![]() ![]() Class members also allege that toll agencies levied excessive fines and violated due process. California state law prohibits such distribution of personal information. Plaintiffs accuse the toll road authorities of improperly providing personally identifiable information of toll road users to dozens of third parties. The class action lawsuit was filed in a California federal district court in February 2016. If both settlements are approved, it will end litigation that has lasted more than five years. That settlement deals with motorists who received toll violations on state Routes 73, 133, 241 and 261. In November, the Transportation Corridor Agency and 3M reached a similar settlement in the same lawsuit valued at nearly $176 million. With the $40 per violation subtracted, the motorist would only owe $960 instead of $1,810 of 91 Express Lanes toll violations. Motorists who received toll penalties will have each penalty reduced to no more than $100 plus an additional $40 reduction.įor example, if a motorist received 10 toll violations worth $1,810 ($100 for the first violation, $150 for the second violation, and up to $195 for each successive violation), that debt will be reduced to $1,000 (all 10 violations reduced to $100 each). According to court documents, the settlement affects anyone whose personally identifiable information, including the date, time and location of a toll transaction, was sent to a third party for purposes of collecting a toll incurred on the 91 Express Lanes. The remaining $1 million will be for cash awards for certain plaintiffs. In 2020, the 91 Express Lanes celebrated 25 years of on-time arrivals. Customers may drive the entire length or enter or exit at the county line near Green River Road. Of that money, $40 million will be for forgiven penalties. The 91 Express Lanes is a four-lane, 18-mile toll road built in the median of State Route (SR)-91 between the SR-55/SR-91 interchange and the SR-91/Interstate (I)-15 interchange. On April 12, the Orange County Transportation Authority reached a settlement valued at $41 million in a lawsuit accusing the agency of illegally sharing personally identifiable information of motorists on the 91 Express Lanes. Staff Writer Brian Rokos contributed to this story.More than 1 million motorists who received toll penalties on certain California toll roads, including the 91 Express Lanes, may get some of that money back after toll collectors reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit. 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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