Las Vegas carpool lane hours to change under pilot program
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.