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Project - NEW JERSEY: Express Bus/HOT Lane Study for the Lincoln Tunnel

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) assessed the feasibility of pricing a new managed lane intended to connect the New Jersey Turnpike and New Jersey highways to the Lincoln Tunnel and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. On weekdays from 6-10 a.m., the PANYNJ currently operates a 2.5-mile eastbound contra-flow Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) along the westbound Route 495 approach to the Lincoln Tunnel from the New Jersey highway interchanges. The XBL carries approximately 1700 buses and 62,000 passengers each morning to Midtown Manhattan, saving about 15-20 minutes in travel time as compared to vehicles in the regular travel lanes. Since the XBL has reached its capacity, the PANYNJ assessed the physical and operational feasibility of adding a second priority bus lane to the corridor.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey undertook this study as a long-term planning exercise to evaluate alternative concepts for improved bus reliability and capacity into New York City's midtown area and the Port Authority Bus Terminal. This study was not intended to be an implementation plan, or to indicate the Port Authority’s interest in adding lane pricing to the existing toll pricing already in effect in the corridor. Rather, this study was intended to gain some insights into the role that pricing could potentially play in helping to manage and extend transit capacity without major roadway construction and expansion. By offering an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of such concepts, the Port Authority and its partners that manage the existing Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) have gained some additional perspective as future operational and investment planning for the corridor is advanced.

Pre-Implementation Funds Awarded

2004

Project Complete

Final Report: http://www.panynj.gov/about/pdf/Lincoln-Tunnel-HOT-Lane-Feasibility-Study.pdf

For More Information Contact

Mark Muriello
PANYNJ
Assistant Director
Phone: (212) 435-4836
E-mail: mmuriello@panynj.gov


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