Clean Pass Stickers for High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes on the Long Island Expressway

** This program ended on October 1, 2025 **

The CPV program was a limited pilot program that allowed qualified vehicles with a Clean Pass Vehicle sticker to drive in a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane of the Long Island Expressway (LIE) at any time with the driver as the only vehicle occupant.

The federal law that allowed New York State to offer the CPV program expired on October 1, 2025. Effective July 29, 2025, New York State stopped issuing new Clean Pass Vehicle stickers. Effective September 19, 2025, New York State stopped accepting support requests on existing stickers. Questions or concerns about this program’s expiration should be directed to federal congressional representatives, as renewal requires approval from the federal government.

Vehicles previously issued a Clean Pass sticker may not continue to use HOV lanes. Single-occupant vehicles are no longer permitted to use the HOV lane without other occupants in the vehicle.

Vehicles that previously qualified for the Clean Pass program may still benefit from receiving toll discounts through the E-ZPass Green Pass discount on Port Authority bridges and tunnels and the New York State Thruway. Electric vehicle drivers on Long Island can save money through PSEG Long Island’s EV programs, and New York City and Westchester EV drivers can save money through Con Edison’s EV programs.