Starting today, new express lanes on Interstate Highway 80 through Fairfield and Vacaville will charge tolls.
The express lane tolls will be charged daily, including weekends, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. in both directions along an 18-mile stretch of I-80 between Red Top Road and Interstate Highway 505, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
All vehicles must have a FasTrak toll tag to use the express lanes. Carpools with three or more people, and vanpools, buses and motorcycles can travel toll-free with a FasTrak Flex toll tag set to the 3+ position. Two-person carpools pay half-price tolls with a FasTrak Flex tag set to 2.
Solo drivers pay the full toll to use the lanes with either a standard FasTrak toll tag or a FasTrak Flex tag set to the 1 position.
Tolls will vary as traffic increases and fall as traffic declines, and digital signs over the roadway will display toll rates for various destinations. Customers always pay the toll displayed when they enter the Express Lane, even if toll rates change during their trip.
More information on Bay Area Express Lanes, how to find a carpool match and how to sign up for FasTrak is available at 511.org.