Express Lanes

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Express lanes are a proven congestion-management tool that allows KDOT to manage traffic flow and provide drivers with reliable travel times. This is possible because the express lane toll varies based on congestion levels and time of day to keep express lane trips congestion-free and at least 50 mph. Managing congestion with variable tolling means that no matter how much traffic grows in the future, KDOT can provide a congestion-free trip.

In 2019, the Kansas Legislature passed new tolling legislation that includes the following requirements:

Existing lanes cannot be tolled.
Tolls can only be collected on new lanes.
Tolls collected on a roadway can only be used on that roadway.
KDOT cannot toll a roadway without community support.
Communities have to ask KDOT to request tolling be evaluated further.

Express lanes give drivers a choice to pay a small toll to bypass congestion in the free, general-purpose lanes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is there an advantage to using a KTAG for driving on the express lanes?
How can I get a KTAG if I don't already have one?
When will the tolls end?
What is variable rate tolling?
Do express lanes disadvantage low-income groups?
Where should I go if I am in the express lane and an emergency vehicle needs to pass me or a police office pulls me over?
What if I accidentally cross into the express lane?
How is toll collection enforced?
There are two types of enforcement to consider:
1. Refusing to pay tolls levied for use of the express lanes; and
2. Improper use of the lanes on the roadway.
Refusing to pay tolls follows the same administrative process used on the Kansas Turnpike. This can include referral to a collection agent or placement of a registration hold on the vehicle until the tolls are paid. Customers are given multiple opportunities to pay the tolls before escalating to those steps.

Law enforcement monitors the roadway and enforces its proper use. For example, not using the designated entry and exit points and crossing over the double white line would be ticketed as a moving violation similar to exceeding the speed limit.
Are enough people expected to use the express lanes to relieve traffic congestion?
Is the goal of tolling to reimburse the state for the total Project cost?
Does tolling send Overland Park's share of highway funds elsewhere in Kansas?
No.
Where and how can tolling revenue be spent?
How much revenue will tolling raise?
How do express lanes serve as a funding option for U.S. 69?
Why were express lanes considered for U.S. 69?

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Express Lanes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there an advantage to using a KTAG for driving on the express lanes?

How can I get a KTAG if I don't already have one?

When will the tolls end?

What is variable rate tolling?

Do express lanes disadvantage low-income groups?

Where should I go if I am in the express lane and an emergency vehicle needs to pass me or a police office pulls me over?

What if I accidentally cross into the express lane?

How is toll collection enforced?

Are enough people expected to use the express lanes to relieve traffic congestion?

Is the goal of tolling to reimburse the state for the total Project cost?

Does tolling send Overland Park's share of highway funds elsewhere in Kansas?

Where and how can tolling revenue be spent?

How much revenue will tolling raise?

How do express lanes serve as a funding option for U.S. 69?

Why were express lanes considered for U.S. 69?