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Congestion Pricing Projects Open to Traffic in the United States as of January 2012

Source: GAO REPORT "Traffic Congestion: Road Pricing Can Help Reduce Congestion, but Equity Concerns May Grow", January 2012

California
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
SR 91 Orange County 10 miles HOT lane, variable pricing December 1995
I-15 San Diego County 16 miles1 HOT lane, variable pricing December 1996
SR 73 Orange County 15 miles Highway, peak-period pricing February 2002
SR 261 Orange County 6.6 miles Highway, peak-period pricing February 2002
SR 241 Orange County 22.2 miles Highway, peak-period pricing February 2002
SR 133 Orange County 4.1 miles Highway, peak-period pricing February 2002
Bay Bridge SF-Oak 8 miles Bridge, peak-period pricing July 2010
I-680 Alameda/S. Clara 14 miles HOT lane, dynamic pricing September 2010

Texas
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
I-10 Houston 12 miles HOT lane, dynamic pricing January 1998
US 290 Houston 15 miles HOT lane, peak-period pricing November 2000

Florida
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
Lee bridges Lee County 2 bridges Bridge, peak-period pricing August 1998
I-95 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 7 miles2 HOT lane, dynamic pricing December 2008

New Jersey/New York
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
New Jersey Turnpike3 New Jersey 148 miles Highway, peak-period pricing September 2000
Bridge/tunnels New York & New Jersey 4 bridges/2 tunnels Bridge/tunnel, peak-period March 2001

Minnesota
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
I-394 Minneapolis-St. Paul 11 miles HOT lane, dynamic pricing May 2005
I-35W Minneapolis-St. Paul 16 miles HOT lane, dynamic pricing September 2009

Colorado
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
I-25 Denver 7 miles HOT lane, variable pricing June 2006

Utah
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
I-15 Salt Lake City 40 miles4 HOT lane, dynamic pricing September 2006

Washington
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
SR 167 Seattle 9 miles Southbound / 11 miles Northbound HOT lane, dynamic pricing May 2008
SR 520 Seattle Bridge Bridge, variable pricing December 2011

Virginia
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
Dulles Greenway Loudoun County 14 miles Highway, peak-period pricing January 2009
Pocahontas Parkway Richmond 8.8 miles Highway, peak-period pricing January 2011

Georgia
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
I-85 Atlanta 15.5 miles HOT lane, dynamic pricing October 2011

Maryland
Name Location Length Description Pricing Began
MD 2005 Montgomery County 18 miles Highway, peak-period pricing November 2011

1 4-mile extension under construction [ Return to note 1. ]

2 15 mile extension under construction [ Return to note 2. ]

3 New Jersey Turnpike discontinued off-peak discounts to out-of-state vehicles in July 2011 [ Return to note 3. ]

4 11 mile extension under construction [ Return to note 4. ]

5 "Inter-County Connector" [ Return to note 5. ]

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