Florida

City: 
Miami
Facilities: 
I-95
Facility Type: 
Converted freeway shoulder lane
Description: 
I-95: between I-395 and I-595
Objectives: 
Provide free-flowing conditions on the managed-lane network; provide a network of managed lanes throughout the congested region.
Date Implemented: 
2008
Date Terminated: 
N/A
Other Information: 
HOT lane; variable pricing based on demand and the network itself will be used as the backbone of a bus rapid transit system subsidized by toll revenues; expansion of an existing HOV2 lane to a HOT lane with the addition of a 2nd HOT lane.
Operational Information
Allowed Vehicles: 
No toll: registered vanpools, registered carpools of 3+, registered hybrid vehicles, motorcycles, buses; Tolled: all other vehicles except trucks with 3+ axles;
Operating Partners: 
Florida DOT, Miami-Dade MPO; Broward MPO, Miami-Dade Transit, Broward County Transit, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, Florida Turnpike Enterprise
Conditions: 
UPA Project
Maximum Speed: 
55 mph
Geometric Features
Cross Section Details: 
11 ft lanes
Traffic Control Devices
Overhead Signs and Signals: 
overhead electronic signs displaying operational information and toll rates
ITS: 
traffic detectors; video cameras
Costs: 
$43.4 million
Enforcement
Responsibility: 
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise; Florida Highway Patrol
Approach: 
license plate photograph for toll violations; visual inspection by FHP for occupancy requirements
Incident Reponse
Responsibilties: 
Road Rangers, Florida Highway Patrol, Florida DOT
Institutional Issues
Public Outreach: 
Project web sites, public metings, media campaigns, production of videos