Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 19.3 (continued)
Project
HOV operations before conversion
HOV operations after conversion
Minneapolis, MN
Signicant transit service
I-35 W: Freeway modied and reconstructed with new capacity
designated as priced lanes
2+ HOV travel at no charge
HOVs not required to carry transponder
Free motorcycle access continued
Hybrids and SOVs allowed access for toll
No trucks allowed
SR-91 Express
lanes
Orange County,
CA
Opened in 1995 as rst privately funded tollroad built in US in
1940 s. Project did not exist as an HOV lane as it opened as a
priced lane under private ownership
Two-lane directional facility (4 lanes total)
Limited ingress and egress points only on each end
HOV3 motorists are typically allowed to use the facility free of
charge, with the exception of the p.m. peak period from 4:00 to
6:00 p.m. eastbound, when they are required to carry a
transponder and pay 50 % of the established toll
Purchased by Orange County Transp. Authority in 2003
Generally allowed 3+HOVs with transponders free use
No trucks
All other users pay toll via transponder
Limited transit service
No trucks allowed
I-15 Express lanes
San Diego, CA
2+ HOV, hybrids with HOV Access Clean Air decal and
motorcycles allowed access
No capacity added initially
—
conversion required operational
changes only
8 mile 2-lane reversible facility
No occupancy requirement changes
Limited access on each end
All HOVs and hybrids with HOV Access Clean Air decals are
not required to carry transponders
Limited transit service
Free motorcycle access continued
SOVs pay toll for access
No trucks allowed
Project has since been expanded and lengthened to a facility that
can operate as 3
1, 2
2or1
3 directional con
guration
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