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Category Archives: Tolls
Custis Memorial Parkway: Few I-66 Toll Cheaters Caught in First 4 Months of Restrictions
Just 0.007 percent of Custis Memorial Parkway (I-66 Inside the Beltway) vehicles during the toll periods have been caught cheating. That’s a very low ratio. Solo drivers with no passengers are supposed to pay a toll, but if there are … Continue reading
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Why VDOT is Tolling I-66 Inside the Beltway
The Inside the Beltway tolls are designed to generate revenue for the Outside the Beltway private partner, according to Virginia government officials. Since 2015, VDOT has been telling the public that I-66 inside the beltway would be tolled as a … Continue reading
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Inside the Beltway: VDOT to Spend $2M More for New I-66 Tolls with Flashing Lights
You may have noticed the flashing strobe lights overhead on I-66 and Route 267 inside the beltway. VDOT is at work and is testing the new toll gantries, including their bright flashing features. While other facilities use overhead tolling without … Continue reading
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Arlington Seeks I-66 Outside the Beltway Funds for East Falls Church Improvements Inside the Beltway
In a few months, VDOT will turn the switch on its new tolls of I-66 Inside the Beltway. Commuters at rush hour in the peak direction on all lanes of I-66 can pay a toll without 2 people in the … Continue reading
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Virginia Seeks Federal Grant For Extension of I-95 Toll Express Lanes
The Virginia Department of (Road) Transportation has decided that the I-95 Toll Express Lanes should be extended because of the daily traffic jams that occur where they currently end. The plan is to push the merge further south. Virginia has … Continue reading
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Transurban Ready to March North to DC
A private toll company is about to get a huge holiday present from Virginia taxpayers, who will again be forced to pay tolls to use the highway they already built and paid for. Why is Virginia about to give away … Continue reading
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I-66 Congestion? Do “Something!”
Like many urban and suburban freeways around the country, I-66 gets congested. The local politicians want to do something about it. Sounds great! Unfortunately there is a disconnect between the desire to fix a problem and the actual solution. Some … Continue reading
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Two Women Launch Website Targeting Express Lane Fines
From WTOP: FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Two Northern Virginia women profiled on WTOP have come together to launch a new website to protest the fines and penalties on the Express Lanes. In some cases, the fines can be thousands of dollars. … Continue reading
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Transform 66 Wisely 