New Express Lanes Coming to I-580 Tri-Valley Corridor in Early 2016

Announcement submitted by Alameda County Transportation Committee:

Drivers on I-580 through Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore will soon spend less time in stop-and-start traffic. Scheduled to open in early 2016, the new I-580 Express Lanes will improve the commute along the Tri-Valley corridor and encourage carpooling and transit.

• All I-580 Express Lane drivers will need a FasTrak® or FasTrak® Flex toll tag and valid FasTrak account to use the lanes.
• The I-580 Express Lanes will be toll-free for carpools (2 or more occupants), vanpools, eligible clean-air vehicles, buses and motorcycles with a FasTrak Flex toll tag, a new type of FasTrak tag available online and at Safeway, Costco and Walgreens stores in the Tri-Valley area.
• Motorists can get help finding a carpool at http://www.rideshare.511.org/
• Solo drivers will have the option of paying a toll to use the Express Lanes using a FasTrak or FasTrak Flex toll tag, for a more reliable trip.
• The I-580 Express Lanes will look and feel like carpool lanes, allowing motorists to enter and exit almost anywhere along the corridor.
• The I-580 Express Lanes will operate Monday through Friday, from 5:00 a.m. to8:00 p.m. Outside of these hours, the Express Lanes will be open to all vehicles at no charge and with no toll-tag requirements.
  
• Express Lanes benefit all motorists by making all lanes more efficient.
  
• Motorists can sign up to receive updates about the express lanes atwww.alamedactc.org/580express

About the I-580 Express Lanes The I-580 Express Lanes are specially designated highway lanes in the Tri-Valley corridor - through Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore - that are toll-free for carpools, vanpools, motorcycles, buses and eligible clean-air vehicles as long as they 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 reliable travel times.

The project is a partnership between the Alameda County Transportation Commission, the Federal Highway Administration, the California Department of Transportation, and the California Highway Patrol. Express lanes encourage the use of carpools, vanpools and transit; support a network of carpool lanes; make the best use of carpool lane capacity; offer a new choice to highway drivers; provide more reliable travel times; and better manage lanes to keep traffic moving. Follow the express lanes on Facebook.

Map courtesy Alameda County Transportation Committee