Express lanes are, according to the Federal Highway Administration, "a lane or set of lanes physically separated or barriered from the general-purpose capacity provided within major roadway corridors. The Federal Highway Administration ( FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in Highway transportation Express lane access is managed by limiting the number of entranced and exit points to the facility. Express lanes may be operated as reversible flow facilities or bi-directional facilities. "[1]
Express lanes are different than local-express lane systems in that local-express lanes are generally limited to only having access to the general-purpose freeway lanes, while express lanes limit the number of interchanges they interact with, and have little, if any, access to the general-purpose lanes, save for the termini of the lanes. Local-express lanes or collector-express lanes are a set of two same-direction one-way multi-lane roadways usually on a Freeway. The interchanges that interact with reversible express lanes are specially constructed to accept traffic flow in either direction. Express lanes extend the traditional concept of reversible lanes because the express lanes are separated from other travel lanes, either by grade separation or by immovable barriers (like Jersey barriers). A reversible lane (called a counterflow lane or contraflow lane in Transport engineering nomenclature) is a Lane in which Traffic A Jersey barrier or Jersey wall separates lanes of traffic (often opposing lanes of traffic with a goal of minimizing vehicle crossover in the case of accidents
Many high-speed electronic toll collection-only toll lanes are called express lanes. Electronic toll collection (ETC, an adaptation of military " Identification friend or foe " technology aims to eliminate the delay on Toll roads It is a
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Examples
In the United States
- I-5 express lanes in Seattle, Washington, from downtown Seattle, under the Washington State Convention Center to the Northgate neighborhood
- I-15 in Northern San Diego, California
- I-15 from Salt Lake City to Orem, Utah; restricted to HOV-2 passenger cars, monthly toll-payers, buses, motorcycles, and vehicles with clean air license plates
- I-25 and US-36 in Denver, Colorado
- I-70 through St. Louis, Missouri
- I-90 from Seattle, Washington to Bellevue, Washington. Interstate 5 (I-5 is the main Interstate highway on the West Coast of the United States, paralleling the Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico The Seattle Reversible Express Lanes are two sets of reversible express lanes serving traffic going in and out of Downtown Seattle. The Washington State Convention and Trade Center is a Convention center located next to and over Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle Washington Northgate is an informal district of Neighborhoods in north urban Seattle Washington, named for and surrounding Northgate Mall, the Interstate 15 (I-15 is the fourth-longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California Interstate 15 (I-15 is the fourth-longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Orem is a city in the north-central part of the US state of Utah in Utah County. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. In Transportation engineering and Transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane (or HOV lane) is a lane reserved for Vehicles with MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a Motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes US Route 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1414 miles (2276 km from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Interstate 70 (I-70 is an Interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort Utah, to a Park and Ride Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers Bellevue ( "BELL-view") is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U Travel is limited to HOV traffic, and vehicles bound for Mercer Island at all times
- I-90 and I-94 (Kennedy Expressway) in Chicago, Illinois
- I-271 through the eastern suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio
- I-394 through Minneapolis, Minnesota, and its western suburbs
- I-395 through Washington, D.C., and its Virginia suburbs; center freeway reserved for HOV traffic during rush hour
- Interstate 64 in Norfolk, VA; center carriageway reserved for HOV-2 traffic during rush hour and open to all traffic in one direction outside rush hour; outside roadways have a speed limit of 55 mph while center roadway has a limit of 65 mph
- Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway from Brandon to Tampa, Florida
Outside the United States
- Warringah Expressway in Sydney, Australia
- Highway 401 in Toronto, Canada (These are local-express systems, not express lanes)
- Highway 427 in Toronto, Canada (These are to separate local traffic and traffic heading downtown, so may be considered express lanes. In Transportation engineering and Transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane (or HOV lane) is a lane reserved for Vehicles with Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, USA The population was 22036 at the 2000 census Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers The Kennedy Expressway is a long highway that travels northwest from the Chicago Loop to O'Hare International Airport. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Interstate 271 (abbreviated I-271) is a major spur Highway in the suburbs of Cleveland and Akron in the U Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Interstate 394 (I-394 is an east-west Interstate highway Spur route in Hennepin County in the U Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) in Virginia is a 13 mile (21 km long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield Virginia Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state In Transportation engineering and Transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane (or HOV lane) is a lane reserved for Vehicles with Interstate 64 (abbreviated I-64) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States In Transportation engineering and Transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane (or HOV lane) is a lane reserved for Vehicles with The Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway is a fifteen-mile limited access Toll road in Hillsborough County Florida, It connects the bedroom community of Brandon is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States. The Warringah Freeway (also known as the Warringah Expressway and the M1 is a major road in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The King's Highway 427 is a 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page )
References
- ^ A guide for HOT lane Development. Federal Highway Administration (March 2003). Retrieved on 2006-08-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
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