Here's some relief for low-income families commuting in the East Bay.
One of the Bay Area’s busiest freeways is now more accessible and affordable for underserved communities.
Solo drivers who are approved for the initiative, named “The Express Lanes START Program,” will receive a 50% discount off posted tolls, while two-person carpools will receive 75% off. The corridor’s express lanes are already free for all drivers with three or more people in their vehicle. The reduced tolls will apply across the entirety of I-880’s express lanes, which extend 20 miles in the northbound direction from the Alameda-Santa Clara County line to Lewelling Boulevard in San Lorenzo, and about 25 miles in the southbound direction from Hegenberger Road in Oakland to the Alameda-Santa Clara County line.
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