The CDOT Express Lanes are built upon as much of the existing infrastructure as practical and alongside existing free general purpose lanes. The CDOT Express Lanes are "choice" facilities and will offer a toll based on time of day and congestion so that the customer can choose to pay a toll to drive faster for a reliable travel time, or drive in the general purpose lanes for free.
An ExpressToll customer service representative can help you decide which pass is best for you, based on your particular needs. For example, the Switchable HOV Transponder is the only pass that allows you to choose the HOV option and use the lanes for free, but if you typically drive alone or with just one passenger in your car after January , you can use a sticker tag or standard pass. Remember: If you choose not to use the pass, you will be billed through a License Plate Toll.
A bill will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle and you will pay the toll rate based on how far you travel in the Express Lane. You can set up an ExpressToll account online. We can tell the difference between free use and toll-paying vehicles by reading the pass in the vehicle to determine which pass is in use. For example, the Switchable HOV Transponder is the only pass that allows you to choose the HOV option and use the lanes for free, but if you typically drive alone, you can use a sticker tag or standard pass.
Law enforcement will help enforce Express Lanes rules, making sure that those who identified themselves as carpoolers actually have enough people to use the lanes for free. Vehicles need at least two passengers to use the lanes for free. Drivers can choose to pay a toll to use the lanes, or use the free general purpose lanes.
Express or toll lanes that do not allow HOV vehicles for free E, Northwest Parkway, I Mountain Express Lane will still require a pre-paid toll balance and pass in order to avoid higher license plate toll charges. See Motorcycle Rules. If you ride the bus, you won't have to change anything about your current commute, but you'll start noticing some new benefits.
With Express Lanes, your bus ride will become faster and more reliable. For more information on routes and schedules, visit www. There is a program that allows a certain number of hybrids to use Express Lanes for free, but it has already reached its maximum amount of vehicles allowed. Read more about the program. Small and mid-sized trucks with two axles may use the Express Lanes as toll-paying customers or they may travel toll-free if they meet the HOV requirement and have a Switchable HOV Transponder pass.
However, trucks and commercial vehicles are not allowed on the I Mountain Express Lane. Taxi drivers can use the Express Lanes anytime and will just need an ExpressToll account and pass. The Switchable HOV Transponder pass provides the flexibility to travel toll-free when you are traveling with at least two passengers.
When you travel alone, you will be required to pay a toll. Everyone who uses Express Lanes needs an ExpressToll account and pass; make sure to ask your rental car company if your vehicle will come equipped with a pass. If you accidentally take the Express Lanes without a pass you will be billed through a License Plate Toll. A bill will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle and you will pay a higher toll rate based on how far you travel in the Express Lane.
If you are driving a rental car, the bill will be sent to the rental car company and you will likely incur charges based on that company's policy. You can count on Express Assist to arrive on average in less than 10 minutes to help you out. View all of your interchange options when driving the Express Lanes.
The Express Lanes give drivers the option for quicker traveling. This is made possible by our dynamic pricing system. And even before hitting the road, you can plug your entry and exit points into the Express Lanes mobile app for an approximate cost of your trip.
Hop in the pool, the driving is great. Claiming to be HOV when you're not can increase toll prices for drivers who are paying and playing fair. If you don't have 3 in the car you have to pay a toll. Or, camera technology on the Lanes can spot HOV trips and make sure there are at least 3 people in your car. Seeing purple signs? The 95 and Express Lanes have multiple pricing zones and decision points for drivers. The pricing signs before a 95 and Express Lanes entrance show the cost to travel to a maximum of three upcoming exits.
When you enter the 95 or Express Lanes, you lock in your toll rate until you see another pricing sign along your drive. Learn how express lanes work. Solo-driver clean air vehicles travel toll-free or pay half-price tolls depending on the express lane, but eventually solo-driver clean air vehicles will pay half-price tolls on all Bay Area Express Lanes. See " For Clean Air Vehicles. See this table for an at-a-glance view of each lane's tolling policies.
Bay Area Express Lanes have sections where access into or out of the lane is restricted and sections where it is unrestricted. Unrestricted sections are marked with dashed lines separating the express lane from regular traffic, and cars can enter or exit the express lanes in these sections. Restricted sections are marked with double white lines.
Crossing double white lines is a traffic violation. If you are in a section with double white lines, highway signs explain where to exit the express lane to access highway exits. The price to use the lane goes up or down every few minutes depending on traffic. Learn more. This helps to make sure express lane users follow the rules. Watch this video playlist to learn how to use the I Express Lanes. Skip to current alerts Skip to main content. Request a Token Toggle Menu Below. Alerts Toggle Menu Below.
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