Reston Limousine 2012: New technology, election activity, exciting packages
What’s ahead in 2012 for the Washington DC area’s premier transportation company? Reston Limousine CEO and President Kristina Bouweiri shares the news:
“Our plans for the new year are to roll out some new technology that we bought called eFleet. It’s really amazing, it has double GPS, it has a security feature. It will also help us go paperless so that our chauffeurs will not have to hand in paperwork and our accountants won’t have to handle that as well so we hope it saves us on some labor costs and it’ll make us more efficient so we’re really excited about that.
“We’re also really excited about the fact that it’s an election year which means there’s a lot of activity in Washington DC, a lot of people coming to town, a lot of meetings, a lot of events which will drive a lot of business to transportation, tourism, the hotel business so that’’s exciting because as we all know the economy’s a little flat.
“And we’re also going to be launching all sorts of amazing new packages: limo and dinner packages, day trips to great, fantastic places. We tried a New Year’s Eve day trip to New York City that was sold out and very popular. So stay tuned to our website at www.restonlimo.com to see all the new offerings we’re going to offer this year.”
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Transportation Links: Dulles Toll Rates to Rise
Drivers on the Dulles Toll Road will be paying an extra quarter at the main toll plaza come the New Year, the latest in a series of increases established to pay for the 23-mile Metrorail project extending the line from East Falls Church to the Dulles International Airport and beyond.
Effective Jan. 1, drivers of two-axle vehicles will pay $1.50; $1.75 for 3-axle vehicles; and $2 for 4-axle vehicles. Tolls at the ramps remain the same.
In other transportation news, construction on new I-95 HOT lanes could begin as early as spring following a recent agreement between Virginia and a private contractor.
According to the Washington Post, Fluor-Transurban will expand the existing HOV lanes on I-95 in northern Virginia from two to three, and extend the lanes into Stafford County.
More details from the Dec. 6 article published in WashingtonPost.com:
Fluor-Transurban would finance 90 percent of the $940 million project, with the rest of the money coming from the state. The contractor would recoup its investment by collecting the tolls under a deal that allows the contractor to operate the road for the next 73 years. Virginia officials said Fluor-Transurban assumes all of the risk if it cannot recoup its investment through tolls. If the tolls provide an unexpected windfall, the state will share in the extra revenue in a range of anywhere from 5 to 40 percent. …
Carpoolers could use the lanes for free, while solo riders would pay tolls to use the lanes. Toll rates will vary, with higher rates in place during rush hour. … Drivers who opt not to carpool or pay the tolls can use the regular highway lanes. …
In a conference call with reporters, Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton said there is no cap on how high the tolls could go. The tolls will be a pure function of market demand, he said; Fluor-Transurban is required under the contract to raise the tolls as high as necessary during peak times to ensure that traffic moves at least 55 mph in the HOT lanes.
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