Updated: Good To Go Passes for SR 520 Tolls to be Sold Wednesday at Sammamish City Hall

Sammamish commuters who use State Route 520 now can purchase Good To Go passes for the all-electronic tolling system scheduled to start in the spring.

State transportation officials will be selling passes Wednesday from 11 am to 5 pm at .

The state expects to enact by spring a peak-hour toll of $3.50 each way of SR 520, which will help pay for repairs that include the replacement of the bridge span. No tollbooths will be installed. Instead, commuters will pay their tolls through a Good To Go account, or through the mail, which will carry a surcharge.

The state Department of Transportation also announced storefronts in Bellevue and Seattle where commuters can purchase the transponders, which can be installed in cars and start their accounts.

Commuters who sign up before April 15 can get $10 in free tolls, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation.

The Washington state Transportation Commission has recommended a toll rate schedule that includes a peak-hour base toll of $3.50 each way, but because of voter-approved Initiative 1053, .

Commuters will be able to purchase the transponders at any local Safeway store and a customer service center in Bellevue at 13107 NE 20th St., Suites 3 & 4.

The Safeway stores will start carrying the passes Feb. 18.

The customer service center will be open from Monday - Friday 7 am to 7 pm. and Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm.

People also may buy the passes online at https://mygoodtogo.com/ or by phone by calling 1-866-936-8246.

The Washington state Department of Transportation also will bring mobile booths where commuters can start their accounts to several Eastside and Seattle locations this week:

Wednesday, Feb. 16

• UW Health Sciences Lobby, 1705 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 7 am to 5 pm.*
• Bellevue City Hall Lobby, 450 110th St. NE, Bellevue, 9 am to 4 pm.*
• Sammamish City Hall Lobby, 228th Ave., Sammamish, 11 am to 5 pm.
• The Meadows, SE 64th St. NW (Gilman Building), Issaquah, 10 am to 6 pm.

Thursday, Feb. 17

• UW Health Sciences Lobby, 1705 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 7 am to 5 pm.*
• Group Health Cooperative Capitol Hill Lobby, 201 16th Ave. E, Seattle, 11 am to 5 pm.*
• T-Mobile, Newport Terrace, 3617 131st Ave. SE, Bellevue, 9 am to 4:30 pm.
• Clyde Hill City Hall Parking Lot, 9605 NE 24th St., Bellevue, 7:30 am to 7 pm.

Friday, Feb. 18

• UW Health Sciences Lobby, 1705 NE Pacific St., Seattle, 7 am to 5 pm.*
• Factoria Mall Main Entrance, 4055 Factoria Mall SE, Bellevue, 10 am to 7 pm.*
• Eastgate Park and Ride, 14200 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, 3 pm to 7 pm.
• North Bend Premium Outlets, 461 S Fork Ave. SW, North Bend, 10 am to 5 pm.

Saturday, Feb. 19

• Factoria Mall Main Entrance, 4055 Factoria Mall SE, Bellevue, 10 am to 7 pm.*
• South Bellevue Park and Ride, 2700 Bellevue Way SE, Bellevue, 9 am to 4 pm.
• Home Depot Bitter Lake, 11616 Aurora Ave. N, Seattle, 10 am to 4 pm.

Locations marked with an asterisk (*) will accept cash.

Editor's note: is the editor of Bellevue Patch. She has produced a Q&A regarding the upcoming . This story has been updated to include when Safeway will start carrying the passes, the address and hours of the customer service center in Bellevue and the website address to get passes.