WSDOT Projects

• Drivers can enter HOT lanes at the beginning of the HOT lane or at several mid-point access locations. Four access points are planned for the northbound lane and three on the southbound lane.



• Advance warning signs alert drivers that a HOT lane access point is approaching, and an electronic toll-rate sign displays the current toll price before drivers enter at each access point.



• An overhead sensor automatically debits the toll from the user's account as it reads the transponder. A white light on the overhead antenna flashes when a vehicle’s transponder is read.



• A two-foot buffer with two solid white stripes separate the HOT lanes from the general-purpose lanes. It is illegal to cross the double line.



• At entrance/exit points, the buffer that separates the HOT lane from the general-purpose lanes is marked by a single dashed line and signs. Access areas will be at least 1,500  feet in length.



• WSDOT added road striping and extra merging space between the HOT lane and general-purpose lanes to make the roadway safer for all drivers.

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