Concept of Operations
ALA580 EXPRESS LANE CORRIDOR PROJECT
A Presentation for the I-580
Express Lane
A Presentation
at the
Policy
Advisory
Committee
Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580
Policy
Committee
Workshop
April 9, 9,
2012
September
2013
ALA580 HOV/HOT LANE CORRIDOR PROJECTS
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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
Vehicle Violation Enforcement and Monitoring
 Toll Violation Enforcement
 Occupancy Violation Enforcement
 System Operations Monitoring
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Operations and Enforcement
Toll Violation Enforcement:
Automated Violation Enforcement
- 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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Operations and Enforcement
Toll Violation Enforcement:
Typical Toll Gantry
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Operations and Enforcement
Toll Violation Enforcement:
Automated Violation Enforcement
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Operations and Enforcement
Toll Violation Enforcement:
Processing 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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Operations and Enforcement
Occupancy Violation Enforcement & System
Monitoring
 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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Policy and Legislation
• HOV Degradation
• MAP-21 Interoperability
• Toll ordinance
• Legislative needs
• Deputy Directive No. 43
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Policy and Legislation
HOV Degradation
• 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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Policy and Legislation
FHWA MAP-21 Interoperability
 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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Current ETC Protocols in Use in
US and Canada
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4
1
Zone 1 (IAG)
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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)
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Policy and Legislation
Toll Ordinance
 Required to enforce toll violation, per CVC 40250
 Options under consideration:
- Alameda CTC ordinance adoption
- Region-wide implementation through delegation
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Policy and Legislation
Legislation Needs
 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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Policy and Legislation
Caltrans Deputy Directive Number 43
 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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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
• Coordinating with
• Regional/Local agencies, and
• Collaborating with
• National & State agencies
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Responses to Commissioners’ Inquiries
8,867
vph
7,796
7,931 vph
vph
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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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