OCCUPANCY Three or more persons
per vehicle, motorcycles, two-seat vehicles with two
persons WESTBOUND HOURS: 5:00 - 10:00 AM, 3:00 -
7:00 PM, Monday thru Friday LIMITS: Lane 1: Route 880 left side HOV
ramp to metering signals Length = 0.4
mile Lane 2: Route 580 touchdown to
metering signals Length = 1.1
miles Lane 21: Route 880 right side HOV
ramp to metering signals Length = 0.6
mile Lane 22: HOV Slip ramp to
metering signals Length = 0.8
mile DATES: Apr 17, 1970 Opened; Buses only; Lane
10 Dec 8, 1971 Carpools only; min. occ.
three persons per vehicle; Lanes 8 & 9; 6-9AM,
Mon-Fri Feb 12, 1979 Lane 17 designated for
buses only; 6:30 - 8:30 AM, Mon-Fri; Bus-only lane on W.
Grand Ave approach from Maritime on-ramp to toll plaza;
Implemented as temporary measure in response to BART tube
closure Apr 17, 1979 Lane 17 & W. Grand
Ave approach from Maritime on-ramp to toll plaza designated
for buses only as permanent measure; W. Grand Ave slip ramp
designated for buses only; 6-9AM, Mon-Fri; Lane 8 changed to
mixed flow; Lane 10 changed to buses and carpools; 6-9AM,
Mon-Fri; Lane 10 for buses only all other hours Oct, 1981 Opened; Lanes 18 &
19; Buses only, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week; Carpool OK,
6-9AM, 3-6PM, Mon-Fri. Lane 17 changed to mixed flow.
Jul 18, 1983 Lanes 9 & 10 changed
from HOV to mixed flow; Lane 1 changed from mixed flow to
HOV; Lanes 18/19 merge moved from downstream of toll plaza
to downstream of metering signals Apl 22, 1986 Mini toll plaza (lanes
18, 19, 20) opened; Right side HOV lanes designated as lanes
21 & 22 Nov, 1989 Lane 2 changed to HOV;
Left HOV lane extended upstream to 32nd St.
on-ramp; Carpool AM hours changed to 5-10 AM,
Mon-Fri Mar 1, 1992 Motorcycles
permitted Oct 1, 1995 Two-seat vehicles with
two persons permitted Apr 8, 1997 HOV slip ramp
approaching right side of toll plaza opened; Buses only, 24
hours/day, 7 days/week; Carpools & motorcycles OK 5-10
AM, 3-6 PM, Mon-Fri; Old slip ramp/W. Grand on-ramp
intersection eliminated Jul 23, 1997 Route 880 right side HOV
ramp opened; Buses only, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week; Carpools
& motorcycles OK 5-10 AM, 3-6 PM, Mon-Fri Feb 2, 1998 Carpool PM hours changed
to 3-7 PM, Mon-Fri