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New transponders don’t work on Tacoma Narrows bridge
Drivers who sign up for the state’s “Good to Go” electronic tolls are paying $5 for a transponder that is unreadable on the Tacoma Narrows bridge. It’s no malfunction, just a quirk of the ongoing...
View ArticleTim Eyman toll restrictions likely to reach ballot
Tim Eyman today turned in what he says are 327,000 signatures in support of an initiative that would restrict tolls in Washington. It’s likely enough to ensure voters decide on I-1125. The initiative...
View ArticleStart of 520 bridge tolls, Tacoma Narrows photo tolls set for December
It was supposed to start this spring or even before, but the next generation of tolling in Washington has a new timetable. It starts in December, state officials said today. It’s the latest of several...
View ArticleIf you’ve crossed Tacoma Narrows without paying since July 7, expect a ticket
After complaints from drivers that they had been fined despite keeping a balance in their Good to Go accounts, the state was forced to dismiss thousands of valid tickets along with the mistakes. So...
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Tacoma Narrows bridge to start reading transponders
A state contractor has agreed to install new machines on the Tacoma Narrows bridge that can read the latest Good to Go transponders, state transportation officials said today. One lane was outfitted...
View ArticleState heads into toll-setting process for Tacoma Narrows bridge
If, hypothetically, a revenue forecast knocked 8.6 percent of tax collections out of the state budget, it would send shockwaves through Olympia. But the state is lowering its expectations for Tacoma...
View ArticleSales-tax forgiveness could save Tacoma Narrows toll payers 40-50 cents
Tolls on the Narrows bridge are almost certainly about to go up, driven by growing debt-service payments on the 2007 span. The only question is how much. A measure in the Legislature might knock as...
View ArticleMorning update: Special session day 9
State lawmakers welcome spring today while still working on the same task they started in the fall: trying to decide how to balance the budget. Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday that budget writers were...
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Transportation Commission calls for $1.25 increase in Tacoma Narrows bridge toll
The commission’s vote today was preliminary, with the final decision still two months away after public hearings. But it called for charging $4 for drivers with prepaid Good to Go accounts to cross the...
View ArticleSettlement with toll vendor includes contract extension with discount
Washington’s Department of Transportation says a contractor will give up $6.4 million as payback for last year’s delays in tolling Route 520 and moving to a new statewide tolling system. That’s on top...
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