Transportation

Welcome to the City of Auburn Transportation Section! We are dedicated to bettering the Auburn community through improvements to the transportation system. We work towards ensuring all residents, businesses, and visitors in Auburn enjoy a safe and reliable transportation system. Please browse through the links on this page. You will find information on a variety of subjects, including current traffic conditions, street maintenance, long-term planning activities, and non-motorized travel. If you have any questions or would like to provide feedback, our contact information is listed below. Thank you for visiting.

About us

Auburn's transportation system is managed by the Street Department (Maintenance & Operations) and the Transportation section (Engineering and Planning), are both part of the Public Works Department.

The city's street department has a total of 165 centerline miles of roadways to maintain. Some of the maintenance duties include pavement patching, crack sealing, roadside vegetation management, snow and ice removal, alley and shoulder grading, street lighting and traffic markings.

The transportation section is responsible for administrative and engineering duties including comprehensive transportation system planning, traffic signal maintenance and operations, budget management, and interaction and regulation of development.

Where are we?

Public Works Department
Auburn City Hall, 2nd Floor
25 West Main Street
Auburn, WA 98001

Questions, comments, requests, or concerns regarding transportation can be handled by calling or emailing one of the contacts listed below or by using our Online Citizen Report Service. After hours emergencies should be directed to 911.

Staff contacts

Laura Philpot, Traffic Engineer, 253-288-7447, lphilpot@auburnwa.gov

Scott Nutter, Traffic Operations Engineer, 253-804-5068, snutter@auburnwa.gov

Joe Welsh, Transportation Planner, 253-804-5050, jwelsh@auburnwa.gov

Tiffin Goodman, Transportation Planner/Grants Manager, 253-804-5040, tgoodman@auburnwa.gov

Seth Wickstrom, Street Systems Engineer, 253-804-5086, swickstrom@auburnwa.gov

Amber Mund, Engineering Aide, 253-804-3120, amund@auburnwa.gov

Carlene Teterud, Street Division Supervisor, 253-931-3068, cteterud@auburnwa.gov