Alameda I-580 Express Lanes

 

The Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA) selected ETC Corporation to provide systems integration for the eastbound I-580 Express Lanes High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lane Project. One of the major features of this important project is a sophisticated dynamic pricing module that adjusts the toll fees based on, among other factors, the congestion or “level of service” in the lanes. The overall goal is to help manage congestion and maximize revenue to the ACCMA on this highly travelled thoroughfare.

The new I-580 Express Lanes will be located on a 12-mile eastbound stretch of Interstate 580 from just west of the Hacienda Drive interchange in Pleasanton, California to just east of the Greenville Road undercrossing in Livermore, California. Carpool vehicles with two or more people, motorcycles, transit buses, and eligible hybrids will be able to use the lanes free of charge. Solo drivers who wish to use the Eastbound I-580 Express Lanes may do so by paying a toll with a FasTrak® account. While the HOT lane concept is relatively new in the toll and transportation industries, this is ETC’s second project in the region. In early 2009, the Sunol Smart Carpool Lane Joint Powers Agency, of which ACCMA is a member, awarded ETC the Southbound I-680 Express Lane HOT project. ETC was able to leverage many of the elements of the existing I-680 project to provide schedule and cost benefits for the new I-580 project.