ODOT is not planning to extend the studded tire season past 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning, April 1.
Motorists should remove their studded tires by then. ODOT is working closely with the Washington State Department of Transportation, which is announcing the same decision.
ODOT encourages drivers to consider other types of traction tires or chains because studded tires cause at least $11 million damage each year on city streets, county roads and state highways.
Other types…