This is a list of all HOV lanes that currently exit in the
US. The source is the Federal Highway Administration site
at: http://hovpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/inventory/inventory.htm
Busway
Miami,
FL
(
US
1, southwest corridor)
1 each direction
5 (3)
24 hours
Buses only
Feeds Metro rail line
Ottawa,
Ontario
,
Canada 32.2 km (19.3 miles)
Southeast Transitway
1 each direction
10 (6)
24 hours
Buses only
No
West Transitway
1 each direction
8.5 (5.1)
24 hours
Buses only
No
Southwest Transitway
1 each direction
3.6 (2.2)
24 hours
Buses only
No
East Transitway
1 each direction
6.6 (4)
24 hours
Buses only
No
Central Transitway
1 each direction
3.5 (2.1)
24 hours
Buses only
No
Pittsburgh,
PA
East Patway
1 each direction
9.9 (6.2)
24 hours
Buses only
No
South Patway
1 each direction
6.6 (4.1)
24 hours
Buses only
No
Airport
Busway
1 each direction
8 (5)
24 hours
Buses
only
No
Wabash reversible HOV/busway
1 reversible
1.6 (1)
Peak periods
2+ HOVs
No
Minneapolis,
MN
Univ. of
MinnesotaIntercampus Busway
1 each direction
5 (3.1)
24 hours
Buses only
Internal circulator
Dallas,
TX
SW
Texas Med.Centerelevated
busway
1 each direction
1 (0.6)
24 hours
Buses only
Internal circulator
Seattle,
WA
E-3
Busway/downtown bus tunnel
1 each direction
3.5 (2.1)
24 hours
Buses only
No
Barrier-Separated
(concrete): Two-Way
Los Angeles,
CA
I-10
(
El Monte
)
San Bernardino
Fwy.
1 each direction
6.4 (4)
24 hours
3+ HOVs
Changed to 3+ peak hours, 2+
off peak
I-105/I-110
fwy/fwy connectors
1 each direction
1.6 (1)
24 hours
2+ HOVs
No
Orange County,
CAI-5
1-2 each direction
7.2 (4.5)
24 hours
2+ HOVs
No
Houston,
TXI-610/US 290 elevated,
opposing flow not separated
1 each direction
2.4 (1.5)
5 am to 12 noon, 2-9 pm
2+ HOVs
No
Seattle,
WA
Seattle,
WAI-90
1 each direction
2.4 (1.5)
24 hours
2+ HOVs
No
Seattle,
WAI-5/I-90 ramps to bus tunnel
1 each direction
1 (0.7)
24 hours
2+ HOVs peak buses only
reverse peak
No
Barrier-Separated:
Reversible-Flow
San Diego,
CAI-155
HOV/toll
facility
2 reversible
16.3 (9.8)
6-9 am SB,
3-6:30 pm NB
2+ HOVs/
toll SOVs
HOV/tolling demo in effect
since 1996
Denver,
CO
US
36 (incl. connector to I-25)
1 lane reversible
2.0 (1.2)
5-10 am SB, M-F, 12 pm-3 am
M-F& Sat-Sun
2+ HOVs
Opened 3/01
I-25
1 and 2 lanes reversible
8.3 (4.9)
2+ HOVs
No
Minneapolis,
MNI-394
2 reversible
4.3 (2.7)
6-1 pm, 2-12 am
weekends vary
2+ HOVs
No
Pittsburgh,
PAI-279/579
1-2 reversible
6.6 (4.1)
5-9 am,
noon-8 pm
2+ HOVs, all traffic NB
after 8 pm during sports games
Changed from 3+
Dallas,
TX
I-35E
RL Thornton/Marvin D. Love Fwy.
1 lane reversible, downtown
ramps
18.5 (11.1)
6-9 am, 3:30-7 pm
2+ HOVs
downtown and
S. LRT
ext. opened3/02
Houston,
TX
I-10
(Katy Freeway)
HOV/toll
facility (priced for 2-occupant buy-in during 3+ only
operation periods)
Additional hour added in AM
period, lowered to 2+ HOVs on 6/99
Montreal,
Quebec
,
CanadaRte. 10/15/20
Champlain
Bridge
1
6.9 (4.3)
6:30-9:30 am NB, 3:30-7 pm
SB
Buses only
Speed limit reduced
Queue Bypasses
Bay Area,
CA
S.F./Oakland
Bay
Bridge
toll plaza, I-80 and I-880
3
1.4 (0.9)
5-10 am, 3-7 pm
3+ HOVs
Number and location of lanes
reoriented
Dumbarton
Bridge toll plaza, SR 84
1
3.2 (2)
5-10 am, 3-6 pm
2+ HOVs
Changed from 3+
San Mateo
Bridge toll plaza, SR 92
1
3.2 (2)
5-10 am, 3-6 pm
2+ HOVs
Changed from 3+
SR
4
1
0.8 (0.5)
Peak periods
3+ HOVs
No
SR
160
Antioch
Bridge
1
NA
5-10 am, 3-6 pm
3+ HOVs
No
SR
80 Carquinez Bridge
1
0.1
5-10 am, 3-7 pm
3+ HOVs
No
SR
680 Benicia/Martinez Bridge
1
0.1
5-10 am, 3-7 pm
3+ HOVs
No
Various
freeway entrance ramps
1
0.2 (0.1)
When demand warrants
2+ HOVs
No
Los
Angeles
and
Orange Counties
,
CA
Over
250 freeway entrance ramps
1
0.2 (0.1)
When demand warrants
2+ HOVs
No
San Diego,
CA
Various
entrance ramps
As warranted
2+ HOVs
No
Coronado
Bridge toll plaza
1 (WB only)
0.2 (.1)
24 hours
2+ HOVs
No
A Street entrance ramp to I-5
freeway
1
0.6 (0.4)
24 hours
Buses only
No
I-5/Mexico
port of entry
4 gates
0.2 (0.1)
24 hours M-F
4+ HOVs
No
Honolulu,
HI, H-2
1 (SB only)
1.3 (0.8)
6-8 am,
3:30-6 pm
2+ HOVs
No
Illinois,
Chicago
, I-90 toll plaza
1 (EB only)
0.8 (0.5)
Peak periods
Buses only
No
Minneapolis,
MN,Various entrance ramps and bus-only use of
right shoulders during selected hours under congested
conditions
78 entrance ramps and
various fwy routes
varies
Peak periods
2+ HOVs
No
Minneapolis,
MN, Bus-only use of right
shoulders on I-35W and other routes during selected
hours under congested conditions
varies
varies
Peak periods
Bus only
No
New Jersey
Ft.
Lee
,I-95 (to
George Washington
Br.
)
1 (EB only)
1.6 (1)
7-9 am
3+ HOVs
No
Dallas,
TX, I-35E Stemmons reversible
lane
1 (NB and SB)
1.0 (0.7)
6-9 am, 4-7 pm
2+ HOVs
No
Union, Rte. 495 (Lincoln Tunnel
toll plaza)
1 (WB only)
0.5 (0.3)
6-10 am
Buses only
No
Seattle,
WA
SR
509 shoulder
1 (NB only)
1.3 (0.8)
24 hours
2+ HOVs
Changed from 3+
SR
526
1
0.8 (0.5)
24 hours
Buses only
No
Freeway
entrance ramps (69)3
1
0.2 (0.1)
24 hours
2+ HOVs
No
Ferry
terminal docks, downtown and other locations
2
0.2 (0.1)
Peak hours
Registered car/ vanpools
only
No
Footnotes
1Part-time
periods are 5-day week, typically in both directions or in
peak directions as noted.
2This
project is a privatized toll road with congestion pricing.Registered 3+ HOVs can travelfor a reduced toll.
3Included
are 39 metered ramps and 30 non-metered ramps.
4Portions
of HOV lane are converted from left side general purpose
lane, while outside shoulder becomes a general purpose lane.
5Due to state legislation, the
SR 14 HOV lanes are undergoing an 18-month demonstration
project of part-time hours.The demonstration started January 2001.The southbound hours are 5-9 am and the northbound
hours are 3-7 pm.
.6A number of HOV lanes were
operated temporarily over various
New York City
bridge and tunnel crossings following the 9-11 terrorist
attack.Most of
these lane treatments had been suspended by the end of 2001
and are not reported in this inventory.