FHWA Policy and GuidanceFHWA Policy and Guidance

Jessie Yung, P.E.

FHWA Office of Operations

June 13, 2007

HOT Lanes Prior SAFETEA-LUHOT Lanes Prior SAFETEA-LU

Value Pricing Pilot ProgramValue Pricing Pilot Program I-15 HOT Lanes, San Diego, CAI-15 HOT Lanes, San Diego, CA Katy – I-10/US 290, Houston, TXKaty – I-10/US 290, Houston, TX I-394 MnPASS, Minneapolis, MNI-394 MnPASS, Minneapolis, MN

SAFETEA-LUSAFETEA-LU

Section 1121 HOV FacilitiesSection 1121 HOV Facilities Codified at 23 U.S.C. 166Codified at 23 U.S.C. 166

More options and flexibility to More options and flexibility to manage HOV facilitiesmanage HOV facilities

23 U.S.C. 16623 U.S.C. 166 Congress created three Congress created three newnew HOV HOV

exceptions: exceptions: public transportation vehicles; public transportation vehicles; low emission and energy-efficient vehicles; low emission and energy-efficient vehicles;

andand high occupancy toll (HOT) vehicles.high occupancy toll (HOT) vehicles.

HOT lanes may be established on both HOT lanes may be established on both Interstate and non-Interstate facilities.Interstate and non-Interstate facilities.

States have options to toll all vehicles, States have options to toll all vehicles, with some exceptionswith some exceptions

23 U.S.C. 166 (4) Requirements 23 U.S.C. 166 (4) Requirements

Certifications (Initial and Annual)Certifications (Initial and Annual)

Establish programs addressing how operators of Establish programs addressing how operators of HOT vehicles can enroll and participate in the toll HOT vehicles can enroll and participate in the toll program; program;

Develop, manage, and maintain a system that will Develop, manage, and maintain a system that will automatically collect the toll; andautomatically collect the toll; and

Establish policies and procedures to manage the Establish policies and procedures to manage the demand of the facility by varying the toll amount demand of the facility by varying the toll amount and enforcing violations.and enforcing violations.

Execute a toll agreement between the FHWA Execute a toll agreement between the FHWA and State DOTs and operating agencies. and State DOTs and operating agencies. (Use of revenue) (Use of revenue)

Performance RequirementsPerformance Requirements

Maintain at a minimum average operating Maintain at a minimum average operating speed 90% of the time over a consecutive speed 90% of the time over a consecutive 180-day period during morning or evening 180-day period during morning or evening weekday peak hour periods. weekday peak hour periods.

A minimum average operating speed is:A minimum average operating speed is: 45 mph45 mph for an HOV facility with a speed limit of for an HOV facility with a speed limit of

50 mph or greater, and 50 mph or greater, and not more than 10 mph belownot more than 10 mph below the speed limit for the speed limit for

a facility with a speed limit of less than 50 mph. a facility with a speed limit of less than 50 mph.

Degraded HOT FacilitiesDegraded HOT Facilities

States must limit or discontinue the States must limit or discontinue the use of the facility by HOT vehicles to use of the facility by HOT vehicles to bring the facility back to compliance. bring the facility back to compliance.

HOT Lanes Projects Under HOT Lanes Projects Under 23 U.S.C. 16623 U.S.C. 166

I-25 Express Lanes, Denver, CO (2006)I-25 Express Lanes, Denver, CO (2006) I-15 Express Lanes, Salt Lake City, UT (2006)I-15 Express Lanes, Salt Lake City, UT (2006)

SR 167 HOT Lanes, Seattle, WA (2008)SR 167 HOT Lanes, Seattle, WA (2008)

ResourcesResources

Current program guidance (2001) is Current program guidance (2001) is available at the FHWA Freeway available at the FHWA Freeway Management Program web site at Management Program web site at http://http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/hov.htmwww.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/hov.htm Guidance issued prior to SAFETEA-LUGuidance issued prior to SAFETEA-LU

Revised HOV Program Guidance – Revised HOV Program Guidance – coming sooncoming soon

FTA Final PolicyFTA Final Policy

For more information:For more information:Jessie.Yung@dot.govJessie.Yung@dot.gov

202-366-4672202-366-4672GregM.Jones@fhwa.dot.govGregM.Jones@fhwa.dot.gov

404-562-3906404-562-3906