Motorists traveling in the new Interstate 10 Express Lanes during morning rush hour are traveling close to the speed limit, but the ride for those in the free mixed-flow lanes remains slow going.
Stephanie Wiggins, Metro's executive officer in charge of monitoring the pay lanes project, said that the average speed of travel for the 14-mile stretch between Interstate 605 and Alameda Street in downtown Los Angeles was 64 mph in April, reported the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
The figures are part of a report that has not been completed yet, the newspaper reported.
Wiggins told the newspaper that she could not say if the cars in the pay lanes moving over into the mixed-flow lanes is creating heavier traffic during peak periods because the senors that track the number of cars in the free lanes were not working.
"We do not have those figures yet. They are still under analysis," she responded to the Tribune in an email. "It will take more time to determine because the loop detectors were not functioning due to construction activity along the route."
On Feb. 23, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority converted the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on the freeway into pay lanes. The electronically-monitored lanes require that drivers purchase a $40 transponder.
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