Q&A: Highway 101 express lanes opened Friday. Will the toll lanes reduce traffic jams?

Motorists are warned about the start of Express Lane tolling with a highway sign message on US 101 in San Mateo, Calif., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

San Francisco Bay Area motorists on Friday saw a new span of toll-based express lanes open on Highway 101, the latest move to ease congestion on one of the region’s most frustrating commutes.

The opening — from Whipple Avenue in Redwood City to Interstate 380 in South San Francisco — means one of California’s busiest corridors now has 22 miles of express lanes that are free to use for carpoolers carrying at

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