Program Overview - Tolling

The toll rates have yet to be determined. Similar express lane projects across the country have tolls ranging from $1 to $10. Toll rates will be adjusted “dynamically” (changing incrementally as the traffic volume increases) in order to maintain optimal speed in the express lane.

Tolls for solo drivers will vary based on the level of congestion in the lanes, and will be adjusted to maintain a minimum speed of 55 miles per hour in the lanes. When traffic is light, toll prices are low. When congestion increases, toll prices go up to regulate the number of drivers entering the express lanes.

Assembly Bill 2032 directs that revenue from express lanes operations be reinvested in projects and services that provide traffic congestion relief in the express lanes corridor. This will include operation and maintenance of the express lanes and expanding public transit service within the corridor.