Washington State Route 281 from Quincy to George Upgraded by WSDOT to Busiest Truck Freight Corridor
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
QUINCY, Wash., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration have recently reclassified/upgraded Washington State Route (SR) 281 from a T-2 to a T-1 Truck Freight Corridor, which is the busiest category/classification of truck freight corridor, meaning that over 10 million tons or more of freight moves on a T-1 highway or corridor annually.
Key Points:
- QUINCY, Wash., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration have recently reclassified/upgraded Washington State Route (SR) 281 from a T-2 to a T-1 Truck Freight Corridor, which is the busiest category/classification of truck freight corridor, meaning that over 10 million tons or more of freight moves on a T-1 highway or corridor annually.
- SR 281 is located within the boundaries of the Port of Quincy and runs for approximately 10 miles between Interstate 90 (I-90) at George, Washington and State Route 28 at Quincy, Washington.
- There are several reasons for the reclassification of SR 281 to a T-1 Truck Freight Corridor.
- For example, a large volume of truck traffic on SR 281 comes from the Wenatchee and Chelan areas on SR 28 via SR 281 to I-90.