Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) invites the public to attend an environmental hearing and open house to learn more about the high occupancy vehicle lane projects and to provide written and verbal comments on the Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA).The environmental hearing and open house will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 18, at Lincoln High School, 701 S. 37th St. Plans, maps, environmental documents and other project information will be on display. Interpreters speaking Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean and Russian will be at the meeting to help facilitate communication. For more information, visit the WSDOT Tacoma/Pierce County HOV Program Web site at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/piercecountyHOV .