Today, drivers in Miami began getting a choice. They can either contend with rush-hour traffic on I-95 for free, or they can pay to be in 2 lanes of toll only traffic for 6 miles. Either way it often is a parking lot, so the question becomes one of parking for free or paying to park on the homeward commute.
It is a variable toll system also. When there is no traffic you pay roughly a quarter. When it is essentially a parking lot, figure on $6. The average is projected to be around $2.50.
It's even a little trickier. There is no second-guessing. While these are just 2 dedicated lanes of the 6 expressway lanes, they are divided from the other 4 with plastic pipes and one must to being in the 2 toll lanes for the entire 6 miles. No changing your mind or pulling over.
And if this catches on, we can pay to drive on local streets, too.
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