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A VIRGINIA TOLL ROAD SAVED AN RV-DRIVING DAD 20 MINUTES — AND COST $569

A lack of maximum cost on tolls inside and outside the Beltway can lead to
eye-popping sums.

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John Landry with his RV, a 1997 Vacationer by Holiday Rambler, at his home in
Falls Church, Virginia. He was charged $569.50 on the I-66 express lanes on the
way to a camping trip near Luray Caverns. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
By Rachel Weiner
November 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EST

When John Landry’s family went camping near Luray Caverns the first weekend of
October, they split into two groups — he and five kids piled into their
recreational vehicle, and his wife and their youngest took their minivan.

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Worried about traffic on the 85 miles from their home in Falls Church, Virginia,
they decided to take the tolled express lanes on Interstate 66 outside the
Beltway, both groups heading out during Thursday rush hour and back Sunday
afternoon. He estimates the round-trip drive on those lanes — totaling 45 miles
— saved about 20 minutes altogether.


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