Capital Beltway HOT Lanes Project
VDOT has partnered with two private companies, Fluor and Transurban, to construct four new lanes on the Beltway for a 14-mile stretch between the Springfield interchange and Old Dominion Drive. The new lanes will operate as High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes, which means that buses and carpools can use the congestion-free lanes at no charge, while non-HOV motorists can choose to pay a toll that will vary according to traffic volume. The existing lanes of the Beltway will continue to be accessible and free to all motorists.
In addition to
increasing capacity from eight to 12 lanes, the project will upgrade
interchanges and add, improve or replace such infrastructure as bridges,
overpasses and sound walls. There is extensive work planned on the
bridges that carry Braddock Road and Little River Turnpike over the
Beltway. Financial and design analyses have been approved, and
construction is expected to begin later this year. A formal VDOT Public
Design Hearing is scheduled for this April.
Also, attached is a PDF of a powerpoint presentation shown at a community meeting that I hosted in late January.