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This is part of the Metro Express Lanes Project. Landscaping improvements were made at the Harbor Gateway Transit Center. The new "switchable" FasTrak transponder used in the Metro ExpressLanes; the driver indicates the number of occupants in the vehicle using the switch, which the toll system detects and automatically computes the toll (or ...
With the switchable transponders, the violation rate on the Metro ExpressLanes fell to 10 percent from the 20 to 25 percent cheating rate in toll lanes that do not require transponders for carpoolers, prompting Alameda County officials to include the system on the then-planned I-580 Express Lanes. [47]
Motorists already in possession of a transponder will avoid an additional fee that will cover the costs of the new program. 'Pay as you go' express lane program removes toll evasion penalties on L ...
The busway opened in January 1973 to buses only, three-person carpools were allowed to enter in 1976, and the facility was converted to HOT lanes as part of the Metro ExpressLanes project on February 22, 2013. The El Monte Busway is used by two bus rapid transit routes: the J Line, operated by Metro and the Silver Streak, operated by Foothill ...
There are 25 miles of ExpressLanes throughout the 10 and 110 freeways, according to Metro, with 1.6 million transponders assigned to county drivers and 342.1 million trips made this year as of ...
The Harbor Transitway (also known as the I-110 Express Lanes) is a 10.3-mile (16.6 km) shared-use express bus corridor (known as a busway or transitway) and high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes running in the median of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) between Downtown Los Angeles and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center in Gardena, California.
Metro ExpressLanes: High-occupancy toll lanes on the El Monte Busway and Harbor Transitway. Metro Freeway Service Patrol: A joint effort between Metro, Caltrans, and the California Highway Patrol offering free quick-fix repairs and towing from freeways. Metro Micro: An on-demand transit service, operated using vans in 8 zones around the region [16]
Tolls: Express lanes use a “dynamically priced toll,” which means that the toll price shifts depending on how much traffic is on the road. The minimum toll is 50 cents at each toll point, and ...