Why is there no HOV Lane entrance or exit in Richardson?
For over a decade, TxDOT and DART favored a reversible HOV Lane alternative which would have separated high-occupancy vehicles from other traffic using concrete barriers. The reversible lane would have been open to southbound traffic for a few hours in the morning and to northbound traffic for a few hours in the late afternoon/early evening. The City of Richardson, under the strong leadership of the Mayor, City Council and City management, continued to support a two-way concurrent flow operation because the traffic congestion on US-75 in Richardson is heavy in both directions throughout the day. The City firmly believed a system needed to be developed which would be open in both directions at all times. After further study and negotiations, TxDOT and DART accepted the concurrent flow alternative and started design on the segment within US-75 north of LBJ. It wasn’t until 2005 that TxDOT’s design was finalized to include only one centralized access location. This central access point is
