MnDOT: Shutdown would end MnPASS access to HOV lanes

Article by: PAUL WALSH , Star Tribune
Updated: June 28, 2011 - 3:56 PM

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pineyguyJun. 28, 11 9:26 AM

Amidst all the talk of certain calamity, some benefits of a shutdown begin to emerge...

liberaleliteJun. 28, 11 9:28 AM

This would mean more congestion. Reduces the transit advantage for choice riders, thereby pushing people INTO single occupancy automobiles. The 100,000+ who ride express buses into downtown each day are going to be screwed.

coldcnsrvtvJun. 28, 11 9:29 AM

I have no problem with that.

FrankLJun. 28, 11 9:30 AM

Look at it as an interesting experiment, how does traffic flow with the lanes open to all.

beaglemomJun. 28, 11 9:33 AM

This is the first positive thing I have heard about the shutdown.

sharkysharkJun. 28, 11 9:34 AM

Yippee! Could there possibly be a better reason for shutting down State government?

tietacJun. 28, 11 9:36 AM

Wonderful! The whole sane lane project has been a misguided Liberal Leftist social experiment from day one. Its revenue has been abyssmal.

djverbalJun. 28, 11 9:36 AM

"I-394 would be left as westbound only, Gutknecht said. I-35W would be available in both directions without any fee, he said." So no carpool lane going in to downtown in the mornings on 394?

tietacJun. 28, 11 9:40 AM

Liberalelite. Your name says it all. When did you sell your soul to the government?

liberaleliteJun. 28, 11 9:46 AM

@tietac yeah one of those misguided liberal ideas which was championed by Pawlenty. Also one of those misguided leftist ideas that could actually move more PEOPLE in a lane than the general purpose lanes. For every bus that goes by every 30 seconds, imagine 40+ cars on the road.