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The Mission
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The Mission of the County Road
Administration Board is to preserve
and enhance the transportation
infrastructure of the Washington
Counties by providing standards of
good practice, fair administration
of funding programs, visionary
leadership, and integrated
progressive and professional
technical services.
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Some Background
The County
Road Administration Board (CRAB) was
created by the Legislature in 1965 to
provide statutory oversight of
Washington's thirty-nine county road
departments. The agency is funded
from the portion of the counties' fuel
tax that is withheld for state
supervision, and from a small portion of
the two
grant programs that it administers.
The agency is governed by a nine member
board which meets quarterly and is
comprised of six county
commissioners/council-members and three
county engineers. The Board is appointed
by the Board of Directors of the
Washington State Association of
Counties. The Board establishes and
maintains "Standards of Good Practice"
to guide and ensure consistency and
professional management of county road
departments in the state of Washington.
The agency is a major resource for the
Washington Association of County
Engineers and the Washington State
Association of Counties for
transportation related issues. CRAB does
research, provides reports and presents
testimony when appropriate. The
responsibility to distribute the
counties' portion of the Motor Vehicle
Fuel Tax (MVFT) was given to CRAB in
1985. At that time the agency also
became the custodian of the county road
log, a database of over 40,000 miles of
roads. The formula for the distribution
of fuel tax revenues is updated
biennially to reflect statewide changes
in population, costs, and mileage.
Where is CRAB?
Trying to find us?
Well, here's a link that will give you a
MAP of our location. If you
need to call us, give us a ring at:
360.753.5989.
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