STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR MANAGED LANES

The managed lane concept is currently being considered on major freeway projects in Texas cities. The term "managed lanes" encompasses a variety of facility types, including high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) express lanes, special-use lanes, and truck lanes. The premise of the managed lanes concept is to increase freeway efficiency and provide free-flow operations for certain freeway users by packaging various operational and design strategies. The strategies deployed offer the flexibility to be adjusted to match changing corridor and regional goals. This report documents the research undertaken in task seven of this project. The objective of this task was to assess the federal and state legislative needs necessary for Texas to successfully implement the various types of managed lane facilities across the state and provide recommendations regarding necessary changes to federal and state legislation.

• Record URL:
  • http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/4160-8.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research Project Title: Operating Freeways with Managed Lanes. Date published: May 2002; Resubmitted: January 2003.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kuhn, B
  • Jasek, D
• Publication Date: 2003-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Express lanes; Federal laws; Freeways; High occupancy toll lanes; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Highway operations; Implementation; Legislation; Managed lanes; Recommendations; Single occupant vehicles; State laws; Traffic control; Truck lanes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Special use lanes
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; I10: Economics and Administration; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941455
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-02/4160-8,, Research Report 4160-8,, TTI: 0-4160
• Contract Numbers: Project No. 0-4160
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 2003 12:00AM