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DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 1999
RE: CONSIDERATION OF SB 63 (SOLIS)- SAN BERNARDINO FREEWAY CARPOOL
LANE AND SB 64 (SOLIS) - DIABETES SUPPLIES AND EDUCATION
The City Council considered this item at its regular meeting on January 26, 1999. The Council
declined to take action then and requested additional information on both bills. Specifically, the
Council sought information regarding the speed and traffic volumes on the San Bernardino Freeway
carpool lane and sought assurance that additional health plan coverage for the treatment of diabetes
would be available for all health plan members without imposing a separate additional cost for the
coverage.
With respect to SB 63, Senator Solis staff sent a copy of the 1997 HOV Annual Report prepared by
Caltrans. That report includes information about all HOV lanes in Los Angeles and Ventura County.
The report states that the maximum vehicle per hour (VPH) occupancy for HOV lanes ranges from
1650 to ]800 VPH. On page 16 of the report, Caltrans states that the current vehicle occupancy level
for the"El Monte Busway, " which is the HOV lane discussed in SB 63, is 1270 VPH. Therefore,
based on those numbers, it appears that the I-10 HOV lane has not reached maximum occupancy.
Please note that staff also requested information from the United Transportation Union, the group
that originally requested Senator Solis to carry SB 63. However, despite several efforts, staff was
not able to obtain additional information from that source.
Regarding SB 64, Senator Solis' staff referred to page 3, lines 30 through 39 of the legislation. The
language reads specifically as follows:
"On or after January 1. 2000. every self-insured employee welfare benefit plan
that covers hospital, medical or surgical expenses and includes coverage for
prescription drugs shall include coverage for the management and treatment of
diabetes under the terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the plan and the
member . . .
COUNCIL AGENDA
FEB 2 31999
K ITEM No. 4-•
SB 63 (Solis) and SB 64 (Solis)
February 17, 1999
Page 2.
Attached for the Council's review are copies of SB 63 and SB 64 and a copy of the "1997 HOV
Annual Report" from Caltrans. SB 63 is scheduled to be heard next by the Senate Transportation
Committee and SB 64 has been assigned to the Senate Insurance Committee. No hearing date has
been set for either bill.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff has no recommendation on either bill.
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SENATE BILL No. 63
Introduced by Senator Solis
December 7, 1998
An act to add Section 21655.12 to the Vehicle Code, relating
to vehicles.
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SB 63, as innoduced, Solis. Preferential vehicle lanes:
occupancy level: Route 10.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Ttanspottation
to authorize or permit exclusive or preferential use of
highway lanes for high-occupancy vehicles, as specified.
This bill would require the department, if the department
authorizes or permits that use of those lanes on the San
Bernardino Freeway, to set the minimum occupancy level on
those lanes at 2, including the drive].
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of rhe State of California do enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 21655.12 is added to the Vehicle
2 Code, to read:
3 21655.12. If the Department of Transportation
4 authorizes or permits exclusive or preferential use of
5 highway lanes for high-occupancy vehicles on that
6 portion of State Highway Route 10 known as the San
7 Bet:iardino Freeway, the department shall set the
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Senate Bill 63: "I-10, San Bernardino Freeway Carpool Lane
What does Senate Bill 63 Do?
Senate Bill 63 will help alleviate the traffic congestion on the San Bernardino
Freeway, Interstate Highway 10, by reducing the minimum requirement from a 3
person to a 2 person for the high occupancy vehicle lane, or carpool lane.
Why is SB 63 Important?
• The San Bernardino Freeway is only one of two 3 person carpool lanes in
the state that is not a toll-approach freeway near a bridge. The other 3
person carpool lane is Interstate 80 in Northern California which operates
as a 2 person carpool lane during off-peak hours.
• It is the only freeway where the 3 person rule is upheld 7 days a week, 24
hours a day.
• Traffic congestion is horrific in Southern California, especially on the
San Bernardino Freeway. Cars are always trapped in traffic, making
commutes both long and arduous. By enacting a more attainable goal of
two people per vehicle, more commuters will be able to utilize the
carpool lane. In turn, this will increase the efficiency of the carpool lane
and improve traffic conditions in the mixed-flow lanes.
• 2 person carpools will no longer have to divert north from the San
Bernardino Freeway to the Foothill Freeway (210) or south to the
Pomona Freeway (60) to take advantage of the carpool lane. The San
Bernardino is the most direct route to downtown, so commuters will save
time.
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SENATE BILL No. 64
Introduced by Senators Solis and Sher
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Davis)
December 7, 1998
An act to add Section 1367.51 to the Health and Safety Code,
and to add Section 10176.61 to the Insurance Code, relating to
health insurance.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 64, as introduced, Solis. Health insurance:
management and treatment of diabetes.
(1) Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation
of health care service plans administered by the
Commissioner of Corporations. Under existing law, a willful
violation of any of these provisions is punishable as either a
felony or a misdemeanor. Existing law provides for the
regulation of policies of disability insurance administered by
the Insurance Commissioner. Existing law also provides for
the regulation of self-insured employee welfare benefit plans.
Existing law requires that health care service plans,
disability insurers, and self-insured employee welfare benefit
plans provide coverage for certain benefits and services.
Existing law also requires that disability insurers offer
coverage for diabetic day care self-management education
programs.
This bill would require all policies and plans, except as
specified, issued, amended, or renewed on and after January
1, 2000, that cover hospital, medical, or surgical expenses,
including coverage for prescription drugs, to offer coverage,
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as specified, for the management and treatment of diabetes,
defined to include specific equipment, supplies, and training.
Since a willful violation of this provision with respect to
health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.
(2) The California Constitution requires the state to
reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs
mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish
procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required
by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program; yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 1367.51 is added to the Health
2 and Safety Code, to read.
3 1367.51. (a) On and after January 1, 2000, every
4 health care service plan contract, that is issued, amended,
5 or renewed, except a specialized health care service plan
6 contract, that
7 expenses and includes coverage medical,
for prescriptionsurgical
drugs
8 shall include coverage for the management and
9 treatment of diabetes under the terms and conditions
10 agreed upon between the subscriber and the plan. Every
11 plan shall communicate the availability of that coverage
12 to all subscribers and to all prospective subscribers with
13 whom the plan is negotiating.
14 For purposes of this section, "management and
15 treatment of diabetes" includes coverage for the
16 equipment, supplies, and outpatient self-management
17 training and education, including medical nutrition
18 therapy, for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes,
19 insulin-using diabetes, gestational diabetes, and
20 noninsulin-using diabetes if prescribed by a health care
21 professional legally authorized to prescribe those items.
22 Management and treatment also includes, but is not
23 limited to, blood glucose monitors, including monitors for
24 the legally blind, test strips for glucose monitors, visual
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L reading and urine testing strips, insulin injection aids,
2 syringes, insulin pumps and related items, and oral agents
3 for controlling blood sugar and other medications and
4 devices that receive approval from the Federal Drug
5 Administration for use in controlling and managing
6 diabetes.
7 (b) Diabetes outpatient self-management training
8 and education shall be provided pursuant to subdivision
9 (a) by appropriately licensed health care professionals
10 with expertise in diabetes.
11 (c) The benefits provided pursuant to this section shall
12 be subject to the same copayments or other similar
13 charges established for ail other coveted benefits within
14 a given plan.
15 (d) A health care service plan may not reduce or
16 eliminate coverage as a result of the requirements of this
17 section.
18 SEC. 2. Section 10176.61 is added to the Insurance
19 Code, to read:
20 10176.61. (a) On or after January 1, 2000, every
21 insurer issuing, amending, or renewing a disability
22 insurance policy that covers hospital, medical, or surgical
23 expenses and includes coverage for prescription drugs
24 shall include coverage for the management and
25 treatment of diabetes under the terms and conditions
26 agreed upon between insureds and the insurer. Every
27 insurer shall communicate the availability of that
28 coverage to all insureds and to all prospective insureds
29 with whom the insurer is negotiating.
30 On or after January 1, 2000, every self-insured
31 employee welfare benefit plan that covers hospital,
32 medical, or surgical expenses and includes coverage for
33 prescription drags shall include coverage for the
34 management and treatment of diabetes under the terms
35 and conditions as may be agreed upon between the plan
36 and the member. Every plan shall communicate the
37 availability of that coverage to all plan members and to
38 all prospective plan members with whom the plan is
39 negotiating.
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I For purposes of this section, "management and
2 treatment of diabetes" includes coverage for the
3 equipment, supplies, and outpatient self-management
4 training and education, including medical nutrition
5 therapy, for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes,
6 insulin-using diabetes, gestational diabetes, and
7 noninsulin-using diabetes if prescribed by a health care
8 professional legally authorized to prescribe those hems.
9 Management and treatment also includes, but is not
10 limited to, blood glucose monitors, including monitors for
11 the legally blind, test snips for glucose monitors, visual
12 reading and urine testing strips, insulin injection aids,
13 syringes, insulin pumps and related items, and oral agents
14 for controlling blood sugar and other medications and
15 devices that receive approval from the Federal Drug
16 Administration for use in controlling and managing
17 diabetes.
18 (b) Diabetes outpatient self-management training
19 and education shall be provided pursuant to subdivision
20 (a) by appropriately licensed health care professionals
21 with expertise in diabetes.
22 (c) The benefits provided pursuant to this section shall
23 be subject to the same annual deductibles or coinsurance
24 requirements established for all other covered benefits
25 within a given policy.
26 (d) An insurer or self-insured employee welfare
27 benefit plan may not reduce or eliminate coverage as a
28 result of the requirements of this section.
29 SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act
30 pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
31 Constitution because the only costs that may he incurred
32 by a local agency or school district will be incurred
33 because this act creates a new crime or infraction,
34 eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
35 for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section
36 17555 of the Government Code, or changes the definition
37 of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article
38 Xllt B of the California Constitution.
39 Notwithstanding Section 17580 of the Government
40 Code, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of this act
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Senate Bill 64 would require all health care policies and plans to offer coverage for the management
and treatment of diabetes defined to include specific equipment, supplies and education. Currently,
twenty-two states already have this coverage, including major states like Texas,New York, New Jersey
and Florida. It is time for California to stand up for the more than 2.1 million people with diabetes in
our state.
Why is Senate Bill 64 so important?
• Currently, there are no standards for what an insurance plan provides to its members with
diabetes. Often, insurance plans will not cover items such as glucose monitors, test strips and
self-management training, even if their physician prescribes them.
• Scientific evidence supports the fact that maintaining good diabetes control can significantly
reduce the risk of the development of complications associated with diabetes such as blindness,
amputations of the legs and feet, strokes, heart and kidney disease. In fact, diabetes is the most
common cause of amputations not caused by injury.
• There are more than two million Californians with diabetes. Each year, thousands will die
from diabetes or be stricken by one of its complications. Diabetes contributes to nearly 20,000
deaths each year in California.
• Diabetes also carries a tremendous fiscal burden, costing California$1.55 billion in
hospitalization costs alone. Ensuring that items, which a physician deems necessary to the care
and treatment of their patients with diabetes, are provided could reduce these costs as well as
the personal burden of diabetes.
What can I do?
Write a letter of support to your State Senator, State Assembly member and Governor Gray Davis.
Encourage your cities, school districts, churches and any organizations that you know to send letters to
their state representatives. We also encourage you to send copies to Senator Solis' capitol office.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The following is a summary of HOV operations for District7 in 1997,
• By the end of 1997, Los Angeles County had 282 lane miles of HOV facilities, out of 670
lane miles in the State of California.
• On average, HOV facilities in Los Angeles County carried 1110 vehicles per hour or 2800
people per hour, during peak hours. These volumes well exceed the minimum expected
volume of 800 vehicles per hour or 1800 people per hour, as specified in the HOV
Guidelines for Planning, Design, and Operations.
• On average, the person-trip volume of an HOV lane was 1.6 times greater than that of a
mixed-flow lane during peak hours, i.e., 1.6 regular lanes are needed to carry the equal
number of people in the HOV lane.
• The average violation rate was 1.2%, which is substantially lower than the preferable rate
of below 10%, as specified in the HOV Guidelines for Planning, Design, and Operations.
• The results of growth studies on some HOV facilities indicated that, from January 1995 to
December 1997, the volume of HOVs using the HOV facilities has increased
approximately 19%, The total volume of carpooling on the freeways appears to have also
grown approximately 2%.
• On average, the peak hour volume was 10.5%, and the peak 2-hour volume was 24.7% of
the daily HOV traffic volume, excluding the.El Monte Bus Way data, which has the 3+
occupancy requirement.
• The average volume on HOV facilities during peak hours represents a level of
service C, while most of the mixed-flow lanes have a level of service E-F during peak
hours.
• The HOV facilities in Los Angeles County carried approximately 158,000 vehicles or
354,000 people per day during 1997.
INTRODUCTION
HOV lanes have been in operation since January 1973, in Los Angeles County. The Route 10
HOV lane, known as the El Monte Busway, was a pioneer in determining the value of HOV
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lanes. It opened first as an exclusive busway, and later allowed 3 or more person carpools.
Today, it accommodates over 80 buses and almost half of the people on the freeway, during the
peak hour.
The minimum number of persons required in a vehicle is two to use HOV lanes, with the
exception of the Route 10 El Monte Busway, and Route 91 Toll Road in Orange County, which
require a minimum of three.persons. Motorcycles, even those carrying just one person, are
allowed to use the HOV lanes, by federal law.
In Los Angeles, HOV lanes exist on the freeway, and almost half of the metered freeway
on-ramps. Motorists using the HOV lane on the on-ramps do not have to stop at the ramp meter,
which is another incentive to rideshare. HOV lanes, for bus use only, exist on some local streets.
There are 859 ramps and 20 connectors that are metered In Los Angeles and Ventura Counties; of which, 320 have
separate HOV bypass lanes, where the'HOVs do not have to stop at the ramp meter signal. Ramp metering is one of
traffic management's tools to regulate the flow of traffic entering the freeways during the peak traffic hours. Ramp
metering will:
a. smooth the overall flow of traffic
b. accommodate more vehicles per hour on the freeway
c. decrease commuting travel times
d. Increase safety on the freeway.
Ramp metering reduces traffic congestion on the freeway.This increases the capacity of mixed flow lanes and
enables traffic to flow at greater speeds. The number of traffic accidents is reduced as well.
By the end of 1997, HOV lanes made up 22% of the total freeway length in Los Angeles County,
which has a total of 511 freeway miles. Los Angeles County had 137 centerline miles, or 282
lane miles of HOV. In total Los Angeles County opened 35 centerline miles of HOV lanes in
1996, and 25 centerline miles in 1997. The-Southern California region of 5 counties (Los
Angeles, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside) was reporting a total of 427 HOV
lane miles, excluding the Route 91 Toll Road in Orange County, which is 40 HOV lane miles.
Statewide, California had 670 HOV lane miles.
CHANGES IN 1996 -1997
The following is a list of the new HOV facilities, which opened in 1996 -1997:
• In February of 1996, 6.1 miles of carpool lanes opened on the Hollywood Freeway
Extension (Route 170), between the Route 101/134 interchange and Route 5.
• In May of 1996, the HOV ramps on Route 210 at Fair Oaks in Pasadena opened.
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• In June of 1996, 10.7 miles of exclusive transitway opened on the Harbor Freeway trom
Route 91 to Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles. This includes 2.6 miles of elevated
structures. North of the 105 Freeway, the 110 transitway has two HOV lanes in each
direction. This project includes 9 transit stations, 8 park-n-ride lots, direct connectors to
Route 105 HOV lanes, and will accommodate a light rail in the future.
• In August of 1996, the final segment of the Ventura Freeway (Route 134) HOV lanes
opened to traffic. The 7.8-mile carpool lanes stretch from just east of the 101/170
interchange in Hollywood to Route 210 in Pasadena.
• In October of 1996, 10.1-mile carpool lanes from Route 101 to Route 5 on the San Diego
Freeway (Route 405) in the San Fernando Valley opened for traffic.
• In March of 1997, 11.4 miles of carpool lanes opened on the Simi Valley Freeway (Route
118), between the Ventura County Line and Route 5.
• In April of 1997, 7.0 miles of carpool lanes opened on. the San Gabriel River Freeway
(Route 605), between South St. and Telegraph Rd.
• In August of 1997, 4.5 miles of carpool lanes opened on the Orange Freeway (Route 57),
between the Orange County Line and Route 60.
• In September of 1997, 2.3 miles of carpool lanes opened on the Route 30, between
Sunflower and Foothill Blvd.
BACKGROUND
CalTrans, District 7, has the most extensive HOV Program in the nation which will be adding
carpool lanes to virtually every freeway in the Los Angeles area by the year 2000. The HOV
projects are being designed and constructed using local Proposition C funds, and federal and
state funds. The funds are being programmed and administered by the Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The purpose of the HOV program is to reduce congestion, by using the capacity of the freeway
system more efficiently, and to increase mobility in the region. We cannot build our way out of
future growth and congestion, by simply adding more and more lanes. When HOV lanes were
introduced in Los Angeles County, the HOV system was designed to:
a. Increase the person-movement capacity of the freeway
b. Be cost-effective, by reducing commute costs
a. Provide rideshare incentives, such as saving time and trip reliability.
The results of these goals improve air quality, conserve energy, increase mobility and efficiency
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of all trips, and reduce congestion. The central concept of the HOV program is to move more
people rather than more cars. Even if you are not able to rideshare, adding HOV lanes will help
your solo commute, by reducing congestion on all freeway lanes.
The HOV system is the backbone of a multi-modal transportation system. In providing an HOV
system, CalTrans is providing the network necessary for the higher level mass transit systems in
the future. The HOV system is also the least expensive method or alternative to accommodate
economic growth and development.
It has been concluded that a significant growth in carpools only occurred on freeways that added
HOV lanes, with the number of carpools remaining relatively constant or decreasing for those
freeways without HOV lanes. Getting a solo driver out of his car is the biggest challenge, but
CalTrans believes that the formation of a simple 2+ carpool is the first step toward higher levels
of mass transit, which is the future goal of transportation. The reduction of drive alone is a
complicated subject since new drivers join the freeway everyday and route diversion may
account for some of the new carpools, instead of carpool growth. However, the Los Angeles
freeways which have added HOV lanes, have shown a significant increase in the number of 2+
vehicles, with some HOV lanes carrying as much as 1800 vehicles in the peak hour. HOV lane
users are saving at least 1 minute per mile, compared to mixed flow traffic during the peak hour.
HOV OPERATIONS UNIT MISSION STATEMENT
Mission:
In partnership with others,we:
Monitor the existing HOV system in order to achieve maximum operational
efficiency and provide operational data and input to the project development
process;
Facilitate and optimize the movement of people,goods and services in a safe and
efficient manner by enhancing the Operation of the State Highway System;
Respond to the needs and concerns of the public and elected officials,providing
quality and efficient customer service, traffic improvements and transportation
management systems;
Promote and support strategies to reduce the demand on the transportation system
and thereby improve traffic flow.
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Vision:
To respond to the needs of our partners and the public by providing quality
traffic operation products and services;
In the eyes of the Legislature, Department, staff, our partners and the public,
be an excellent and responsive resource;
Work as a highly productive, efficient and motivated team in addition to
responding efficiently to emergencies.
Objective:
• Monitor regional HOV facilities for optimum efficiency
• Perform HOV and mixed - flow lanes traffic counts for
analysis of existing, new, and proposed HOV lane additions
• Increase the person - carrying capacity of transportation corridors
• Reduce the total trip times, energy consumption and Mobil
source emissions
• Improve the efficiency and economy of public transit operations.
• Provide travel time savings and a more reliable trip time to
HOV's utilizing the HOV facility
• Have favorable impacts on air quality and energy consumption
• Increase the total per lane efficiency of the total freeway facility
• To be safe and not unduly impact the safety of the freeway
general - purpose mainlanes
• Be a cost - effective transportation improvement
• Have public support
STATUS OF HOV PROJECTS
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FREEWAYS & HIGHWAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
01 PACIFIC COAST HWY.
02 GLENDALE FWY. (LINCOLN/SM BLVD.)
05 GOLDEN STATE FWY. SANTA ANA FWY.
Ali 10 SANTA MONICA FWY.SAN BERNARDINO FWY.
14 ANTELOPE VALLEY HWY. SIERRA HWY.
110 HARBOR FWY.
18 PEARBLOSSOMHWY.
19 ROSEMEAD BLVD. LAKE WOOD BLVD.
126 SANTA PAULA FWY.
22 GARDEN GROVE FWY.
23 MOORPARK FWY/WEST LAKE BLVD MOORPARK RD./L.A.
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27 TOPANGA BLVD
30 , RTE 30 HWY. BASELINE RD.WILLIAMS AVE./COLLEGE WAY
33 OJAI FWY.
39 ORA-BEACH BLVD. L.A:AZUSA AVE./S.G. CYN RD.
47 L.A. 47 FWY. TERMINAL ISLAND VINCENT THOMAS BRIDGE
49 LANCASTER RD. & AVE. D
55 COSTA MESA FWY NEWPORT BLVD.
57Ii ORANGE FWY.
60 POMONA FWY.
66 FOOTHILL BLVD.
71 CORONA EXPRESSWAY (FWY.)
72 ANAHEIM BLVD. HARBOR,
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91 ARTESL4 FWY. RIVERSIDE FWY.
101 101 SPUR HOLLYWOOD FWY.
105 GLENN ANDERSON FWY
118 SIMI VALLEY FWY. SAN FERNANDO
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142 ORA/SAN BERNARDINO AVE
150 OJAI RD.
159 LINDA VISTA AVE.:
164 ROSEMEAD/ROSEMEAD BLVD.
170 HOLLYWOOD FWY.
187 OCEAN AVE/VENICE BLVD.
210 FOOTHILL FWY.
214 LINCOLN AVE./CARSON ST.
232 ! COLORADO BLVD/HUNGTINGTON DR
250 ANAHEIM BLVD/STATS COLLEGE BLVD.
405 SAN DIEGO FWY
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CALTRANS REGIONAL HOV SYSTEM
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Caltrans Los Angeles County (District 7) is home to the nation's most extensive High Occupancy
Vehicle lane program, which will be adding car-pool lanes to virtually every freeway in the Los
Angeles area by the year 2010.
The 2.7-billion HOV program is designed to quickly increase mobility in the region for a
reasonable cost. HOV lanes are seen as the next logical step in improving freeway efficiency to
accommodate future increases in population and traffic.
When complete, Los Angeles County (District 7) will have more than 300 miles of HOV facilities
in place. The HOV projects are being designed and constructed using local Proposition C funds,
and federal and state funds. The funds are being programmed and administered by the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The central concept in the HOV program is moving more people instead of cars thereby,
increasing freeway efficiency, reducing traffic congestion, reducing fuel consumption and
providing travel time savings.
The Interstate 10 HOV lane, also known as the El Monte Busway, was a pioneering experiment
in determining the value of the HOV lanes. The easterly section opened in January of 1973, and
the westerly section joined the system in May of 1974. Originally designed for buses only,
car-pools with three or more people were allowed a(few Tears Tater)The El Monte Busway lane
now carries as many people as three regular traffic lanes during the peak hours. The El Monte
Busway is the only HOV facility in Southern California that requires three or more people per
vehicle.
Some other high-profile HOV projects are the I-105 Glenn M. Anderson (Century) Freeway and
the Harbor Freeway-Transitway (110). The Century, which opened to traffic Oct. 14, 1993, is the
first freeway designed and built with HOV lanes in place, and includes time-saving HOV
freeway-to-freeway connector ramps at the junction with the Harbor Freeway. The Harbor
Freeway-Transitway opened to traffic on June 26, 1996, with a two way elevated viaduct; a first
for Los Angeles.
Some recent additions to the HOV system in Los Angeles County include:
February 1996- 6.1 miles of car-pool lanes opened on the Hollywood Freeway (Rte 170),
between the 101/134 interchange and the Golden State Freeway (Rte 5).
June 1996- 10.7 miles of car-pool lanes opened on the Harbor Freeway (Rte 110) from the
Artesia Freeway (Rte 91) to Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles.
August 1996, the final segment of the Ventura Freeway (Rte 134) car-pool lanes opened to
traffic. The 12.9 mile car-pool lane stretches from just east of the 101/170 interchange in
Hollywood to Route 210 in Pasadena.
March 1997- 11.4 mile stretch of car-pool lanes opened on Route 118, between the Ventura
County Line and Route 5.
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September 1996- 10.1 mile stretch of car-pool lanes opened on Route 405, from Route 101 to
Route 5.
April 1997- 7 miles of car-pool lanes opened on Route 605, between South Street and
Telegraph Road.
From 1994 to April 1997, 11 new car-pool facilities were opened to traffic in Los Angeles County,
which brings the total HOV miles to 131.
The current District 7 HOV program has an important distinction from the "Diamond Lane"
experiment of the 19705: no traffic lanes are being taken away. Rather, the new HOV lanes are
being added to the existing freeways, mostly through re-striping and using part of the freeway
median, or outside widening.
Today, each vehicle that travels on an HOV lane must carry two people or be subject to a
minimum $271 fine. The lone exception in Los Angeles County is the three-person minimum
requirement on the El Month Busway. Motorcycles, even those carrying just one person, are
allowed to use the HOV lanes.
All HOV facilities in Southern California are operated on a 24 hour basis.
HOV RAMP METERING AND HOV BYPASS LANES
There are 859 ramps that are metered in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties; of which, 320 have
separate HOV bypass lanes, where the HOVs do not have to stop at the ramp meter signal.
Ramp metering is one of Traffic Management's tools to regulate the flow of traffic entering the
freeways during the peak traffic hours. Ramp metering will:
a. smooth the overall flow of freeway traffic
b. accommodate more vehicles per hour on the freeway
c. decrease commuting travel times
d. and increase safety on the freeway.
Ramp metering reduces traffic congestion on the freeway. This increases the capacity of the
mixed flow lane and enables traffic to flow at greater speeds. The number of traffic accidents are
reduced as well. Freeway congestion is most often caused by a bottleneck, where the freeway
demand exceeds the freeway capacity. This condition usually occurs during the weekday peak
hours, but some freeways experience congestion during the mid-day and some on weekends.
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When the demand exceeds the capacity, congestion creates queues of stop-and-go traffic, and
ramp metering limits the amount of traffic entering the freeway so that the demand at the
bottleneck does not exceed the capacity. A free-flowing traffic lane can carry 33% more cars
than a congested lane. It is in the interest of all the public to keep the freeways moving freely.
On weekdays, the meters operate 3 to 4 hours during the peak traffic periods. Some ramps are
also metered during the mid-day hours, and some are even metered on weekends. The rate at
which cars are allowed onto the freeway is,determined by the ramp volume, as well as the
volume on the freeway. The mainline responsive controllers react to the volumes on the
freeway, such that if the volumes decrease significantly, then the meter will adjust and allow
more cars onto the freeway. If the freeway volumes are very light, the meter may go to
continuous green.
Projects within freeway segments identified in the Ramp Meter Development Plan should
include provisions for ramp metering. However, there are ramp locations that are not metered,
due to the heavy volume of traffic and/or insufficient storage area for the metered vehicles. The
average cost for a complete installation of a ramp meter is $50,000. This cost as a percentage
of the freeway construction varies depending on the type of freeway construction.
HOV VIOLATION FINES
The fine for an HOV violation is currently $271.00.
The occupancy fine, based on the vehicle code (Section 21655.5), is as follows for all the courts
$100.00 Fine
$170.00 Assessment (based on $17.00 per every $10.00 fine)
$270.00 Minimum Fine
$ 1 .00 If Night Court is included
$271.00
The above fine is also the same for crossing the buffer section of an HOV lane (Vehicle Code
Section 21655.8). The first HOV offense is $271.00, the second offense is $406.00, and the
third offense is $675.00.
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SUMMARY OF HOV OPERATIONS
The following is a summary of HOV operations for District 7 in 1997:
• By the end of 1997, Los Angeles County had 282 lane miles of HOV facilities, out of 670
lane miles in the State of California.
• On average, HOV facilities in Los Angeles County carried 1100 vehicles per hour or 2800
people per hour, during peak hours. These volumes well exceed the minimum expected
volume of 800 vehicles perhour or 1800 people per hour, as specified in the HOV
Guidelines for Planning, Design, and Operations.
• On average, the person-tripvolume of an HOV lane was 1.6 times greater than that of a
mixed-flow lane during peak hours, i.e., 1.6 regular lanes are needed to carry the equal
number of people in the HOV lane.
• The average violation rate was 1.2%, which is substantially lower than the preferable rate
of below 10%, as specifiedin the HOV Guidelines for Planning, Design, and Operations.
• The results of growth studies on some HOV facilities indicated that, from January 1995 to
December 1997, the volume of HOVs using the HOV facilities has increased
approximately 19%. The total volume of carpooling on the freeways appears to have also
grown approximately 2%.
• On average, the peak hour volume was 10.5%, and the peak 2-hour volume was 24.7% of
the daily HOV traffic volume, excluding the El Monte Bus Way data, which has the 3+
occupancy requirement.
• The average volume on HOV facilities during peak hours represents a level of service C,
while most of the mixed-flow lanes have a level of service E-F during peak hours.
• The HOV facilities in Los Angeles County carried approximately 158,000 vehicles or
354,000 people per day during 1997.
CURRENT HOV VOLUMES
HOV LANE CAPACITY IS 1650 VPH
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Wilmington Ave. 9.16 6-10-85 10-7-97 1263 186 E/B 4:30-5:30 P.M
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Artesia Blvd 19.43 11-94 10.15-97 835 126 E/B 4:15-5:15 P.M.
105 Long Beech Blvd. 11.51 10-14-93 10-8-97 1573 271 W/B 6:30-7:30 P.M.
Long Beach Blvd. 11.51 10-15-93 10-9-97 1238 308 E/B 4:15-5:15 P.M.
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Manson P.O.C. 18.98 6-26-96 5-8-97 1806* 197 S/B 4:30-5:30P.M.
118 Reseda Ave. 5.81 3-7-97 8-5-97 331 19 E/B 7:15-8:15A.M.
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Sherm an Way 18.27 2-12-96 5-1-97 548 94 N/B 4:15-5:15 P.M.
210 Wilson Ave O.C. 26.57 _ 12-16-93 9-17-97 1032 46 WIB 7:15-8:15 A M.
Wilson Ave O.C. 26.57 12-17-93 9-11-97 1459 96 E/B 4:30-5:30 P.M.
Second O.C. 39.12 12-16-93 8-26-97 1699 211 E/B 4:15-5:15 P.M.
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Project Limits& Length: FROM BALDWIN AVE.TO MISSION AVE.; 11 MILES
Date of Opening: JANUARY 1973
Cost: $ 58.0 MILLION
Buller Width: 14 ft or SEPARATE ALIGNMENT ON WESTERLY END
Current Peak Hr Volume: 1270 HOV 3+
Park & Ride Facilities: 5
CHP Enforcement Areas: 1 WEST BOUND
Number of Ingress/Egress:7 WEST BOUND&6 EAST BOUND
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