What are the benefits of express lanes?
• Increase efficiency of existing roadway: The carpool lanes are underutilized and can accommodate more vehicles than currently use them. By encouraging transit and carpools, and allowing solo drivers to pay a fee to access the lanes, we can make more efficient use of existing roadways. • Fast, reliable travel: Through the use of dynamic pricing, VTA can manage the amount of traffic in the express lanes and maintain free-flowing speeds even when the general purpose lane is congested. Motorists who choose to use the express lanes can count on reliable travel times. • Better for the environment: Idling cars are a significant source of air pollution. By managing congestion, we can conserve fuel, reduce air pollution and improve our environment. • Revenue reinvested in the corridor: Tolls collected will be used to operate the lanes and for other transportation improvements in the SR 85 and U.S. 101 corridors – including transit.
