Beltway Express Lanes to Open Nov. 17
High occupancy toll lanes were originally scheduled to open in December.
Local commuters could be getting to work faster than originally thought. The I-495 Express Lanes are set to open Nov. 17, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced last week. The high-occupancy toll lanes were originally scheduled to open in December. The 14-mile stretch of highway-within-a-highway allows commuters to pay a toll (or carpool and avoid the toll) to use express lanes between the Springfield interchange and just north of the Dulles Toll Road. Commuters will need an E-ZPass to pay tolls, or they will need an E-ZPass Flex to use while carpooling with at least three people in their vehicle. “Dynamic pricing based on real-time traffic conditions manages the demand for the lanes, keeping the Express Lanes moving,” …
In this Article:
