EZ Pass Flex Transponders Hit AAA Locations

The 495 Express Lanes may not open until later this year, but customers will needed to take the option at stores across Virginia.

A week after officials announced the launch of EZ Pass Flex, a device that will allow high-occupancy vehicles to ride for free in the express lanes, AAA has sent the devices to 13 locations across the Northern Virginia region, it announced Monday.

The beltway express lanes, which will run from the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) exit to the I-95/395/495 interchange (the “mixing bowl”) will be free for all vehicles with three or more occupants, but all drivers will need an EZ-Pass transponder to use the lanes. Drivers wishing to take advantage of the HOV toll-free option will have to purchase an EZ-Pass Flex.

E-ZPass can be used at the 13 bridges and toll roads across Virginia, AAA says, as well as on roads in 24 other states.

The closest location is:

AAA Fredericksburg, 1171 Central Park Blvd., Suite 100, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 (540) 412-3474

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