Virginia says Dulles tolls don't have to rise so much

Drivers on the Dulles Toll Road could save nearly $1 per trip — or about $450 per year for regular commuters — if the authority in charge of the toll road would change how it used its money, Virginia officials said.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which oversees both the toll road and the Dulles Rail project, will have a $5.4 billion projected surplus decades from now and the authority can tap that projected reserve now to keep tolls from doubling next year as planned, the Virginia Department of Transportation said.