WOODBRIDGE, VA – OmniRide will start a new Express bus service on Monday, December 17, 2018, providing residents of Haymarket and other western Prince William County communities with a direct connection to the Rosslyn/Ballston corridor while also offering an alternative for drivers who don’t want to pay tolls on I-66. OmniRide’s new Haymarket – Rosslyn/Ballston Express bus route…
December 4, 2018 will mark one year anniversary of I-66 turning into HOT Lanes, CF vehicles loosing privileges, and SlugLines getting organized along the I-66 corridor. Drivers save about $200 and riders save about $50 a week. Join I-66 Slug Lines to coordinate rides, for locations check https://66sluglines.com Governor of Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation…
September 9, 2018, I-66 Tolls hit another high of $46.75 today at about 8.20 AM for 20 minutes and dropped to $45.00 at 8.40AM. This is just 75 cents short of the current record of $47.50 on February 28, 2018. Around 40 drivers paid more than $40 toll on that day. This is probably the highest…
I started reading/exploring the concept of slugging/carpooling when I moved from Alexandria to Fairfax and had to rethink my entire commute. I was still commuting to DC but this time, the starting point was Fairfax, which was further west and which meant more traffic, even during the early hours of 6:30 – 7:00 am. I…
Every Northern Virginia resident knows the pain and anguish they experience in a gridlock while commuting between home and office. The Sluglines assist drivers by reaching the two or three persons High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) requirement, and passengers in getting a free ride to their destination. Drivers had to drive to the slug line to check…
Happy New Year! It is evident that people living outside beltway are outraged by the new I-66 tolls. More than 14,000 clean fuel vehicle drivers lost their HOV exemption who were allowed to use I-66 during HOV hours. With tolling in effect, many residents in the region are now considering slugging, the nation’s most efficient…
Drivers pull up at the entrance of the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride Garage to pickup riders heading to Rossly, the Pentagon and other Washington DC locations.
I-66 inside beltway allows vehicles with two or more passengers to drive free using EZ-Pass Flex during peak hours and others have to pay toll.
Slugging is a unique form of commuting, different from carpooling, driver and rider(s) are dynamically matched at the slug pickup location based on their destination. Slug lines assists drivers by reaching the two person HOV requirement to avoid tolls, and rider(s) get a free ride. We have about 10,000 commuters along I-95 corridor use this…
