Overview
Metro ExpressLanes is a pilot, one-year demonstration program overseen by Metro, Caltrans and several other mobility partners that have joined forces to develop a package of solutions to improve traffic flow and provide enhanced travel options on the I-10 and I-110 Freeways in Los Angeles County.
The program includes the introduction of congestion pricing by converting High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes; the improvement of transit service and other alternatives to driving; the updating of transit facilities; and the improvement of parking in downtown Los Angeles.
It is about improving mobility and offering a safe and reliable trip for users. Everyone benefits with reduced congestion and greenhouse gas emissions, increased travel time savings, and better trip reliability. Metro ExpressLanes is primarily funded with a $210 million congestion reduction demonstration grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Tolling begins October 2012 on the I-110 and February 2013 on the I-10. It's about time.
Metro ExpressLanes features include:
- Conversion of the I-10 El Monte Busway HOV lanes (I-605 to Alameda St) to HOT lanes
- Conversion of the I-110 Harbor Transitway HOV lanes (Harbor Gateway Transit Center (formerly Artesia Transit Center) to Adams Bl) to HOT lanes
- 59 new alternative fuel expansion buses and operating subsidy for the demo period
- El Monte Station Expansion
- New Transit Station at Patsaouras Plaza
- Harbor Transitway Park & Ride Upgrades
- Metrolink Pomona Station Expansion
- Transit Signal Priority Expanded in Downtown LA
- 100 New Metro Vanpools
- New expansion bicycle lockers at the Harbor Gateway Transit Center (formerly Artesia Transit Center) & bicycle station at El Monte Station
- LA Express Park
- Overall Program Budget - $290 million
- Construction started in 2011
- Customer Service Center opens Summer 2012
- Tolling begins Fall 2012
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04/09/2012
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Area: Harbor Freeway (I-110) between Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles to 182nd Street in Gardena
The Metro ExpressLanes Demonstration Project along the Harbor Freeway (I-110) will lessen congestion, improve travel choices, and maximize efficiency on a heavily traveled north-south corridor connecting the South Bay to downtown Los Angeles.
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03/02/2012
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Area: Westbound tunnel entrance to I-10 San Bernardino Freeway at El Monte Station
As part of the Los Angeles County Congestion Reduction Demonstration Program along the I-110 and I-10 freeways, Metro’s Contractor is working to install power and utility support units needed for the operation of dynamic message signs. The construction activities from the job site include sign foundation installation and retaining wall work at the Westbound tunnel entrance to I-10 San Bernardino Freeway at El Monte Station.
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Area: San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) between I-710 Freeway in Los Angeles to I-605 Freeway in El Monte
The Metro ExpressLanes Demonstration Project along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) will lessen congestion, improve travel choices, and maximize efficiency on a heavily traveled west-east corridor connecting downtown Los Angeles to I-605 Freeway. The project will provide a new way to move traffic in LA County by converting the existing carpool lanes on I-10 to ExpressLanes. Anticipated project completion is early 2013. The Contractor will sawcut and demolish the existing k-rail barrier at various locations to make way for installation of power and utility support units needed for the operation of dynamic message signs.
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 9, 2012 9:48 am
- Proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
Here’s the news release from Metro — the most newsworthy item, I think, is that the $4.5-billion budget does not propose raising fares for the 2013 fiscal ...
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Posted by Kim Upton on May 1, 2012 11:53 am
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How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps keep Metro running and passengers and other commuters moving. Some of it applies ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on April 10, 2012 11:05 am
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Motorists and bus riders on the 110 freeway will continue to see signs (literally) of progress on the ExpressLanes project, which opens this fall.
The project is converting the carpool lanes ...
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Posted by Kim Upton on March 12, 2012 2:12 pm
- Stephen Tu ^ST. Photo by Gayle Anderson/Metro
How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps keep Metro running and passengers and other commuters moving. ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on March 6, 2012 1:50 pm
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Metro’s ExpressLanes is gearing up for the fall debut of the HOT lanes on the 110 freeway between Adams Boulevard and the Artesia Transit Center. That will be followed next year by the arrival of ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on March 2, 2012 11:36 am
- Here are three photos taken this past week of construction work on the new El Monte Station, which is scheduled to open in August. The new station will have much greater capacity than the old one, be ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on March 2, 2012 10:45 am
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Metro’s ExpressLanes is gearing up for the fall debut of the HOT lanes on the 110 freeway between Adams Boulevard and the Artesia Transit Center. That will be ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on March 1, 2012 12:00 pm
- Work continues toward the opening of the ExpressLanes on the 110 freeway this fall. Here are a few recent pics of sign structures waiting to be deployed to the freeway.
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Posted by Steve Hymon on March 1, 2012 9:33 am
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Metro’s ExpressLanes is gearing up for the fall debut of the HOT lanes on the 110 freeway between Adams Boulevard and the Artesia Transit Center. That will be ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on February 29, 2012 8:48 am
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Metro’s ExpressLanes is gearing up for the fall debut of the HOT lanes on the 110 freeway between Adams Boulevard and the Artesia Transit Center. That will be ...
