HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES
Make fast friends.
HOV it!Anyone who's driven around the metroplex during rush hour knows a sad truth: It's lonely in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
The fact is, you have more fun when you share a ride in a High Occupancy Vehicle lane. Just like it takes two to tango, it also takes at least two people to use an HOV lane.
These specially designated lanes have been designed for eligible vehicles with two or more persons, or for motorcycles. Note: Hybrid vehicles with single occupants are not allowed in HOV lanes.
Eligible vehicles include passenger cars, pickup trucks or vans carrying the specified or greater number of persons, law enforcement vehicles, buses and motorcycles. Prohibited vehicles include trucks with more than two axles or having a gross weight capacity of five tons or more and vehicles towing trailers.
How to HOV
Look for these signs, which designate where
HOV lanes begin. Find the HOV entrance. When it's safe to do so, merge into the HOV lane. Keep your final destination in mind since exits from HOV lanes are limited. Be aware, you may have to exit prior to your destination.
Why HOV it?
Just look at the nice things that happen when you share a ride.
Faster, more efficient commutes
Shared fuel costs
Reduced congestion
Fewer vehicle emissions
Less wear and tear
Less stop and go traffic
More time with friends
Cleaner air for everyone
Just look at the nice things that happen when you share a ride. Faster, more efficient commutes Shared fuel costs Reduced congestion Fewer vehicle emissions Less wear and tear Less stop and go traffic More time with friends Cleaner air for everyone
Smoothing out your ride.
Courtesy patrols constantly monitor the HOV lanes, keeping them free of debris, performing maintenance, providing motorist assistance and handling incidents or accidents.
DART and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) also have a new high-tech facility to keep traffic moving efficiently: the DalTrans Transportation Management Center.
This facility uses cameras to gather real-time, up-to-the-minute traffic information and then communicates this to drivers through dynamic message signs and lane control signals.
Putting you in the fast lane.
The current expansion more than doubles the region's HOV lane network to 84 miles, giving an extra edge to commuters sharing a ride. Now you can blow past cars in congested general lanes, bypass traffic jams and arrive at your destination much faster.
HOV resources
HOV Hotline
214-749-2819
DART Customer Service
214-979-1111
214-749-2819
DART Customer Service
214-979-1111
Holiday Closures:
The following HOV lanes are closed on the observed holidays for New Year's Day, MLK, Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day
The remaining portion of the I-35E (Stemmons) HOV lanes, the I-635 (LBJ) HOV lanes, the US 75 (Central Expressway) HOV lanes, and the I-35E/US 67 HOV lanes from Loop 12 to Camp Wisdom Road are open 24 hours a day as usual.
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View Dallas Area Camera and Dynamic Message Sign Locations Courtesy of Texas Department of Transportation |
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View the latest road conditions and closures Courtesy of Texas Department of Transportation |
View Dallas/Fort Worth traffic information Courtesy of Traffic.com |
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HOV lanes are a joint project of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
