Las Vegas carpool lane hours to change under pilot program
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Cars use the High Occupancy Vehicle lane on northbound Interstate 15 near Sunset Road Wednesday, May 22, 2019.
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 | 2:14 p.m.
Las Vegas carpool lanes soon will be open to any driver during overnight hours for the next year-and-a-half.
The Nevada Department of Transportation will start an 18-month pilot program this month where even a lone driver can travel in carpool lanes or HOV lanes between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
The agency decided to try these new hours out after studies showed traffic on Interstate 15 came down every day between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
There are over 20 continuous carpool lanes in the metro Las Vegas area, according to officials.
The new carpool lane hours begin Oct. 24.