A Reston citizens group on Monday said it expects thousands of vehicles will divert from the Dulles Toll Road to local streets as tolls rise in coming years to help pay for Metro’s new Silver Line.
The Reston 2020 Committee, which is part of the Reston Citizens Association, predicts weekday traffic on “corridor area roads,” including Route 7 and the east-west streets in Herndon and Reston, could increase by at least 30,000 vehicles in 2014 — the first full year Phase 1 of the new Silver Line is in operation. Tolls are expected to rise to $4.50 each way by that year.
“The tolls will be doubling in 2014,” said Terry Maynard, a member of the Reston 2020 Committee and the group’s board. “That’s going to drive a large portion of toll-road traffic to local roads, and the local roads are already crowded. The congestion will be that much worse.” . . .
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