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520 Bridge Toll Rates Rise Monday July 1

Toll rates will rise 2.5 percent, which puts peak Good To Go! rates at $3.70, and the peak Pay By Mail rates at $5.25.

Monday will bring a new set of toll rates on the State Route 520 Bridge.

Toll rates will rise 2.5 percent, which puts peak Good To Go! rates at $3.70, and the peak Pay By Mail rates at $5.25. 

Click here for the latest 520 Toll Rates, as listed by the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The last time the tolls rose was July 2012. Monday's increase is the second of several scheduled toll hikes.

The toll on 520 started December 2011. The scheduled toll increases were part of the funding plan approved by the legislature for the State Route 520 improvements, which includes annual rate increases of 2.5 percent through 2015. After 2015, the state plans an increase of 15 percent in 2016 during the weekday, and a 2.5 percent increase on the weekend.

The tolls will raise $1 billion overall toward the $4.65 billion State Route 520 bridge replacement and HOV program, according to the state. The project includes 12.8 miles of safety and mobility improvements from Interstate 5 in Seattle to State Route 202 in Redmond, the state reported.


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