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FasTrak Toll Tags Required to use I-580 Express Lanes

Watch the video to learn how to use the I-580 Express Lanes - and get a FasTrak Flex toll tag at Costco, Safeway or Walgreens.

The I-580 Express Lanes, on east- and westbound-580 are toll-free for carpools, vanpools, motorcycles, buses and eligible clean-air vehicles (with a green or white sticker) as long as you carry a FasTrak® Flex toll tag set to 2 or 3+. Solo drivers can choose to pay a toll using a FasTrak or FasTrak Flex toll tag to access the lanes for a more reliable trip. The express lanes operate Monday - Friday 5am-8pm. All other times the lanes are open to all with no toll tag requirement.

Getting your FasTrak toll tag and opening an account is easy at www.BayAreaFasTrak.org.
Sign up for a FasTrak toll tag: https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/signup/signUp.shtml

You can get a Flex tag at Safeway, Walgreens or Costco in the Tri-Valley. Find a retail location (make sure to click on the FasTrak Flex button at the bottom of this page to see the stores that currently carry Flex tags): https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/howitworks/retailmap.html

Learn more and sign up to receive express lane updates at www.alamedactc.org/580express and
https://www.facebook.com/AlamedaCountyExpressLanes

Need help finding a carpool so you can use the lanes for free? www.rideshare.511.org
Learn how to use the lanes: watch the 580 Express Lanes Video!

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