New I-80 carpool lane opens

New I-80 carpool lane opens
By Barry Eberling | DAILY REPUBLIC | November 04, 2009

FAIRFIELD - Drivers on eastbound Interstate 80 in Fairfield can now take the carpool lane during rush hour if they have two or more people in their vehicle.

The state Department of Transportation opened the eastbound lane on Wednesday. It opened the westbound carpool lane Oct. 1.

'We are excited about this important improvement to the I-80 corridor,' Solano Transportation Authority Executive Director Daryl Halls said in a press release.

Carpool lane hours are from 5 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays. The lanes extend 8.7 miles from near Red Top Road to near Air Base Parkway exits and pass by the busy interstates 80 and 680 interchange. Caltrans built a new lane and didn't convert an existing lane to carpool use.

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