• Printable travel time/ reliability data (pdf 165 kb)

• Northbound the HOV lane enjoys a substantial travel time advantage beginning about 5:00 AM and lasting throughout the day to nearly 7:00 PM. In the morning peak period travel time savings average about 12 minutes. This large travel time advantage is attributable to the heavy morning congestion in the general purpose lanes.

• Despite the high travel time savings compared with the general purpose lanes, the HOV lane still fails to meet the state performance standard for about an hour on an average morning. This slowing appears to be the result of friction from the severely congested general purpose lanes rather than high volumes in the HOV lane. Outside of the morning peak hour this HOV lanes operates with a high level of speed and reliability.


• Southbound the HOV lane provides a travel time advantage from about 6:00 AM to nearly 8:00 PM. During the PM peak period, when general purpose traffic is heaviest, the HOV lane provides an average travel time savings of six minutes. The HOV travel time advantage is due to congested general purpose lanes.

• The HOV lanes fail to meet the state performance standard an average of about one day per week. The HOV lane experiences slowing in several locations, including the Kennydale Hill and approaching the SR 167 interchange. Outside of the PM peak the HOV lane operates with a high level of speed and reliability.