06/08/2022
Traffic volumes continued to slowly recover in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed. An increasing number of people returned to in-office work as 2021 advanced, with corresponding increases in traffic volumes and tolls. With commuter bus, carpool, van pool, and Metrorail ridership remaining well below pre-pandemic levels, toll paying solo drivers comprised an increased majority of transactions in the Express Lanes.
06/30/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic led to reduced traffic volumes across the region and state beginning in mid-March 2020 and continuing throughout the year. With many employers shifting to work-from-home policies, there were notable reductions in rush hour traffic on Northern Virginia highways to include reductions in carpooling, mass transit ridership, and solo driving. Lower traffic volumes resulted in lower toll rates, especially during morning commutes. Volumes, tolls, and carpool rates increased slowly in the second half of 2020 but remained well below pre-pandemic levels.
I-66 Eastbound Widening Project construction continued during 2020, with an additional travel lane opening on December 11 on I-66 East between the Dulles Connector Road and Exit 71 (Glebe Road/Fairfax Drive).
05/18/2020
The I-66 Express Lanes had reductions in average tolls and in usage in the fourth quarter of 2019 (Oct. – Dec.) compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.
01/17/2020
The I-66 Express Lanes had slight increases in average tolls and reductions in usage in the third quarter of 2019 (July – Sept.) compared to the third quarter of 2018.
11/18/2019
The I-66 Express Lanes moved more people and more vehicles at a lower average toll in the second quarter of 2019 (April – June) compared to the second quarter of 2018.
08/06/2019
12/11/2018
FAIRFAX – Virginia State Police (VSP) will conduct a focused High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) enforcement on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway Thursday, Dec. 13, during morning and afternoon rush hour periods.
11/29/2018
Virginia State Police (VSP) will conduct a focused High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) enforcement on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 30 during morning and afternoon rush hour periods. This effort is intended to bring HOV violators into compliance.
09/21/2018
09/04/2018
08/09/2018
07/06/2018
Presented to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), July 5, 2018
07/06/2018
05/30/2018
05/01/2018
Tolls during rush hours on the I-66 Express Lanes Inside the Beltway began in December. By June, we will have six months of experience. We have always said that our goal is to move the most people possible through the I-66 corridor.
04/30/2018
03/27/2018
02/20/2018
12/12/2017
FAIRFAX - Morning and afternoon commutes were faster and travel times more reliable during the first four days of I-66 Express Lanes Inside the Beltway operations, according to data released today by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
12/07/2017 66 Express
FAIRAX - After nearly four full days of Express Lanes on I-66 Inside the Beltway being underway, the Virginia Department of Transportation reports that morning and afternoon commutes on Monday, Dec. 4, were faster than the same time last December. The average round-trip toll price during peak hours was $14.50, with the average morning toll during peak hours of $10.70 and average afternoon toll during the peak hours of $3.80. This toll rate during peak hours is lower than the estimated average toll rate of $17.00 during peak hours discussed in 2015.
12/04/2017
FAIRFAX - (4 p.m.) The new 66 Express Lanes inside the Beltway opened to traffic for the first time today, 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. from I-495 to U.S. Route 29 in Rosslyn. During the four-hour period, about 11,000 vehicles passed through the Dulles Connector Road merge to the eastbound 66 Express Lanes, which is the most heavily traveled point on the lanes.
12/01/2017
FAIRFAX – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Virginia E-ZPass are teaming up this weekend to help drivers get an E-ZPass or E-ZPass Flex ahead of the launch of I-66 Inside the Beltway Express Lanes on Monday, December 4, 2017. Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to midnight, drivers can obtain an E-ZPass at the VDOT Northern Virginia District Building, located at 4975 Alliance Dr., Fairfax, Va 22030. Full E-ZPass services will be available.
