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FasTrak high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along Interstate 15 southbound in Escondido, California, displaying the variable fee.. A high-occupancy toll lane (HOT lane) is a type of traffic lane or roadway that is available to high-occupancy vehicles and other exempt vehicles without charge; other vehicles are required to pay a variable fee that is adjusted in response to demand.
A high-occupancy vehicle lane on Interstate 5 in Seattle. A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane, carpool lane, diamond lane, 2+ lane, and transit lane or T2 or T3 lanes) is a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.
Included are current and future high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, express toll (ETL) lanes, and hybrid systems. HOV, as used in this article, is high occupancy vehicle. This list does not include items on the list of toll bridges, list of toll tunnels, nor list of ferry operators.
High-occupancy vehicle lane or HOV lane A lane reserved for vehicles carrying two or more passengers or other exempted vehicles. High-occupancy toll lane or HOT lane An HOV lane that charges a toll for vehicles that do not meet HOV regulations. High street. See Main Street. High-T intersection. See seagull intersection. Route markers
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The most important prerequisite condition necessary for managed lane demand to materialize is the presence of recurring traffic congestion. Managed lanes are by definition a congestion management strategy and have benefits that are only fully realized in the context of frequent traffic congestion that causes significant travel time delays and uncertainty over trip time reliability.
The lanes’ variable pricing — which can mean spending up to $10 for a single one-way trip — is supposed to keep traffic moving at a minimum of 50 mph. ... The toll lanes and the ramps are ...
Tolls: Express lanes use a “dynamically priced toll,” which means that the toll price shifts depending on how much traffic is on the road. The minimum toll is 50 cents at each toll point, and ...