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Facts & figures 2006
Please note that the numbers listed below reflect a moment in time and are ever-changing.
Mission: To identify and implement roadway and other related transportation system solutions for the safe and efficient movement of goods, services and people to support a high quality of life in King County.
2007 Adopted Budget:
- $75,585,015 Operating Budget
- $61,869,000 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Budget
Division Director: Linda Dougherty
General information
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Total King County area, square miles
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2,134
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Square miles served in unincorporated King County
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1,747
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Population of King County
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1,835,300
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Population of unincorporated King County
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367,070
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Miles of paved roads managed
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1,794.546
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Miles of unpaved roads managed
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54.2
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Miles of contract roads managed
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763
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Bridges inventoried and inspected
Entirely owned by King County (includes county Parks bridge)
Jointly owned with other cities
Owned by other cities/maintained by King County
Bridges with load-limiting restriction
Number of active bridge capital improvement projects
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270
179
6
74
6
21 (4 seismic projects)
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Responses to requests for service
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6,007
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Catch basins cleaned
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5,227
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Lane miles of road plowed/sanded
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19,817
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Linear feet of drainage ditch cleaned
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80,355
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Utility permits processed
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1,847
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Drainage projects completed
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88
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Traffic accident reports processed
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2,935
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Traffic control signs maintained
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49,097
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Traffic signals designed
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18
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Traffic signals and flashers maintained
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201
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Traffic counts performed
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1,774
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Traffic field investigations performed (citizen requests investigated)
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691
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Linear feet of guardrail installed
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16,600
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Linear feet of guardrail repaired/maintained
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1,100
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Traffic cameras installed
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2
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Road Improvement District inquiries
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20
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Road Improvement Districts created
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0
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Contract services to cities
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Burien, Covington, Federal Way, Kenmore,
Lake Forest Park, Maple Valley, Newcastle, Sammamish, SeaTac, Shoreline, Woodinville
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As-needed services to cities/other counties
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Auburn, Bellevue, Beaux Arts, Bothell, Enumclaw,
Medina, Milton, Normandy Park, Renton, Seattle, Snoqualmie
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Capital improvement projects under active design
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41
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Projects scheduled for construction in 2007
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14
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Customers served at Map and Records Center
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3,964
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Walk-in customers to Map and Records Center
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1,485
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Telephone inquiries processed by Map and Records Center
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2,479
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Road vacation applications processed
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17
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Archeological/historic project reviews
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160
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Environmental review for other agencies
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128
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Environmental reviews (SEPA/NEPA)
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15
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Local/state/federal permits applied for
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32
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Sensitive area mitigation sites monitored
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43
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Sensitive area, mitigation and biological assessment studies completed
Stream survey
Vegetation survey
Culvert monitoring
Beach elevation
Mitigation site monitoring reports
Amphibian survey
Fish utilization
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5
15
10
4
7
2
8
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Employees: 597 (551 Full-time employees, 40 temporary employees, 6 TLT employees
Updated: Oct. 1, 2007
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