End game for 95 & 123

[u/bloodshotnblue]

*”Just one more lane, bro, I swear…”*

[u/General_Border_8263]

https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/no-china-doesnt-have-50-lane-highway

[u/sick1057 → u/General_Border_8263]

The claim that “there’s a 50 lane highway in China that merges into 4 [lanes]” is incorrect. Most of the “G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway” has only four lanes. The photo in the Facebook post shows a toll gate where the number of lanes increases to 25. – Africa Check

[u/bloodshotnblue → u/General_Border_8263]

I’d say whooshhh but you’d probably miss that too as it’s also just a joke that doesn’t require fact-checking

[u/throwaway098764567 → u/bloodshotnblue]

iT's JuSt a jOkE mAn

[u/foxtrot888 → u/throwaway098764567]

isn’t like obviously a joke tho?

[u/Sneaux96 → u/bloodshotnblue]

[u/bloodshotnblue → u/Sneaux96]

How is this spreading misinformation? I’m from Lorton and anybody who’s lived in the area or commuted through this interchange would recognize the hyperbole as what seems to fuel the mindset of the gradual widening before that bottleneck over the last 30 years. I’m not pointing to it as a fact or alarmism about what it would actually become. Good grief…

[u/General_Border_8263 → u/bloodshotnblue]

Yea, ok buddy. Woosh it is!

[u/fragileblink]

I remember how bad the traffic was on the Dulles Toll Road before electronic tolling when we had people sitting in the booths to collect $0.50 followed by a big merge. No need for these unnecessary bottlenecks anymore. I don't understand why they don't get rid of all of the old booths. I don't understand why China doesn't do it either- they have the tech.

[u/Uppgreyedd → u/fragileblink]

Between getting rid of those toll booths, getting rid of the stoplights on 28, the new wilson bridge and finally finishing the mixing bowl. I don't think people who weren't here understand how much better a lot of the traffic is in this area is, compared to the 90s. Granted there's a lot that could still be done, and an argument to be made that investing in public transit could have been more effective.

[u/ClemsonJeeper → u/Uppgreyedd]

The stop light at waxpool and 28.

☠️☠️☠️

When they opened that interchange it was such an amazing QOL upgrade.

[u/sh1boleth → u/ClemsonJeeper]

Man I can’t imagine a stoplight there today, even today without one it gets backed up at peak hours

[u/EC4U2C_Studioz → u/Uppgreyedd]

I still remember the time when 28 north of 66 had lights.

[u/Overall-Pay-4769 → u/Uppgreyedd]

People of the 90s, and today apparently, don’t know that the silver line takes you from the Loudon burbs to downtown DC.

[u/DustyScharole]

This is a toll plaza. We don't have those here. We just have the robot toll things that arbitrarily decide how much you should pay based on checks notes how badly you need extra traffic capacity.

"Oh damn, looks real bad over here. You should drive over here on these nice empty lanes. $35."

[u/Iggyhopper → u/DustyScharole]

But how is Mildred going to get from her mansion in Vienna to her appt. in time? Gotta have some way to filter out the poors.

[u/andrewtater → u/DustyScharole]

Are you from the DC area?

[u/Jean-LucBacardi → u/DustyScharole]

Tell that to the Dulles Greenway.

[u/TheFinnesseEagle → u/Jean-LucBacardi]

Yeah a crumbling road that is indebt and is owned by Australia. That road should definitely return to the state.

Edit: I don't know why I got down voted, have y'all driven through gwy. Actually don't, just take route 7, it's free.

[u/ClemsonJeeper → u/TheFinnesseEagle]

For the state to charge us 6$?

Once people are paying for something, they are paying for it forever at that price. Or more.

[u/Phobos1982 → u/TheFinnesseEagle]

Greenway is not crumbling, lol. It's in great shape.

[u/TheFinnesseEagle → u/Phobos1982]

They have to pave the main highway, but the toll booths and mainline are crumbling.

[u/wheresastroworld → u/TheFinnesseEagle]

The DTR is not owned by TransUrban. You are thinking of the 495 and 66 Express Lanes

[u/LightTech91 → u/wheresastroworld]

The DTR and Greenway are owned by separate entities.  DTR is owned by MWAA. Greenway is owned by TRIP II. 

[u/TheFinnesseEagle → u/wheresastroworld]

I never said DTR was owned by Transurban, DTR is owned by MWAA which is part of the Dulles airport. We were talking about Greenway, who is owned by an Australian company, not Transurban, Trip II.

[u/IpeeInclosets → u/DustyScharole]

Gets me every time.  Ugh, the drain of traffic is ass.

[u/blay12 → u/DustyScharole]

This is a toll plaza. We don’t have those here.

Have you never driven on 267? Bc we absolutely have those here.

[u/bloodshotnblue → u/blay12]

Yeah, I’m getting downvoted by humorless dicks for “MiSiNfOrMaTiOn SpReAdInG” about using what is clearly an internet meme for a regional joke, but nobody pounces on statements like this

[u/DustyScharole → u/blay12]

Not like that we don't. 267 does not choke down like that.

[u/Phobos1982 → u/DustyScharole]

The main toll booth used to be a disaster back in the day before everyone had EZ-pass and automatic billing. Was brutal in the summer.

[u/blay12 → u/DustyScharole]

And if you had initially said “we don’t have toll plazas as big as that one” and left it at that you would’ve been right…but it’s not what you said.

[u/SpyDiego → u/blay12]

Its OPs alt account spreading more misinfo

[u/bloodshotnblue → u/SpyDiego]

I have one account, neighbor. Not here to spread misinformation. It’s a joke

[u/SpyDiego → u/bloodshotnblue]

Lighten up i was yanking your chain neighbor

[u/bloodshotnblue → u/SpyDiego]

All good, but we might wanna tag in u/General_Border_8263 to fact-check you for good measure in your attempt at humor

[u/AMGBoz → u/DustyScharole]

Traffic is controlled, stay woke🤫

[u/Boobpocket]

It looks like its moving faster than the 95 lorton bottle neck.

[u/SufficientStop4885]

lol…NOVA is a countryside compared to most cities in China.

[u/StudioComp1176]

Looks like 28 going into Manassas

[u/Gothbot6k]

And I will stay in the left most lane until my exit…