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TransCore Completes First Phase of Houston METRO’s 84-Mile Conversion of Reversible HOV Lanes to High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes

Will increase utilization of the HOV system, relieve congestion in the general purpose freeway lanes

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Houston’s Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), working with prime contractor TransCore, commissioned the first of five reversible High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lane corridors at a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony. One of the most substantial undertakings of its kind to date in the United States, METRO’s conversion of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to HOT lanes will increase utilization of the HOV system and subsequently relieve congestion in the general purpose freeway lanes. ...

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