EXPRESS LANES
Florida Department of Transportation Projects
Why Express Lanes?
 Offer travel choices, enhance
mobility, and improve predictability
in travel time
 Use as a long term
congestion management
tool to lessen delays
 Save future construction dollars
by reducing the need for
additional roadway widening
Existing Projects
95 Express Key Successes
• First of its kind in Florida (located in Miami-Dade County)
• Converted 7 miles of High Occupancy Vehicle lanes to High
Occupancy Toll lanes in December 2008
• Major Benefits:
• Relevant Statistics:
−− Improves overall corridor performance
−− Increases peak hour speed in express lanes over former HOV
lanes from 19 mph to 57 mph
−− Increases peak hour speed in non-tolled general use lanes from
19 mph to 45 mph
−− Benefits users of all income levels
−− Promotes ride-sharing via transit and carpool options
Future Projects in Florida
−− 66,000 drivers use the express
lanes every weekday
−− During 2014, average peak
hour toll ranges between
$2 southbound and $3
northbound
−− Majority of times when high
tolls are reached, a crash or
incident has occurred
−− Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) usage
increased nearly 300% since
facility opened
595 Express Facts
• Three reversible
express lanes
spanning 10 miles
opened in March
2014
• Traffic continues
to ramp up
• Multiaxle trucks
are allowed as a
pilot project
(See map on back for regional networks of express lanes)
Interstates
• I-4 in Orlando
(21 miles)
• I-75/SR 826 in
S. Florida (26 miles)
• Extension of 95 Express
(Phases 2 and 3A,
25 miles)
• I-295 West (4 miles)
• I-295 East (5 miles)
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) System
• Turnpike in Miami-Dade/SR 821
(38 miles)
−− One to two express lanes extend
from Biscayne to milepost 45
• Beachline West/SR 528 (8 miles)
−− One or two express lanes between
I-4 and McCoy Road
• Sawgrass Expressway (23 miles)
−− One or two express lanes between
Sunrise and Turnpike Mainline
• Veterans Expressway in Tampa/SR 589 (9 miles)
−− One express lane extends from Memorial
to Hutchison Road
• Seminole Expressway/SR 417 (6 miles)
−− Two express lanes between Aloma Ave and SR 434
• Turnpike in Orange/Osceola/Lake (24 miles)
−− Two express lanes between Kissimmee and
Consulate Drive
−− Two express lanes between SR 50 and Minneola
Public Support
• Drivers want safe, reliable roads and predictable travel times
• Survey results indicate that transportation choices are important to citizens
• Citizens appreciate increased productivity and the ability to be more efficient in their workday
Other Features
• Tolls are dynamically priced to manage congestion based on traffic in express lanes only
• Only customers with SunPass or interoperable transponders/tags are allowed
• Customers will generally not lose any existing lanes by adding express lanes
• Florida Statutes 338.166 requires excess toll revenues from express lanes after paying
operating and maintenance expenses and other financial obligations to be used for
improvements on State Highway System in the county where revenues are collected
September 28, 2015
CURRENT AND FUTURE EXPRESS LANES
PROJECTS IN FLORIDA
MARION
NASSAU
1
42
LAKE
441
75
VOLUSIA
472
44
415
95
95
46
19
SEMINOLE
434
SUMTER
DUVAL
46
4
10
50
50
301
295
27
ORANGE
520
CLAY
21
17
ST JOHNS
1
POLK
OSCEOLA
192
16
BREVARD
Central Florida
Jacksonville Area
54
75
PASCO
19
710
301
PINELLAS
275
39
98
4
60
95
PALM BEACH
60
27
HILLSBOROUGH
75
674
BROWARD
275
MANATEE
75
595
Tampa Area
95 Express Phase 3C
(Stirling Rd. to Broward Blvd.)
Additional NB/SB
Express Lanes
FY 2020
75
EXPRESS LANES
FDOT In Operation
Turnpike Facility
FDOT Construction
Future Turnpike Facility
FTE Construction
Other Toll Road
41
FDOT Design
Future Toll Road
FTE Design
Interstate
FDOT PD&E Study
Primary Road
FTE PD&E Study
Secondary Road
FDOT Planning
County Boundary
FTE Planning
997
826
195
1
MIAMI-DADE
7/15/2015
South Florida