SCC Schedules Hearing on Application to Increase Tolls on Dulles Greenway, Invites Public Comment

RICHMOND – The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled hearings on the application from Toll Road Investors Partnership II L.P. (TRIP II), the owner and operator of the Dulles Greenway in Loudoun County, for an increase in its tolls.

TRIP II has filed a request with the SCC to increase its maximum tolls for most drivers to $8.10 during peak hours, up from the current $5.80, and $6.40 during off-peak hours, up from $5.25. The company also has asked that the Commission authorize a streamlined process to consider and approve future increases.

The SCC has scheduled a public witness session to begin at 10 a.m. on January 30, 2024. Public witnesses intending to provide testimony on the application of TRIP II must pre-register with the SCC by 5 p.m. on January 24, 2024. Registered witnesses will submit their live testimony by telephone. The hearing will be webcast at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

Public witnesses wishing to provide oral testimony may pre-register in one of three ways:

• Completing a public witness form for case number PUR-2023-00089 on the SCC’s website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting
• E-mailing the same form (PDF version on the same website as above) to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov
• Calling the SCC at 804-371-9141 during normal business hours (8:15 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and providing your name and the phone number you wish the Commission to call to reach you during the hearing
• To promote fairness for all public witnesses, each witness will be allotted five minutes to provide testimony.

A public evidentiary hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on January 31, 2024, in the Commission's second floor courtroom, located at 1300 East Main Street, to receive testimony and evidence from the company, any respondents and the SCC staff.

For those who prefer, there is an opportunity to provide comments in writing on the Greenway toll application. Written comments may be submitted through the SCC’s website by January 24, 2024, at scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. Simply go to the SCC website, select "Cases" and then "Submit Public Comments," and scroll down to case number PUR-2023-00089. Then click SUBMIT COMMENTS.

Comments can also be submitted by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments must refer to case number PUR-2023-00089.

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Contact: Greg Weatherford, 804-371-9141

Case Number PUR-2023-00089 – Application of Toll Road Investors Partnership II for authorization for an increase in the maximum level of tolls on Dulles Greenway