http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/transportation_finance+washington_post+transportation PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/14982 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/14982 Steep Prices Projected for HOT Lanes<br />Non-Carpool Drivers Could Pay Up to $1.60 a Mile on I-95/395<p>By Eric M. Weiss<br />Washington Post Staff Writer<br />Saturday, March 3, 2007; Page A01</p><p>Drivers in express toll lanes planned for Interstates 95 and 395 would pay as much as a dollar a mile in some spots along the 36-mile route during peak times, the highest rate for a commute in the country, officials from the companies building the new-style highway said as they filed a detailed proposal yesterday.</p><p>But regional transportation planners estimate that the cost for a rush-hour ride on the optional lanes probably will be far steeper: as much as $1.60 a mile in crowded segments. They estimate that a 21-mile, rush-hour trip from the Pentagon to Prince William Parkway would cost as much as $22.28. A round-trip during peak hours could cost $41.46.</p><br />