Express Lanes

A car travels along the express lane on northbound Interstate 680 in Fremont. (Metropolitan Transportation Commission)

Phil Matier: Bay Area Express Lane Network Plan Picking Up Steam

Transportation planners are moving forward on the first phase of a major regional project to create a network of express lanes along Bay Area highways.

2013/02/25

Study Suggests South Bay Express Lanes Benefit Non Toll-Paying Commuters

A new study shows the plan to allow solo drivers to pay for express lanes on highways 680 and 880 in Santa Clara County is easing congestion for the rest of the drivers who aren’t paying anything extra.

2012/05/14

Traffic jam on a California highway (AP)

VTA Considers Pay Lane On South Bay Highway

The VTA, along with Caltrans, has proposed conversion of the existing carpool lanes on the Highway 237/880 interchange in Milpitas and San Jose to express lanes that would also be open to solo drivers who pay a toll for the privilege of driving in the lane.

KCBS–2011/03/07

Phil Matier: New Express Lanes

The KCBS and Chronicle insider weighs in on the just-opened “express lane,” which allows solo drivers to pay for privileges on a stretch of a Bay Area carpool lane. Is this the wave of the future?

KCBS–2010/09/20

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