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I-66 HO/T Lanes
Alex:
Worked in driving I-66 west to see the completed work as part of my detour of I-95 heading south back to Florida after Christmas. Finally got around to posting the photos on the site:
https://www.aaroads.com/guides/i-066-west-fairfax-va/
https://www.aaroads.com/guides/i-066-west-gainesville-va/
Noticed at the west end of the Express Lanes, they transitioned to HOV-3 lanes to the succeeding exit for US. 15. I assume they end just west of the DDI there? Is there much of a point to them there, or is it to just disperse traffic from the Express Lanes better?
sprjus4:
^ Yep, I-66 transitions from an 8 lane urban interstate into a 4 lane rural interstate, and the speed limit on the general purpose lanes raises to 70 mph, west of US-15.
The HOV lane remaining is just the leftover of what wasn’t converted when they did this most recent HO/T project.
It was extended as an HOV out to US-15 about 10-ish years ago. I’m not sure why the HO/T project just didn’t continue to US-15.
bluecountry:
--- Quote from: sprjus4 on February 13, 2023, 01:06:54 AM ---^ Yep, I-66 transitions from an 8 lane urban interstate into a 4 lane rural interstate, and the speed limit on the general purpose lanes raises to 70 mph, west of US-15.
The HOV lane remaining is just the leftover of what wasn’t converted when they did this most recent HO/T project.
It was extended as an HOV out to US-15 about 10-ish years ago. I’m not sure why the HO/T project just didn’t continue to US-15.
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It was supposed to but did not due to funds. It is on the plans for 2040.
Seems like now they are ramping up enforcement of the HOV3, I see signs on the overheads, I guess people have cheated.
sprjus4:
^ I don’t know why they don’t put up flex posts and just throw a couple more gantries up to make a single lane continuation for that last couple miles.
davewiecking:
--- Quote from: sprjus4 on February 26, 2023, 02:06:00 AM ---^ I don’t know why they don’t put up flex posts and just throw a couple more gantries up to make a single lane continuation for that last couple miles.
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Great idea to slap a random toll on a stretch of asphalt that was built with taxpayer funds. Why not all the way to Front Royal?
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