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Title: Evaluation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Texas, 1995. Interim research report, September 1995-August 1996

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:512659

This report evaluates the operation of freeway high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in Texas through calender year 1995. As of the end of 1995, HOV lanes were in operation on the five following Houston freeways: (1) Katy Freeway (I-10W); (2) North Freeway (I-45N); (3) Northwest Freeway (U.S. 290); (4) Gulf Freeway (I-45S); and (5) Southwest Freeway (U.S. 59S). The only HOV facility in operation Dallas as of the end of 1994 was on the East R. L.Thornton Freeway (I-30E). This research report provides an analysis of data related to the (1) operation of the HOV lanes; (2) operation of the freeway mainlanes; (3) combined HOV lane and freeway data; and (4) data relating to transit usage and operations. Both a `before` and `after` trendline analysis (where applicable) and a comparison to control freeways are used as a means of assessing the impacts of the HOV facilities.

Research Organization:
Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Texas Transportation Inst.
OSTI ID:
512659
Report Number(s):
PB-97-171524/XAB; TRN: 71881135
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Also pub. as Texas Transportation Inst., College Station rept. nos. RR-1353-4 and TTI-0-1353. See also report for 1994, PB--96-183272; PBD: Nov 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English