Metro - File #: 2026-0565

• File #: 2026-0565
• Type: Agreement
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/21/2026
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 10/15/2026
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute a four and one-half year funding agreement with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to provide enforcement services on the Metro ExpressLanes from January 1, 2027 to June 30, 2031, in the Not-To-Exceed amount of $26,092,181.
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Budgeting, Expresslanes I-110 (Project), High occupancy toll lanes, I-10, I-10 ExpressLanes Project, I-105, I-105 ExpressLanes Project, Labor, Metro ExpressLanes, Metro Expresslanes O&M (Project), Olympic games, Oral Report / Presentation, Safety, Tolls

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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO EXPRESSLANES CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL (CHP) ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute a four and one-half year funding agreement with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to provide enforcement services on the Metro ExpressLanes from January 1, 2027 to June 30, 2031, in the Not-To-Exceed amount of $26,092,181.

Issue
ISSUE

In California, enforcement of the ExpressLanes is regulated by the California Vehicle Code (CVC). Per CVC Section 23251, the CHP is designated with the responsibility for policing of all toll highways. Streets and Highways Code section 149.9 (SHC), which allows for the ongoing operation of the Metro ExpressLanes, outlines that Metro shall have a reimbursable agreement with CHP. Metro has had an agreement with the CHP since the inception of the ExpressLanes program, with the current agreement expiring December 31, 2026.

Background? 
BACKGROUND? 
 
Best practice for High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes and ExpressLanes operating across the nation is to provide additional dedicated patrols to aid in the enforcement and operations (i.e., incident response) of their programs.  Metro has negotiated and entered into funding agreements with the CHP for ExpressLanes enforcement to cover the cost of providing additional patrols on the ExpressLanes beyond CHP’s regular freeway coverage as required by SHC 149.9 since 2012. 

Discussion
DISCUSSION

CHP receives an annual funding allocation from the State to cover the cost of routine freeway enforcement, including traffic law enforcement, incident response, accident investigation, traffic control, and enforcement of any other laws or regulations related to the operation of motor vehicles and/or the protection of life and property on state highways. CHP generally does not assign enforce...