Getting AroundThursday, November 12
Tolls start Dec. 14 on the SR 167 Expressway in Fife, and it's $1 a trip with a Good To Go! pass
The Daily Auburn team
If you take the SR 167 Expressway in Fife, tolling is coming. WSDOT says tolls begin Dec. 14 at 5 a.m. between I-5 and SR 509 near the Port of Tacoma. With a Good To Go! pass, you'll pay $1 a trip. Drivers with more than two axles pay 50 cents more per axle. No pass? A bill comes in the mail, at least $2 more per trip.
Tolls on the SR 167 Expressway start at $1 a trip
- $1
- per trip with a Good To Go! pass
- 50 cents
- more per axle beyond two
- $2
- or more added per trip if billed by mail
- Half off
- for qualified low-income drivers
Sources: MyNorthwest.com, FOX 13 Seattle, KIRO 7 News Seattle
Tolls help cover operating costs for the new expressway and fund work on the Puget Sound Gateway Project. Toll revenue is required to fund $213.2 million of the project's $2.83 billion budget. The first two miles opened in September. Four more miles in Puyallup aren't expected until 2029.
$213.2 millionof the Gateway Project that toll revenue is required to fund
The Puget Sound Gateway Project has a budget of $2.83 billion.
Source: MyNorthwest.com
- Where: SR 167 Expressway between I-5 and SR 509
- When: both directions, all hours
- Discount income limit, one driver: about $31,920 a year
- Discount income limit, household of four: $66,000 a year
If you qualify for the low-income discount, you'll pay half starting Dec. 14. You'll need a copy of your vehicle registration and income documents. Nearby routes without tolls stay free.
Sources: KIRO 7 News Seattle, FOX 13 Seattle, MyNorthwest.com