studded tires

This Friday, March 31 is the last day that studded tires are allowed for seasonal driving in Washington State. Lauren Loebsack with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) says there are no plans to allow for exceptions or extend this year's deadline...

There is no individual exception or “out of state waiver” to the studded tire dates.

The Washington State Department of Transportation has announced the deadline to remove studded snow tires will remain March 31st.  Barbara LaBoe says they consider a lot of factors. "The long-term forecasts and certainly the recent warming allowed us to determine we don't need to extend the studded tire deadline. For ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation has extended the deadline to remove studded snow tires to the end of April. Maintenance Operations Branch Manager James Morin says, “People are dealing with a lot of concerns – trying to get tires changed by the end of the month doesn’t need to be one of them.” The normal ...

They might not be needed just yet, but starting tomorrow, November 1st, it will be legal to have studded tires on your car. The State Department of Transportation does remind drivers that studs do not fulfill the chain requirement, so if chains are required over a mountain pass, you will still need to put chains on your vehicle...

From a press release - Spring is here but the potential of some late season snow means the deadline to remove studded tires in Washington has been extended for two weeks. The removal deadline is now by the end of the day, Sunday, April 15.   State law allows the Washington State Department of Transportation to extend the deadline into April if current or predicted conditions could make for difficu

Cars with studded tires have a little more than a week to get them removed. Jeff Adamson with the Washington State Department of Transportation says the deadline is Saturday, March 31st. Failure to get the tires off could result in a $136 ticket...