Transurban tells us the new app cannot be used in the same way as an E-ZPass Flex transponder, which allows drivers to use the express lanes for free if they have three or more occupants inside their vehicle. There is some bad news for those who use the express lanes for free for carpooling. GoToll works on 12 Virginia toll roads in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads: 495 Express Lanes, 95 Express Lanes, 395 Express Lanes, 66 Express Lanes, Dulles Toll Road (not yet accepted on the Greenway), 64 Express Lanes, Elizabeth River Tunnels (Midtown), Elizabeth River Tunnels (Downtown), South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, Dominion Boulevard, Chesapeake Expressway and Coleman Bridge.ĭrivers will need to wait 6 hours after adding a vehicle to use GoToll on the 495, 95 and 395 Express Lanes, a Transurban spokesman tells us. The firm says the app will work on the following highways, including ones Transurban is not contracted to operate, the like the new I-66 E-ZPass Express Lanes that will open in 2022, between Haymarket and the Capital Beltway. The app was developed by Transurban, the operators of the express lanes on I-95, 395, and 495 in Virginia. On top of that, GoToll virtually eliminates the prospect of getting a toll violation.” “It will enable drivers to stay on the go, pay their tolls by phone, and cruise through Express Lanes in Virginia. Townsend II, Manager of Public and Government Affairs, AAA Mid-Atlantic. GoToll customers pay as they go and can use the app to keep track of toll road trips with just their phones.ĭrivers will not have to pre-load cash into an account, as is required with E-ZPass.“As a sign of the times, GoToll is an app that keeps motorists mobile, especially the one in four Virginia motorists who doesn’t have an E-ZPass,” noted John B. However, to use the app, users will need to register with their license plate and a credit card. Similar to toll-by-plate, GoToll is another option for non-E-ZPass customers. The new “GoToll” app is designed for those who don’t frequently use the lanes, or who may be traveling from out of town. An E-ZPass or E-ZPass Flex transponder is not required. The special transponder can be obtained from the Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland Customer Service Centers.Now there’s a way to use the tolled lanes on Virginia’s highways without having to use an E-ZPass.Ī new app that can be downloaded to your cell phone will allow you to register your license plate, and then pay to use toll lanes like the E-ZPass Express Lanes on Interstate 95, 395, and 495. E-ZPass Flex also works like a standard E-ZPass on all other toll roads wherever E-ZPass is accepted regardless of the position of the switch.Į-ZPass Flex is currently used for discounts on roads in Virginia & North Carolina. For those riding with fewer than the required number of people in the vehicle, just slide the switch all the way to the left, covering the words "HOV ON," and travel the designated Express Lanes at the posted toll rate. When you have the required number of people in your vehicle for that roadway, you can simply slide the switch to the right and the Flex transponder will display "HOV ON." Do this before entering the roadway and you can ride the designated Express Lanes at a discounted toll rate. This transponder will specifically benefit those who are traveling with the number of people in their vehicle required to qualify for an HOV discount (2 or 3 depending on the roadway). E-ZPass Flex is an E-ZPass with an additional switchable feature designed specifically for those traveling on Express Lanes.
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