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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 20, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO EXPRESSLANES NET TOLL REVENUE TRANSIT ALLOCATIONS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVING a total of $9,918,750 for the continued Direct Annual Allocation for Transit Service on the I-110 and I-10 ExpressLanes for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) as shown in Attachment A.
Issue
ISSUE
State law requires that net toll revenues generated from the Metro ExpressLanes be reinvested in the corridor from which they were derived, pursuant to a board-approved expenditure plan. The board-approved funding of incremental additional transit service along both I-10 and I-110 corridors expired June 30, 2025. Staff recommends funding transit lines serving the current ExpressLanes I-110 and I-10 for FY26 through June 30, 2026.
Background
BACKGROUND
Gross toll revenues generated from the ExpressLanes are first used to cover the direct expenses related to the maintenance, operation, and administration of the lanes. The remaining revenue is then used to support incremental additional transit service on the ExpressLanes, program reserves, Caltrans set-aside, and then ExpressLanes-related transportation improvement projects identified through the competitive Net-Toll Revenue Grants.
Since the inception of ExpressLanes, the Board has approved the set-aside of net-toll revenue funds for transit service. This transit allocation provides funding for additional transit service on the I-110 and I-10 corridors to provide an alternative to driving and increase transportation access for residents without a car. Transit reinvestment in these corridors provides a direct benefit to transit riders and contributes to congestion reduction on the Metro ExpressLanes (I-10 and I-110).
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Continuation of funding for incremental transit service on the I-110 and I-10 ExpressLanes subsidizes the incremental operating costs of m...
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