Dulles Greenway Toll Increase
Starting July 1st, we are going to start paying more to use the Dulles Greenway. Though it is a scheduled increase, it still feels like one is being priced out of using this highway every time there is an increase. The owners of the highway, Toll Road Investors Partnership II, L.P. (TRIP II), have already filed an application with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) for further increases through January 1, 2012. The next increase is scheduled for January 1, 2009, what a nice way to ring in the New Year!
This increase does not include further increases that may be necessary to finance the Dulles Metro project. For most of us driving two-axle cars, we may be on our way to spending ten dollars, if not more on toll one-way from Leesburg to Tysons Corner. I believe continued increase of tolls on the Greenway will drive more traffic to already crowded Route 7, though there has been significant improvements on Route 7, such as the installation of synchronized lights, flyovers at busy intersections, but more still needs to be done to ease the pressure on Route 7 especially during rush hour. Are our elected representatives doing enough? Any thoughts on what could be done without crippling road users financially?
2 comments:
This is not a Socialist country, i.e. Cuba The owners of the road are investors and they deserve a decent return on their investment. If they had not invested in the road, we will not have the Greenway. I am also willing to pay the extra cost for the metro, convenience costs money.
For the convenience and almost congestion-free commute, the Dulles Greenway is worth every penny I pay in tolls. If people want to stay off because of the toll increase, that's OK with me - even less traffic to deal with, then.
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