8 General Purpose & 1 or 2 Reversible Express Toll Lanes:

This alternate would provide one or two additional lanes per direction that would be designated for reversible lane use.

• Typical section would include eight general purpose lanes and one (or two) reversible lanes.

This configuration is intended to serve the corridor with predominant rush-hour flow in one direction; therefore, the reversible lane(s) would operate in the direction of peak traffic. However, the Capital Beltway does not have one-directional travel patterns. The highest traffic split is 45% in one direction and 55% is the opposite direction. These percentages do not justify a reversible lane.

SHA is recommending this alternate not be carried forward for detailed study.