Express Lanes

OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Caltrans invite the public to a pair of open houses in Hayward on Thursday, Jan. 29 and in Fremont on Wednesday, Feb. 25 to learn...

MTC plans to convert the existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes between Oakland and Milpitas to express lanes. Express lanes are specially-designated highway lanes that are free for carpools...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) needs your help. Please take a 10-minute survey that tests your understanding of different express lane signs. FHWA will use the information to provide better...

Beginning this fall, solo motorists on Interstate 580 through Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore can cruise in the carpool lane if they’re willing to pay their way out of congested lanes. Existing high...

MTC is seeking volunteers to help test RideFlag Technologies’ carpool verification smartphone app – Express Carpool Check – in a pilot program to verify the number of people in a carpool vehicle on...

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)’s Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA) affiliate today inaugurated a new pilot program intended to help more travelers from lower-income...

A friendly reminder for Bay Area drivers: FasTrak® Flex lets you use Express Lanes and carpool lanes to get to your holiday destinations quickly – and you can easily pay for bridge tolls, too. A...

MTC this week unanimously endorsed legislation authored by state Assemblymember Phil Ting of San Francisco to make the penalties assessed by California toll agencies — including the Bay Area Toll...

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and its Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA) affiliate invite Bay Area residents to learn about and comment on proposed changes to the...

MTC and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) encourage travelers to get FasTrak® — the fastest and easiest way to pay tolls on bridges, Express Lanes and even for parking at San Francisco International...