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1 Response: The department met with the TMT A on the proposed restriction and also received 2 written comment from the association. 3 4 Comment: One commenter reconunended that the lane restriction proposal be tabled for an 5 additional 18-24 months for further study. 6 Response: The proposed truck lane restriction has been studied by the department for over one 7 year. An engineering study has been performed to assess the traffic operations impacts of the 8 restriction and no detrimental impacts were identified. In addition, the department has met with 9 counties, municipalities, law enforcement agencies, and various other organizations regarding 10 the proposed restriction. Considering this and the demonstrated safety benefits associated with 11 the Houston truck lane restriction, the department believes there is no reason to delay 2 implementation. 3 14 Comment: Three commenters noted that the proposed restriction is inconsistent with the 15 existing state law regarding "left lane for passing only". 16 Response: V ehic1es are only specifically restricted from using the left lane of a highway except 17 for passing when "left lane for passing only" signs are in place. In this regard, the department 18 believes that the proposed restrictions are not inconsistent with this type of signing or state law. 19 20 Comment: Two commenters suggested that trucks should be restricted from using the rightmost 21 lane rather than the leftmost lane since ramp traffic merges into the right lane. 22 Response: The possibility of restricting trucks from the rightmost lane was examined and ~3 studied in the engineering assessment for the proposed restriction. The department fOWld that Page 6 of7 27-May-04 Exhibit A