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High-occupancy Toll (HOT) Lane
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 road pricing, variable fee that is adjusted in response to demand. Unlike toll roads, drivers have an option to use general purpose lanes, on which a fee is not charged. Express toll lanes, which are less common, operate along similar lines, but do not exempt high-occupancy vehicles. History The HOT concept developed from high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) systems in order to increase use of the available capacity, as it was found that HOV lanes were underutilized compared to general purpose lanes. Most implementations are currently in the United States. The first practical implementation was California's formerly private toll 91 Express Lanes, in Orange County, California, in 1995, followed in 1996 by Interstate 15 in California, Interstate 15 in northern San Diego. According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
I-15 Express Lanes
Route 15, consisting of the contiguous segments of State Route 15 (SR 15) and Interstate 15 (I-15), is a major north–south state highway and Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of California, connecting San Diego County, San Diego, Riverside County, Riverside, and San Bernardino County, San Bernardino counties. The route consists of the southernmost of Interstate 15, I-15, which extends north through Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and Montana to the Canada–United States border, Canada–US border. It is a major thoroughfare for traffic between San Diego and the Inland Empire, as well as between Southern California; Las Vegas, Nevada; and the Intermountain West. South of its junction at Interstate 8 in California, I-8 in San Diego, the highway becomes SR 15, extending to Interstate 5 in California, I-5, about from the Mexico–United States border. This segment was initially signed as a state route instead of an Interstat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
