Battle brewing over Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll hike
Feb 17, 2016, 11:07 PM | Updated: May 6, 2016, 11:09 pm
If you drive over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge every day, I hope you are saving your pennies.
Higher toll rates for the bridge are coming your way. Currently, drivers pay $5 if they have a Good to Go! pass, $6 with cash or $7 if paying by mail.
But tolls are expected to jump up by 50 cents in July.
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After the Citizen Advisory Committee voiced concerns with this hike, the state Transportation Commission began discussions on whether or not to reconsider the increase, KIRO 7 reports.
The nine-member Tacoma Narrows Bridge Citizen Advisory Committee, which is a governor-appointed group composed of permanent residents of the bridge area, is required by law to make toll-rate recommendations to the State Transportation Commission.
The Tacoma committee will submit a proposal in hopes of stopping the toll increase, but at the end of the day, the state Transportation Commission has the final say on the toll price.
