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Tolls off the table for Fairfax County Parkway
The possibility of HOV lanes on Fairfax County Parkway drew opposition from the public at a Board of Supervisors’ Transportation Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon.
1 month ago -
DC area’s reversible roads and high-occupancy highways
On top of the daily traffic congestion and crashes, there are a dizzying array of reversible, restricted and controlled-access highways across the D.C. area. Here are the rules of the road and reversal times for the high-occupancy highways and reversible parkways across the region.
3 months ago -
How many I-66 toll violations have been issued so far?
Data provided to WTOP suggest that drivers paid or owe around $3 million in administrative fees and court costs while driving I-66. The total could have been nearly double that.
5 months ago -
Light summer traffic lowers average July I-66 tolls
Continuing a trend that suggests the expanded hours are having a larger impact than the toll price, average travel speeds have generally increased in the extended rush hour periods when HOV restrictions did not apply before.
7 months ago -
Longer HOV hours’ impact on I-66 commutes appears positive
According to VDOT data, morning commutes on Interstate 66 itself are somewhat faster now than a year ago except between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., when trip times are largely unchanged.
11 months ago -
April snow forecast pushes back expected start of I-66 toll lane work
Interstate 66 toll lane construction outside the Capital Beltway is now set to ramp up next weekend instead of this weekend due to the potentially snowy forecast Saturday.
12 months ago -
Survey: I-66 commuters say tolls, hours changes not helping
After $40 and higher tolls on Interstate 66 grabbed headlines, WTOP surveyed commuters to find out what’s working and what’s not with the new tolls.
1 year ago -
Extension plan for I-95 express lanes up for vote
Toll lanes are expanding rapidly in Virginia, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board is scheduled to give additional approvals Wednesday to extending the lanes along the Interstate 95 corridor.
2 years ago -
Q&A: I-66 toll lanes west of the Beltway
Virginia signed contract Thursday with a group of private companies to add two toll lanes in each direction on Interstate 66 west of the Capital Beltway. Sprawl and Crawl reporter Max Smith breaks down the deal, the plan and the tolls.
2 years ago -
I-66 toll contracts awarded, 1 nearly twice estimate
Plans to expand rush hour and bring rush-hour tolls for solo drivers on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway moved much closer to reality Tuesday.
3 years ago -
Plans to extend I-395 HOV lanes in Northern Va.
If you drive on Interstate 395 in Northern Virginia, a planned toll project may affect you.
3 years ago -
App gives new meaning to ‘smart car’
Researchers at a Virginia university are working on an app that would make drivers safer and their trips more efficient.
3 years ago -
Where exactly will the toll money go from I-66 inside the Beltway?
WASHINGTON — Carpoolers will still travel free when rush-hour tolls are added to Interstate 66 inside the Beltway in the next couple of years, but people who violate HOV rules now will have to pay…
3 years ago -
Reversible toll lanes on 270? Maybe
ROCKVILLE, Md. — With a new governor viewed as road-friendly in Annapolis, one Montgomery County lawmaker hopes toll lanes on Interstate 270 are a possibility. County Councilmember Roger Berliner supports converting the two High Occupancy…
4 years ago -
I-66 HOV sign confuses morning rush drivers
WASHINGTON — An incorrect High Occupancy Vehicle-lane sign had drivers on Interstate 66 confused Monday morning. A sign for the HOV lanes on eastbound I-66 at U.S. 50 said all lanes were open to traffic…
4 years ago
