Express lanes

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Express Lanes are according to FHWA "A lane or set of lanes physically separated or barriered from the general-purpose capacity provided within major roadway corridors. 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. 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).

High speed ETC Only toll lanes are called express lanes.

Contents 1 Examples 1.1 In the United States 1.2 Outside the United States 2 References

[edit] Examples

[edit] In the United States

• I-5 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 through Salt Lake City, Utah
• I-25 and US-36 in Denver, Colorado
• I-70 through St. Louis, Missouri
• I-90 from Seattle, Washington to Bellevue, Washington. Travel is limited to HOV traffic, and vehicles operated by residents of 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, DC and its Virginia suburbs; center freeway reserved for HOV traffic during rush hour
• Interstate 64 in Norfolk, VA; center carriageway reserved for HOV traffic during rush hour
• Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway from Brandon to Tampa, Florida

[edit] Outside the United States

• Warringah Expressway in Sydney, Australia
• Highway 401 in Toronto, Canada
• Highway 427 in Toronto, Canada

[edit] References

1. ^ A guide for HOT lane Development. Federal Highway Administration (March 2003). Retrieved on 2006-08-02.