VERGINA:Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne on July 17 describes multi modal options that officials are examining to increase capacity and reduce congestion on Interstate The Loudoun Board of Supervisors this week formally declared its opposition to plans to impose tolls on I-66 inside the Capital Beltway.
Supervisors on Wednesday adopted a resolution requested by County Chairman Scott K. York stating that such tolls would be unfair to Loudoun residents and could harm operations at Dulles Airport.
Virginia Department of Transportation is evaluating options to reduce congestion on the highway between the Beltway and Rt. 29 in Arlington, and tolls are being proposed as a key financing mechanism for that work. If adopted, the plan would require some Loudoun commuters to pay three sets of tolls, the resolution states.
Motorists using the Dulles Greenway and Dulles Toll Road already pay $8.70 for a one way trip $5.20 to the Greenway during rush hours and $3.50 to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authorities for the Toll Road
