Kingstowne Woman Wins Year Of Free Express Lane Travel

KINGSTOWNE, VA—One lucky Kingstowne woman can avoid rush hour traffic and not have to pay. At least for a year.

Tammie B. of Kingstowne won the “Go the Billionth Mile” contest held by 495 and 95 Express Lanes operator Transurban. That gives her one year of toll-free travel on the 495 and 95 Express Lanes.

The operator held the contest in September to mark one billion miles traveled since the Lanes first opened in November 2012.

“I’m really ecstatic that I have this opportunity for a free year of commuting on the Express Lanes, it means so much to me,” said Tammie in a statement. “The Lanes provide me 20 more minutes of sanity and 20 less minutes of aggravation to have to deal with."

Tammie has lived in the area for 30 years and commutes to her job at a trade association in DC. Her typical trip on the Express Lanes takes her from the Franconia-Springfield Parkway to Interstate 395 near Duke Street.

The Express Lanes are part of a private-public partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation and Transurban. 495 Express Lanes run from 95 to Dulles Toll Road and on 95 from past Edsall Road on 395 to Stafford.

Image courtesy Transurban