The state this week is testing an on-line application that would regulate commercial freight traffic on detour routes if a flood or earthquake were to close main thoroughfares.
The Department of Transportation is devising a system that would only allow commercial carriers with a special pass to drive on detour routes. The aim is to regulate traffic so that as much cargo as possible could move in the wake of a disruptive event.
A second test of the online system will be conducted Feb. 22 through Feb. 26.
The test periods are designed to allow shippers and truckers to pre-register companies and identify their vehicles by license plate numbers.
For more information, e-mail the Department of Transportation Permits and Program Manager, Jim Wright, at wrightji@wsdot.wa.gov or call 360-704-6345.
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