The Bellevue City Council finds that tolling on the existing SR 520 bridge is only acceptable in 2010 if: (1) deployment of early tolls will result in significantly earlier completion of the project; and (2) beginning earlier in 2010 allows for lower toll rates that are deemed more acceptable to the public.

Expected to open in 2014, the cost for the new and expanded six-lane corridor should be at around $4.65 billion. Drivers will likely pay a variable toll fee on the existing bridge starting sometime next year. It would cost around $3.60 to cross the bridge during peak hours, Springer said.

Gone are the days of fumbling with paper tickets and juggling different passes to get from one place to another on mass transit. The launch of the new ORCA-One Regional Card for All (ORCA) pass program has made traveling around the Puget Sound easier than ever.