we have harold bartlett with the maryland transportation authority to talk about hey, we're seeing aot of headlights this morning. >> we're very happy. it seems like traffic has picked up significantly in the last few minutes. >> let's talk about the expectations. how many drivers are you expecting to see on the icc through the time? >> when the first leg opened, we had about 15,000 vehicles a day. now that the whole section is open, we expect that to be around 20,000. that number will probably climb to around 25,000 this summer. >> you hope more people will be driving through. >> we hope as many people take the highway as can so we're expecting -- our expectation is that will continue to happen. >> it will cost drivers about $4 for the entire extent. do you expect any tolls to possibly go higher or lower? >> we don't anticipate raising the tolls at this point. as a matter of fact, the tolls have been set at the low end of the range so we want to encourage people to use the highway. >> all right, any thoughts this morning? we're hearing the honking going by. think motorists are prett

we have harold bartlett with the maryland transportation authority.ey, this is not bad compared to february, no ice, no snow. >> yes, it is great. we're very excited about the opening and it was very successful opening. >> talk about how people can shave about 30 minutes of their drive time. what is it going to mean for drivers? >> we think we're giving back time in your life. if you can save a half hour on your commute, that's an hour more that you have to do something more with your life. >> let's talk about the tolls. >> obviously it is an all electronic toll road, the first of its kind. so, let's talk about that and what people should expect. >> you're correct. you should have an ez pass to ride the highway. the toll rates have not gone up since we opened the first segment. the firm mileage rate has stayed the same. we'll have a test period for people to try the highway out for free from now until december 5th. >> thank you so much harold bartlett with the maryland transportation authority. folks this morning have been beeping. they know they're o

. >> harold bartlett is executive secretary reminding everyone this is maryland's first all electronic cash free toll road. >> the time savings will be very significant, cutting the travel time from gaithersburg to bwi airport from 71 minutes to 37 minutes. >> end to end during peak hours one way, the toll will be $4. in montgomery county, scott broom, 9news now. >>> closing the top. howard. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. it is friday. it is thursday, november 10th. i'm andrea roane. >> you're settled? >> i'm mike hydeck. we're so chatty this morning. you should hear us on the commercial break. here's monika samtani. she has traffic momentarily. mr. howard bernstein has a little bit of a downslide on the weather forecast. >> it has been beautiful this week. today will not be a beautiful day. we've got fog this morning out to the east of town. pretty close. east of washington. we've got showers at times. got our winds kicking up and colder temperatures moving in