Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 A Presentation for the I-580 Express Lane Policy Advisory Committee April 9,

Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013

A Presentation for the I-580 Express Lane Policy Advisory Committee

April 9, 2012

ALA580 HOV/HOT LANE CORRIDOR PROJECTS

A Presentation at the Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop

September 9, 2013

Concept of OperationsALA580 EXPRESS LANE CORRIDOR PROJECT


Items Covered in July

Access Configuration (Near Continuous)

Pricing Strategy (Zone Tolling)

System Design

Toll Ordinance and Legislation Needs

Public Education Strategies

Agency Coordination

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Focused Discussion Topics

Enforcement

Policy and Legislation

Public Education Strategies

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Operations and Enforcement

Toll Violation Enforcement

Occupancy Violation Enforcement

System Operations Monitoring

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Vehicle Violation Enforcement and Monitoring



- Use of switchable transponders

- License plate reading

- Lane level violation transactions

- Optical character recognition (OCR)

- Temporarily holding data at the Toll Data Center (TDC)

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Toll Violation Enforcement: Automated Violation Enforcement



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Toll Violation Enforcement: Typical Toll Gantry



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Toll Violation Enforcement: Automated Violation Enforcement



Future violation processing

-Policy adoption by Alameda CTC Commission

-I-580 system interface with the Customer Service Center (CSC)

-Violation processing by CSC

– Invoice development and distribution

– Customer service support

– Dispute resolution and hearing processes

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Toll Violation Enforcement: Processing Automated Violation Enforcement



Visual Occupancy Enforcement by CHP

-Occupancy detection technology not ready for commercial use

-On-board access to web-based data

-Verification through call center/CSC

Closed Circuit Television Cameras

-CCTV coverage along entire corridor

-Dashboard/operation monitoring

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Occupancy Violation Enforcement & System Monitoring



• HOV Degradation

• MAP-21 Interoperability

• Toll ordinance

• Legislative needs

• Deputy Directive No. 43

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• Maintain minimum speed

45 mph for 90% of the time, during commute hour,

measured for consecutive 180 days

• Corrective action within 180 days from deemed

degraded

• Dynamic pricing model ensure minimum speed

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HOV Degradation



Challenges to reaching this goal

-Vendor-driven ETC regional interoperability agreements

-Cost of installing multi-protocol antennas and readers

-Cost of replacing legacy transponders

Toll system design will include upwards compatibility requirements

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FHWA MAP-21 Interoperability


Current ETC Protocols in Use in US and Canada

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Zone 1 (IAG)Zone 2 (6-C)Zone 3 (EGO+)Zone 4 (TDMA/Fusion)Zone 5 (Ego+)Zone 6 (Ego+)Zone 7 (6-C)Zone 8 (T-21)Zone 9 (6-c)



Required to enforce toll violation, per CVC 40250

Options under consideration:

-Alameda CTC ordinance adoption

-Region-wide implementation through delegation

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Toll Ordinance



Clean up CVC Section 149.5 (b) for

-Clarifying “unrestricted” HOV access to the HOV/Express Lane

-Requiring HOV users to carry toll transponders (switchable)

Collaborating with other toll operators for joint action plan

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Legislation Needs



Caltrans policy document for managed lanes

A draft was circulated in June 2013

Conveyed ACTC comments, requested clarification on

-Oversight costs

-Impact of contemplated new authority on existing express lanes, including AB 2032 authorized express lane

-How the toll revenue shall be shared

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Caltrans Deputy Directive Number 43


Public Education and Outreach

Goals:

•Advance education on benefits

•Clear communication on lane access/use

•On-going education to support for use and

understanding of new commuter choices

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Public Education and Outreach

Update:

•Public education & marketing plan (strategies)

development by December 2013

•Request for proposal in early 2014 for plan

implementation

•Plan implementation from summer 2014 through

spring 2016

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Agency Coordination/Collaboration

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• Coordinating with

• Regional/Local agencies, and

• Collaborating with

• National & State agencies

Responses to Commissioners’ Inquiries

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Discussion Topics – Oct. 2013 Meeting

• Operations Revenue Study Results

HOV Eligibility (2+, 3+, etc.)

Hours of Operation

• Policy: Tolling Polices and Business Rules

• Environmental Justice

• Public Education Strategies

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Overall I-580 Corridor Schedule

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

I-580 EB Auxiliary Lane

I-580 WB HOV Projects

Potential I-580 Express Change Order Work

Public Education and Marketing

I-580 Express Lane Projects

I-580 System Integration

Express Lanes Open

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Questions / Answers

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Documents

Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 A Presentation for the I-580 Express Lane Policy Advisory Committee April 9,