Wezas
08-27-2004, 11:54 AM
You suckers.
The Virginia Department of Transportation said yesterday that it would build high-occupancy toll lanes on a 14-mile stretch of the Capital Beltway, working with a private partner to create the first of an extensive network of the new-style highways for the Washington region.
The plan would add two lanes on each side of the Beltway, separated from other traffic, between Springfield and Georgetown Pike. The high-occupancy toll lanes -- or HOT lanes -- would be free for car pools of three or more people, but others would pay for the privilege of using them. To keep the lanes from clogging, tolls would increase with the amount of traffic.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/daily/graphics/HOT_082704.gif
No word yet on how much the toll range will be.
The story (click me for details) (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36655-2004Aug26.html)
The Virginia Department of Transportation said yesterday that it would build high-occupancy toll lanes on a 14-mile stretch of the Capital Beltway, working with a private partner to create the first of an extensive network of the new-style highways for the Washington region.
The plan would add two lanes on each side of the Beltway, separated from other traffic, between Springfield and Georgetown Pike. The high-occupancy toll lanes -- or HOT lanes -- would be free for car pools of three or more people, but others would pay for the privilege of using them. To keep the lanes from clogging, tolls would increase with the amount of traffic.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/daily/graphics/HOT_082704.gif
No word yet on how much the toll range will be.
The story (click me for details) (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36655-2004Aug26.html)