Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA)
The Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA) oversees the financing, planning and operation of MTC Express Lanes and related transportation projects.
BAIFA manages MTC Express Lanes and also works with Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol and county transportation agencies on the overall Bay Area Express Lanes network.
Board Members
BAIFA is a joint powers authority between MTC and the Bay Area Toll Authority, and shares the same membership as MTC and BATA. Get a list of the people who govern BAIFA.
Staff Contact
Kimberly Ward, Executive Office
Phone: 415-778-5367
Email: kward@bayareametro.gov
Express Lanes ease traffic congestion on Bay Area freeways with a lane especially for carpools, buses, motorcycles and solo motorists who choose to pay tolls.
FasTrak is the fast, cash-free way to pay your toll on bridges and in Express Lanes.
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MTC Authorities often work together with other agencies that are not mandated by law. These are called “joint powers authority” and are partnerships between similar agencies across separate local or state governments.
- Candace Andersen
- Margaret Abe-Koga
- Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
- David Canepa
- Victoria Fleming
- Alicia John-Baptiste
- Mitch Mashburn
- Stephanie Moulton-Peters
- Belia Ramos
- Non-Voting Member: Dina El-Tawansy
- Sue Noack, Chair
- Mitch Mashburn, Vice Chair
- Candace Andersen
- Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
- David Canepa
- Alicia John-Baptiste
- Dina El-Tawansy, Non-Voting Member