Code of Colorado Regulations
200 - Department of Revenue
204 - Division of Motor Vehicles
1 CCR 204-28 - RULES FOR ESTABLISHING AND REGULATING THE USE OF HOV/HOT LANES FOR CERTAIN HYBRID VEHICLES
Section 1 CCR 204-28-7.0 - Priority of Vehicles

Universal Citation: 1 CO Code Regs 204-28, ยง 7.0

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024

7.1 The Department of Transportation shall restrict access of qualifying Hybrid Vehicles to HOV and HOT lanes, or portions of those lanes, during periods of peak congestion, following findings by the Department of Transportation as follows:

7.1.1 The lane or portion thereof has degraded below a level of service that is required to be maintained for on-time bus performance for the North I-25 facility as agreed with the Regional Transportation District or a level of service C on other facilities;

7.1.2 The operation or projected operation of the qualifying Hybrid Vehicles in these lanes, or portions thereof, will significantly increase congestion.

7.2 The Department of Transportation shall reduce congestion by excluding qualifying Hybrid Vehicles during periods of peak congestion or by charging qualifying Hybrid Vehicle users of HOV and HOT lanes, not otherwise qualifying for use of such lanes, a toll through use of the credit card or debit card on file for issuance of a transponder. The toll amount shall be determined by the Department of Transportation.

7.3 The Department of Transportation may also reduce congestion by other means, including, but not limited to:

7.3.1 Reducing the use of the HOV and HOT lanes by non-eligible or nonconforming vehicles;

7.3.2 Increasing the toll amounts charged to users of the HOT lanes;

7.3.3 Any combination of the above as determined necessary and appropriate by the Department of Transportation.

7.4 The Department of Transportation shall provide advance notification to qualifying Hybrid Vehicles prior to excluding qualifying Hybrid Vehicles from the HOV and HOT lanes during periods of peak congestion or prior to charging qualifying Hybrid Vehicles a toll due to degraded operation of the lanes.

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