Technical Tours of Bay Area Managed Lane Facilities  |
Thursday, May 24th
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Each tour includes shuttle service to and from the facility. Limited space is available.
Bay Area Express Lanes
Visit Express Lane projects on I-680 in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties and the SR 237/I-880 connector in Santa Clara County. The tour will include an overview of the process by which each of the projects was developed, designed, programmed and implemented. The I-680 Express Lane was the first express lane in the Bay Area and the first in California to operate without a barrier separation between the express lane and the mixed flow lanes. The SR 237/I-880 Express Lane is the first freeway-to-freeway HOV lane connector to be converted to express lane operations in California. It represents the first stage of the overall conversion of existing carpools lanes on SR 237 to express lane operations and the first step in an express lane program for the county. The I-680 and SR 237/I-880 lanes are just two of several express lanes that are being planned as part of a Bay Area network of express lanes. Approximate tour time: 2.5 to 3 hours (with travel)
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Bay Area Traffic Management Center and 511 Traveler Information Center
Visit the Bay Area’s Traffic Management Center (TMC), which also houses the region’s 511 Traveler Information Center and is located a short distance from the conference site in Downtown Oakland. The TMC occupies approximately 14,000 square feet on two adjacent floors. It features a wall of 35 video monitors capable of showing real-time traffic conditions on state-owned roadways throughout the 9-county Bay Area, including 360 miles of HOV lanes and 14 miles of express lanes. The TMC is staffed 24 hours a day/7 days with space for up to 19 Caltrans employees and California Highway Patrol officers at a time. The region’s 511 traveler information service operators are co-located in the TMC. 511 is a one-stop resource, available by phone or web, for up-to-the-minute information on Bay Area traffic, transit and ridesharing. Approximate tour time: 1.5 to 2 hours (with travel) |  |
