Establishes a work group to recommend strategies for reducing and mitigating bridge collisions by large commercial vessels in Washington.

The bill creates a work group to study and recommend strategies for reducing and mitigating bridge collisions by large commercial vessels in Washington. The work group will include representatives from various transportation and emergency management entities. They will review the impact resistance of Washington state bridges and provide recommendations, including estimated costs, to the transportation committees of the legislature by July 1, 2026. The work group will be supported by the Washington state department of transportation and the Washington emergency management division.

Establishes a work group to recommend strategies for reducing and mitigating bridge collisions by large commercial vessels in Washington.

The bill creates a work group to study and recommend strategies for reducing and mitigating bridge collisions by large commercial vessels in Washington. The work group will include representatives from various transportation and emergency management entities. They will review the impact resistance of Washington state bridges and provide recommendations, including estimated costs, to the transportation committees of the legislature by July 1, 2026. The work group will be supported by the Washington state department of transportation and the Washington emergency management division.