520 Tolling: A Week in Review

520 Tolling: A Week in Review When is traffic the worst? from Bellevue to Seattle, Jan 3-6, 2012 520 90 5:45PM WORST AFTERNOON TIME 32 min on 90 19 min on 520 30 min 8:00AM WORST MORNING TIME 23 min on 90 14 min on 520 20 min 10 min Bam 10 11 12pm 520 or 90? Your decision matters. By only taking 90, save $90 By only taking 520, skip almost 8 hours of traffic every month phone bill every month Choosing 520 instead of l-90 twice a day during peak times saves 22 minutes per day, or 7 hours 20 minutes a month. Based on traffic data from Jan 3-6, 2012. Choosing l-90 instead of 520 twice a day during peak times saves $4.45 a day, or $90/month. Calculations take into account fuel and toll, and assume you have a Good to Go! pass. Fuel calculations based on 32mpg and $3.26/gallon. But should it be the same decision everyday? JAN JAN saved $2.85 and took 5 min extra 90 saved $1.50 and took 24 min extra You burn roughly 2 miles worth of fuel for every minute you spend in bumper-to-bumper traffic. When traffic's bad on 90, you may not be saving as much as you thought. Luckily, there's an app for that. ..and it won't cost you a penny. 520or90.com