(The Center Square) – Some big changes are coming to State Route 167 between Sumner and Renton in Washington state.
Starting this fall, carpools on the SR 167 High Occupancy Toll, or HOT, lanes will no longer be free. Drivers must purchase for $15 a Flex Pass set to High Occupancy Vehicle, or HOV, mode and a Good To Go! account to use the lanes toll-free. This change is part of an upgrade to the SR 167 express toll lanes, which includes new toll zones and expanded access for drivers without a Good To Go! account.
“The goal is to seamlessly connect three toll facilities [the Interstate 405 express toll lanes between Lynnwood and Bellevue, the SR 167 HOT lanes, and the future I-405 express toll lanes between Bellevue and Renton], creating an approximately 50-mile tolled corridor,” Washington State Department of Transportation Toll Division Communications Manager Christopher Foster emailed The Center Square…