State Corporation Commission Approves Dulles Greenway Toll Increase

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved a 2.8 percent increase in the tolls charged for traveling the Dulles Greenway, a 14-mile roadway that runs between Washington Dulles International Airport and Leesburg.

For a two-axle vehicle, the increase equates to 10 cents, from $4.20 to $4.30. During peak morning and afternoon weekday periods, the increase is 10 cents, from $5.10 to $5.20.

Virginia law states that the SCC shall approve a toll increase request based upon the Consumer Price Index plus one percent (Virginia Code Section § 56-542 I).

Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II), the operator of the Dulles Greenway, filed its application on December 30, 2014.

Case Number PUE-2014-00129 - Application of Toll Road Investors Partnership II, L.P.

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SCC Seeks Comments on Dulles Greenway Toll Increase Request

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) is seeking comments on a request by the owners of the Dulles Greenway to adjust the tolls charged for traveling the 14-mile roadway that runs between Washington Dulles International Airport and Leesburg.

Comments must be received by February 6.

Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II) filed its application on December 30, 2014, and is asking for a 2.8% increase. For a two-axle vehicle, the proposed increase equates to 10 cents, from $4.20 to $4.30. During peak morning and afternoon weekday periods, the proposed increase is 15 cents, from $5.10 to $5.25.

Written comments on the request must be submitted by February 6, 2015. All correspondence should be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, and refer to case number PUE-2014-00129.

Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so at the SCC’s website: www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Click on the PUBLIC COMMENTS/NOTICES link and then the SUBMIT COMMENTS button for case number PUE-2014-00129.

SCC staff has been directed to investigate the application and file a report on February 6. The Commission will then issue an order on the company’s request.

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SCC to Hold Additional Hearings on Dulles Greenway Toll Rates

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled additional hearings in Loudoun County in June to receive public testimony on an investigation of the current toll rates charged by the operator of the Dulles Greenway, a 14-mile private toll road that connects Washington Dulles International Airport with Leesburg.

Two public sessions are scheduled in Sterling on Thursday, June 6, at the Park View High School Auditorium at 400 W. Laurel Avenue. The first session begins at 4 p.m. and then reconvenes at 7 p.m.

The Sterling hearings follow previously scheduled public sessions in Purcellville on Tuesday, April 9, at the Loudoun Valley High School Auditorium at 340 North Maple Avenue. The first Purcellville session begins at 4 p.m. and then reconvenes at 7 p.m.

The public hearing will continue in Richmond on Thursday, July 18, at 10 a.m. It will be held in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building at 1300 East Main Street. Any person 2013wishing to comment at any of these hearings should arrive early and sign in with the SCC bailiff. The audio of the Richmond hearing will be webcast via the SCC website.

Written comments on the investigation must be submitted by July 9. All correspondence should be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, and refer to case number PUE-2013-00011.

Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so at the SCC’s website www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Click on the "public comments/notices" link and then the submit comments button for case number PUE-2013-00011.

Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II) is the operator of the Dulles Greenway.

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State Corporation Commission (SCC) to Conduct Hearings on Dulles Greenway Toll Rates

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) will conduct hearings in Loudoun County and Richmond to receive public testimony on an investigation of the current toll rates charged by the operator of the Dulles Greenway, a 14-mile private toll road that connects Washington Dulles International Airport with Leesburg.

Two public sessions are scheduled in Purcellville on Tuesday, April 9, at the Loudoun Valley High School Auditorium at 340 North Maple Avenue. The first session begins at 4 p.m. and then reconvenes at 7 p.m.

The public hearing will continue in Richmond on Thursday, July 18, at 10 a.m. It will be held in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building at 1300 East Main Street.

Any person wishing to comment at any of these hearings should arrive early and sign in with the SCC bailiff. The audio of the Richmond hearing will be webcast via the SCC website.

Written comments on the investigation must be submitted by July 9, 2013. All correspondence should be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, and refer to case number PUE-2013-00011.

Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so at the SCC’s website: www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Click on the "public comments/notices" link and then the "submit comments" button for case number PUE-2013-00011.

Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II) is the operator of the Dulles Greenway.

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SCC Starts Investigation of Current Dulles Greenway Toll Rates

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) is initiating an investigation of the current toll rates charged by the operator of the Dulles Greenway, a 14-mile private toll road that runs between Washington Dulles International Airport and Leesburg. State law provides for such a review upon receipt of a complaint and request for an investigation.

Pursuant to statutes, the SCC approved new toll rates by final order on January 16, 2013. Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II), the operator of the Dulles Greenway, started collecting higher tolls on January 21, 2013.

Also on January 16, the Commission received a written complaint from David I. Ramadan, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. In the complaint, Delegate Ramadan requested an investigation into the current rate structure, and that the rate be decreased.

Virginia law sets forth the criteria by which the Commission conducts such an investigation (Virginia Code Section 56-542 D). Any substitution of new toll rates from those currently being charged must:

• Be reasonable to the user in relation to the benefit obtained
• Must not materially discourage use of the roadway by the public
• Provide the operator no more than a reasonable return as determined by the Commission.

The case has been assigned to an SCC hearing examiner. A case schedule including the dates for filing written public comments and the date, time, and location of a local hearing will be directed by further ruling of the hearing examiner.

See the SCC order here (PDF).

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State Corporation Commission Approves Dulles Greenway Toll Increase

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved an increase in the tolls charged for traveling the Dulles Greenway, a 14-mile roadway that runs between Washington Dulles International Airport and Leesburg, Virginia. The SCC made an adjustment that lowered the percentage of the toll increase.

Virginia law states that the Commission shall approve a toll increase request based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus one percent (Virginia Code Section § 56-542 I).

Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II), the operator of the Dulles Greenway, filed its application for a toll increase on November 14, 2012. Applying the statutory formula, TRIP II requested a 3.54 percent increase. The SCC approved an increase of 3.02 percent based upon an updated calculation of the CPI plus one percent in accordance with the statutory requirement.

For a 2-axle vehicle, the requested increase would have totaled 14 cents. The SCC approved increase equals 12 cents.

For the efficient collection of tolls paid in cash, the company rounds to the nearest nickel. The actual posted toll will increase 10 cents, from $4 to $4.10. During weekday peak periods (6:30-9 a.m. eastbound and 4-6:30 p.m. westbound), the toll increases from $4.80 to $4.90.

Updating the CPI to a more current figure does impact the posted tolls for vehicles with three or more axles. For example, the posted toll for a three-axle vehicle will be $8.20, five cents less than the company’s requested increase of $8.25. 

SCC Final Order (PDF)

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