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Could higher tolls make the I-405 express lanes move faster?

A toll area on Interstate 405.
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A toll area on Interstate 405.

Bill Radke talks to Ed Barry, the Toll Division Director with the Washington State Department of Transportation, about a new report (PDF) that recommends raising the price of the top toll on Interstate 405 past $10.

It was one of a series of recommendations to keep traffic flowing on the busy corridor.  WSDOT has also conducted a studyanalyzing the effectiveness of I-405 tolling as the population in the region continues to grow. 

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