Civil Engineering Department

Spring 20-21

HOV
LANES
Done by:
Ahmed Salah – 1065111
Gaith Murshed – 1065784
Osman Amir – 1064920
Fahed Shanwan – 1072827
Ali Yasser – 1061064
Dr. Reem Sabouni.
Basic Information
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 What are HOV lanes:
• A Limited traffic lanes.
• A driver including one or more passengers.

Aim of HOV lanes:

• Decreases road congestion Decrease's air pollution.
Basic Information
Regulations:
• Buses and cars carrying 3 or more people.
• Used at peak hours.

Benefits:
• Beneficial to society.
• Saves money and time.
 Background

 A high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, also known as a carpool lane, is a dedicated lane for carpools, vanpools, emergency

vehicles, and public transportation vehicles.

 By allowing carpoolers and transit riders to bypass traffic, HOV lanes save time.

 HOV lanes are designed to encourage people to use ridesharing and public transit, relieve congestion in regular lanes of traffic,

and increase overall traffic flow.

Discussion

 Heavy traffic on highways and arterioles is nothing new to Boston. One of the congested roads leading into and out of the

downtown area is the i-93 southeast expressway By the early 1990s

 The I 93 managed lanes facility is still operational today, 20 years after it was first installed and ten years after it was thought

that the device would no longer be beneficial to the city.

 Several sites in the system have incident control areas. During working hours, there are areas where vehicles can pull over and

tow trucks are staged and ready to deploy.

Design and Operations

HOV lanes may be designed in either two ways:

 A singular traffic lane embedded along with the main roadway with specific labels to identify

them.

 A distinct and independent roadway with a specified number of lanes.

Adding an HOV Lane
There are different ways in which an HOV lane can be added into a roadway:
◦ Reconstructing a roadway:
◦ Restriping a roadway
◦ Combination of reconstructing and restriping a roadway
◦ Lane Conversion
Advantages of HOV

 Efficiency 
 Reliability 
 Speed, ease and economy
 Safety 
Disadvantages of HOV

◦ Perceived underutilization
◦ Cost
 Safety regulations of (HOV) lanes
 HOV lanes aren’t forced Monday through Friday from 6 am to 9 am and 3 pm to 7 pm. In order to use the HOV lanes during these days and

times

 Rather than comparing the safety performance of various types of HOV facilities, studies on the safety performance of HOV facilities have

concentrated on comparing collision patterns before and after they were implemented, and identifying factors that influence collision

incidence.

 However, it is still unclear the form of operation would have the highest degree of protection from a safety standpoint. Caltrans has also

collected a vast amount of data showing that the greater the number of lanes (and hence the lower the densities), the lower the accident rate is

for a given ADT.

 Conclusion
To sum up, we all agree that HOV classifications improve public transit accessibility and include the implementation of a priority system for

all types of effective ride-sharing transportation. It's important to understand that the objectives of using high occupancy approaches to test

cars are universal. . Vehicles with two or more people, emergency vehicles, motorcycles and buses can use HOV lanes. HOV lanes allow

drivers to drive more quickly while freeing up normal lanes. High occupancy vehicles may have trouble merging left across general-purpose

lanes to enter the HOV lane during congested hours, creating a safety problem for all freeway users.
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