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20/03/2008
Drivers On The Fast Lane With Motorway Car-Share Facility
Britain's first motorway car-share lane opens today.
Pushed-for-time drivers will now be able to take advantage of the lane as long as they are carrying at least one passenger.
The scheme which cost £5.3 million links the southbound M606 from Bradford to the eastbound M62 towards Leeds, by-passing a heavily congested section where the two motorways merge.
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly said: "I think it's a really good example of how we can use the motorway creatively and make sure that people do have an incentive to travel with more than one person so that we can have a greener motorway system.
"It makes really good sense here. This is an incredibly busy stretch of motorway where I know people suffer from traffic congestion and traffic jams."
Last September, in a bid to cut congestion drivers on the M42 were permitted to use the hard shoulder as an extra lane at busy times.
Leeds City Council is now experimenting with infra-red technology which will count the number of passengers in each car.
The Highways Agency estimates that vehicles using the new 1.7 mile lane will reduce their journey by up to eight minutes.
Those found infringing the two-person rule can expect a £30 fixed penalty ticket.
(DS)
Pushed-for-time drivers will now be able to take advantage of the lane as long as they are carrying at least one passenger.
The scheme which cost £5.3 million links the southbound M606 from Bradford to the eastbound M62 towards Leeds, by-passing a heavily congested section where the two motorways merge.
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly said: "I think it's a really good example of how we can use the motorway creatively and make sure that people do have an incentive to travel with more than one person so that we can have a greener motorway system.
"It makes really good sense here. This is an incredibly busy stretch of motorway where I know people suffer from traffic congestion and traffic jams."
Last September, in a bid to cut congestion drivers on the M42 were permitted to use the hard shoulder as an extra lane at busy times.
Leeds City Council is now experimenting with infra-red technology which will count the number of passengers in each car.
The Highways Agency estimates that vehicles using the new 1.7 mile lane will reduce their journey by up to eight minutes.
Those found infringing the two-person rule can expect a £30 fixed penalty ticket.
(DS)
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