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The Evolution of Tolling and ITS in Ireland

John Davis, Arup

ARUP deliver across many sectors

Retail & Commercial

Residential

Corporate Offices

Energy

Roads & Bridges

Colleges & Schools

Hospitals & Clinics

Manufacturing

Public Buildings

Sports & Leisure

Aviation

Maritime

Rail

The services ARUP provide

Civil and Structural

Geotechnical

Mechanical and Electrical

Energy Management

Facilities Management

Infrastructure and Transportation

Logistics

Environmental, Planning /

Licensing

Flood Risk Assessment

Waste Management

Sustainability

Project Management

PSDP

Health and Safety

Fire

Façade

BEM Built Environment

Management

Arup Worldwide

Arup in Ireland

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Irish clients.

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ARUP TRAFFIC OPERATIONS / ITS

Examples of Services

Motorway Control Centre Operations

Parking Guidance Systems

Traffic Signal Design and Systems

Tolling Design and Operations

Maintenance

Intelligent Street lighting

Motorway Control Solutions

Parking Systems

Public Transport Systems

Planning

Design

Procurement

Site Supervision

Maintenance

Contract Admin

Delivering Outcomes not Technology

Infrastructure Development

• Motorway Development

Pre 2000: Under-developed Network

Not as bad as the image shows but

Mix of Single and Dual Carriageways

Limited town by-passes

Long journey times

Infrastructure Development

• Motorway Development

Major Investment Programme Implemented

PPPs played a Key Role

PPP Model evolved from 2003 to 2010

Ten toll roads on the National network and one on the local network

Infrastructure Development

• Ireland now has a Modern Motorway Network

• Connects all Major Cities

• Provides Safer Surer Journeys for Motorists

• Classic Case of Tolling to Fund Infrastructure

Electronic Toll Collection

• History 2000 – Introduction of ETC on Westlink and Eastlink;

2003–2010 - New motorway network with toll roads;

2005 - Introduction of national ETC interoperability;

2008 - Introduction of multi-lane free flow on M50;

2008 - Introduction of National ‘EETS’ (Tag) Providers;

2010–2012 - Preparation for EETS Interoperability.

• Interoperable CEN 5.8 DSRC across all Toll Plazas

• Classic Case of ETC Evolution

Electronic Toll Collection

• PPP Toll Plazas Uniform Design;

Mix of Manual, ACM and ETC Express lanes

ETC in all Lanes

Unique ETC Express Lane / Reject Lane Configuration;

Tolling Interoperability

• National Interoperability Since 2005 NRA established Information Exchange Agent

Hub to Facilitate Transactional Data Exchange

Financial Settlement is Directly between Chargers and Providers

• Toll Chargers: Ten toll roads on National network

and one on local network

• Service Providers: Toll Chargers Issue Tags

Two Independent Service Providers

Tolling Interoperability

• Approx. 400,000 Vehicles equipped with OBUs

• ETC transactions account for approx. 50% of all tolling transactions across the network

• IEA processed €90M interoperable tolling transactions in 2011

Tolling Interoperability

• IMSP Procurement Interoperability Management Services Provider

New Service Contract to deliver Next Generation services

Will facilitate EETS and Regional ETS (ISO 12855 Compliance).

Tolling Interoperability

• EETS Implementation Leveraging on existing Interoperability Model

Analysing Roadside Upgrade Requirements

Use of OBU White Lists is Biggest Concern Necessary for validation purposes

Too large for normal lane controllers / LAN

Embedded in Toll system Processes

Possibility of keeping White Lists in Back Office

EU Pilot EETS Corridors

M50 Tolling and ITS

• M50: Upgrade to ORT in 2008

• Combined with major infrastructural improvements Increased number of lanes Re-engineering of on / off ramps

• Classic Case of using Tolling to Fund Infrastructure Improvements

M50 Tolling and ITS

• M50: Upgrade to ORT in 2008

• Upgrade Replaced “Ireland’s Largest Car Park”

M50 Tolling and ITS

• With Modern Open Road Tolling System First EU ORT system (for all vehicle types);

Cross-Border MOU in place to pursue violators;

Payment by pre-registered tag or video toll account;

Video Toll Payment by unregistered drivers by 8pm on following day;

Challenge is to increase Tag penetration and reduce unregistered video tolling;

M50 Tolling and ITS

• eFlow Operational Snapshot Traffic volumes ~ 108,000 AADT; (peak ~ 139,500)

Traffic mix - Registered 82% v Unregistered 18%;

1.2 million unique unregistered customers in 2011;

Contact levels – approx. 120,000 per week;

39.5 million transactions = 6 million contacts;

75,000 agent calls per month key driver of cost;

Fulfilment Metrics;

Circa 600,000 vehicles registered, 25% of all vehicles in ROI;

Circa 5 million pieces of correspondence posted per annum;

Total Collections 2011 – €122 million;

M50 Tolling: KPI Scorecard

KPI 1 KPI 2 KPI 3 KPI 4

TitleTransactional Toll

RevenueGlobal Recovery

RateRSE Lost Transactions Payment Trends

2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011

Theoretical €2.75 €2.72 €2.67

N/A N/A N/A 799,474 781,459 734,377 N/A N/A N/A

Actual €2.83 €2.76 €2.64

Percentage 103% 102% 99% 93.3% 93.7% 95.1% 2.4% 2.1% 1.9% 79% 84% 84%

DefinitionRevenue banked

per ‘tollable’ vehicle

Total percentage of transactions which

have been paid

Transactions captured which could not be

charged due to poor LPN data

Payment trend for unregistered

domestic users

M50 Phased ITS Implementation

• Infrastructure provided for:– Cabinets

– Fibre optic network

– Variable Message Signs

– CCTV

– Automatic Traffic Counters

– Automatic Incident Detection

– Lane Control Signals

– ANPR

– Motorway Entry Signals

– Power Supplies

M50 Phased ITS Implementation

• Phased ITS Roll-Out Emergency Roadside Telephones VMS (traveller information) Fibre Optic Network Incident Detection ANPR

M50 Phased ITS Implementation

• The obvious next step: Open Road Tolling COMBINED with Managed Motorway

will provide an Effective Demand Management Toolkit

Depends on Decision of Policy Makers

Dublin Port Tunnel

• DPT: 5km Urban Twin-Bore Tunnel

• Incorporates Significant ITS Control Centre, Incident detection, etc

• Variable Price Tolling HGVs – Free Cars - €3 off-peak, €10 peak

• Diverts HGVs from City

Delivering Outcomes

• HGV Strategy introduced in 2007 following completion of DPT and M50 projects

• HGV Management Strategy Commenced 2007 To encourage maximum use of the Port Tunnel by port-related

traffic and to enhance the city centre environment.

Ban on 5+ axle vehicles during the hours of 7am and 7pm.

Limited permit scheme for HGVs that need to load/unload within the city centre area.

Delivering Outcomes

• Dramatic Results City HGV numbers down from 5,000 per day to under 500

Very large Reduction in accidents.

Large Increase in Cycling in City Centre

• Dublin has the Safest Roads of any Capital City in Europe (European Transport Safety Council report 2011).

HGV City Cordon is a major contributing factor.

• ITS and Tolling underpins Entire Strategy.

Summary

• Focus on Coordinated Planning Phased policy of infrastructure delivery combined

with Innovative ITS and Tolling Deployments

Has Delivered Improved Safety, Reduced congestion and Better Mobility for All Users

• ITS is about Delivering Outcomes, Not Implementing Technology

• Real Solutions for Real Needs

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