M62 plays host to dedicated car-sharing lane

17 October 2007

The Highways Agency has started work on the motorway network’s first dedicated car-share lane.

The 2.75km lane will link the southbound M606 near Bradford to the eastbound M62 towards Leeds, allowing high occupancy vehicles heading towards Leeds to bypass traffic at the busy Chain Bar junction (Surveyor, 23 March 2006).

It is estimated the £3.95M pilot could reduce peak-time journeys for car sharers by around eight minutes. Studies show that 84% of vehicles using the junction currently have only one occupant.

The new lane will use the hard shoulders of the existing M606 and M62 eastbound slip road, which will be connected by a short stretch of new carriageway next to Chain Bar roundabout. New lay-by areas will be provided as emergency refuge for broken-down vehicles in place of the hard shoulder.

The new lane is expected to open in spring 2008.

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