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Text495 Express (formerly HOT) Lanes in Fairfax County
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Express Lanes ( formerly named HOT Lanes) are
dedicated high-occupancy/toll traffic lanes designed to provide a
predictable trip on the Capital Beltway in Virginia, from the
Springfield Interchange to just north of the Dulles Toll Road
- They will be completed in late 2012 and will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- High-occupancy vehicles (3 or more people) may use the 495 Express Lanes for free and others will pay a variable toll rate
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Express Lanes will be free for:
- Carpools, Vanpools (with three or more people)
- Buses
- Motorcycles
- Emergency vehicles
- There are no toll booths on the 495 Express Lanes; tolls are collected electronically at highway speeds
- Drivers on the 495 Express Lanes will need to have an E-ZPass® or a new E-ZPass® Flex transponder (available summer 2012)
- The cost of the toll will depend on how many cars are currently using the 495 Express Lanes
- For more 495 Express Lanes information, visit 495ExpressLanes.com
- For construction information and lane closure information, visit www.vamegaprojects.com
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View a
map of the 495 Express Lanes entrances and exits
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View
information about Fairfax Connector’s new proposed bus
service that will take advantage of the 495 Express
Lanes.
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