If you’ve traveled on Eastbound I-580, you’ve most likely had to contend with the metering lights. With the metering light installed at the Fallon Road on-ramp to Eastbound I-580, there are now metering lights at every Eastbound I-580 on-ramp in the Dublin/Pleasanton corridor.

Here are a few tidbits to keep in mind the next time you need to hop on Eastbound I-580:

1. The new Fallon Road metering light is literally the slowest light along the Dublin/Pleasanton I-580 corridor. This means that you’ll wait longer at this light than any other.
2. The San Ramon Road metering light is the fastest light along the corridor.
3. The metering lights turn on at 2:30pm and turn off at 7:30pm (or earlier if traffic is light).

Theory and studies indicate that the metering lights are a relatively inexpensive way to help relieve the congestion along freeways…so just think about how you’re contributing towards a greater good the next time you’re inching forward at a metering light!

One side note, Caltrans will evaluate the timing of the new Fallon Road metering light to see if it can be sped up w/in the months ahead (without compromising the flow of traffic along Eastbound I-580).