Tolls proposed for 520 bridge, pass on I-90 By Kayla Webley Seattle Times staff reporter The state Legislature will be asked to look at the possibility of installing tolls on some roadways in the state, including Snoqualmie Pass and the Highway 520 floating bridge, according to a study by the Washington State Transportation Commission. The study estimates a $4 toll at the pass would raise $513 million for construction, plus $3.1 million for annual maintenance. Ordinarily, 27,000 vehicles cross the pass each day. Money generated by a toll at the pass could help fund a proposed widening of Interstate 90 from Keechelus Dam to Easton, about 10 miles. Story Continues
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  montana3087Say hello to my little friendPremium
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Santa Clara, CA | Stupid It was F'd-up back when they had tolls and they want to bring it back now? There must be some stupid people there(or there isn't anyone left that remember that).
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Seattle, WA | Re: Stupid said by montana3087:It was F'd-up back when they had tolls and they want to bring it back now? There must be some stupid people there(or there isn't anyone left that remember that). Since I was not here when they originally had tolls can you enlighten me as to what was f'd up?
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Santa Clara, CA | Re: Stupid We had visited Seattle(Bellevue, really, to see my Aunt) in '76, and I don't remember much of that trip but I do remember that part going through the toll booths over the lake(I'm pretty sure it was the 520, closest to their house). Now I live in the SF Bay area, and you have to pay tolls on all the bridges. And it's a real pain compared to the drive were you want, without having to pay for more than gas(basically), if you're poor like me.
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Port Orchard, WA | Tolls seem like a good idea to the "why do I have to pay if I don't use it" crowd. That sort of thinking is short sighted though. Free road traffic, especially on an interstate, is important to commerce and as such it effects us all.
If they want to run with that attitude I say take it to the next step and have those people pay a toll every time they step foot off their property. I don't use the street they live on why should I pay to maintain it?
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