Toll plaza changes designed to speed travel for carpoolers are now in place at the Antioch and Richmond-San Rafael bridges.
Published: July, 2010
Toll plaza changes designed to speed travel for carpoolers are now in place at the Antioch and Richmond-San Rafael bridges.
Carpoolers who travel across the Antioch and Richmond-San Rafael bridges during peak commute periods will be able for the first time to take advantage of dedicated high-occupancy vehicle lanes at the far left side of the bridges’ toll plazas—eliminating the need to stop at a staffed toll booth. Carpool commuters at these bridges previously used mixed-flow cash/FasTrak® lanes, and were required to stop briefly at a staffed toll booth for occupancy verification.
In addition to the new dedicated carpool lane, work crews restriped the westbound Interstate 580 approach to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza to add a second FasTrak-only lane. During peak commute periods, carpoolers and other FasTrak customers will share the far left lane, while the center lane will be reserved for drivers who pay their tolls with FasTrak. Drivers who use cash to pay their toll will be restricted to the right lane of the toll plaza approach. Cash tollpayers may experience additional delays as drivers become accustomed to the new configuration.
