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[quote user="Phoebe Vet"] Where did you get the idea that the HOV lane, which has been in service for 10 years, has to be rebuilt?  The contract only calls for converting it to an HOT lane. [/quote] If my memory serves me correctly - I don't intend to read the article again, the Observer article said that the HOV lane, which was made possible by reducing the width of the other lanes, threw them out of compliance with the federal standards.  To get the non-HOV lanes back in standard, they have to be widened, which will require the state to rebuild the existing HOV lane. The cost of the current HOV lane is sunk, which is another financial concept that is difficult to grasp.  It is gone, and it should not be considered in determining the best options rolling forward. The key question is what is the optimum option going forward. The NCDOT presumably has concluded that outsourcing the project to Cintra is the best solution.  Without access to the analytics, it is impossible to know all of the elements that went into the decision.
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