Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 19.3 Characteristics of HOV operations before and after HOT conversion
Project
HOV operations before conversion
HOV operations after conversion
I-25 Express lanes
Denver, CO
Two-lane reversible facility
No capacity added
—
conversion required operational changes
2+ HOVs and registered hybrids allowed access
only
Motorcycles allowed access
No occupancy requirement changes
Under 10 % violation rate
HOVs and hybrids not required to carry transponder but must
use a
6-min bus headways from park-and-ride lots
“
declaration
”
lane at the toll gantry mid-way down the
project
Free motorcycle access continued
SOVs pay toll for access
No trucks allowed (same as before conversion)
I-95 Express lanes
Miami, FL
One-lane directional facility
Added one new lane of capacity and converted existing HOV
lane to comprise the two-lane directional priced facility (4 lanes
total)
2+ HOVs and hybrids allowed access
As high as 80 % violation rate
Limited transit service
Only 3+ HOV with prior registration may use priced lanes at no
charge
SOV hybrid users must have a FL State Decal and an I-95
Express decal to use lane at no charge
SOVs, non-registered 3+ HOVs, non-registered hybrids, and
HOV2 pay toll
No trucks allowed (same as before conversion)
I-10
Katy
freeway
“
Previous single-reversible HOV lane operated with 3+
restriction in peak hours and 2+ outside the peak for most of the
daytime hours
Built two new managed lanes in each direction
”
managed
2+ HOV and motorcycles travel for free 5
11 am and 2
8 pm.
-
-
lanes
Houston, TX
Required to pay at all other times
HOVs not required to carry a transponder but must enter the
facility through
“
declaration
”
lane
SOVs, hybrids, and small commercial vehicles allowed access
for toll
Minnesota
“
2+ HOV and motorcycles allowed access
I-394: No capacity added
—
conversion required operational
MnPass lanes
”
I-
I-394: Two-lane reversible and single-lane directional facility
changes only
