Time Costs Money

The builders of high-occupancy toll lanes along parts of the Beltway in Virginia are betting that frustrated commuters will pay as much as $6.47 to save a minute.

By Dita Smith and Renee Rigdon -- The Washington Post - August 25, 2008

This Story Money Spent vs. Time Saved Debated for HOT Lanes Article \| How much is your time worth? Would you pay $20 to save 13 minutes on your morning Capital Beltway commute from Springfield to Tysons Corner? Builders of new high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on the Beltway are betting $2 billion that there are enough drivers in the Washington region willing to pay ... Monday, Aug. 25 at 11 a.m. ET: Roads and Rails Time Costs Money		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace By Dita Smith and Renee Rigdon -- The Washington Post - August 25, 2008 ¬es=The builders of high-occupancy toll lanes along parts of the Beltway in Virginia are betting that frustrated commuters will pay as much as $6.47 to save a minute." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us By Dita Smith, Renee Rigdon -- The Washington Post - August 25, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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