Express EZPassSM Atlantic City Expressway

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Express E-ZPassSMAtlantic City Expressway

• Presented by
• Bart Mueller, South Jersey Transportation
  Authority
• Michael Kolb, Traffic Technologies, Inc.

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Deployment Challenges

• Pure Open Road Tolling (ORT) Not Feasible
• DMV Limitations
• Limited Lane Geometry
• E-ZPass Utilization
• Congested Roadways

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Benefits of Express E-ZPass

• E-ZPass available in every lane
• Increased Capacity
• Support of Atlantic City Economic Development
• Improved Service Delivery to Motoring Public
• Trained Maintenance Work Force
• Ownership of System/Source Code

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The Simple World

• Only customers with valid tags use the facility
• Tags are always properly mounted
• Tags are always read
• All vehicles are charged the same toll

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The Real World

• Non-customers (violators) use the facility
• Tags are not always properly mounted
• Tags are not always read
• Toll amounts vary by vehicle class

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Standard Toll Lane

• Single 10 to 12 foot wide lane
• Vehicle speeds from stop-and-go to 20 mph
• Vehicle framing single axis - direction of
  travel
• Single AVI antenna
• Single VES camera
• AVC via treadle, loops and light curtain

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Express Toll Lane

• Two undelineated 12 foot travel lanes
• Vehicle speeds from stop-and-go to
• Vehicle framing dual axis direction of travel
  and side-to-side
• Three AVI antennas
• Three VES cameras
• AVC via loops

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Project Timeline

• Notice to Proceed May 2003
• Development Site November 2003
• Go-Live May 2004

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AVI Mark IV Badger

• Three in-line antennas
• Covers right travel lane, left travel lane and
  straddle area
• Achieves high accuracy of lane assignment

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VES Hawkeye

• Three in-line cameras
• Covers right travel lane, left travel lane and
  straddle area
• High resolution digital output

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AVC Idris/Peek

• Tracks vehicles across right lane, left lane and
  straddle area
• Counts axles
• Classifies vehicles
• Provides VES trigger
• Performs AVI tag assignment
• Reduced maintenance requirements

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Development/Test Site

• Serves as a test bed for system development
• Installed at Exit 41 overpass of the Expressway
• Fully equipped to process ORT vehicles

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Development Site Testing
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