In determining toll amounts, the transportation commission
considers data and information provided by the department of transportation,
public opinion and advice from any required citizen advisory committee.
(1) Tacoma Narrows Bridge. In accordance with
chapter 47.46 RCW, the commission must consider the toll rate advice of the
citizen advisory committee and must set toll amounts that cover the debt and
operations and maintenance until the indebtedness is repaid as required by
law.
(2) SR 520 Bridge. The
commission must consider toll rates that will help maintain travel time, speed,
and reliability on the corridor and must set and adjust toll rates to generate
revenue sufficient and necessary to cover costs and obligations described in
RCW
47.56.830 and
47.56.850.
(3) SR 99 Tunnel.
(a) The commission must consider toll rates
that will help maintain travel time, speed, and reliability on the tunnel and
must set and adjust toll rates to generate revenue sufficient and necessary to
cover costs and obligations described in
RCW
47.56.830 and
47.56.850.
(b) Effective July 1, 2022, and every three
years thereafter, subject to review and potential adjustment by the
commission,
toll rates shall be set as follows:
(i) All
two-axle Good To Go!T toll rates shall increase by three
percent, rounded to the nearest five cent interval.
(ii) All two-axle Pay By Mail toll rates
shall be set to two dollars more than the revised two-axle Good To
Go!T toll rates.
(iii) All
multi-axle Good To Go!T and Pay By Mail toll rates shall be
set equal to one-half the revised two-axle rates, multiplied by the number of
axles up to a maximum of six axles, and rounded to the nearest five cent
interval.
(4)
I-405
express toll lanes.
(a) The commission
must consider a schedule of toll rates that will maintain travel time, speed,
and reliability on the corridor as described in
RCW
47.56.850 and
47.56.880.
The schedule adopted by the commission will allow toll rates to vary in amount
by time of day, level of traffic congestion within the highway facility, and
other criteria.
(b) The commission
must set a minimum and a maximum toll rate, each subject to review on an annual
basis or as needed to maintain performance requirements outlined in
RCW
47.56.880.
(c) The commission must set an additional
fixed amount to be added to the toll rate for vehicles that are not registered
for a Good To Go!T account who pay the Pay By Mail toll
rate.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
468-270-040
Amended by
WSR
15-08-038, Filed 3/25/2015, effective
4/25/2015
Amended by
WSR
16-11-091, Filed 5/18/2016, effective
7/1/2016
Amended by
WSR
19-06-037, Filed 3/1/2019, effective
4/1/2019
Statutory Authority:
RCW
47.56.870,
47.56.785,
47.56.795,
47.56.830, and
47.56.850. 11-04-007, §
468-270-040, filed 1/20/11, effective 12/3/11 at 12:00 a.m. per WSR 11-24-042.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
47.56.030,
47.46.100. 07-13-010, §
468-270-040, filed 6/8/07, effective
7/9/07.
