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So when the express lanes are moving, tolls are quite reasonable, but when the express lanes slow down or stop then the tolls start to skyrocket.

I thought the HOT (express) lanes were based on the level of congestion in the non-express lanes. The trouble with I-66 is there are no non-express lanes to measure.

11 posted on 12/07/2017 3:38:01 AM PST by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)

I thought the HOT (express) lanes were based on the level of congestion in the non-express lanes. The trouble with I-66 is there are no non-express lanes to measure.

I thought so as well. However, I got caught one time on a Saturday when there was an accident right at the terminus of I-95 South express lanes. It cost me $5 for 25 miles and $20 for the last two miles because the express lanes were blocked due tot the accident, causing that two mile stretch to skyrocket in price.

(BTW, the question is: why use the express lanes on the weekend? Answer: because I-95 in VA can get clogged up 24x7)

20 posted on 12/07/2017 3:58:31 AM PST by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)