I-405 express lanes: Got it?

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Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>I-405 express lanes: Got it?</h1>
                <h2><p>The Washington State Department of Transportation will start tolling for the new express lanes on I-405 between Bellevue and Lynnwood on Sept. 27 (a Sunday). But the state has already turned on the new signage, creating lots of confusion. KING5 takes a crack at explaining things with a Q&</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/joe-copeland-crosscut-com/">Joe Copeland</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Jan 12, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>The Washington State Department of Transportation will start tolling for the new express lanes on I-405 between Bellevue and Lynnwood on Sept. 27 (a Sunday). But the state has already turned on the new signage, creating lots of confusion. KING5 takes a crack at explaining things with a Q&amp;A <a href="http://www.king5.com/story/news/traffic/2015/09/14/faq-how-do--405-express-toll-lanes-work/72266128/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">here</a>. The state has a host of information <a href="http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Tolling/405/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">here.</a> If you already have a <a href="http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Tolling/405/howtopay.htm?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org#passes">Good to Go! Pass</a> and account, you get a better rate and automatic billing. But to get free use of the lanes while car pooling, you need the more advanced Good To Go! Flex Pass.</p>
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The Washington State Department of Transportation will start tolling for the new express lanes on I-405 between Bellevue and Lynnwood on Sept. 27 (a Sunday). But the state has already turned on the new signage, creating lots of confusion. KING5 takes a crack at explaining things with a Q&A here. The state has a host of information here. If you already have a Good to Go! Pass and account, you get a better rate and automatic billing. But to get free use of the lanes while car pooling, you need the more advanced Good To Go! Flex Pass.

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor&nbsp;for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi