Unit 05 Lesson 03 - High Occupancy Vehicle Lane

Utah’s Express Lanes/High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane (HOV) or Carpool Lane when completed will entail about 75 miles of I-15 from Layton to Spanish Fork. The Express Lanes are marked with two eight-inch white lines separated by eight inches of space, offering a two-foot buffer zone between the Express Lanes and the General Purpose lanes. Motorcycles, buses, vehicles with clean fuel license plates, or vehicles with two or more occupants may travel in the carpool lane without a monthly fee. Solo drivers will be allowed to use the carpool lanes with the Express Pass transponder on a pay-per-use basis. Signs along the Express Lane post the current fee per zone. Fees vary from $.025 to $1.00 per zone.
 
Because it is illegal to cross a double white line, permissive movements in and out of the carpool lane are not allowed except in specific locations (called access points) that will have white dotted striping rather than the solid lines. Access points are located at nearly every interchange along the length of the Express Lanes. It is recommended that vehicles exit the Express Lanes at least one interchange before desired exit.
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(Select the link below for more information regarding using the express lanes.)

05.03 High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane

 
 
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