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WSDOT launches new Good To Go! passes and account sign-ups for SR 520 tolling

Published on Thu, Feb 10, 2011 by Shawn Devine, Communications Coordinator

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 Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond will join customers on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at an event launching new Good To Go! passes and account sign-ups for State Route 520 tolling. All-electronic tolling begins this spring on the SR 520 floating bridge. At the event, Secretary Hammond will demonstrate with a customer how to purchase a Good To Go! pass, activate an account and install a pass in a vehicle.
 
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will also announce special incentives for SR 520 accounts.
 
When: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15
 
Where: University Village Shopping Center, 2623 N.E. University Village St., Seattle. The event will take place at a mobile customer service center in the parking lot directly north of Pottery Barn Kids. For directions and a map to University Village Shopping Center, visit uvillage.com/information/directions/.
 
Speakers:
·         Paula Hammond, transportation secretary
·         Dan Mathis, Federal Highway Administration, Washington Division administrator
·         Rick Krochalis, Federal Transit Administration, regional administrator
·         Craig Stone, WSDOT Toll Division director
 
Visuals:
·         WSDOT news conference at University Village Shopping Center
·         Customers purchasing passes at a mobile customer service center
·         Good To Go! account demonstration with Secretary Hammond
·         Product displays of five new Good To Go! passes
·         Tour of the University District customer service center
 
Important information: Following the news conference, WSDOT will escort media to the University District customer service center.
 
For more information about Good To Go!, visit goodtogo520.org.