I-495 Beltway Express Lanes to Open Nov. 17
High occupancy toll lanes were originally scheduled to open in December.
Local commuters could be getting to work faster even sooner than originally thought. The I-495 Express Lanes will open Nov. 17, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced last week. The high occupancy toll lanes were originally scheduled to open in December. A grand opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Tysons Corner with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, Congressman Gerry Connolly and many other area and regional officials in attendance. The 14-mile stretch of highway-within-a-highway allows commuters to pay a toll (or carpool and avoid the toll) to use express lanes between the Springfield interchange and just north of the Dulles Toll Road. Commuters will need an E-ZPass to pay tolls, or they will need an E-ZPass Flex…
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