The tolls are coming! The tolls are coming!

Drivers will get a free ride initially with the new portion of the State Route 509 Expressway open in SeaTac, just north of Kent off of Interstate 5, but tolling will start in the fall.

The new exit off I-5 northbound is near South 216th Street and takes drivers west over to 24th Avenue South in SeaTac, just east of Pacific Highway South. Drivers headed east on the new expressway enter I-5 southbound near South 216th Street.

“We’re all excited about our newest roadway, the State Route 509 Expressway in SeaTac, but did you know that the toll road will be free to use through the summer?” according to a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) blog on Aug. 4. “That will give you a chance to check it out and learn if it’ll work for yo

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