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Minnesota’s Congestion Pricing Program

Minnesota’s Congestion Pricing Program. Road User Charging Conference January, 2009 By Bernie Arseneau Minnesota (USA) Department of Transportation. Congestion Pricing In Minnesota. Opened 11 mile High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lane on I-394 in 2005

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Minnesota’s Congestion Pricing Program

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  1. Minnesota’s Congestion Pricing Program Road User Charging Conference January, 2009 By Bernie Arseneau Minnesota (USA) Department of Transportation

  2. Congestion Pricing In Minnesota • Opened 11 mile High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lane on I-394 in 2005 • Opening new 16 mile HOT lane in two phases on I-35W in 2009 and 2010 on • Congestion pricing brand name: MnPASS

  3. Our First HOT lane on I-394 • 11 mile corridor • 3 mile barrier separated reversible section • 8 mile diamond lane section • 5 EB and 6 WB access points in diamond lane section • Access in diamond lane controlled through signing and striping • Carpools, transit and motorcycles free • No transponders for Carpools • Fully electronic & dynamically priced

  4. Diamond Lane Design

  5. Long Path Toward a HOT Lane • Old Highway 12 Converted to Interstate • Rancorous debate on conversion to I-394 • Construction started in 1982…,Opened in 1992 • Peak period HOV (diamond lane) • Dedicated 3 mile HOV reversible section • Suffered from “Empty Lane Syndrome” • 2002 HOV lane study • Should it HOV lane become General Purpose Lane? • 2003 HOV to HOT conversion legislation • 2003 Awarded design/build/operate contract • 2005 MnPASS HOT Lane successfully opens

  6. I-394 MnPASS Project Goals • Improve I-394 efficiency • Maintain free flow speeds for transit and carpoolers • Use excess revenues to improve highway and transit in corridor • Employ new technologies for pricing and enforcement

  7. MnPASS Innovations • First Toll Road in Minnesota • Public-Private Partnership for HOT lanes • Minnesota’s first self funded transportation project • Tolling on lanes directly adjacent to non-barrier separated lanes with multiple access points • Full dynamic pricing on multiple consecutive roadway segments • Technology applications assist in enforcement, read/write transponders and enforcement readers

  8. Public Involvement was Key • Community Task Force • Advise Commissioner of Transportation on: • Hours of Operation • Transponder • Safety and Enforcement • Toll Rates • Dynamic Message Signs • Public Outreach • Expected Revenues • Project Evaluation • Type of Vehicles Allowed • Access Points/Traffic Operations • Outreach and education

  9. Tolled Trips

  10. Concept Adoption(transponder leases) 9,441 Opening Day Today: 11,912 Active Transponders

  11. MnPASS Users Satisfied • 95% satisfaction with all electronic tolling • 85% satisfaction with traffic speed in lane • 76% satisfaction with dynamic pricing • 66% satisfaction with safety of merging

  12. Establishing the Toll Price • Min: $0.25 Max $8,00 • Price based on HOT lane traffic conditions only • Data from sensors in lane every ½ mi • Price updated every 3 minutes • Price is set off customizable rate tables • Existing Price, Level of Service, and Rate of Change determine New Price • Price based on worst traffic density point downstream of entrance • Pricing during set hours only (i.e. not 24x7)

  13. Safety Improves Before Opening After Opening

  14. Corridor Conditions Improve • I-394 MnPASS lanes peak hour volumes increased 9 to 33% • Total I-394 peak hour roadway volumes increased by up to 5% • 98% of time speeds above 50 mph • Travel speeds in the general purpose lanes increased by 2 to 15 percent • Transit ridership and carpools levels increase

  15. MnPASS Enforcement Strategy Goal: Violation rate <10% • Convert violators to paying customers • Measure compliance, target problems • Be present • Provide technology to enforce Results: Violation rates are <10%

  16. Technology Provided to Enforce MnPASS

  17. I-394 Conclusions • Important to get the project right • HOV/HOT options offer CHOICE • Public acceptance is high • Makes better use of HOV lanes • GP lanes also work better • Benefits Transit and Carpools • Success helped create the next opportunity

  18. I-35W MnPASS Express Lane Funded by US DOT’s UPA Initiative, includes: • Conversion of existing HOV to HOT (10 mi) • Construction of new HOT lane (4 miles) • Conversion of shoulder todynamic PDSL lane (2 miles) • Extension of HOT lane (2 miles)

  19. PDSL/Managed Lanes: Driver Views

  20. PDSL :Closed

  21. PDSL : Open

  22. Comparison of MnPASS Corridors

  23. Comparison MnPASS Corridors (cont.)

  24. What’s Next for MN Congestion Pricing? • By 2010 all existing HOV lanes converted to HOT • Seeking MnPASS expansion opportunities under several design concepts: • 2 mile extension of I-35W HOT lane in 2011 • Studying managed/priced shoulder lanes on I-94 for 2010+ deployment • Development of MnPASS lane using movable barrier • Concept developed, in modeling study now • More dynamic shoulders under study

  25. Questions and More Information Visit www.mnpass.org Or www.dot.state.mn.us/upa or Contact: nick.thompson@dot.state.mn.us

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