HOV System Implementation Plan

Final Report

Please refer to the HOV Main Page for general information about the HOV sytem in Georgia.  Click here for the HOV Strategic Implementation Plan for the Atlanta Region Final Report.

Overview

A successful transportation system utilizes different modes to move people from place to place as efficiently as possible.  The Atlanta Regional Commission, the planning agency for the metro area, developed a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) that includeed many alternative transportation forms.  One alternative was the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane.

The 2025 RTP called for approximately 262 new miles of HOV lanes and 55 HOV ramps.

History

As of October 2001, approximately 90 miles of HOV lanes and seven dedicated HOV ramps operate in the Atlanta metro area.  The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is responsible for building lanes and ramps.  To ensure a successful system that reduces congestion, GDOT commissioned a study to obtain information on the best type, design, location, and timing for improvements to the region's current HOV system.  The GDOT commissioned the Parsons Team, a group of engineers and planners, who evaluated the region's current HOV lanes and made recommendations on ways to improve the system to guide and facilitate this process.  The Team heard from the people who live and work in the region to ensure the best system possible.  Planners, engineers, civic leaders, and neighborhoods in Atlanta worked together to design a system that would complement other mobility tools put to work in the region.  Most importantly, they designed a system that people use on a daily basis.