State Rd 9B

[thelakelander]

According to the FDOT's draft project list on line ( http://d2wpph.com/index.html ) they will add "Managed Lanes" to I-295 between JTB and 9B starting next year.  In DOT-speak "managed lanes" = "toll express lanes".  The section of I-295 express lanes between the Buckman Bridge and I-95 is supposed to start construction by mid 2014. So you'll soon be able to pay some extra cash for the right to avoid the backups in the regular lanes.

Also, according to that DOT website, there will be a public hearing Monday, December 9th at 5:30pm to discuss their tentative work program.  The hearing will be held at their offices adjacent to the I-10 / I-95 interchange.

[Traveller]

Maybe I just haven't been to enough cities, but it sure seems like we have more "lane endings" and "merger lanes" than any city I have been to.

For about a year, I reverse commuted to Tysons Corner from Arlington, VA.  As you approach the I-66 & VA 267 junction heading east, ten lanes converge into two in the span of about a mile:
- 3 from the Dulles toll road
- 2 from the Dulles access road
- 3 from I-66
- 2 from the VA 7 entrance ramps onto I-66

Let me tell you how much fun that mile is during afternoon rush hour.