Drivers that cross the SR 520 Bridge are going to pay a higher toll fee beginning today.
Rates will increase five percent for weekday and weekend tolls; the peak period toll will be 20 cents and there is no longer a waived toll for overnight (11 p.m. to 5 a.m.) travel across the bridge. Here is a chart of the new toll rates.
The increased toll rates were approved last year by the Washington State Transportation Commission.
If you cross the bridge and do not have a GoodtoGo pass, the state adds a $2 surcharge per trip and you will receive your bill in the mail. Drivers who don’t use a windshield-mounted pass but register their license plates pay a lesser, 25-cent surcharge.
WSDOT reported that the new SR 520 bridge is required to generate $1.2 billion in toll revenue to cover a portion of the structure’s cost. Tolls on the bridge generate funds to pay off 30- and 40-year bonds. After the bonds are paid off, the Legislature will decide whether to continue tolling the bridge.
[ More information is available at GoodtoGo.com ]
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