What is the deceleration lane?
Deceleration lanes allow traffic exiting a major street to slow down to a safer speed to make a left or right turn at an intersection without affecting the main flow of traffic. These lanes continue a freeway entrance ramp into an additional freeway lane; this becomes an “exit only” lane at the next downstream exit.
What is the purpose of a flex lane?
Flex Lanes will be temporary lanes that will be added either to the inside or the outside of the existing two-lane cross section on I-76 and will provide additional capacity when traffic volumes are high.
What is a mingling lane?
Bay Area Express Lanes allow vehicles to pay tolls, pay discounted tolls, or travel toll-free for a faster, more reliable trip.
What is the difference between collectors and express?
The local–express lane system is an arrangement of carriageways within a major highway where long distance traffic can use lanes with fewer interchanges compared to local traffic which use ‘local’ or ‘collector’ lanes that have access to all interchanges. This concept is different from express toll lanes.
How do reversible lanes work?
Reversible traffic lanes add capacity to a road and decrease congestion by borrowing capacity from the other (off-peak) direction. Reversing lanes reduces congestion during morning and evening commutes, when there is an incident blocking a lane of traffic, or when construction or maintenance is being done on the road.
What is a flex route?
The flex route system is a lane control system that uses cameras and electronic message boards to let drivers know when an additional lane is available for use during morning and afternoon peak travel periods.
Who has the right away when merging onto a highway?
Most states give the right of way to the vehicle that is traveling on the highway. The vehicle entering must yield to those vehicles, but there are a few states that indicate both drivers must attempt to adjust their speed and location to avoid a collision.
Is 401 Express paid?
Toll Highway 407 ETR The 407 Express Toll Route is the only toll highway in Ontario. Alternatively, you can use highways 401, 403, and the QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) which parallel the 407 ETR route at no charge.