I-66 HOV-3The hours are 5:30 - 9:30 a.m. going east and 3 - 7 p.m. going west, Monday through Friday. Solo drivers have the option of paying a toll to use the lanes in the peak direction during rush hours.
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HOV-2+ lanes give motorists traveling with two or more people in the vehicle the benefit of riding in a reserved lane during HOV-2+ hours while freeing up congestion in the general purpose lanes. If you want to take the HOV-2+ lanes and are interested in starting a carpool or vanpool, call TRAFFIX at 1-800-700-RIDE.
If you travel on I-66 Inside the Beltway during Express Lane hours, you need to have an E-ZPass funded and properly mounted in your vehicle. If you are an HOV driver, you'll need an E-ZPass Flex switched to HOV mode to use the lanes for free. Visit www.ezpassva.com to get your E-ZPass or E-ZPass Flex.
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who passes or attempts to pass two other vehicles abreast, moving in the same direction, except on highways having separate roadways of three or more lanes for each direction of travel, or on designated one-way streets or highways.
The Express Lanes are a result of a public-private partnership between VDOT and Transurban. VDOT owns and oversees the Lanes while Transurban is responsible for the financing and operations.
High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, also known as carpool or diamond lanes, is a traffic management strategy to promote and encourage ridesharing; thereby alleviating congestion and maximizing the people-carrying capacity of California highways.
Today, all remaining ferries are operated by the state. All but two toll roads and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel are public-private partnerships, where the state owns the road (including bridges and tunnels) but licenses a private corporation to build/maintain the infrastructure and collect tolls for up to 75 years.