High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate 64, set to begin this month, won’t start for another 60 days.
Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne asked for the delay because he wasn’t assured the system would work properly yet. He called for more testing.
Layne has said he wouldn’t start tolling until the system worked perfectly because of Hampton Roads’ history with bad tolling operations including Elizabeth River Crossing, which had years of billing problems until recently.
“There’s no room for error, especially in Hampton Roads,” Layne said in a release. “Based on its latest update, VDOT is not in a position to open this new facility.
