DCHP-2

collector lane DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — Ontario, Transportation

  a road running parallel to the express lanes of a highway, funneling traffic onto and from the main lanes (see Image 1).

  Type: 2. Preservation — Although the term is found earlier in the US than in Canada (DARE has "collector highway" with a 1969 quotation), it was adopted quickly here. Collector lane is more frequently used in Canada than the US (Chart 1); the Canadian quotations are generally from Ontario, which is where most of the multi-lane highways in the country are located (Chart 2).
  See also COD-2, s.v. "collector" (5), which is marked "Cdn".