Question about I-66 Tolls

[Anonymous]

The rule is the higher the price the higher the value in time savings.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:So the upshot of this for anyone who is interested is that I ended up paying $1.50 toll for the distance from Glebe Road to the end of the restricted section of 66 (outside the Beltway). Just to reiterate, I actually got on 66 at 2:50 at the Roosevelt Bridge. I happened to pass under a toll gantry that was probably at Glebe Road exactly at 3:00. The charge was at 3:08 which is when I crossed the Beltway. So it looks like you are charged for the portion of your journey that takes place after 3.

Which is an absolute scam. They’re rewarded if the trip takes longer. No incentive to make traffic flow well. This is particularly an issue when they’re doing construction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rule is the higher the price the higher the value in time savings.

Outside the beltway, usually - though it can be high without much savings but it’s rarely low if it’s jammed up (only low if the system hasn’t responded yet)

Inside the beltway it can be the inverse because they’re trying to discourage volume. I saw it was 50 bucks from beltway to DC a few weeks ago. I took an alternate route, but TR Bridge was jammed (and confirmed by google maps the backup extended for several miles in 66). I entered in Rosslyn.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:So the upshot of this for anyone who is interested is that I ended up paying $1.50 toll for the distance from Glebe Road to the end of the restricted section of 66 (outside the Beltway). Just to reiterate, I actually got on 66 at 2:50 at the Roosevelt Bridge. I happened to pass under a toll gantry that was probably at Glebe Road exactly at 3:00. The charge was at 3:08 which is when I crossed the Beltway. So it looks like you are charged for the portion of your journey that takes place after 3.

I have gone under the 1st westbound I-66 gantry at 14:55 (measured via GPS time, not via my watch) and exited at 495 12 minutes later without being charged.

So my belief is that charging starts with cars which are sensed by the 1st gantry at 3:00:00 by their clock. If one were 2:59:00 by their clock, I think the car would not be charged.

Put another way, I think tolling starts with 3:00:00 not at 3:01:00.

[Anonymous]

Typo: meant 2:55pm, not 14:55. All times weekday afternoon…