"Somebody's gotta go back and get a s#!t load of dimes!"
Posted on 01/08/2017 8:12:18 AM PST by lowbridge
A FOX 5 staff member driving on Interstate 495 found a sign showing the toll for the Express Lanes starting from nearby the Tysons Corner area to the I-395/95 exit would cost a whopping $30! Using the lanes to I-66 would be just shy of $10.
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A spokesperson for Transurban, the company that manages the Express Lanes, said from around 4:30 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. Thursday, two salt and plow trucks were working on the southbound Express Lanes on I-495 and I-95, causing traffic to slow and increasing the toll on those lanes. The company said there is no cap on the toll and the prices will fluctuate based on the real-time traffic demand.
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Tolls for the Express Lanes are dynamic, meaning they change periodically based on real-time traffic conditions to keep the Lanes free-flowing. Because toll prices are based on demand, it is difficult to predict exactly what the tolls will be at any given time.Tolls can range from as low as $0.20 per mile during less busy times, and up to approximately $1.00 per mile in some sections during rush hour. However, rates may rise significantly above the typical range for periods of time in the event of unusually heavy congestion or a specific event like a traffic accident or lane(s) closure.
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BTW, still waiting to hear about all those "alternate routes." Appears you don't know anything about traveling in the DC area.
alternatives
1) travel at a different time when tolls are much less
2) take Chain Bridge road or even Key Bridge
3) take the bus
4) take the train
5) travel in the slow lane on 495
6) don’t take the trip at all
stop griping about being too cheap to pay a toll
Really, with all arguably valid points about crony capitalism in action here, this was ultimately caused by some moronic decision to deploy salt trucks during rush hour (instead of say, during off peak hours in the afternoon or maybe the night before)
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen construction crews still at work during rush hour in this area and now this. It’s typical, and moronic every time. It absolutely kills traffic, it’s bad enough in this region any disruption makes a hour drive easily 2 hours.
Someone needs to be fired for putting salt trucks out during rush hour. Put them out earlier, watch the weather news, realize the work needs done earlier when everyone isn’t rushing to get home. Sheesh.
/traffic rant
The other alternative was to have taxpayers fund the lanes. I read up on the history of the project, and that was resoundingly rejected by the public. You can’t have it both ways.
I mean interstate style highways. But you knew that.
Florida Express Authority too?
I only know about Virginia's HOV lanes.
“South Africa owns the Illinois toll roads.”
You are,of course,joking. (I hope)
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Initially, Governments were established to have an orderly system of daily living, protect their Citizens from attack from other Governments, to protect their Citizens from criminals and to punish the criminal.The Government of the United States has evolved from protecting the innocent to protecting the criminal. From protecting the innocent to prosecuting the innocent.
“This HAS to be considered price gouging at its worst.”
Not if the government does it.
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