.28.120 Actions for labor and materials—Limitation of action.
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Any contracting person, firm, or corporation performing any labor or furnishing any materials upon their contract or otherwise for public work or improvement under the direction of the department or any person claiming any right of action upon any such contract with the state of …
RCW 47.28.140 Highway, public transportation improvements, flood damage prevention—Cooperative agreements.
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When in the opinion of the governing authorities representing the department and any public agency, instrumentality, municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the state of Washington, any highway, road, street, or urban public transportation system will be benefited or i…
RCW 47.28.150 Underpasses, overpasses constructed with federal funds—Maintenance cost apportionment.
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Notwithstanding any of the provisions of RCW 81.53.090, where the cost of constructing an overpass or underpass which is part of the state highway system has been paid for in whole or in part by the use of federal funds, the state shall at its expense maintain the entire overpass…
RCW 47.28.170 Emergency protection and restoration of highways and repair or replacement of structurally deficient state bridges.
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(1) Whenever the department finds that as a consequence of accident, natural disaster, or other emergency, an existing state highway is in jeopardy or is rendered impassible in one or both directions and the department further finds that prompt reconstruction, repair, or other wo…
RCW 47.28.220 Compost products.
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(1) A contract awarded in whole or in part for the purchase of compost products as a soil cover or soil amendment to state highway rights-of-way shall specify that compost products be purchased in accordance with the following schedule:(a) For the period July 1, 1996, through Jun…
RCW 47.28.241 Alternative delivery of construction services—Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 47.28.251 and * 41.06.380 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Construction services" means those services that aid in the delivery of the highway construction program and include, but are not limited to, real est…
RCW 47.28.251 Alternative delivery of construction services—Financial incentives—Private contracting—Reports.
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(1) The department of transportation shall work with representatives of transportation labor groups to develop a financial incentive program to aid in retention and recruitment of employee classifications where problems exist and program delivery is negatively affected. The depar…
RCW 47.28.260 Reciprocal agreement—Waiver of indirect costs.
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When the department plans to administer a contract to engineer or construct a project; or oversee or perform work for another public agency, instrumentality, municipal corporation, or political subdivision; and the public agency, instrumentality, municipal corporation, or politic…