What to Know: Toll Express Lanes on Bay Area Freeways

While much of Silicon Valley was working from home, some workers were busy making big changes to Highway 101 along the Peninsula. As commuters return to the office, they’ll find the congested two-person carpool lanes have been replaced by toll express lanes. The system aims to make traffic move faster by using the laws of supply and demand. Here’s how to use the 155 miles of freeway express lanes now open throughout the Bay Area, and why Caltrans says they’re effective.