What are the 495 and 395 Express Lanes?
The 495 and 95 Express Lanes run around the clock. Because the 95 and 395 Express Lanes are reversible, the northbound and southbound directions follow an approximate schedule.
What are the express lanes in Virginia?
You have places to be. The Express Lanes will help get you there faster with quick, simple and predictable travel along 495, 95 and 395 in Northern Virginia. Grab your E-ZPass®, buckle up and enjoy riding in the fast lanes. Want to know more about signage, dynamic pricing, and reversible lanes?
What is the traffic flow on the 95 express lanes?
They go with the traffic flow during the morning and evening commutes. They point north in the morning to help many of our customers heading into D.C. and then point south in the evening for their return trips. We’re working on the 95 Express Lanes at night so we don’t hold up drivers traveling at peak times.
How do I pay tolls on the 95 and 395 Express Lanes?
When you enter the 95 or 395 Express Lanes, you lock in your toll rate until you see another pricing sign along your drive. When you see a new 95 or 395 Express Lanes sign, you can decide if you want to pay the toll to keep on traveling or exit onto the regular lanes. You will see pricing signs before all entrances to the 495 Express Lanes.
What does it mean when you enter the 95 or 395 express lane?
When you enter the 95 or 395 Express Lanes, you lock in your toll rate until you see another pricing sign along your drive. When you see a new 95 or 395 Express Lanes sign, you can decide if you want to pay the toll to keep on traveling or exit onto the regular lanes. 495 Express Lanes pricing signs.
What is Express Lanes?
The Express Lanes give drivers the option for quicker traveling. While this comes with a price tag (unless you qualify for free travel – more on that under “Travel for free”), it also manages free-flowing travel. This is made possible by our dynamic pricing system.
How long does it take for Express Assist to arrive?
You can count on Express Assist to arrive on average in less than 10 minutes to help you out.
Where to drop off carpool on 395?
Tips for 395 Express Lanes. If you exit the 395 Express Lanes at the Pentagon or Pentagon City to drop off carpool passengers, you can get back on the Lanes at Eads Street and go to D.C. for free, even if it’s just you in the car.
Is the 95 and 395 Express Lanes reversible?
Because the 95 and 395 Express Lanes are reversible, the northbound and southbound directions follow an approximate schedule. Remember to look for updates on our social media channels, on our website and the on-road signs to know which direction the Lanes are pointing. When the 95 and 395 Express Lanes are open.
Which way do the laneways go?
A simple way to remember which direction our Lanes are heading? They go with the traffic flow during the morning and evening commutes. They point north in the morning to help many of our customers heading into D.C. and then point south in the evening for their return trips.
Can you plug your exit points into Express Lanes?
We’ll keep you in the loop on the rates of the road with overhead signs. And even before hitting the road, you can plug your entry and exit points into the Express Lanes mobile app for an approximate cost of your trip.
