Tolls on the Valley Freeway?
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This was the first I had heard of it, but it’s been the works for a while. The concept is to change the carpoll lane from an HOV lane on Hwy 167 (aka the Valley Freeway) to an HOT lane. That would be “High-Occupancy/Toll” lane. If you are in a carpool or bus, you can ride for free. If you are in a single occupancy vehicle, you can pay a toll to ride in this lane.
The logistics of how this will be implemented escape me. What if you have a transponder card, but sometimes are in a carpool? This sounds like a bad combination of “lexus lane” and honor system. But it’s coming this spring to a congested freeway near you.
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April 8th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
[...] the HOT Lanes are being implemented this month on HWY 167 (aka The Valley Freeway) using the Good to Go transponders to pay your toll. If you are a carpool, [...]
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