A Review of HOV Lane Performance and Policy Options in the United States - Final Report

Prepared for the

HOV Pooled-Fund Study
and the
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration

Prepared by

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
8283 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102

HNTB

Under contract to
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

December 2008

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NOTICE

This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or the use thereof.

The contents of this Report reflect the views of the contractor, who is responsible for the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Department of Transportation.

This Report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.

The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers named herein. Trade or manufacturers’ names appear herein only because they are considered essential to the objective of this document.

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: Operational Description of the Nation’s HOV Lanes

Section 3: HOV Operator Survey and Interview Results

Section 4: Policy Options Evaluation Tool

Section 5: Conclusions

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