First ramp to open as I-66 HOT lanes on track for December debut
Construction is on pace for a December opening of high-occupancy toll lanes stretching from University Boulevard in Gainesville to the Capital Beltway, the Virginia Department of Transportation said. Paving and striping will wrap up in the coming months while crews continue working on opening new ramps and bridges, installing signage and toll gantries, and testing tolling technology.
in history, carrying a price tag of about $3.7 billion. The project is being built through a public-private partnership between the state and I-66 Express Mobility Partners, a consortium of investors that will maintain and operate the toll lanes under a 50-year concession.two HOT lanes in each direction — with generally 10 through-travel lanes. Those lanes will connect with 10 miles of rush-hour, peak-direction toll lanes that opened in December 2017 between the Beltway and the District.
The new lanes will be the latest addition to the region’s growing network of express lanes, of which more than 60 miles are in Northern Virginia. State transportation officials say they expect that the improvements to interchanges, ramps and transit connectionsDrivers are starting to see some of those improvements as new bridges and ramps near completion. Traffic patterns along the corridor are changing, with lane closures and split traffic in some stretches.
“We’re kind of sliding back down that hill but still at over $30 million of construction activity a month, which is just massive,” Smith said. “We are looking forward to opening the express lanes by the end of the year and being able to bring more reliable travel options to the corridor.”When lanes open, motorists will be able to choose between the general lanes, which will remain free, or the new toll lanes, which buses, carpoolers and motorcyclists can use free.
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