HighOccupancy Toll HOT Lanes Recent Developments

1
High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) LanesRecent
Developments
Planning and Operations Committee September 9,
2005
2
Regional HOT Network

• Transportation 2030 proposal
• Convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes
• Carpools, buses still travel free of charge
• SOVs can choose to use HOT lanes for a toll
• FasTrakTM electronic toll collection
• Maintain HOV/HOT lane performance

3
Why a Regional HOT Network?

• More efficient use of freeway capacity
• Help fund expansion of HOV network and express
  bus service
• Offers travelers another choice congestion
  insurance
• Local efforts underway need regional
  coordination

4
Conceptual Regional HOT Network
5
National Projects

• HOT Lanes in Operation
• Orange County (SR 91)
• San Diego (I-15)
• Houston, Texas (I-10 Katy Freeway and US 290)
• Minneapolis (I-394) opened May 16, 2005
• Coming Soon
• Denver (I-25) to open December, 2005
• Seattle (State Route 167) in 2007
• Houston (I-10 extension) in 2009
• San Diego (I-15 extension ) in 2010

6
Orange County SR 91 Express Lanes
7
San Diego I-15 Express Lanes
8
Houston I-10 Katy Freeway
9
Minneapolis I-394 MnPASS (Opened May 16)
10
Federal Legislation - SAFETEA

• Value Pricing Pilot Program
• 15 demonstration projects
• 11 to 12 million/year
• Broad permission to convert HOV to HOT
• Must maintain service levels (45 mph minimum)
• Encourages directing excess revenue to
  ridesharing and highway safety programs

11
State Legislation

• Existing law modified by AB 2032 (Dutra) provides
  specific authority for pilot projects
• Alameda County 2 projects (including I-680)
• Santa Clara County 2 projects
• San Diego County 2 projects
• GoCalifornia bills expand authority for Caltrans
  and regional agencies difficult path in
  legislature
• AB 850 (Canciamilla) Caltrans
• AB 561 (Runner) Caltrans
• AB 509 (Richman) Regional transportation
  agencies
• AB 1699 (Frommer) Regional transportation
  agencies/ sales tax authorities (Design build and
  HOT lanes elements)

12
Regional Projects

• I-680 Sunol Grade Smart Carpool Lane Pilot
  Project (ACCMA VTA)
• Convert southbound I-680 HOV lane to HOT lane
• Projected opening 2009
• I-580/I-680 HOT/Credit Lanes Feasibility Study
  (ACCMA)
• Low-income drivers credits toward free HOT lane
  use
• Study recommendations Fall 2005
• Santa Clara County HOT Lane Feasibility Study
  (VTA)
• Identify corridors for pilot projects
• Study recommendations September 2005

13
Proposed I-680 Concept

• Limited access
• Double-yellow stripe separation with intermediate
  access (access design under study)
• Toll varies by time of day, day of week
• Early polling 60 to 70 support (project area)

14
How Do We Get to a Regional Network?
Define a series of phases, for example
pilot projects (I-680, ACCMA VTA corridors)
convert low- volume HOV lanes
convert HOV lanes when they reach capacity
(increase HOV occupancy)
construct new lanes to close gaps
15
Regional HOT Network Feasibility Study

• Build on work in Alameda and Santa Clara counties
• Identify corridors next in line
• Regional network must be coordinated
  considerations include
• Carpool lane integrity
• Need capacity to sell
• Distribution of benefits
• Governance
• Technology

16
(No Transcript)
17
(No Transcript)