Virginia Truck Toll....$316.50?!?!?!

Is this normal? I am not sure if there are more tolls coming from my trip through there or if that is all of them just marked as "11 Cont Chain Bridge" on my bestpass report. This is ridiculous either way. I took the express lanes of 66 Eastbound to 495 express, to 395 to get to Alexandria.

Sure they have a sign that says "higher toll for larger vehicles" but nothing to indicate in any way that the toll will be hundreds of dollars. Then I googled and found you have to go to some website to see what the toll rate even is. Apparently for a semi truck its a class 10 vehicle (3 axles or more) and the toll is 10x the toll for cars? That is highway robbery, man.

 

Yeah they could put some sign up that says you're going to pay out the wazoo per axle. I could see maybe $100, sure. $316?

I wasn't even sure trucks were allowed until I saw some on the express lanes and saw an electronic sign that said trucks allowed. All while seeing signs that prohibit two axle vehicles pulling trailers.

 

Yeah. We get its tolled. That isn't the issue. The issue is not having any idea what the toll will be and getting a bill for hundreds of dollars. Unless of course you google after getting the bill, find where you do find the toll rate since they only publish that for trucks online apparently, but its too late by then when you've done been hit with the exorbitant toll charge. There isn't any reason they need 10x the toll amount for a semi truck.