National Inventory of Specialty Lanes and Highways: Technical Report

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U.S. Department of Transportation
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February 2021
FHWA-HOP-20-043

Table of Contents

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• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1. Overview of Specialty Lanes and Highways
  • Project Scope and Objectives
  • Need for an Inventory of Specialty Lanes and Highways
  • Structure of Report
  • Types of Managed Lane Facilities
  • History of Specialty Lanes
• Chapter 2. Information-Gathering Approach
  • Review of Existing Literature and Project Websites
  • Use of Expert Review Panel
  • Data Inventory Schema Development
  • Data Validation
• Chapter 3. Inventory of Specialty Lanes and Highways
  • Contents of Data Inventory
  • Extent of Data Inventory
• Chapter 4. Conclusion and Acknowledgements
• References
• Appendix

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Photo. High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane Sign in Nashville, TN.
• Figure 2. Photo. High-Occupancy Toll Facility, I-25 Express Lanes in Denver, CO.
• Figure 3. Photo. Entry Point to an Express Lane Facility in Dallas, TX.
• Figure 4. Photo. Buffer-Separated Express and General-Purpose Lanes in Orange County, CA.
• Figure 5. Photo. Payment Options at a Toll Booth.
• Figure 6. Photo. Bus-on-Shoulder Lane.
• Figure 7. Illustration. History of Managed Lane Facilities.
• Figure 8. Illustration. The Six States with the Highest Number of Specialty Lane and Highway Facilities, Inclusive of Toll Facilities
• Figure 9. Bar graph: The 10 States with Highest Specialty Lane-Miles, Inclusive of Toll Facilities.
• Figure 10. Illustration. High-Occupancy Vehicles Facilities in the West and Pacific Regions.
• Figure 11. Illustration. High-Occupancy Vehicles Facilities in the Northeast Region.
• Figure 12. Illustration. High-Occupancy Vehicles Facilities in the South and Midwest Regions.
• Figure 13. Illustration. High-Occupancy Toll Facilities in the West and Pacific Regions.
• Figure 14. Illustration. High-Occupancy Toll Facilities in South and Midwest Regions.
• Figure 15. Illustration. Electronic Toll Lane Facilities in the South and Midwest Regions.
• Figure 16. Illustration. Express Toll Lane Facilities in the West and Pacific Regions.
• Figure 17. Illustration. Non-Toll Express Lane Facilities in the South and Midwest Regions.
• Figure 18. Illustration. Non-Toll Express Lane Facility in the Northeast Region.
• Figure 19. Illustration. Non-Toll Express Lane Facility in West and Pacific Regions.
• Figure 20. Photo. Toll Gantry.
• Figure 21. Illustration. Truck-Only Lane Facilities in the West and Pacific Regions.
• Figure 22. Illustration. Bus-Only Lane Facility in the Northeast Region.
• Figure 23. Illustration. Bus-Only Lane Facilities in California.
• Figure 24. Illustration. Bus-on-Shoulder Facilities in the South and Midwest Regions.
• Figure 25. Illustration. Bus-on-Shoulder Facilities in the West and Pacific Regions.
• Figure 26. Illustration. Dynamic Part-Time Shoulder Use Facilities in the South and Midwest Regions.
• Figure 27. Illustration. Dynamic Part-Time Shoulder Use Facilities in the West and Pacific Regions.
• Figure 28. Illustration. Static Part-Time Shoulder Use Facilities in the South and Midwest Regions.
• Figure 29. Illustration. Static Part-Time Shoulder Use Facilities in the Northeast Region.
• Figure 30. Illustration. Static Part-Time Shoulder Use Facilities in the West and Pacific Regions.

List of Tables

• Table 1. Inventory Summary by Principal Facility Type.
• Table 2. Summary of Facility Types Based on General Tolling Criteria.
• Table 3. Inventory Data Elements.
• Table 4. Facility Types and Definitions.
• Table 5. Summary of Specialty Lanes and Highways in the United States.
• Table 6. Distribution of Specialty Lanes and Highways across States.
• Table 7. Distribution of Specialty Lanes and Highways by State by Lane-Miles.
• Table 8. High-Occupancy Vehicle Facilities by State.
• Table 9. High-Occupancy Toll Facilities by State.
• Table 10. Express Toll Lane Facilities by State.
• Table 11. Non-toll Express Lane Facilities by State.
• Table 12. Toll Facilities by State.
• Table 13. Truck-Only Lane Facilities.
• Table 14. Bus-Only Lane Facilities by State.
• Table 15. Bus-on-Shoulder Facilities by State.
• Table 16. Dynamic-Part Time Shoulder Lane Facilities by State.
• Table 17. Static-Part Time Shoulder Lane Facilities by State.
• Table 18. Facilities by Type.