Harbor Transitway
The Harbor Transitway (also known as the I-110 Express Lanes) is a 10.3-mile (16.6 km) shared-use express bus corridor (known as a busway or transitway) and high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes running in the median of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) between Downtown Los Angeles and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center in Gardena, California. Buses also make intermediate stops at 37th Street/USC, Slauson, Manchester, Harbor Freeway, and Rosecrans stations. The facility opened for two-person carpools (high-occupancy vehicle lanes) on June 26, 1996, for buses on August 1, 1996 and was converted to HOT lanes as part of the Metro ExpressLanes project on November 10, 2012.
Harbor Transitway
June 26, 1996
J Line: 910, 950- Los Angeles Metro Bus: Express 460, Express 550
- Dodger Stadium Express
- GTrans: 1X
- LADOT Commuter Express: 438, 439, 448
- Torrance Transit: 4X
10.3 mi (16.6 km)
The Harbor Transitway is utilized by the J Line, a bus rapid transit route operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It is also used by Los Angeles Metro Bus, Dodger Stadium Express, GTrans, LADOT Commuter Express and Torrance Transit bus services, most of which only run during weekday peak periods.
South of the Harbor Transitway, the Harbor Freeway also has two stations on the shoulder of the highway, Carson station and Pacific Coast Highway station which opened on November 18, 2000.
Tolls[edit]
As of August 2022, the high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes are a 24/7 service. Solo drivers are tolled using a congestion pricing system based on the real-time levels of traffic. Carpools with two or more occupants are not charged.[17] All tolls are collected using an open road tolling system, and therefore there are no toll booths to receive cash. Each vehicle using the HOT lanes is required to carry a FasTrak Flex transponder, with its switch set to indicate the number of the vehicle's occupants (1, 2, or 3 or more). Solo drivers may also use the FasTrak standard tag without the switch. Drivers without any FasTrak tag will be assessed a toll violation regardless of whether they qualified for free.[17]
The difference between the Harbor Transitway and the El Monte Busway is that the latter charges two-person carpools the posted toll during peak hours.[17]
Bus services[edit]
The Metro J Line bus rapid transit line runs on the Harbor Transitway from Harbor Gateway Transit Center to Downtown Los Angeles and continues to El Monte Bus Station. The line operates daily with frequent service. In addition to Metro J Line, other Metro bus and municipal bus routes also operate on the Harbor Transitway. They include Los Angeles Metro Bus express lines 460 and 550, the Dodger Stadium Express, the city of Gardena's GTrans line 1X, LADOT Commuter Express routes 438, 439 and 448, along with Torrance Transit route 4X. Metro line 550 operates only during weekdays peak hours. Torrance Transit line 4, and Gardena Transit line 1X operate only during weekday peak hours. Metro Express line 460 operates daily along with the Metro Silver Line. Busway bus lines originate from Downtown Los Angeles and El Monte, with final destinations in Disneyland, and Disney California Adventure Park located in Anaheim, Knott's Berry Farm, Artesia, Fullerton, Gardena, Hawthorne, Huntington Beach, San Pedro and Torrance.
FlyAway buses use the transitway to travel between the Los Angeles International Airport and Union Station but do not serve any of the stations.