Editing Covington, Washington (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
The city's principal arterial is [[Washington State Route 516|State Route 516]], known locally as Southeast 272nd Street or Kent-Kangley Road, which runs through the city on its west–east route from [[Des Moines, Washington|Des Moines]] to [[Maple Valley, Washington|Maple Valley]]. The only [[freeway]] that passes through the city is [[Washington State Route 18|State Route 18]], which passes through the city on a northeast–southwest route.<ref name="King-Map"/> State Route 18, which connects [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate 90]] near [[Snoqualmie, Washington|Snoqualmie]] and [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] in [[Federal Way, Washington|Federal Way]], is a major route used by vehicles traveling between south King County and Eastern Washington.

Public transportation is provided by [[King County Metro]].

===Emergency services===
Covington contracts with the [[King County Sheriff's Office]] for police services. Deputies assigned to Covington wear Covington uniforms and drive [[police car|patrol car]]s marked with the city logo. There are currently 12 patrol officers, one chief, one sergeant, one school resource officer, one traffic officer, and one detective assigned full-time to the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Covington Police Department |url=https://kingcounty.gov/en/legacy/depts/sheriff/police-partnerships/partners-list/covington |publisher=King County|access-date=August 21, 2024}}</ref>

Covington is part of the [[Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority]] (RFA), along with the cities of [[Kent, Washington|Kent]], and [[SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]] and portions of unincorporated [[King County, Washington|King County]]. The city's first fire station opened in 2009; it is a 17,385-square foot building located on Southeast 256th Street. The RFA's board meetings are conducted in the Covington fire station.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Department|url=http://www.kentfirerfa.org/index.aspx?NID=27|publisher=Kent Regional Fire Authority|via=CivicPlus|access-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415154535/http://www.kentfirerfa.org/index.aspx?NID=27|archive-date=April 15, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kent Fire Department Milestones|url=http://www.kentfirerfa.org/index.aspx?nid=93|publisher=Kent Regional Fire Authority|via=CivicPlus|access-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212954/http://kentfirerfa.org/index.aspx?nid=93|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fire Station 75|url=http://kentfirerfa.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Fire-Station-75-5|publisher=Kent Regional Fire Authority|via=CivicPlus|access-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065216/http://kentfirerfa.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Fire-Station-75-5|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>