The Washington State Transportation Commission last month set toll rates for the new State Route 509 and State Route 167 expressways, part of Washington State Department of Transportation’s Puget Sound Gateway Program.
The toll for passenger vehicles on the SR 509 expressway will range from $1.20 to $1.40, and the toll for the SR 167 expressway will range from $1.20 to $3 east of Interstate 5, and a flat $1 for vehicles traveling west of I-5. Tolls for trucks and vehicles with three or more axles will range from $1.50 to $9.
The Puget Sound Gateway Program is a more than $2.8 billion project that will “complete critical missing links” in the state’s highway and freight network, according to WSDOT. The project includes a new SR 509 expressway in SeaTac and the extension of SR 167 between I-5 and SR 509 in Pierce County.
The tolled SR 167 expressway will stretch from North Meridian Avenue in Puyallup to I-5 in Fife, and from I-5 to SR 509 near the Port of Tacoma. The tolled SR 509 expressway will stretch from South 188th Street in Burien to I-5 in SeaTac.
Tolling will start on the first mile of SR 509 in October of this year, and the remaining two miles of the expressway will be open to traffic in 2028. The first two miles of SR 167 will be open to tolling starting December 2026, and the remainder of the expressway will be open between 2027 and 2030, according to the state Transportation Commission.
Certain drivers could receive a toll discount, part of a low-income program that could be implemented late next year.
“Low-income discounts will be phased in, starting with new tolled facilities, specifically the SR 509 & SR 167 Expressways,” the commission’s website reads. “Offering low-income discounts on existing tolled facilities will be looked at in the future as the Commission considers future toll adjustments on them.”