Washington State Transportation Improvement Board

ABOUT It's your 3 cents, watch it work... The Legislature created the Transportation Improvement Board to foster state investment in quality local transportation projects. The TIB distributes grant funding, which comes from the revenue generated by three cents of the statewide gas tax, to cities and counties for funding transportation projects. The primary purpose of the TIB is to select and administer transportation projects that best address the criteria established by the Board. Each funding program has its own set of criteria used to rate project applications. The project selection process for all funding programs is completed annually. PURPOSE The Transportation Improvement Board is a twenty-one member Board organized under the provisions of Chapter 167, Laws of 1988 Regular Session, and amended by the 1993 and 1995 Legislatures for the purpose of administering the following programs: Urban Arterial Program (UAP) Arterial Preservation Program (APP) Small City Preservation Program (SCPP) Sidewalk Program (SP) Small City Arterial Program (SCAP) Road Transfer Program (RTP) MISSION The TIB funds high priority transportation projects in communities throughout the state to enhance the movement of people, goods and services.