Commuters who drive alone on some of the most congested highways in the Washington region could earn $2 a day by carpooling to work.

Commuter Connections, a network of transportation groups coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, launched a three-month pilot program on Monday.

The program is open to commuters who currently drive alone on the Capital Beltway between Bethesda and Tysons Corner or between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Interstate 270 and on Interstate 395 from the District across the 14th Street bridge into Northern Virginia.

The program could be extended to other roads in the region if enough people sign up.

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Information from: The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com