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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do agree with the PP though, it's annoying that they extended the hours, so that people who worked, say 6AM-3PM, or 9AM-6PM can no longer take advantage of non-HOV hours like you could before. Now non-HOV is before 5:30, after 9:30, before 3, and after 7.[/quote]

They have to.  Since the full route was completed in the early 1980's, the population of the DC regional area has more than doubled.  The three spot expansions are not nearly enough to increase the capacity to handle the additional volume of traffic in the region.  So they are trying to regulate the use of the road.  The times are set based around volume trafficking.  The number of people who use the road between 5:30-6:00 AM and 6:00-7:00 PM has increased with many people time-shifting as you have been doing and the volume is such that it warranted adjusting the schedule to keep the road from being a very expensive traffic snarl every morning and every evening.

The point is that more people have to carpool or be diverted to public transportation like Metro and VRE.  For those that want the luxury of driving into town solo, it comes with a price.  [/quote]

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