House Bill 1958 proposes $2.5 billion loan paid by tolls Thursday, April 10, 2025 Rep. John Ley for Clark County Today Are $10 each way tolls coming to the I-5 Interstate Bridge? A proposed substitute bill offered by Rep. Jake Fey (Democrat, Tacoma) would allow the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to bond (borrow) $2.5...
I-5 bridge tolling is expected to bring in $1.1-1.6 billion, and the original legislation would’ve authorized up to $1.6 billion in debt. Now? Up to $2.5 billion. Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) Published: April 17, 2025 OLYMPIA, Wash. — The start of tolling for the Interstate Bridge Replacement project is only about a year away, and the Washington legislature...
Drivers could be paying 16 times more each year to cross the Columbia River on I-5 Thursday, October 24, 2024 — Clark County Today John Ley For Clark County Today The average Washington state citizen pays $146.40 a year in Washington state gas taxes according to one report. Under the possible tolling scenarios under discussion by...
Raising the maximum tolls to $18 is in play Oct 8, 2024 — MyNorthwest BY CHRIS SULLIVAN, KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter The maximum tolls on Interstate 405 (I-405) and State Route 167 (SR 167) went up to $15 earlier this year, but it’s likely that rate will be going up again next year. Washington’s tolling system...
Freight haulers could pay up to four times that amount in ‘pre-completion’ tolling John Ley for Clark County Today A subcommittee of Washington and Oregon Transportation Commissions met to discuss tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge. Tolling would begin “pre completion” of the Interstate Bridge replacement project, with further escalation of toll prices once the...
Tolling 520 bridge to raise $1.2 billion May 15, 2024 BY JULIA DALLAS, MyNorthwest Content Editor The State Route (SR) 520 toll rate will be going up in August. The Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC) voted on two options on Wednesday and Option B won. Option B is tailored increases, averaging 10% overall, rounded to the nearest 5...
John Ley & Lars Larson talk about paying three times the amount borrowed for the TNB Borrowing $684 million from Wall Street and the payoff could end up being $2 billion. “We could have purchased 3 bridges for what we’re paying for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.” This is because the state chose to borrow the...
Tolls could be three times the amount originally borrowed Thursday, May 2, 2024 — Clark County Today John Ley for Clark County Today Paying off a transportation credit card with tolling is expensive. Washington state’s experience with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (TNB) is on track to spend nearly three times the amount originally borrowed. Tolling...
The bridge is expected to be paid off by 2033. By Lionel Donovan (KING5 News) Published: March 11, 2024 TACOMA, Wash. — A pandemic and a fire almost proved too much for Gig Harbor Strength and Fitness, but the gym managed to survive. “We had to rebuild literally from the ashes, so to speak,” says...
Challenges larger than the benefits governor claims By John Ley for Clark County Today In a major victory for Oregon residents, especially citizens of Clackamas County along the southern I-205 corridor, Governor Tina Kotek canceled one component of tolling for I-5 and I-205 in the state. More specifically, she ended ODOT’s efforts in the Regional...
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