Transportation Info

On Feb. 5, 2016, my colleagues and I made the difficult decision to reject Gov. Jay Inslee’s department of transportation appointee, Lynn Peterson. There were many reasons for this rare refusal to confirm, some of which are detailed below:

Letters from Sen. King detailing concerns with Lynn Peterson and DOT projects (2013 – 2016)

520 Design Error (1/7/2014)

520 Risk Chart (1/7/2014)

Civil Rights Commission’s letter to Speaker Chopp expressing concerns about Lynn Peterson (2/1/2016)

Letters to Gov. Inslee from citizens-action group demanding Lynn Peterson be fired (11/2/2015)

Cumulative articles regarding Lynn Peterson and DOT failures (2013 – 2015)