I-95 Express Lanes: Free for motorcyclists!
Opening Jan. 2015
As cash-strapped states and cities look for ways to stretch their taxpayer transportation dollars, more are turning to high-occupancy toll lanes, known as express lanes.
The latest additions will be the I-95 Express Lanes in Virginia near Washington, D.C., which are scheduled to open in January 2015. Once open, they will give motorcyclists and drivers a new option for faster trips on I-95 from the Edsall Road area in Fairfax County to Garrisonville Road in Stafford County.
High-occupancy toll lanes are essentially high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, but with an option that allows single-driver vehicles to pay a fee and use the lane. Vehicles with multiple occupants are able to use the lane for free.
In the case of the I-495 and I-95 Express Lanes, motorcyclists don’t have to pay a toll or carry an E-ZPass to ride in the express lanes. If you enter the express lanes with an E-ZPass on your motorcycle, the detection system won’t charge a toll.
For more information, go to 95 Express Lanes.
When HOV lanes were created decades ago, motorcycles were banned from them. The AMA fought for, and won, the right for motorcyclists to use them.
The AMA continues to work to ensure free motorcycle access to HOV and HOT lanes as jurisdictions consider changing HOV lanes to toll express lanes.
If you have any questions, please contact the AMA grassroots coordinator at grassroots@ama-cycle.org.
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Opening Jan. 2015
As cash-strapped states and cities look for ways to stretch their taxpayer transportation dollars, more are turning to high-occupancy toll lanes, known as express lanes.
The latest additions will be the I-95 Express Lanes in Virginia near Washington, D.C., which are scheduled to open in January 2015. Once open, they will give motorcyclists and drivers a new option for faster trips on I-95 from the Edsall Road area in Fairfax County to Garrisonville Road in Stafford County.
High-occupancy toll lanes are essentially high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, but with an option that allows single-driver vehicles to pay a fee and use the lane. Vehicles with multiple occupants are able to use the lane for free.
In the case of the I-495 and I-95 Express Lanes, motorcyclists don’t have to pay a toll or carry an E-ZPass to ride in the express lanes. If you enter the express lanes with an E-ZPass on your motorcycle, the detection system won’t charge a toll.
For more information, go to 95 Express Lanes.
When HOV lanes were created decades ago, motorcycles were banned from them. The AMA fought for, and won, the right for motorcyclists to use them.
The AMA continues to work to ensure free motorcycle access to HOV and HOT lanes as jurisdictions consider changing HOV lanes to toll express lanes.
If you have any questions, please contact the AMA grassroots coordinator at grassroots@ama-cycle.org.
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