Real time Incident Management & Traveler Information Dissemination - such as Quickmap.

Ramp metering: We currently have 570 active ramp meters in the Bay Area with another 44 being activated later this year and yet another 91 in 2016, for a total of 705 by the ned of 2016. By regulating the flow of traffic entering the freeways during peak traffic hours, the overall flow of traffic on the freeways is smoother. The regulated flow means we can accommodate more vehicles per hour on the freeways, shorten commute times and provide a higher degree of safety.

Express Lanes: We are working with MTC and the Bay Area congestion Management agencies to convert over 465 miles of existing High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes into Express lanes, again allowing us to optimize freeway performance and capacity to the fullest extent possible.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new study shows that the San Francisco-Oakland area has two of the top 50 trouble spots in the country. The report says this proves America is stuck in traffic, costing billions in lost productivity and fuel.The stretch of Interstate 80 between Highway 101 and the Bay Bridge is nationally recognized, but it's nothing to be proud of. That section has landed on the list of America's Worst 50 Traffic Bottlenecks Of course, this this comes as no surprise to Bay Area residents."The bottleneck is bad it backs up the entire highway all the way back up to Third Avenue coming over the hills," said Foster City resident Justin Kao. "So just because of that, it bottles up all of San Francisco, doesn't even matter what part of it."These clogged lanes landed in 12th place on a list of fifty across the country. In the Bay Area, it's on the top of people's lists of places to avoid."When I take Ubers and stuff sometimes they try to get up on there," said San Jose resident Samantha Paulding. "And I'm like, 'No, just go through town and find somewhere else.' Because I'm just, I'm gonna be sitting up there forever trying to get home."This clogged spot is only 1.9 miles long, but it's estimated to create a lot of waste. The American Highway Users Alliance says delays there cost a total of 2.2 million wasted hours every year and nearly 800,000 gallons of gas."You expect to see a big accident or something like that and it's just congested," said one driver.The only people who can find something positive about the backup are people who live next to it."I mean, living right next to it we kind of appreciate it," said San Francisco resident Andrew Jeffrey. "Because they slower they go we don't get the freeway noise. But no, I mean, I almost never get on it, I always go a different way.The other place that landed on the list is in Oakland at Interstate 80 between Interstate 580 and Ashby.Caltrans says it's doing what it can to ease congestion. They gave ABC7 News a long list of the ways they're doing that, including supporting alternate forms of transportation and working to convert HOV Lanes to Express Lanes. Their full statement is below.