Didnt realise Bob McDonnell was also governor of WA
I will not be surprised to see it reach $10 at the rate things are going.
The toll on the Narrows is only when returning to the Tacoma side though, unlike the Seattle 520 floating bridge where they hit you both ways.
Nobody wanted the bridge esp. those living in Gig Harbor. Secondly the bridge was built using Korean steel. It also was supposed to be a mirror image of the original bridge. And finally it has not relieved traffic as it was supposed to. So the less people start using it the revenue is not there so they’ll raise the toll some more, fewer people will use it, etc.
According to authorities, the tolls will finance a project to widen the Narrows Bridge!
Ping!
Wait until they decide to hit you both ways!
That’s mere ‘chump change’.....try NY’s Verrazano bridge toll extortion at $13.00 a pop.
But . . . will they jump with bungee cords or parachutes? Inquiring minds need to know!
Is there a surcharge for not having the bridge collapse in high wind while you’re crossing it?
I sure hope you IDIOTS that thought that the tolls would ONLY go for the expenses involved with building the bridge are finally GETTING IT.
Once government is permitted to set up a tolling structure on vehicles, they will TOLL THROUGH THE TEETH, many times more than the road (often fully paid off) costs. Why - because people will pay WHATEVER is charged, and IDIOT LIBERTARIANS will call the super-high tolls “market forces”.
They should have hired those Publishers Clearing House guys to figure out the payments.
Don’t these idiots realize that by raising the tolls they will further reduce usage, thereby requiring another increase?
Which no doubt was wildly inflated so it would sound better.
Let's see, we also have them demolishing the viaduct and replacing it with a tunnel at the Seattle waterfront. The most expensive of all possible options.