* Washington - Expansion of Tolling Program concerns
-- A pilot tolling program in Washington state is working so well, in the view of the state’s Department of Transportation, that it might be expanded, a possibility that concerns Washington Trucking Associations...
Although trucks aren’t allowed to use the high-occupancy tolling lanes on the 17-mile stretch of Interstate 405 that went into effect Sept. 27, that won’t necessarily be the case on future toll roads. The Washington State Department of Transportation is preparing an environmental impact statement to evaluate the effects of tolling I-90 between I-5 in Seattle and I-405 in Bellevue...
During the HOT lanes’ first three months, they generated 2.75 million trips and revenue of $4.7 million, as well an average time savings of 14 minutes for drivers in the regular lanes thanks in part to an additional lane that WSDOT added going south...
Inslee’s announcement drew a backhanded compliment from state Sen. Curtis King, chairman of the Transportation Committee, who voted for adding the tolls but only with the two-year sunset provision... King said he won’t support keeping the tolls after their September 2017 expiration if they are earning money for the state but costing drivers, including those in trucks...
(Photo by WSDOT/Flickr) -- Olympia, Wash, USA - Transport Topics, by David Elfin - 23 Feb 2016Labels: truck tolls lanes
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