The　benefits　of　both　homogeneous　and　heterogeneous　platooning　of　automated　vehicles　have　been　reported　by　many　studies.　One　commonality　among　such　studies　has　been　that　platooning　does　provide　a　positive　impact　on　traffic　dynamics　through　increased　average　speeds,　flow　and　capacity.　Also　due　to　platooning,　fuel　consumption　is　reduced　and　hence　positively　impacts　the　environment　through　reduced　emissions.　This　is　even　more　so　when　the　percentage　of　automated　vehicles　is　significantly　higher　than　non-automated　vehicles.　While　obvious　that　today＇s　and　near　future　highways　will　have　automated　and　non-automated　vehicles　coexisting,　research　points　towards　homogeneity　in　order　to　fully　realize　the　benefits　of　platooning.　Research　also　indicates　that　when　platooning　allows　maneuvers　such　as　merging　and　splitting　of　platoons,　these　maneuvers　present　reduced　benefits　in　traffic　dynamics　and　consequently　its　impact　on　the　environment.　In　light　of　these　observations,　this　study　presents　a　highway　architecture　that　implements　and　controls　lane　and　destination　based　fixed-routed　platoons　of　automated　vehicles　with　minimal　lane　changes.　The　study　demonstrates　that　confining　platoons　to　vehicles　of　same　off-ramp　destinations　reduces　the　need　for　lane　changes　to　a　predetermined　number,　allows　for　more　stable　and　longer　strings　of　vehicle　platoons　of　up　to　24　vehicles　per　platoon.　When　compared　to　conventional　traffic,　the　model　presented　shows　between　135%　and　156%　increase　in　average　speeds,　70%　reduction　in　travel　times　and　between　39%　and　43.5%　increase　in　highway　throughput.　The　open-source　traffic　simulator,　Simulation　of　Urban　Mobility　(SUMO)　is　used　to　simulate　the　model　presented　in　this　study.　©　2019　IEEE.