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4-4.3. Signal Priorities for Queue Bypasses and Gating
Active traffic signal priorities can be used in conjunction with queue bypass bus lanes to reduce delays and to facilitate reentry into the traffic stream. On arterial roads where there is not enough space for a bus lane for the entire length of the road, several agencies have installed queue bypasses. Short lanes leading to the intersection are added so that the transit vehicles can bypass the queue of automobiles and get to the front of the line.
This technique can be enhanced by using signal queue jumps, which allow the transit vehicles a few seconds head start on the rest of the vehicles at the intersection. Buses are allowed to reenter the regular lanes in front of the other vehicles, thereby preventing bottlenecks downstream of the intersection. These lanes are found in several U.S. urban areas, including Seattle and San Diego. In Seattle, a short curb queue bypass lane is located on Pacific Street and Montlake Boulevard, near the University of Washington. A bus-only queue bypass operates on downtown Second Avenue as part of a multi-block bus lane. An advance green signal is also provided for the Airport Road HOV lane in Snohomish County. In San Diego, a bus bypass lane at a signalized intersection in the Mission Valley area is located between the right-turn lane and the general purpose lane (Rutherford et al., 1995).