HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026/08/04 - Improving Roadway Safety Through Striping NEWS RELEASE
► AUGUST 4, 2026
MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
411 N 5Th; ST, BLDG 1, SHELTON,WA 98584
TO: KMAS, KRXY, SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL, THE OLYMPIAN,
SHELTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,NORTH MASON CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, CITY OF SHELTON, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,
THE SUN
RE: Mason County Improves Roadway Safety Through Additional Striping
County roads that have never seen a paint stripe before will have a safety upgrade this
summer. Why now?By purchasing a paint striper, Mason County is saving about$300,000
per year. Those savings are going towards new pavement markings that improve nighttime
visibility on low traffic volume roads that have narrower lanes and are in poorly lit areas.
The additional striping is part of a multi-year, county-wide safety enhancement effort.
Installing reflective signposts, buttons and delineators, expanding clear zones,widening and
paving shoulders, are some of the improvements already implemented.
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Pat Tarzwell, Randy Ntherlin, Sharon Trask,
Chair Vice Chair Commissioner