The new SR 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle
Get your free
pass for the SR 99 tunnel
Getting around using the tunnel
The new tunnel provides a direct route under downtown from the stadiums to the Space Needle. The south end connects to Alaskan Way and downtown, the north end connects to Seattle Center and South Lake Union.
Work underway on viaduct, Battery Street Tunnel and Aurora Ave N
With the tunnel open, work has begun on removing the Alaskan Way Viaduct and closing the Battery Street Tunnel. Three blocks of Aurora Avenue North where the Battery Street Tunnel once connected to SR 99 are also being rebuilt.
Tolls in the tunnel
The SR 99 tunnel is now open. Tolling will start in fall 2019.
Toll rates will range from $1 to $2.25 with a Good To Go! pass, depending on time of day.