FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 2753

                                  C 108 L 90

BYRepresentatives Prince, Nealey, Dellwo and Hankins

Rerouting state route number 128 through Red Wolf Crossing.

House Committe on Transportation

Senate Committee on Transportation

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Down River Road, a 2.1 mile county road in Idaho, and Whitman County Road No. 1000, a 1.8 mile road in Washington, meet at the Washington-Idaho border and carry a great deal of heavy truck traffic headed to and from the port facility at Wilma, operated by the Port of Whitman County.  These roads are in the Lewiston/Clarkston area, and serve as an alternate to the more heavily traveled, heavily developed State Route 12 to the south.

Recently the Idaho Transportation Board approved adding Down River Road to the Idaho state highway system.  In order to provide route continuity, Idaho has requested that Washington add Whitman County Road No. 1000 to its state highway system.

State Route 193, which extends from Clarkston to Colton, includes the Snake River Bridge at Red Wolf Crossing.  This bridge will be used by the extension of State Route 128.

Under the state highway criteria developed by the Road Jurisdiction Committee, this section would qualify for state highway status because of serving the port facility.

SUMMARY:

The 1.8 miles of Whitman County Road No. 1000 is added to the state highway system by extending State Route 128 from the junction with State Route 12 east to the Washington-Idaho border.  State Route 193 starts at its junction with the extension of State Route 128 near Red Wolf Crossing instead of at its junction with State Route 12.  The Snake River Bridge is made part of State Route 128 rather than a part of State Route 193.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 95   0

      Senate    49     0

EFFECTIVE:June 7, 1990