'They're making you pay for the right to bill you:' KIRO hosts upset over toll changes for SR 167 HOT lane

Highlights - The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

'They're making you pay for the right to bill you:' KIRO hosts upset over toll changes for SR 167 HOT lane

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Published on Jul 25, 2025, 10:20:02 AM
Total time: 00:18:54

Episode Description

The HOT lane from Auburn to Renton is becoming an express toll lane, just like the existing toll lanes on I-405 between Bellevue and Lynnwood.

Up until now, only solo drivers needed a pass to pay their way into the HOT lane. Carpoolers didn’t need a pass. It was the honor system. Now they do, or they will be tolled.

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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill host The Jake and Spike Show on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM.