Dulles Greenway to Host Charity Drive
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The Dulles Greenway wants more people to get in their cars Thursday for a charity drive that will give all toll proceeds from that day to several groups: the March of Dimes; the Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter; Fresh Air/Full Care, a summer camp program; Echo Works, a job program for the disabled; Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy; and the Greenway Scholarship Program, which awards college scholarships.
The 14-mile roadway runs from Dulles Airport to Leesburg and typically collects between $200,000 and $205,000 in tolls on an average Thursday, officials said. A spokesman for the roadway said the goal is to donate $210,000 to the charities. Representatives of the charities will be at the Ashburn Bagel Shop, which is offering free coffee all day.
Tagged: commuting, Dulles, Dulles Greenway, Northern Virginia, traffic, transportation
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Does this include SmartTag cars or just the cash tolls???
Posted by vanzal1 (anonymous) on May 21, 2009 at noon (Suggest removal)
That's about $60 million dollars a year (assume less than half on a weekend day; it's probably less). That's a lot of scratch.
Posted by dingus5 (anonymous) on May 21, 2009 at 1:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Yet they are losing money and ask the SCC to raise rates yet again!
Posted by bschweiker (anonymous) on May 27, 2009 at 12:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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