Carpool lane widens part of Bay Area-to-Sac run on I-80

Carpool lane widens part of Bay Area-to-Sac run on I-80
bluindelof@sacbee.com
Published Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009

Some relief is available on a busy stretch of Interstate 80 for motorists traveling between the Bay Area and Sacramento.

A new eastbound carpool lane through Fairfield near the Cordelia junction where I-80 and Interstate 680 merge opened Wednesday. Caltrans opened the westbound carpool lane in October.

The new carpool lanes go from Red Top Road to just east of Air Base Parkway. Carpool lane hours are 5 - 10 a.m. and 3 - 7 p.m. Monday thorugh Friday.

The carpool lane upgrades cost $29.5 million. The project included a concrete median barrier and wider bridges to make room for the new lane.