The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) partnered with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) for a recent pilot program aimed at slowing drivers down on state highways.
The highway speed camera project began in April, along two stretches of state highways that are notorious for high-speed violations. In Skagit County, it was a 4.5-mile stretch on I-5 south between Bow Hill and Cook Roads. In Spokane County, it was a 3.5-mile stretch on I-90 east between Liberty Lake and the State Line.
Hundreds of cars clocked going 100 mph+ in highway speed camera pilot program
In both locations, there were signs placed well ahead of the cameras warning drivers to slow down and that their speeds were being recorded. However, WSDOT clocked 161 vehicles topping 100 mph in Skagit County and 116 in Spokane County during the pilot program.
The 2-month campaign wrapped up this past week. Kyle Miller, with WSDOT, shared some of the findings with KIRO Newsradio…