Tolling on SR 167

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How to pay

You have two options to pay a toll:

• Good To Go! account: With a Good To Go! account and pass installed in your vehicle, you pay the lowest toll rate and don't have to worry about waiting for a bill to arrive in the mail. Learn more about Good To Go! accounts and passes.
• Pay By Mail: If you don't have a Good To Go! account and you use the lanes, we’ll take a picture of your license plate and mail a bill to the address on your vehicle registration with the Department of Licensing. The Pay By Mail toll rate is $2 higher than the Good To Go! pass rate.
• Pay By Plate: Drivers who choose to register their license plate on a Good To Go! account without a pass, called Pay By Plate, pay an extra 25 cents per trip on top of the Good To Go! pass rate.

Click on the roads below to learn about the specific toll rates and rules for using each route. 

SR 167 express toll lanes

The SR 167 express toll lanes run between Renton and Sumner with a single tolled lane in either direction while the center and right lanes remain free and open for everyone to use. 

With the SR 167 express toll lanes, you have the choice to pay a toll for a faster trip when you need it. Toll rates adjust to keep traffic moving.

The express toll lanes operate from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. everyday, and are free to use overnight (from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.). Motorcycles and qualifying carpools can use the lane for free with specific Good To Go! passes.  

Toll Rates

Toll rates change based on real-time traffic conditions, and range between $1 and $15. You only pay the rate listed next to your exit, and lock in that rate the moment you enter the lane. You can view current toll rates by downloading the WSDOT mobile app.

Holidays

The toll lanes will be free and open to everyone on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Carpools

Carpools with two or more people, including the driver, can use the express toll lanes for free with a Flex Pass. If you have a Good To Go! sticker or no pass at all, you will be charged the toll regardless of the number of people in your vehicle. The Flex Pass is the only pass that let's you mark the trip as a toll-free carpool. 

You do not need to be in a carpool, or have a Good To Go! pass to drive for free between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Motorcycles

Motorcycles ride toll-free in the express toll lanes with a motorcycle pass.

Vanpools and transit

Registered vanpools and transit always drive toll-free in the express toll lanes.

How to use the lanes

You enter and exit the SR 167 express toll lanes at designated access points, shown on the road as dashed lines, everywhere else there are double white lines which are illegal to cross.  

Toll signs show up to three toll rates for different toll zones. The road names listed on the sign tell you where each toll zone ends. Every time you pass one of the listed roads, you enter the next toll zone. Any express toll lane exit in that zone will be charged the same toll rate until you pass the next listed road and enter a new zone.

You only pay the toll rate for the zone where you exit the express toll lanes. You do not add up all the numbers on the sign, and you are not charged again when you pass the next sign.

How do tolls keep traffic moving?

Our traffic management computer system updates toll rates every few minutes based on how many cars are in the lanes and how fast they are going. When traffic is flowing smoothly and there is room for more vehicles, the price is low to encourage cars to get in. When the lanes start to fill up and slow down, the price goes up in order to discourage too many cars from getting in so that the lanes can keep flowing smoothly.

SR 167 Expressway

As part of the Puget Sound Gateway Program, the SR 167 Expressway builds 6 new miles of tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma, creating critical connections between SR 167 in Puyallup, I-5 in Fife and SR 509 in Tacoma. Tolling will help fund $213.2 million of the total $2.83 billion Puget Sound Gateway Program budget.

The expressway is split into two toll roads: 

• Between the Port of Tacoma and I-5: Two miles of tolled roadway between I-5 in Fife and SR 509 in Tacoma. This section is set to open in late 2026. 
• Between I-5 and Puyallup: Four miles of tolled roadway between I-5 in Fife and where SR 167 currently ends in Puyallup. This section is anticipated to open in 2029. 

Toll rates

There are two separate tolled sections of the SR 167 Expressway, and there are different toll rates for each section. Drivers who use the expressway will pay at least one toll, but will only pay a second toll if they cross over I-5 and stay on the expressway. 

Drivers who register their license plate on a Good To Go! account but don’t use a pass will pay the Pay By Plate rate which adds an extra 25-cents per trip on top of the Good To Go! pass rate. 

Between the Port of Tacoma and I-5

The toll between I-5 and the port is a flat rate no matter the time of day. Tolls will be collected in both directions of the expressway. 

Tolling will not begin on the expressway until late 2026.

Number of axles	Good To Go! rate	Pay By Mail
Two (includes motorcycles)	$1	$3
Three	$1.50	$4.50
Four	$2	$6
Five	$2.50	$7.50
Six or more	$3	$9

Between I-5 and Puyallup

Toll rates between I-5 and Puyallup change based on time of day and direction of travel with lower toll rates at off-peak periods and overnight. Tolls will be collected on both directions of the expressway. 

Tolling will not begin on this section until 2029. 

Large trucks and trailers

Vehicles with more than two axles pay a higher toll rate based on the number of axles.

Exemptions

All vehicles must pay a toll except for emergency vehicles, transit and qualifying exempt vehicles. Carpools and motorcycles pay tolls just like all other personal vehicles. Visit our exemption and discounts page to learn more or to apply for an exemption. 

Reporting and Policy

To view financial statements, the Toll Division Annual Report or other policy-related documents, please visit our reporting page.