But some experts are saying that the price is what needs to increase. In an attempt to reach desired flow, the Washington State Department of Transportation has increased the frequency of how quickly tolls go up. That debate likely won’t go anywhere as the state’s top legal authority refuses to look into the matter. This led to a legal debate over whether or not the state was operating the lanes illegally after failing to satisfy both requirements. The speed requirement was not met 90 percent of the time it was only reached 82 percent of the time. Those funds are legally required to be spent on the freeway. The cost to operate them was only $16 million during the two-year trial that ended in 2017. The express lanes on I-405 gave the state a windfall of funds - $44.5 million in revenue. The I-405 express toll lanes were supposed to hit two requirements after two years: they had to financially cover the costs to operate themselves and produce average trips of 45-miles-per-hour 90 percent of the time during peak hours. University of Minnesota researchers studied I-405 and found that even though the toll lanes did not achieve the desired speeds enough of the time, traffic is still better than without them. The Journal partially focuses on I-405 where express toll lanes were controversial before they even opened.
An 11-mile uncapped toll lane in Austin, Texas has reached a high of $10.13 within six months of opening.The toll cap on I-10 and I-110 in California has risen six times since 2016.Utah lawmakers have given transportation officials the authority to quadruple rates on I-15. Other states are considering raising express lane tolls.That number is expected to reach $12 million by June.
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Drivers on I-66 toll lanes paid $6 million since it opened in December.
In March, there were 674 trips on the freeway that cost more than $40. An uncapped nine-mile stretch of I-66 in Virginia has had tolls of up to $47.50.RELATED: Higher express tolls is one way to fix I-405
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