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A86 Project 2 33 year-old private motorway concessionaire company (financing, construction, operation) $800 million (U.S.) per year revenue 550 mile network

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A86 Project

33 year-old private motorway concessionaire company (financing, construction, operation)

$800 million (U.S.) per year revenue

550 mile network in France 120 miles under development 2,000 employees Worldwide experience:

SR 91 Express Lanes in

California Toll Collect in Germany Dartford Crossing and Severn

Bridges in the UK Chilean Collipulli motorway in

Chile

About Cofiroute

A86 Project

The Need

No public funding to complete A86

Commute times increasing

Increasing traffic in area impacting other roads

Sensitive environmental and political area

A86 Project

Project Goals Complete the missing

link of the radial freeway

Improve suburb to suburb travel

Reduce surface travel Contribute to the

improvement of the quality of life of the neighborhood

No tax dollars used

A86 Project The Project

Two tunnels: East – 6.5 miles

Two-level

Three lanes each direction

Uni-directional

Light vehicles only

West – 4 miles Single level

One lane each direction

Light vehicles and trucks

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East TunnelWest Tunnel

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Lower Level

A86 Project

Value Pricing For Throughputand Revenue Production

• Means of keeping the tunnels congestion-free

• Supports financing of construction and operations

A86 Project Focus On Safety Traffic Management

Entrance control One-way traffic Trucks separated from passenger vehicles Automatic Incident Detection Variable message signs FM radio override Customer Assistance Patrol

Design and Environmental Driver sensitive design (lighting, color) Independent ventilation for each level Emergency access/refuge bay every 200 meters

A86 Project

Focus On The Environment

Extensive landscaping Architecture design and above-ground facility location blends into

landscape Minimized above-ground facilities while maintaining safety Noise reduction

A86 Project

Financing and Risk Sharing

Revenue and traffic Construction cost Financial risk Operation cost Government action

Cofiroute

Cofiroute

Cofiroute

Cofiroute

Government

Cofiroute - Concessionaire/Operator

SOCATOP - Design/build contractor

$1.5 billion (U.S.) private investment

Financed by Cofiroute

70 year concession

Financed only with tolls

Risk sharing

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BenefitsA new road gets built

No tax dollars are used

Time savings for customers

15% reduction of surface traffic

Relative gain in accessibility

Creation of 800 jobs at construction stage

Aprox 100 additional jobs during operations

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Development Timetable

Project first envisioned as surface project by state - 1972 President decides to study all alternatives - 1975 Underground project proposed by Cofiroute - 1988 Concession granted to Cofiroute - 1989 Major construction begins - 1997 Concession challenged/construction stopped – 1998 Government rebids project – 1998/1999 Cofiroute re-awarded concession - 1999 Construction begins again - 2000 Anticipated opening of first 4 miles – 2005

A86 Project

More InformationVisit the A86 West Exhibitionor our website : www.a86ouest.com

Greg HulsizerCofiroute Global Mobility(714) [email protected]

www.cofiroute.fr

www.cofiroutegm.com