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The 495 Express lanes will reach American Legion Bridge later this year. With EZPass-Flex, three people can travel on 495-Express and 66-Express to Manassas for free. Carpooling from Montgomery County to Paramount next club season will be easier.[/quote]
From the perspective of someone who has driven that route more times than I can count, the express lanes aren't going to help the commute out of Montgomery County to Manassas much at all.  The biggest traffic issue usually isn't after the bridge (in VA), its before the bridge (MD).  They aren't making the bridge wider anytime soon and the typical rush hour mess caused by everyone slowing down going over the bridge because the sun is in their eyes isn't going to change.  We rarely ran into heavy traffic on the VA side of 495 until we got to 66, and then traffic got heavy again.

Coming from MD and living near River Road and getting onto 495 at the last entrance before the bridge, the fastest time for us was 40 minutes.  The longest was more than 2 hours (usually due to construction and/or accidents). I'd guess we averaged around 60 minutes. After the government return to office mandate and many companies following suit, traffic increased a lot.

We're fans of Paramount, but the commute from the MD/DC side can be difficult.  Carpooling helps make it easier for the parents, but the players are still in the car for about 2-3 hours for weekday practice days and 90 minutes to 2 hours on the weekend. Your DD has to be really good at getting her studying/homework done in the car ride otherwise the choices are staying up late or letting your grades slip.[/quote]

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