OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Transportation’s quarterly performance report, the Gray Notebook for the quarter ending September 30th, is now available in its interactive format. The interactive Gray Notebook is the agency’s quarterly performance and accountability report. Editions feature quarterly, semi-annual, annual, and biennial updates on key agency functions and provide in-depth analysis of topics that align with Washington’s transportation goals and strategic plan.
According to the Gray Notebook, fatality crashes on Washington’s public roads increased 11.3% from 674 in 2021 to 750 in 2022; serious injury crashes increased 5.8% from 2,921 in 2021 to 3,090 in 2022; and over the past decade, serious injury and fatal crashes increased 63.3% from 2,352 in 2013 to 3,840 in 2022
While numerous performance measures are reported throughout the GNB, highlights from the issue include:
- WSDOT owned 315 bridges 80 years old or older as of June 2023, an increase of one bridge from 314 in June 2022
- As of September 2023, 70% of WSDOT-owned primary buildings were in critical condition
- In the third quarter of 2023, WSDOT Incident Response teams provided an estimated $25.5 million in economic benefit by reducing the effects of incidents on drivers
- WSF completed 36,005 (97.2%) of its 37,025 regularly scheduled trips in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 compared to completing 34,221 (97.6%) of its 35,050 scheduled trips during the same quarter in FY2023
- WSDOT built 25 stormwater treatment and flow control facilities in FY2023
- Six Connecting Washington, Nickel and TPA projects and contracts were operationally complete during the quarter
- WSDOT advertised 40 Pre-existing Funds projects during the first quarter of the 2023-2025 biennium
