The opening gives drivers the option to test the new tolling system expected to fully open before the end of the year.
Transportation officials are phasing in the debut of the new lanes, which stretch from the Beltway interchange in Fairfax to Gainesville in Prince William County. The westernmost section, from Route 29 in Gainesville to Route 28 in Centreville, will open on or around Sept. 10, VDOT said. The exact date will be determined in coming days as crews work to complete final preparations, the agency said.
The project keeps three general-purpose lanes eastbound and westbound, adding two HOT lanes in each direction. Those lanes will connect with 10 miles of rush-hour, peak-direction toll lanes that opened in December 2017 between the Beltway and the District. Drivers traveling eastbound on I-66 will be able to merge onto the toll lanes from the general lanes before Route 29 in Gainesville and by using a ramp near Route 234 Business. Westbound traffic will have access before Route 28. Ramps at Route 234/Sudley Road, Route 28, and Braddock and Walney Roads also will carry traffic into the toll lanes, as will ramps from commuter parking lots at University Boulevard in Gainesville and at Century Park Boulevard in Manassas.
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