WSDOT Extends Deadline to Take Off Studded Tires

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 deadline would be the end of March before a driver would get fined for having studs.

The DOT says they will re-evaluate the situation near the end of April to see if the deadline needs to be extended again.

Studded tires damage pavement, so removing them promptly after winter has passed helps preserve state roadways according to WSDOT.