Bay Area Express Lanes

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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) reminds travelers that tolling operations for the new 11-mile Express Lane along southbound Interstate 680 from Martinez through Walnut Creek will...

News Release

MTC today announced that tolling operations for the new 11-mile Express Lane along southbound Interstate 680 from Martinez through Walnut Creek will begin at 5 a.m. on Friday, August 20, 2021. By...

News Release

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today announced that tolling operations for the new 11-mile Express Lane along southbound Interstate 680 from Martinez through Walnut Creek will begin...

Bay Area Express Lanes: Reward high occupancy vehicles Improve enforcement to reduce carpool lane violations Provide a choice to solo drivers to pay for a faster trip

What are Managed Lanes? For Bay Area drivers, these are traditional carpool lanes and express lanes. For traffic engineers, “managed lanes” refer to any lanes on a freeway set aside from general...

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Work crews this week completed the striping of new lane configurations on Interstate 880 in Alameda County as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Caltrans gear up for the expected...

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Just as orange poppies and trees with bursts of white blossoms herald the advent of spring in the Bay Area, the sudden appearance of orange fencing and white K-rails signals the start of improvements...

When the I-680 Contra Costa Express Lanes open in fall 2017, MTC will be moving not just cars but also a lot of data. Traffic conditions on the express lanes will be monitored in real-time by staff at...