CTB awards contracts to add tolls to Interstate 66 inside the Beltway

Published June 15, 2016 by Veronica Garabelli

Construction will begin this summer on tolls on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded two contracts this week for the project. Tolls are expected to start in the summer of 2017.

TransCore LP received a $27.6 million contract to design, install and test the tolling system and equipment. TransCore will operate and maintain the toll facility for a five-year period, with the option of a five-year contract extension funded by toll revenue.

Fort Myer received a $33.8 million contract to build the tolling infrastructure.

Dynamic tolls will be implemented during weekdays during rush hours (from 5:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. eastbound and between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. westbound). Carpoolers with two or more people can use the lanes for free, but by late 2020 carpoolers must have three or more people to use the lanes for free.

Tolls will vary based on traffic volumes. The average toll is expected to be between $5 to $6 a trip.

The lanes will remain free to all traffic during off-peak hours and on weekends.