NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell is rolling out new bus lanes from his Choose How You Move Transit Plan, and drivers will soon see the new lanes spread across Nashville.

The queue lane is a 1,400 foot bus lane that allows WeGo buses to bypass queued traffic when it gets backed up. A smart signal with a camera is also near the lane. The signal can read when a bus is at an intersection and allows it to pull in front of cars a few seconds before the rest of traffic.

Deputy Communications Director for the Mayor, Alex Apple, said the new lanes will help improve transit for riders across Nashville.

“When traffic is backed up for some ways, it puts the bus behind schedule and affects its convenience and reliability," Apple said. “So when the bus pulls up to the inter

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