SoCal freeway ExpressLanes to be available without transponders

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Metro Board of Directors has unanimously approved a one-year pilot program to allow any driver to use the ExpressLanes on the Harbor and San Bernardino freeways.

The "Pay As You Use" model would allow a driver without a transponder to use the Metro ExpressLanes.

Instead of getting a ticket, the driver would get a bill in the mail with instructions to pay a congestion fee.