Interstate 66 ( I-66 ) is the Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. As indicated by the route number, it runs in the east-west direction. The western terminal is currently located in Middletown, Virginia, at the intersection with Interstate 81; its eastern tip is located in Washington, D.C., at the intersection with Route 29 AS. Because of its terminus in the Shenandoah Valley, this highway was once called the "Shenandoah Free Way." Most of the routes are parallel to Route 29 US or the Virginia State Route 55. Interstate 66 has no physical or historical connections to the famous US Route 66 located in different parts of the United States.
The E Street Expressway is an impetus from Interstate 66 into the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
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Virginia
Since I-66 is the only Interstate Highway that runs west from Washington, D.C., to Northern Virginia, traffic on the road is often very heavy. For decades, there has been talk of I-66 widening from 2 to 3 lanes each way on the Beltway Capital (Interstate 495) through Arlington, Virginia, although many Arlington residents are firmly opposed to this plan.
In 2005, the Virginia Department of Transport (VDOT) studied the prospect of applying a one-way-plus-shoulder extension west of I-66 within the Beltway (in an effort to reduce congestion for people returning from D.C.).
In the summer of 2010, construction begins on the third track and a 12-foot shoulder line between the Fairfax Drive driveway (near George Mason Drive in Ballston) to I-66 west and Sycamore Street, 1.9 miles away. The incoming lane acceleration path and the outlet lane path are extended to form a continuous lane between the ramps. A 12-foot shoulder line can carry emergency vehicles and can be used in emergency situations. This project was completed in December 2011.
The Orange Line and Silver Line Washington Metro operates on the median highway in Fairfax and Arlington County. Four stations (Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church) are located along this I-66 segment.
East I-66 has two ramps out, one from each side of the highway, to Inner Loop I-495 heading north. One is the two right exit paths that converge to one path in the middle of the road, while the second exit is the left exit; the latter is reserved for use by high occupancy vehicle traffic (HOV) during the morning rush hour, but is open to all traffic except for trucks at other times. Both ramps out to Inner Loop join before joining from left with Inner Loop. No access from Outer Circle I-495 to I-66 east; the traffic that wants to make this movement must use the State Route 267 east.
East I-66 also has two exits, one from each side of the highway, to the Outer Circle I-495. One is the correct way out, while the other is the left exit; the last one shared the ramp with out to the Inner Loop I-495.
I-66 is named "Custis Memorial Parkway" east of Capital Beltway in Virginia. The name commemorates the Custis family, some of its members (including Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, Eleanor (Nellie) Parke Custis Lewis and Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee) played an important role in Northern Virginia history.
HOV assignments and rules
Due to the crowded commuter traffic, the I-66 displays various restrictions on vehicles with high occupancy (HOV). Between US 15 at Haymarket, Virginia and Capital Beltway, the left lane east of I-66 is reserved for vehicles with two or more residents (HOV-2 traffic) from 5:30 to 9:30 am on weekdays, and left Track west of I-66 is provided for HOV-2 traffic from 3:00 to 7:00 pm on weekdays. The east shoulder line (right lane) between US50 in Fairfax, Virginia, and Beltway is open to all traffic from 05.30 to 11.00 am on weekdays. The western shoulder line (right lane), also between the Capital Beltway and Route 50 US, is open to all traffic from 2:00 to 8:00 noon on weekdays.
Between the Beltway and Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, the entire inbound road is provided for HOV-2 and Washington Dulles International Airport traffic from 05.30 to 09.30, and all outbound highways are provided for HOV-2 and Dulles Airport and crossing from 3:00 to 7:00 pm It was imposed by the presence of random police on-and off-ramps, as a single passenger vehicle was allowed to enter the highway inside the Beltway towards the rush hour traffic when they intended to use Dulles Access Road is also called Virginia State Route 267 at exit 67. The police closely watch the three-mile stretch between Dulles Access Road and the Beltway for offenses also on Virginia State Route 267 between on and off ramp to Washington Dulles International Airport and I-66, often experiencing traffic slow down to check visually inside each vehicle.
Both motorcycles and eligible "fuel-specific" vehicles are permitted to use the HOV-2 facility on I-66 during the time when HOV regulations apply even without the required number of occupants. The labeling of "special clean fuel" is used primarily by hybrid vehicles, but is also available for vehicles using alternative fuels such as natural gas or electricity. To be eligible for HOV exemption, vehicle owners should specifically request an appointment when registering the vehicle, pay the appropriate fees, and display a "clean specialty fuel" license plate. The release of clean fuels is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2012, although the Virginia General Assembly has extended exceptions annually, one year at a time, as it was originally set to expire in 2006. In 2011, the exceptions have been changed. so it applies only to registered clean fuel vehicles prior to 30 June 2011. The net fuel vehicles listed after that date are not exempt from HOV regulations on I-66. By 2012, the exceptions are changed to "open" rather than year-to-year.
On January 28, 2011, penalties for HOV offenders ranged from $ 125 on the first offense to $ 250 on the second offense, $ 500 for the third offense, and $ 1,000 in the fourth violation. Offenders also received three points on their driving record on both offense and then.
Interstate 66 Outside of Beltway Repair Project
The Transportation Agency of Virginia Transport (VDOT) has added I-66 HOT lanes to the list of priority projects for corridor I-66. This project has sparked disagreement between the population and the business community over the direction of future infrastructure planning of the region. VDOT created the Transform 66 website on regional traffic issues, and residents in corridor I-66 set up Transform 66 with the Wise, a website with local community impacts as a result of the VDOT project. Many local business groups and the Chamber of Commerce located near the affected areas voiced support for transport improvements in the I-66 region.
Residents along I-66 corridors like Arlington County have rejected the I-66 widening proposal for a long time. The local Stenwood Elementary School will lose its attached field, leaving it with a black-only rest room. On April 16, 2015, a letter to the Virginia Transport Secretary, the 8th, 11th, and 11th members of the 1st Congressional district wrote that the VDOT study noted that during peak hours, 35% of cars were eastbound and 50% of the car to the west is a HOV offender.
Future federal measures for VDOT include NEPA reviews, federal funding obligations, certification that conversion to a weighted facility will not "lower" existing facilities, and guarantee potential federal loans. Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) is responsible for overseeing VDOT and allocating highway funds for specific projects. The Council has 18 members appointed by the Governor and includes the Virginia Transport Secretary, Aubrey Layne, and is the group that will make the final decision and allocate funds for the VDOT plan for I-66.
Construction is expected to begin in 2017.
Inside the Beltway Repair Project
With the I-66 Inside the Beltway program, solo drivers will be able to use Interstate during peak hours, in return for varying rates of determining tariff rates. Prices will be designed to keep traffic moving at least 45 mph (72 km/h) and increase road capacity. Carpools and vanpools (with two or more persons, until regional changes to HOV-3 enter into force in 2020), transit, enforcement in charge and the first respondent will not pay the toll. Prices range up to $ 47 USD for a solo driver, but the average speed during the morning rush hour is 57 mph (92 mph/hr), vs 37 miles per hour (60 km/h) a year earlier.
District of Columbia
In Washington, D.C., I-66 follows the West Leg of the Inner Loop. After crossing the Potomac River at Theodore Roosevelt Bridge along with US 50, the route quickly changed north, separating from US 50. The highway moved to E Street Expressway ahead before passing through Virginia Avenue in a short tunnel. After an indirect exchange with Rock Creek Parkway (via 27th Street), the highway ends at a pair of ramps to Whitehurst Freeway (US 29) and L Street.
This is a 2-digit Interstate just to enter the District of Columbia on land. I-95 crosses DC waters for about 100 meters (91 m) along the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (part of Beltway Capital).
E Street Expressway
The E Street Expressway is a sudden I-66 that starts at an intersection with the interstate north of the Roosevelt Bridge. It goes east, has intersections with Virginia Avenue NW, and ends at 20 NW Street. From there, traffic continues along E Street NW to 17th Street NW near the White House, Old Executive Office Building, and Corcoran Gallery of Art. Westward traffic from 17th Street takes a block segment from New York Avenue to the toll gate at 20th and E Streets NW. The expressway and the parts connecting E Street and New York Avenue are part of the National Highway System.
- Exit list
The whole route is in Washington, D.C.
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History
Virginia
Like many urban Interstate Highway projects, the I-66 has faced opposition from local groups of people.
Particularly for I-66 was development through Arlington, Virginia, proposed in 1956. After the Virginia Department of Transport (VDOT) (later known as Virginia Department of Highways) acquired two parts of the previous route from Washington and Old Dominion Trains to provide the right road via Arlington for a new highway, the Arlington Transport Coalition (ACT) filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court in 1971 opposing the Arlington section of the project. The group objected to the urban segment due to concerns over air quality, noise and changes in community cohesion. In 1972, the Fourth US Court of Appeal decided to support ACT, technically blocking any construction. The US Supreme Court upheld the ruling that supported ACT in 1972.
In July 1974, a final environmental impact statement (EIS) was filed. The EIS proposes eight limited access points from Beltway Capital to the area near Spout Run Parkway. Six lines will branch out on the Parkway and cross the Potomac River through the proposed Three Sisters Bridge. Six other lines will branch out to Theodore Roosevelt Bridge. In November, a modified design was submitted, reducing eight lines to six. However, in 1977, VDOT did not approve a six-lane design.
The parties then agreed on experts to conduct air quality and noise research for VDOT, selecting the company ESL Inc., an expert initially hired by ACT. In 1976, United States Transportation Secretary William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. intervention. On January 4, 1977, Coleman approved federal assistance for a four-lane limited access road between Beltway Capital and Theodore Roosevelt Bridge. The highway will contain the Metrorail line in its median from Vienna, Virginia, to the east.
Less controversial is part of the highway route in western Arlington. There, VDOT decided to bend the highway to pass through the City of Falls Church, increasing the length of the highway while saving the city from the direct environmental impact of the road. The road was completed between Beltway Capital and Theodore Roosevelt Bridge in 1982.
On 9 October 1999, Public Law 106-69 was transferred from the federal government to the Commonwealth of Virginia authority for operation, maintenance and construction of I-66 between Rosslyn and Capital Beltway.
In Gainesville, Virginia, the Gainesville Interchange Project is underway at and near the intersection between Route 29 AS (29 AS) and I-66, which aims to improve facilities for them and many other roads due to rapid development and accompanied by heavy traffic in the Area Gainesville and Haymarket. The I-66 overpass was reconstructed to accommodate nine lanes (six general purpose, two HOV, one collector-distributor to the east) and extended for an expansion of 29 to 6 US lanes. The change was completed in June 2010. The US 29 is also planned to be largely segregated in the area, including intersections at current intersections with SR 619 (Linton Hall Road); land for this has been obtained. The project as a whole started in 2004 and its completion is scheduled for end of 2014.
Divergences of diverging diamonds being built at Haymarket at intersections with US 15; completion is scheduled for summer 2017.
District Columbia
In Washington D.C., I-66 is planned to extend east of the current terminal along the North Leg of the Inner Loop. The I-66 will also meet the east eastern interstate 266 planned on US 29, and the western terminal of the South Leg Freeway (I-695) at US 50; The I-266 will be the parallel route to the I-66, providing more direct access to the North Leg from the dots to the west, while I-695 will be the hub within the city between I-66 and I-95.
The final plan for the North Leg Freeway, as published in 1971, outlines a six-mile (2.4 km) tunnel under K Street, between I-266/US 29 and New York Avenue, where the North Leg will emerge from tunnel and join the Leg Freeway Center (formerly I-95, now I-395); both routes will run simultaneously for three quarters of a mile before reaching the Union Station junction, where I-66 is planned to stop. In spite of plans for the North Leg route in the tunnel under K Street, strong opposition to earlier, scrapped alignment for the DC highway network, which included previous alignments for the North Leg Freeway, caused mass cancellation of all unbuilt DC freeways in 1977, cuts I-66 on US 29.
Exit list
All exits in District Columbia are not numbered.
Additional routes
Interstate 266 ( I-266 ) is the proposed loop route of I-66 between Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia. District of Columbia officials proposed to designate the Interstate 66N route, a move opposed by the American State Highway Association and Transport Officer. In Virginia, Interstate 266 will break away from Interstate 66 east of the Spout Run Parkway exit. From there, it will follow the expanded Spout Run Parkway, cross the George Washington Memorial Parkway, and cross the Potomac River across a new bridge called the Three Sisters Bridge. Upon entering the District of Columbia, it will follow Canal Road and the expanded Freeway Whitehurst to rejoin Interstate 66 on K Street. Interstate 266 was canceled in 1972 in the face of community opposition during Washington's "highway revolution".
References
External links
- Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project
- HOV schedule in Northern Virginia, from Virginia Dept Transport
- The Way to the Future : Washington D.C. Interstate and Freeways
- DCRoads.net Steve Anderson: Interstate 66 (Virginia)
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