Work Begins on HOT Lanes

Here's a story from WTOP "Sprawl and Crawl" reporter Adam Tuss that will interest you if you have an opinion about those High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes.

According to the WTOP story, this week, the Virginia Department of Transportation will start preliminary work on the project, and for the first time, some extended lane closures will take place on the Capital Beltway. The work this week will take place in three major areas between the Springfield Interchange and the Dulles Toll Road. Those areas are:

• The I-66 area
• Route 50 area
• Braddock Road area

Most of the work will take place between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The entire HOT lane project is not expected to be finished until 2013.

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