What ten miles are subject to the toll?
Are all 5 lanes subject to toll or just the extreme left lane?
Just the left lane is tolled from my understanding. I am curious to know if the toll lane was basically going full speed limit. How congested were the
lanes with no tolls?
It a HOT road. The lanes, which were normally carpool-only inbound during morning rush and outbound during evening rush basically become HOT lanes during those times. The toll is for single drivers, while carpools of two or more people can ride free. In 2020 or so, free rides will only be for carpools of three or more.
What ten miles are subject to the toll?
Are all 5 lanes subject to toll or just the extreme left lane?
Rt 66 “inside” the Beltway, it’s ten miles to DC.
It’s basically two lanes in each direction and has no reversible lanes. I remember when it was built back in the 1980s and it’s always been restricted during rush hour to HOV-3 and now HOV-2 and no Commercial vehicles ever.
They just opened the road to single passenger vehicles if they pay the Dynamically Priced Toll using EZ-Pass.
Their goal is to keep traffic flowing at ~45 MPH during rush hour by raising tolls when it gets crowded and dropping them when it’s wide open.
For those that are willing to pay? It definitely beats the alternative routes and I’m hoping it will take some pressure off those alternatives since that would affect my commute.
The trouble with DC Metro area traffic is that over the past 30 years it has become bi-directional in many areas.