In a matter of months, the Colorado Department of Transportation has issued more than $11 million in fines to drivers crossing in and out of the express lanes.
Enforcement started on the Mountain Express Lanes in July of last year and on Interstate 25 North and C470 South in October.
“When I found out, I was up to $1,500 in fines,” Marcos Rodriguez said.
He’s one of the hundreds of thousands of drivers in Colorado who have now received a violation notice and a $75 fine for crossing in and out of the express lane.
“I saw the sign that’s like, ‘if you’re in violation.’ I thought that just meant if you didn’t have a tag,” he said.
Tim Hoover, deputy director of communications for CDOT, says highly sophisticated cameras and sensors along the express lanes capture images of a vehicle’s license plate as they cross over the white line.
