HOV Lanes

I-279 HOV

The I-279 High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) reversible roadway is 5.3 miles long and located in the median of the I-279 expressway. Facility access points are located near Heinz Field, Mellon Arena, McKnight Road, U.S. 19 ( Perrysville Highway ) and I-279. Port Authority buses and vehicles (with two or more passengers) are permitted to use this express lane.

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader
Get Adobe Acrobat Reader

Eight bus routes in the North Hills
travel the HOV lane. The routes are
as follows:

13A - North Hills Express
13B - Babcock Express
13C - Perry Highway Express
13F - West View Express
13G - Thompson Run Express
13J - Franklin Park
13K - Cranberry
13X - Perrysville Express Park and Ride

Quick Facts:

Opened 1989
PENNDOT owned and controlled
Length: 5.3 miles
Eight bus routes
Average weekday bus ridership: 3,000
Average weekday automobile traffic: 4,000
Weekday bus trips: 153
One bus stop on the facility (at the Perrysville Park and Ride Lot)
Perrysville Park and Ride (PENNDOT owned), 480 spaces

Park your vehicle and ride from:	The following bus routes travel on the I-279 HOV Lane:
I-279 at Perrysville Avenue Interchange Park and Ride Lot, Ross Township	13C - Perry Highway Express 13F - West View Express 13X - Perrysville Express Park and Ride The inbound 13C (13F morning trips will use the HOV lane to Lacock Street.) The afternoon 13C (13F trips enter the HOV lane from Anderson Street outbound from the city.
Showcase Cinemas Park and Ride Lot, McKnight Rd. at Blazier Dr., McCandless	13A – North Hills Express
North Park Park and Ride Lot, Hemlock and South Ridge Drive, North Park	13G – Thompson Run Express
BladeRunners Park and Ride Lot, Marshall Drive, Marshall Township	13K – Cranberry Express
Warrendale Park and Ride Lot, Warrendale Bayne Road at Bush Creek, Warrendale	13K – Cranberry Express

Wabash HOV

An old railroad tunnel closed for decades is the newest way to get in to and out of Downtown Pittsburgh and the South Side. Port Authority’s Wabash HOV facility links Route 51, via Woodruff Street and the century-old Wabash Tunnel, with West Carson Street. It operates as HOV-2 (minimum of two occupants) during peak periods and is available to general traffic during non-peak, evening and weekend periods. At this time, Port Authority buses do not use the Wabash HOV Facility. Click here for additional information.

Quick Facts:

Opened December 2004
Port Authority owned
Operated by Bruce & Merrilees Electric
Project Length: 5,500 feet (1.1 mile)
Wabash tunnel length: 3,650 feet
Speed limit: 25 MPH; 15 MPH along ramp curves
160-space parking lot, six ADA-accessible spaces
Access to T, Mon Incline and bus routes
Large trucks restricted
HOV-2 operations during peak periods (a.m. inbound/p.m. outbound)
View full operations schedule