Charlotte Region Fast Lanes Study

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Charlotte Region Fast Lanes Study Regional
Technical Team Meeting 5
November 20, 2008
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Review of Phase 1 Recommendations
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Study Background

• Began in June 2007
• Co-managed by N.C. Department of Transportation
  and City of Charlotte
• Analyzing 12 corridors in 10-county region for
  managed lanes feasibility

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Feasibility Study Purpose

• Are there any potential corridors where HOV, HOT
  or Truck-Only Toll (TOT) Lanes are viable?
• Where and how these facilities might be connected
  to form a regional Fast Lanes system?

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Study Corridors (340 Miles)
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Corridor Segments (39)
Salisbury
I-77
Mooresville
Kannapolis
Concord
Albemarle
Gastonia
I-85
Garden Parkway
US74
Monroe
Rock Hill
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Phase 1 Screening Criteria

• Presence of Congestion
• Travel Speeds
• Volume-Capacity Ratio
• HOV Demand
• Persons Vehicles
• Travel Patterns
• HOT/TOT Demand
• Vehicle
• Travel Patterns
• Revenue Potential
• Physical Attributes

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Phase 1 Screening Results
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Overall Screening Results

• About 167 miles (49) advance to Phase 2 of the
  study
• HOV and HOT options are feasible on these
  corridors.
• Some conditional cases carried forward
• I-85 assuming major design exceptions
• I-77 South assuming corridor is rebuilt
• NC-16 assuming a reversible lane north of I-85

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Overall Screening Results
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Review of Phase 2 Managed Lanes Design Concepts
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I-85 8-Lane, Barrier Separated Shoulder
Section (Between Freedom Dr and W. Sugar Creek Rd)
Existing Cross Section
Concurrent Flow
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NC-16 4-Lane Shoulder Section with
Median (North of Lawton Rd)
Existing Cross Section
Concurrent Flow
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I-77 north 2-Lane Shoulder Section with
Median (0.6 Miles south of SR-5544 /Catawba Ave)
Existing Cross Section
Concurrent Flow
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I-485 west 3-Lane Shoulder Section with
Median (0.7 Miles west of NC-160 /Steel Creek Rd)
Existing Configuration
Concurrent Flow
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I-485 south 2-Lane Shoulder Section with
Median (0.7 Miles west of NC-16 / Providence Rd)
Existing Configuration
Proposed - 4 buffer continuous HOV, narrow median
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I-77 south HOV and ETL Options (between Uptown
and I-485)
Existing section
One HOV in each direction
Barrier separation may require an additional 12
per direction
Two ETL in each direction
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I-77 south Concurrent Flow (south of NC/SC
Stateline)
Existing section
Concurrent Flow
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NCDOT Response on Design Exceptions
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HOV Typical Sections from NCDOT
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SCDOT Meeting On I-77

• Arranged by Doug Frate of SCDOT
• Attended by senior SCDOT management South
  Carolina FHWA staff
• Reviewed national managed lanes perspectives
  Fast Lanes study status
• Discussed study implications for I-77 in York
  County and potential for connecting to Fast Lanes
  concepts along I-77 north of State line

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Discussion of Phase 2 preliminary Corridor Results
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HOV 2 Demand in 2013
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HOV 2 Demand in 2030
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Summary of HOV Demand Analysis

• As many high demand segments inside I-485 as
  outside on radials
• High demand segments (more than 2,500 pphpl) are
• I-77 (Iredell/ Meck. county line to I-485)
• I-77 (Belk Freeway to York County)
• I-85 (Exit 4 in Gaston County to west of I-485)
• I-85 (I-485 to Cabarrus/ Rowan county line)
• US-74 East
• Lowest demand is on I-485 and outer portions of
  radials

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Preliminary Information

• Annual toll revenues for 2013 and 2030
• Minimization of travel time and revenue
  optimization scenarios
• HOV 2 free, HOV 3 free or all pay scenarios
  (ETL)
• Capital cost estimates by corridor segment
• With design exceptions
• Using NCDOT design standards
• Operating maintenance cost estimates by
  corridor segment

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16 Segments in Phase 2
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Fast Lanes - Phase 2 Schedule
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Reports from HOV/HOT Conference FHWA HOT Lanes
Workshop
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HOV/HOT Systems Conference

• September 7-9 in Minneapolis
• 13th International Conference, last held in
  Minneapolis 20 years ago
• Theme was Partnerships for Innovation
• Sponsored by TRB
• Mid-year meetings of TRB HOV Systems Committee
  Joint Managed Lanes Subcommittee
• About 125 attendees

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HOV/HOT Systems Conference

• General Session on Innovative Partnerships
  between MDOT and Metro Council
• Tour of I-394 MnPASS Project I-35W Bridge
  Re-construction
• HOV Systems Committee Awards

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Conference Break-out Sessions

• Whats the HOV/HOT News Across North America?
• Minnesotas Urban Partnership (UP) Agreement
• HOV/HOT Supporting Elements BRT
• Whats Next for HOT Projects?
• HOV/HOT Planning, Design Operations
• Whats Underway in HOV/HOT Facilities?
• HOVs, HOTs Other User Groups
• UP Agreements the Congestion-Reduction Program

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Highlighted Projects

• I-394 MnPass, Minneapolis
• SR-167 HOT Lanes, Seattle
• I-25 HOT Lanes, Denver
• I-5 HOV Lanes, Seattle
• Capital Beltway HOT Lanes, Washington
• HOV, HOT TOT Lanes, Atlanta
• HOV Lanes, Dallas
• I-95 HOT Lanes, Miami
• HOT Lanes, Los Angeles
• Freeway HOV Lanes, Toronto

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FHWA HOT Lanes Workshop

• September 9-10 in Minneapolis
• 3rd time that workshop has been held
• Objective is to discuss HOT Lane operations
  management strategies
• Designed for transportation professionals
  responsible for planning, designing, managing
  operating HOV or Managed Lanes
• Have CD of workshop presentations

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Workshop Topics

• Benefits of HOT Lanes
• National Trends
• Lessons Learned from HOT Lane Operations
• Public Outreach Education
• HOT Lanes Modeling
• FHWAs newest Policy Guidance on HOV HOT Lanes

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Workshop Panel Discussion

• National Trends in HOV Conversion Chuck Fuhs,
  Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Public Outreach for I-25 Express Lanes in Denver
  Stacey Stegman, Colorado DOT
• SR-167 HOT Lanes Mark Bandy, Washington State
  DOT
• Modeling Conversion of HOV Lanes to Managed Lanes
  Robert Benz, TTI

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Mobility
Showing speeds may not be a good Idea because of
high speeds
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Revenue
Need to get updated table (Tom Light is going to
describe The scenarios)
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Sample Travel Time Savings
Data from ANNA
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Summary of Travel Time Analysis

• Need to summarize if this data is received from
  Anna soon.
• Sample travel time savings
• Davidson to Uptown Charlotte
• UNCC to Uptown
• Rock Hill to

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Summary of Cost Analysis

• Need to summarize Capital and OM Cost.

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Preliminary Revenue Estimates
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Preliminary Revenue Estimates (2 Model Run)
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Preliminary Revenue Estimates (Unrestricted Model
Run)
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Summary of Revenue Analysis

• Very little capacity available to sell during
  peak periods with more generous carpool policies
• Annual revenue growth in real terms between 2013
  and 2030
• 3-6 under HOV2 policy
• 5-8 under no free HOV policy.
• Range of revenue opportunities vary widely thus
  underscoring the importance of tolling objectives
  and carpool policies

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Cost
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I-85 6-Lane, Barrier Separated Shoulder
Section (Between MP 10 west of Gastonia and
Belmont-Mt. Holly Rd)
Existing Cross Section
Concurrent Flow
Contra-flow
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I-85 4-Lane Shoulder Section with
Median (Between Speedway Blvd and Lane St in
Kannapolis)
Existing Cross Section
Concurrent Flow
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US-74 east Managed Lanes and High Capacity
Transit
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I-77 south Concurrent Flow(between I-485 and
NC/SC Stateline)
Existing section
Concurrent Flow
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I-77 south Contra-Flow(south of NC/SC Stateline)
Existing section
AM contra-Flow
PM contra-Flow