PROJECT STATS Number of bridges to be widened: Five Tonnes of asphalt or pavement to be laid: 115,000 Number of vehicles using this route each day: 120,000 Hours of operation for new HOV lanes: 24 hours/day, 7 days/week Projected time savings for HOV facility users while general purpose lanes are congested: up to 15 minutes, each way Target for project completion: Fall of 1998 Other Lower Mainland facilities designated for HOV use: Barnet-Hastings and Lougheed Highway westbound (between Harris Road and Dewdney Trunk Road)

HOW IT WORKS The new Trans Canada HOV lanes will be for the use of vehicles with 3 or more occupants, as well as other eligible vehicles. HOV lane occupancy requirements will be in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Violators are subject to receiving an $85 fine and two penalty points. The HOV lanes will extend from the Grandview Highway (just east of Boundary Road) to Cape Horn (just west of the Port Mann Bridge). The HOV lanes will be the inside, or left-hand lane in each direction. There will still be two general traffic lanes in each direction. If you would like to take advantage of the new HOV facility and form your own carpool, contact the Jack Bell Foundation for assistance at 879-RIDE (879-7433).

THE FUTURE OF HOV FACILITIES -- B.C.T.F.A. Congestion Solutions The Lower Mainland's vehicle population is growing at a significant rate. The BC Government's strategy is to move more people in fewer vehicles. New highway construction is extremely expensive. Increased participation in 3+ carpools across the Lower Mainland will significantly reduce the need for expensive new highway construction in the future. Future HOV facilities will be considered in accordance with the Strategic Planning work presently underway. The HOV Network program will have new and additional lanes constructed and/or dedicated for the sole purpose of High Occupancy Vehicles on main arterial roads and highways. The Network promotes the use of HOVs over single-occupant vehicles (SOVs) reducing the demand for increasingly expensive new highway infrastructure. Special HOV measures such as bus queue-jumper lanes and signal priorities are in place on several main roadways. In addition, programs which encourage ridesharing are being supported by government.

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