Back in 2021, I originally thought that this connector will only be accessible by the express lane if they were to extend it to the 55 freeway because I saw new express lane signs on this connector, but it turns out they are just there to notify drivers that the express lane will begin ahead. I also found out that the Red Hill Ave bridge was not actually built in 2002 according to a YouTube video from 2001, but the bridge seems to have been built between 1997-2000 and it obviously had to be replaced to add the opposite HOV lane connector.
Filmed: Friday July 28, 2023
{C} Hot Wheels Cars, Tracks, Racing 2023
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