Getting AroundThursday, November 12
Tolls start Dec. 14 on the new SR 167 Expressway in Fife
The Daily Tacoma team
If you drive the SR 167 Expressway in Fife, tolls start Dec. 14 at 5 a.m. WSDOT announced Wednesday that every vehicle on the expressway between I-5 and SR 509 near the Port of Tacoma will pay, in both directions, at all hours.
- Good To Go! pass: $1 per trip
- More than two axles: 50 cents extra per axle
- No pass: billed by mail, at least $2 more per trip
- Nearby routes without tolls stay free
The toll is $1 a trip with a Good To Go! pass
- $1
- per trip with a Good To Go! pass
- 50 cents
- more per axle for vehicles with more than two axles
- $213.2 million
- of the Gateway Project that toll revenue is required to fund
- $2.83 billion
- budget for the Gateway Project
Sources: MyNorthwest.com, FOX 13 Seattle, KIRO 7 News Seattle
The money covers the expressway's operating costs and helps fund 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, and four more miles aren't expected to open until 2029.
The half-off discount caps income at about $31,920 for one driver
Source: MyNorthwest.com
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Single driver | $31,920 |
| Household of four | $66,000 |
Qualified drivers get half off starting Dec. 14. If your household income is no more than 200% of the federal poverty level, we suggest applying early. You'll need your vehicle registration and income documents.
Sources: MyNorthwest.com, FOX 13 Seattle, KIRO 7 News Seattle