VPP Projects Involving Tolls
Category: Priced Lanes
Sub-Category: High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes

Project - CALIFORNIA: HOT Lanes on I-880 in Alameda County

Interstate 880 is a major congested freeway in Alameda County. It has one high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane plus three contiguous mixed flow lanes in each direction for approximately 17 miles, from just south of Oakland to Fremont. This corridor has the highest volume of truck traffic in the region. It connects the Port of Oakland and Oakland International Airport with high technology companies in Santa Clara and southern Alameda counties and with goods distribution centers to the east. A study was done to determine whether excess capacity does exist, whether there is a market among potential users, and how to address the physical and operational issues associated with such a plan. Study results indicated that, while excess capacity exists, it is not sufficiently high to make local officials comfortable that additional priced vehicles could be accommodated. Also, the demand by light duty commercial vehicles was perceived as modest, and the California Highway Patrol expressed strong reservations about its ability to conduct effective enforcement. Visit the project web site: http://www.680smartlane.org/.

Study completed

For More Information Contact

Frank Furger
Chief Deputy Director, ACCMA
Executive Director, Sunol Smart Carpool Lane Joint Powers Authority
Alameda County Congestion Management Agency
1333 Broadway, Suite 220
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 836-2560
Fax: (510) 836-2185
E-mail: ffurger@accma.ca.gov

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