Local–express lanes
{{short description|Arrangement of carriageways within a major highway}}
{{redirect|Collector–distributor lane|a low-to-moderate-capacity road that connects to local streets|Collector road}}
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The local–express lane system is an arrangement of carriageways within a major highway where long distance traffic can use inner express lanes with fewer interchanges compared to local traffic which use outer local lanes that have access to all interchanges. This can also be called a collector/distributor lane system within a single interchange. One of the longest examples is Highway 401 in Toronto, where highway ramps between express and local lanes cross over one another; these are commonly known as braided ramps.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlXSOnPqPGE VDOT: Braided Ramp Demo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410195753/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlXSOnPqPGE |date=2017-04-10 }}. YouTube (2009-02-26). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx18W4yVNwo I-5 196th Braided Ramp animation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410200536/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx18W4yVNwo |date=2017-04-10 }}. YouTube (2010-12-02). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/i405/ne8thtosr520/ WSDOT - Project - I-405 – NE 8th St to SR 520 Braided Ramps – Interchange Improvements - Complete May 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710004331/http://wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I405/NE8thtoSR520/ |date=2010-07-10 }}. Wsdot.wa.gov. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.{{Cite web |url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/rti/psr/5105.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-12-11 |archive-date=2012-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221015304/https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/rti/psr/5105.pdf |url-status=live }}[http://www.pgal.com/portfolio/txdot-ih-10-section-3-2/ TxDOT IH-10 Section 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201110319/http://www.pgal.com/portfolio/txdot-ih-10-section-3-2/ |date=2014-12-01 }}. PGAL. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.[http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist6/environmental/projects/sr180braidedramps/ State Route 180 Braided Ramps Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220162045/http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist6/environmental/projects/sr180braidedramps/ |date=2011-12-20 }}. Dot.ca.gov. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
Some places may have only three carriageways on the highway instead of four, utilizing one directional express lanes. They may be permanent, or they can be reversible express lanes such as in Seattle where they alternate direction.
While a local–express system and a collector/distributor system are used interchangeably, some transportation departments make a distinction between the two. In a local–express system, the inner lanes are called express lanes whereas the outer lanes are called local lanes. In a collector/distributor system, the inner lanes are called mainlines while the outer lanes are called collector/distributor lanes. Generally speaking, a local–express system will have the extra outer lanes present for a long duration of the highway, as opposed to a collector/distributor system where the extra outer lanes are only present at an interchange.
Examples
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The following examples include both local–express and collector/distributor lane systems.
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=United States=
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! State !! Highway !! City/Region !! Location !!width="10%"| Length !! Notes | |||||
California | data-sort-value="I005"| {{jct|state=CA|I|5|name1=Santa Ana Freeway}} | Santa Ana | Orange Crush Interchange (SR 22 / SR 57) – Main Street | {{convert|1.1|mi}} | southbound only |
California | data-sort-value="I005"| {{jct|state=CA|I|5|name1=Santa Ana/San Diego Freeway}} | Irvine | Lake Forest Drive – Irvine Center Drive | {{convert|2.2|mi}} | El Toro Y (Junction I-405) |
California | data-sort-value="I005"| {{jct|state=CA|I|5|name1=San Diego Freeway}} | Sorrento Valley, San Diego | I-805 – SR 56 | {{convert|2.5|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
California | data-sort-value="I010"| {{jct|state=CA|I|10|name1=Santa Monica Freeway}} | Los Angeles | I-110 / SR 110 – Arlington Avenue | {{convert|2.4|mi}} | |
California | data-sort-value="I805"| {{jct|state=CA|I|805|name1=Jacob Dekema Freeway}} | Chula Vista | H Street – E Street / Bonita Road | {{convert|0.9|mi}} | northbound only |
California | data-sort-value="US101"| {{jct|state=CA|US|101|name1=Bayshore Freeway}} | San Mateo County | near San Francisco International Airport | {{convert|1.7|mi}} | |
California | data-sort-value="SR-CA087"| {{jct|state=CA|SR|87|name1=Guadalupe Parkway}} | I-280 – Julian Street along Downtown San Jose | {{convert|1.2|mi}} | northbound | |
California | data-sort-value="SR-CA087"| {{jct|state=CA|SR|87|name1=Guadalupe Parkway}} | I-280 – Alma Avenue | {{convert|0.7|mi}} | southbound | |
California | data-sort-value="SR-CA125"| {{jct|state=CA|SR|125}} | El Cajon | Navajo Road – Grossmont College Drive | {{convert|0.6|mi}} | collector-distributor system |
California | data-sort-value="SR-CA180"| {{jct|state=CA|SR|180}} | Fresno | SR 41 / SR 168 interchanges | {{convert|1.1|mi}} | This interchange is unusual because it also allows traffic to flow directly between SR 41 and SR 168 bypassing SR 180, making it in effect a double braided ramp. {{url|1=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/designbuild/docs/Fre-180-DB_Authorization_Request_final.pdf|2=www.dot.ca.gov}} {{url|1=https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B045'19.5%22N+119%C2%B046'02.5%22W/@36.755406,-119.7695577,1023m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d36.755406!4d-119.767369?hl=en|2=Google Maps}} |
Florida
|{{jct|state=FL|I|295}} |Between Collins Road and Roosevelt Boulevard/US-17 |3.4 miles (5.47 km) | | |||||
Georgia | data-sort-value="I085"| {{jct|state=GA|I|85}} | Gwinnett County | Exit 104 – Exit 109 | {{convert|5.4|mi}} | collector distributor system |
Georgia
|{{jct|state=GA|I|85|I|285}} |Between Georgia State Route 14 and split of I-85 and I-285. |{{convert|1.0|mi}} |Dual express carriageways and CD road for local exits | |||||
Illinois | data-sort-value="I090"| {{jct|state=IL|I|90|I|94|name2=Kennedy Expressway}} | Chicago | Ohio Street – Edens Expressway | {{convert|7.0|mi}} | reversible express lane |
Illinois | data-sort-value="I090"| {{jct|state=IL|I|90|I|94|name2=Dan Ryan Expressway}} | Chicago | 71st Street – I-55 | {{convert|5.5|mi}} | signed local–express lane system; no trucks are allowed in the express lanes |
Illinois | data-sort-value="SR-IL53"| {{jct|state=IL|IL|53}} | Rolling Meadows | I-290 – Kirchhoff Road | {{convert|2.1|mi}} | local–express format |
Iowa | data-sort-value="I029"| {{Jct|state=IA|I|29|I|80}} | Council Bluffs | I-80 Exit 1 to Exit 4 | {{convert|3.12|mi}} | signed local–express lane system; dual-divided freeway format |
Kansas | data-sort-value="I435"| {{Jct|state=KS|K|10}} | Lenexa | K-10 Exit to Interstate 435 East, Lackman Road & Interstate 35 | {{convert|2.18|mi}} | Dual-divided freeway format |
Maryland | data-sort-value="I095"| {{jct|state=MD|I|95|name1=Express toll lanes}} | Baltimore County | White Marsh – Baltimore | {{convert|7.6|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
Maryland | data-sort-value="I270N"| {{jct|state=MD|I|270|name1=northbound}} | Montgomery County | Montrose Road – Montgomery Village Avenue | {{convert|8.3|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
Maryland | data-sort-value="I270S"| {{jct|state=MD|I|270|name1=southbound}} | Montgomery County | Montrose Road – I-370 | {{convert|5.6|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
Michigan | data-sort-value="I096"| {{jct|state=MI|I|96}} | Detroit | Outer Drive – Davison Avenue | {{convert|5.8|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
Mississippi | data-sot-value="I055"| {{jct|state=MS|I|55}} | Hernando | I-69 / I-269 | {{convert|1.08|mi}} | |
Nebraska | data-sort-value="US006"| {{jct|state=NE|US|6|name1=West Dodge Road/West Dodge Expressway}} | Omaha | 93rd Street – 120th Street | {{convert|1.5|mi}} | Elevated West Dodge Freeway bypasses 114th and 120th Street intersections; West Dodge Road is technically a frontage road due to multiple at-grade intersections |
New Jersey | data-sort-value="I078"| {{jct|state=NJ|I|78}} | I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Route 24 | {{convert|10.2|mi}} | signed local–express lane system | |
New Jersey | data-sort-value="I080"| {{jct|state=NJ|I|80}} | I-95 / G.S. Parkway – I-280 / I-287 | {{convert|6.2|mi}} | signed local–express lane system | |
data-sort-value="I095" | {{jct|state=NJ|I|95|NJTP}} | Ridgefield Park | between Overpeck Creek and US 46 – George Washington Bridge. | {{convert|5.1|mi}} | signed local–express lane system | |
New Jersey | data-sort-value="I297"| {{jct|state=NJ|I|287}} | I-78 – US 202 / US 206 | {{convert|3.0|mi}} | ||
New Jersey | data-sort-value="US0019"| {{jct|state=NJ|US|1/9}} | Route 81 – US 1/9 Truck | {{convert|5.9|mi}} | signed local–express lane system | |
New Jersey | data-sort-value="SR-NJ3"| {{jct|state=NJ|Route|3}} | N.J. Turnpike western spur – Route 495 | {{convert|1.2|mi}} | ||
New Jersey | data-sort-value="SR-NJG"| {{jct|state=NJ|GSP}} | Middlesex & Monmouth counties | Raritan tolls – Asbury Park tolls | {{convert|21.8|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
New York | data-sort-value="I495"| {{jct|state=NY|I|495}} | Elmhurst | Exit 19 | {{convert|1.4|mi}} | |
New York | data-sort-value="NY 907K"|Cross County Parkway | Yonkers-Mount Vernon | Cross County Parkway (Exits 4S / 4N - Exit 8) | {{convert|2.10|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
New York | data-sort-value="Z-W"| Westchester Avenue | Harrison | I-287 (Exits 9S / 9N) | {{convert|2.8|mi}} | |
Ohio | data-sort-value="I270"| {{jct|state=OH|I|270}} | Columbus | SR 161 – McCutcheon Road (just north of I-670) | {{convert|3.3|mi}} | |
Ohio | data-sort-value="I271"| {{jct|state=OH|I|271}} | Greater Cleveland | I-480 (North Randall) – I-90 (Willoughby Hills) | {{convert|13.9|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
Ohio | data-sort-value="I480"| {{jct|state=OH|I|480}} | Greater Cleveland | I-77 (Independence) – Transportation Boulevard / East 98th Street (Garfield Heights) | {{convert|0.8|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
Pennsylvania | data-sort-value="I079"| {{jct|state=PA|I|79}} | Cranberry Township | PA 228 | {{convert|2|mi}} | southbound only |
Pennsylvania | data-sort-value="US001"| {{jct|state=PA|US|1|name1=Roosevelt Boulevard}} | Northeast Philadelphia | {{convert|11.9|mi}} | surface roadway with express and local lanes | |
Texas | data-sort-value="I010"| {{jct|state=TX|I|10|name1=McDermott Freeway}} | San Antonio | Exit 567 – Exit 570 | {{convert|2.0|mi}} | |
Texas | data-sort-value="I010"| {{jct|state=TX|I|10|I|35|name2=PanAm Expressway}} | San Antonio | Exit 155A (Spur 536) –Exit 154A (Loop 353) | {{convert|0.7|mi}} | |
Texas | data-sort-value="I035"| {{jct|state=TX|I|35|name1=PanAm Expressway}} | San Antonio | Exit 156 (I-10) – Exit 158 (I-37) | {{convert|1.8|mi}} | |
Texas | data-sort-value="I635"| {{jct|state=TX|I|635|name1=Express toll lanes}} | northern Dallas | Exit 19 – Exit 27C (I-35E) | {{convert|9.9|mi}} | |
Virginia
|File:Virginia 267.svg VA-267 (Dulles Toll Road) |I-495 (Exit 18) |14.0 miles (22.5 km){{Cite web |title=FHWA - Center for Innovative Finance Support - Project Profiles |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/va_dulles_greenway.aspx |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) |archive-date=2023-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515221559/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/va_dulles_greenway.aspx |url-status=live }} | | |||||
Washington D.C./Virginia/Maryland | data-sort-value="I495"| {{jct|state=VA|I|495|name1=Capital Beltway}} | Washington metropolitan area | Telegraph Road (Alexandria, Virginia) – MD 210 (Oxon Hill, Maryland) | {{convert|6.6|mi}} | signed local–express lane system |
Washington | data-sort-value="I005"| {{jct|state=WA|I|5}} | Seattle | Yesler Way – NE Northgate Way | {{convert|7.3|mi}} | reversible express lanes |
Washington | data-sort-value="I005"| {{jct|state=WA|I|5}} | Seattle | Holgate Street – 8th Avenue tunnel | {{convert|1.7|mi}} | |
Wisconsin | data-sort-value="I041"| {{jct|state=WI|I|41|I|94}} | Milwaukee | College Avenue – I-41 / I-43 | {{convert|2.5|mi}} | Local lanes provide access to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport's Airport Spur and other local exits |
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Argentina | 15px National Route 9 (North Access freeway) | Buenos Aires | Vicente López – San Isidro | ||
Australia | {{AUshield|NSW|M1}} Warringah Freeway | Sydney | Miller Street – Bradfield Highway | ||
Australia | {{AUshield|VIC|M1}} West Gate Freeway | Melbourne | {{AUshield|Toll|M2}} (CityLink) – Burnley Tunnel/Domain Tunnel
{{AUshield|S|37}} Williamstown Road - {{AUshield|M|80}} Western Ring Road | | Section between Williamstown Road and M80 only partially completed | |
Australia
|{{AUshield|M|2}} Tullamarine Freeway |{{AUshield|S|39}} Mickleham Road - {{AUshield|M|80}} Western Ring Road (southbound direction only) {{AUshield|M|79}} Calder Freeway - {{AUshield|S|40}} Bell Street | | | |||||
Australia
|{{AUshield|M|80}} Metropolitan Ring Road |{{AUshield|M|31}} Hume Freeway - Edgars Road |1 km (0.6 mi) | | |||||
Australia | {{AUshield|S|2}} Kwinana Freeway | Perth | State Route 14 (Beeliar Drive) – Berrigan Drive | {{convert|abbr=on|2.2|km}} | |
Brazil | Rod. Pres Dutra RJ/BR-116 | Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro | Saída 178B - Km 165 | {{convert|abbr=on|13.0|km}} | |
Brazil | Rod. Pres Dutra SP/BR-116 | São Paulo, Guarulhos | Km 231 - Saída 211 | {{convert|abbr=on|20.0|km}} | |
Brazil | Rod. Pres Dutra SP/BR-116 | São José dos Campos | Km 151 - Km 147 (RJ) Km 153 - 148 (SP) | {{convert|abbr=on|3.5|km}} (RJ) {{convert|abbr=on|5.0|km}} (SP) | |
Brazil | Avenida das Américas | Rio de Janeiro | |||
China | {{jct|country=CHN|Ex|2001}} {{jct|country=CHN|Ex|3}} {{jct|country=CHN|Ex|35}} | Jinan | 24km | ||
Egypt | Suez Rd | El Shorouk, Cairo Governorate and Attaka, Suez Governorate | Shuhada Rd, El Shorouk to the entrance of the City of Attaka | {{convert|abbr=on|86|km}} | |
England | {{jct|country=GBR|A|38|name1=Devon Expressway}} | Plymouth | |||
England | {{jct|country=GBR|M|5}} | Bristol | |||
England | {{jct|country=GBR|M|20}} | Maidstone | |||
England | {{jct|country=GBR|M|55}} | Preston, Lancashire | |||
England | {{jct|country=GBR|M|60}} | Manchester | Sale – Carrington | {{convert|abbr=on|2.4|km}} | |
France | {{jct|country=FRA|A|6}} | south of Paris | |||
France | {{jct|country=FRA|A|9}} | Montpellier | {{convert|abbr=on|23.9|km}} | The local expressway is known as A709 | |
Hong Kong | Prince Edward Road West | Hong Kong | Lung Kong Road – Choi Hung Road | elevated and lower roadway | |
Hong Kong | West Kowloon Highway / Lin Cheung Road | Hong Kong | |||
Hungary | {{jct|country=HUN|M|35}} | Debrecen | {{convert|abbr=on|4.5|km |
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| Indonesia || Airport Toll Road || Jakarta || Pluit – Penjaringan || ||
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| Malaysia || {{MES-E|1}} || Ipoh || Jelapang – Ipoh South || {{convert|abbr=on|7.31|km}} || Ipoh North–Ipoh South Local Express Lane ||
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| Mexico || Avenida Constitución / Morones Prieto || Monterrey || || ||
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| Mexico || Via Rápida Poniente y Oriente || Tijuana || || ||
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| Netherlands || {{jct|country=NLD|A|2}} / {{jct|country=NLD|N|2}} || || around Maastricht, Eindhoven, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Utrecht || ||
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| Netherlands || {{jct|country=NLD|A|4}} || || around Leiden || ||
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| Netherlands || {{jct|country=NLD|A|4}} || || The Hague and near Schiphol || || {{url|1=https://beeldbank.rws.nl/Photos/981/147244.jpg|2=basketweave braid}} between two adjacent interchanges
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| Netherlands || {{jct|country=NLD|A|12}} || Utrecht || || ||
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| Netherlands || {{jct|country=NLD|A|15}} || Rotterdam || || ||
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| Netherlands || {{jct|country=NLD|A|16}} || Rotterdam || || ||
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| Pakistan || Lahore Ring Road || Lahore || || {{convert|abbr=on|85.0|km}} ||
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| Poland || {{jct|country=POL|S|2}} || Warsaw || || {{convert|abbr=on|4.2|km|}}
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| Russia || Leningradsky Avenue || Moscow || || ||
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| Scotland || {{jct|country=GBR|state=SCO|M|8}} || Glasgow || || ||
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| Serbia || {{jct|country=SRB|A|1}} || Novi Sad || Novi Sad North – Novi Sad South ||{{convert|abbr=on|8.0|km|}}
|serves three interchanges in Novi Sad
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| Slovakia || {{jct|country=SVK|D|1}} / Einsteinova || || Bratislava – Petržalka || ||
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| South Africa || {{jct|country=ZAF|N|1}} || Cape Town || Koeberg Road – N7 || || outbound
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| Spain || {{jct|country=ESP|AP|AP-7}} || near Barcelona || || ||
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| Spain || {{jct|country=ESP|AP|M-30}} || Madrid || || ||
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| Taiwan || {{jct|country=TWN|Fwy|1}}|| Taipei|| New Taipei City and Taipei|| 32.9 km
(20.4 mi)
|Xizhi–Wugu Elevated Road
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| Taiwan || {{jct|country=TWN|Fwy|1}} || || New Taipei City - Taoyuan|| 71 km (44 mi)||Wugu–Yangmei Elevated Road
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| Turkey || {{jct|country=TUR|D|100 }} || Gebze, Kocaeli || || ||
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| Turkey || {{jct|country=TUR|D|100 }} || Istanbul || Beylikdüzü – Cevizlibağ || {{convert|abbr=on|28.3|km}} || on the European side
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| Turkey || {{jct|country=TUR|D|100 }} || Istanbul || Ünalan – Bostancı || {{convert|abbr=on|9.6|km}} || on the Asian side
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| Turkey || {{jct|country=TUR|D|100 }} || Istanbul || Kartal – Pendik || {{convert|abbr=on|9.9|km}} || on the Asian side
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| Turkey || {{jct|country=TUR|D|300 }} || İzmir || Halkapınar – Kemalpaşa || {{convert|abbr=on|9.1|km}} ||
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| Turkey || {{jct|country=TUR|D|300 }} || Malatya || through the city center || {{convert|abbr=on|11|km}} ||
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| Turkey || Kennedy Avenue || Istanbul || Yenikapı – Bakırköy || {{convert|abbr=on|3.5|km}} || express lanes for the Eurasia Tunnel
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| Vietnam ||40px Đại Lộ Thăng Long || Hanoi || Láng – Hoà Lạc ||{{convert|abbr=on|29.3|km|}} ||
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Gallery
File:Acceso Norte y calle Melo hacia el noroeste.jpg|North Access freeway over National Route 9 (Argentina). The express lanes (left, all vehicles) and local lanes (right, cars and buses only) seen in the view towards the north.
File:Ruta Panamericana Buenos Aires Florida.jpg|A view of North Access's Freeway at Buenos Aires, Argentina, from the bridge on Pres H.Yrigoyen Street at Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
File:The Basketweave.svg|Local and express lanes can be connected using a basketweave.
File:Highway 401 The Basketweave Aerial.jpg|Basketweave on Highway 401 in Toronto
File:Highway 401.png|'The Transfer' on Highway 401 near Toronto Pearson Airport (top of image). {{coord|43.648373|N|79.637085|W}}
File:Highway 401 transfer.jpg|Express to collector transfer on Highway 401
File:401atMcCowan.JPG|Collector–express roadway configuration on Highway 401
File:M20westCobtree.jpg|M20 motorway near Maidstone, England, showing separated local and express lanes
File:Leningradsky Prospekt at night 2.jpg|Express and local lanes of Leningradsky Prospekt in Moscow
File:M-30 (Madrid, Spain) 03.jpg|Express and local lanes, M-30 circular highway in Madrid, Spain, east section
File:Interstate 270.jpg|Local–express lanes on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland
File:A1motorwayNoviSadCenter.jpg|A1 motorway through Novi Sad, Serbia
File:2020-07-16 11 01 28 View south along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) at Exit 124 (Main Street) in Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey.jpg|Garden State Parkway split into local and express lanes in Sayreville, New Jersey
File:Zhongshan Freeway at Taishan District, New Taipei 20180418a.jpg|Freeway 1 in Taishan District, New Taipei showing the Ground Level and Elevated lanes
Example of cloverleaf interchanges
A cloverleaf interchange may have collector/distributor lane system on a freeway or expressway to handle entering and exiting traffic. Usually, this lane will begin as an entrance-only ramp initially, but it will sometimes become a main lane or possibly an exit-only lane. The purpose of this lane is to facilitate traffic to the freeway exits and from the freeway entrances.
File:I-10 at Garfield Avenue.jpg
File:US 131, M-6, 68th St interchange.jpg
File:Cloverleaf interchange.png
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See also
References
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