Still seeking to widen Highway 101 from eight to ten lanes, Caltrans and San Mateo County’s transportation agencies are now halfway through the required environmental review. At a community meeting on Wednesday evening, agency officials gave an update on the project [PDF] to widen the highway by adding express lanes, which allow buses and carpools for free but charge a fee to solo drivers during congested hours.
“The goal here is to make a consistent travel time for carpools and buses,” said San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) Deputy Project Manager Leo Scott at the meeting. “If we can do that, we incentivize the movement from single occupancy cars to higher occupancy vehicles.”
