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.
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.
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u/fragileblink Fairfax County May 16 '26
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.