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I-680 Value Pricing: A “Smart Carpool “ Lane Demonstration Project

I-680 Value Pricing: A “Smart Carpool “ Lane Demonstration Project. June 2004. Why high-occupancy toll (“HOT” ) Lanes?. Provide another option for travelers More efficient use of HOV lane and freeway capacity Generate revenue for transportation improvements

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I-680 Value Pricing: A “Smart Carpool “ Lane Demonstration Project

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  1. I-680 Value Pricing: A “Smart Carpool “ Lane Demonstration Project June 2004

  2. Why high-occupancy toll (“HOT” ) Lanes? • Provide another option for travelers • More efficient use of HOV lane and freeway capacity • Generate revenue for transportation improvements • Maintain public support for HOV lanes

  3. Where Are Other U.S. HOT Lanes? • San Diego (Interstate15) • Orange County (SR 91toll road) • Houston (Interstate 10)

  4. I-15 San Diego

  5. SR 91 Orange County

  6. HOT Lane Considerations • Capacity available to sell • Toll collection technology • Enforcement • Intermediate access

  7. What is the I-680 “Smart Carpool Lane”? • A demonstration project that would allow single-occupant vehicles to use the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV or “carpool”) lane • Southbound Interstate 680 on the 14-mile stretch between Pleasanton and Milpitas (“Sunol Grade”) • HOVs will continue to ride for free.

  8. How will tolls be collected? • All electronic toll collection (no toll booths). • Same technology as the current Fastrak system used for collection on all Bay Area bridges. • Tolls vary by time of day, based on congestion

  9. How does a driver know where to enter or exit the Smart Carpool lane? • Smart Carpool lane will be separated form the regular freeway lanes by solid double yellow stripes. • Vehicles may legally enter or exit the Smart Carpool lane only at designated locations, where there is a gap in the solid stripes.

  10. How will it be enforced? • Enforcement primarily done by California Highway Patrol. • A light on an overhead reader indicates toll-paying vehicle is using the lane.

  11. Gross Smart Carpool Lane Revenues • Total revenues • Tolls generate $6.3 million in gross revenues in first year of operation, and $12.3 in 20th year. • Southbound-only generates approximately $3.1 million in first year, $6.1 in 20th year. • Net Revenues • $83 million over 20 years (two-way tolls) for both directions; $41.5 million for southbound-only.

  12. How could toll revenues be spent? • Pay for Smart Carpool lane operations • Completion of NB carpool lane • Improved transit service on corridor • Capital improvements on corridor

  13. Sunol Grade Smart Lanes: First Description

  14. Smart Lane Elements

  15. Sunol Grade Smart Carpool Lanes: Final Result

  16. Next Steps • Schedule • Auxiliary lane opened November 2000 • Interim Southbound opened December 2002 • HOV/HOT construction to begin late 2005 • HOV/HOT lane to open mid-2007 • AB 2032 (Dutra) passed state Assembly and pending in Senate, authorizes HOT lanes

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