The I-95/I-395 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) facility is a reversible two-lane freeway, about 27 miles long, between the southern terminus at Dumfries near Route 234 and the northern terminus between Route 27 and Eads Street in Arlington. Beyond this northern terminus, there are separate lanes for northbound and southbound traffic that extend across the Potomac River on the Rocheambeau Bridge. During the HOV-restricted periods, the HOV facility carries more people at higher speeds than the parallel general purpose lanes. The advantages of reliable higher speeds and lower travel times make the HOV lanes attractive to a large number of commuters in carpools, vanpools and buses. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) frequently receives comments from citizens, specifically those using the general purpose lanes, that the HOV facility is underutilized. The HOV facility is viewed by some to be inefficient and propose that its restrictions on usage be modified. These concerns led VDOT to have this study undertaken.
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), a part of The Texas A&M UniversitySystem, is conducting an assessment of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) projec...
High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities represent one approach being used in many metropolitan areas today to respond to increasing traffic congestion...
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