LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday allowing the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to designate highway lanes using federal funds as HOV lanes to encourage carpooling and ease highway traffic.
An HOV lane is a lane on a highway reserved for buses or vehicles with several occupants, typically marked with large diamond shapes on the pavement.
“These bills represent a major step forward for mobility in Michigan and efforts to decrease emissions by encouraging people to share rides,” said MDOT Director Bradley C. Wieferich.
House Bill 4353, sponsored by state Representative Sharon MacDonell, allows MDOT to designate HOV lanes on newly constructed highway lanes built using federal funding.
