![]() ![]() FasTrak Transponder Required:Īll vehicles, including carpoolers, must have a properly mounted FasTrak transponder issued by a California toll agency for toll collection. Overhead signs at every entry point will display the price for traveling a single segment and the full length of the Express Lanes. Paying Tolls:Ī toll will be charged for each 91 Express Lanes segment used. Northbound 241 Toll Road drivers can enter the eastbound 91 Express Lanes at the County Line to travel the Express Lanes through Corona. Westbound State Route 91 drivers can enter the Express Lanes at McKinley Street (State Route 91) or Ontario Avenue (northbound Interstate 15) and exit at the County Line to access the southbound 241 Toll Road. Use the 91 Express Lanes and 241 Toll Road in the Same Trip: There will be an entry/exit point at the Orange/Riverside County Line. There will not be direct access to Interstate 15 North from the Express Lanes.ĭrivers will be able to travel the existing Orange County segment (between State Route 55 and the Orange/Riverside County Line), the new Riverside segment or the two segments combined for 18 miles of time savings. ![]() The new Riverside segment stretches from the Orange/Riverside County Line to 1.) McKinley Street on State Route 91 and 2.) Ontario Avenue on Interstate 15 South. Staff Writer Brian Rokos contributed to this story.Tomorrow morning, FasTrak accountholders will have eight new miles to drive when the Riverside segment of the 91 Express Lanes opens for the morning commute. Completed electrical connections and testing of the tolling system.Installed the delineators to separate the 91 Express Lanes from general purpose lanes.Restriped the roadway to allow motorists to enter and exit the new lanes.Completed the widening of the Lincoln Avenue Bridge.Reinstated two-way travel across the Maple Bridge.Westbound Maple Street off-ramp reopened.“We didn’t see any of that this morning.”Ī news release Monday morning from the Riverside County Transportation Commission listed the work that had been completed during the weekend: “There are times when it backs up past the 15 (Freeway) and to McKinley (Street),” he said. Tolls for using the Express Lanes vary and can range from $1.55 up to $10.45 depending on time of day and day of the week, according to .ĭespite the morning gridlock, Standiford said this morning’s traffic was an improvement. Related story: In spite of fixes, some 91 Freeway commuters dubious.“There are a steady stream of cars on the Express Lanes, and the mainline of the freeway is still slow due to rush hour traffic.” “If people use the Express Lanes, that will take some cars off the mainline and should improve traffic,” Standiford said. John Standiford, deputy executive director for Riverside County Transportation Commission, said Monday he was aware of the slowing on the westbound lanes but hoped motorists would take advantage of the additional Express Lanes in the future. “I don’t think anything will make it better.” If she were to take the 91 Freeway for the less than 10 miles directly to work, she said it would take her about 30 minutes compared to the 15 to 20 minutes using her detour. Q & A: What lies ahead for 91 Freeway commuters?.Kelley, who lives in near Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside, says she takes the northbound 15 Freeway then navigates back streets to get to work. “I’m not surprised,” said Tosha Kelley, a clerk at the ARCO gas station on Lincoln Avenue south of the 91 Freeway. Related story: How much does it cost to drive in the 91 Freeway express lanes?Įvans had an Express Lane Pass but said the hardest part of his commute was McKinley Street to the old toll road entrance near Serfas Club Drive and then beginning near Green River Drive to the 15 Freeway for his drive home.īy 5 a.m., westbound traffic in the non-toll lanes was already clogged up, starting to slow at Lincoln Avenue and coming to a crawl by Serfas Club Drive. ![]()
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