110 EXPRESSLANES PERFORMANCE UPDATE, AS OF 2/28/13

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basedupon3monthsofoperation,andissubjectto
change.Theofficialperformanceevaluationreport,
whichisbasedupon12monthsofoperation,willserveas
theformalcertificationofdata.
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About110ExpressLanes
ExpressLanesGrowingintheU.S.
MeasuresofSuccess
FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)PerformanceRequirement
TrafficPerformance ExpressLanes andGeneralPurposeLanes
TransitMatters
FasTrak TransponderAdoption
ExpressLanes UserProfile
TheVoiceofFasTrak Users
SafetyandEnforcement
ImprovementMeasures
Benchmark
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Background
TheLosAngelesCountyareaisamongthemostcongestedinthenation.ApioneerinthedevelopmentofHighOccupancyVehicle(HOV)
lanes,California'ssolutiontotrafficcongestionhasitselfbecomeacasualtyofoveruse.In1995,CaltransopenedtheHarborTransitway on
theHarborFreeway(SR110),featuring8milesoftwocarpoollanes,withfivetransitstationslocatedinthemedianofthefreeway,and3
milesofasinglecarpoollane.Overtime,theTransitway approachedheavieruseduringthemorningpeakperiodbuttherestoftheday
hadplentyofcapacityavailable.AndparalleltransitserviceontheTransitway hadlowridership.
In2008,thefederalgovernment providedanopportunitytobuildaHighOccupancyToll(HOT)lanesysteminLACountywiththe
CongestionReductionDemonstrationgrantawardofsignificantfederalfunding($210.6million).TheLosAngelesCountyMetropolitan
TransportationAuthority(Metro)andCaltranspartneredonLAcounty'sfirsteverHOTlanes,brandedasExpressLanes,thatopenedon
November10,2012.
TheExpressLanesprojectallowssolodriverswhopayanelectronictolltotravelin11milesofconvertedcarpoollanesonthe110.
Carpools,vanpools,busesandmotorcyclestraveltollfree.Todate,travelspeedshaveoperatedabovethegoalof45mph100%ofthe
timeduringthepeakperiod.Further,thelanesareofferingdriversanattractivechoice 40%ofitsusersarepayingthetoll.
PartnershipandTeam
Metroobtainedlegislativeauthorityin2008withSenateBill
1422(RidleyThomas)whichauthorizesMetro,incooperation
withCaltrans,toundertaketheconversionofHOVlanestoHOT
lanesonthe110betweenAdamsBlvdandthe91freeway.
Thefederalgrantrequiresformalevaluationofthepilotbased
upon12monthsofdatacollection.Statelawalsorequiresa
performancereportdocumentingtheresultsoftheoneyear
demonstrationperiodtotheLegislaturebyDecember2014on
keyareassuchas:
TraveltimesavingsinExpressLanesandGeneralPurpose
Lanes
ModeShifttoCarpool&Transit
AccessforLowIncomeCommuters
ReductioninGreenhouseGasEmissions
TollingAuthorityand12monthPilotEvaluation
Thisisoneof10StateauthorizeddesignbuildprojectsperSB4.
Theprojectdeliveryinvolvedcountlessmovingpartsandrequired
intensivecoordinationamongmultipleagencies,thecontractor,
electedofficialsandtheirconstituencies.Morethan480
stakeholderbriefings,including10publichearings,havetaken
placeabouttheproject.Inadditiontobeingapioneering
congestionreliefeffort,MetroExpressLanesisatestament to
multifacetedcooperationandpartnership.
TheExpressLanes projectwasbuiltbyAtkinsonContractors,LP
undercontracttoMetro.Thecontractorwascompetitively
selectedtodesignbuildoperateandmaintaintheExpressLanes
project.TheAtkinsonteamincludedAECOMfordesignandXerox
fortollingintegrationandoperations.
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ExpressLanesGrowingintheUS(LACountyisthe5
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MapCredit:ChicagoMetropolitanAgencyforPlanning
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110ExpressLanes PerformanceSummary fortheperiod:November10,2012 February28,2013
Travelspeeds
above45mph100%ofthetime
duringpeakperiod.ThisexceedstheFHWA
requirementofabove45mph90%ofthetimeduringpeakperiod.Northboundpeakhour(7am8am)travel
speedsaverage10mphhigherthanbeforeopeningNovember10,2012.
Otheroperationalimprovements
includeawidenedAdamsBlvdofframpandanaddednewlane
onAdamsBlvd thathavereducedtrafficdelays.AnewpedestrianbridgeonAdamsBlvdprovidesdirect
connectiontothenewExpoLine23rd/FlowerStStation.
OfferingaChoice:
HOV2+(tollfree)=60%/SOV(tollpayer)=40%.
Averagetollduringthe
NorthboundAMpeakperiodis$5.25foran11mileonewaytrip.Averageweekdaytollforthesametripis$3.44.
Transitontimeperformanceimproves
fortheMetroSilverLineBRT.15newvanpoolshavebeen
formedbytheMetroExpressLanes.
AverageWorkWeekTripshaveincreased23%
from39,820to49,017.Currentvolumeisnowat
96%ofthebeforeopeningvolumeof50,000.MetroanticipatesmeetingthebeforeopeningvolumebyJune
2013(threemonthsearlierthanoriginalforecasts).
$40MTransitinvestment:
47newcleanfuelbuses,lighting&securityimprovementsattheHarbor
Transitway stations;newbusstopsatManchester&Slauson Stations,noisebarrierat37thSt.,and16newbike
lockers.
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FasTrak transpondersissuedis105,431
.FasTrak deploymentcontinuesto
growbymorethan15,000transponderspermonthasmorepeoplebecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesand
benefitsoftheprogram.83%ofcustomerswouldrecommend110ExpressLanestofriendsandfamily.
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Fig1.110PeakPeriodExpressLanesAverageTravelSpeeds(MPH):AMPeakPeriodis5amto9am(MF)andPMPeakPeriodis4pm7pm(MF)
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Fig2.Avg NBExpressLanesSpeed(7am8am)Feb1 Feb28,2013
TheFHWAstandardtravelspeedgoalisabove45mph90%
ofthetimeduringthepeakperiod.The110ExpressLanes
exceedsthegoalwithtravelspeedsabove45mph100%of
thetimeduringthepeakperiodinbothdirectionsoftravel
(Fig1above).
Theperiodof7amto8amisthemostcongestedpeakhour
oftheweekday.Themostcongestedsegmentofthe110
corridorisNorthbound(NB)betweenSlauson Avenueand
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Street.Further,travelspeedsinthissegmenthave
improvedsinceopening(Fig2).
NOTE:Allofthetrafficstatistics(i.e.speedandvolume)in
thisreportarecomprisedofdatacollectedindividually,butin
cooperation,betweenMetroandCaltransDistrict7.
Summary
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NBSeg1: NBSeg2: NBSeg3: NBSeg4: NBSeg5:
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TransitCenterElSegundoBlvdSlauson Ave39thStreet
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Fig3.Avg ExpressLanesWorkWeekTripsContinuetoGrow a23%increasefrom1
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weekofoperationstotheworkweekofFeb26,2013.
Fig4.110NBExpressLanesAvg PeakHourVolumes:vphpl (7am8am)
Fig5.110SBExpressLanesAvg PeakHourVolumes:vphpl (5pm6pm)
39,820
34,851
41,641
42,534
40,300
41,576
22,646
26,856
40,093
43,909
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Before(10/1011/2/12) After(2/12/28/13)
HarborGatewayRosecransAv I105 Slauson Av AdamsBl
TransitCenterElSegundoBl Slauson Av39thSt
Althoughwehaveexperiencedanexpecteddropinvolumefrom
preopening(averageof50,000trips)duetoincreased
enforcementandtheintroductionoftheFasTrak requirement,we
haveobservedasteadyincreaseinvolumesduringeach
consecutiveworkweek(TuesdaythroughThursday)forthe
period,withtheexceptionofthetraditionaldownturn
experiencedduringmajorholidayworkweeks (Fig3).
Asabaseline,wecloselymonitortheAMnorthbound(NB)peak
hourandPMsouthbound(SB)peakhourvehiclesperhourper
lane(vphpl)ineachofthetollsegmentsduringtheworkweek.
Trafficvolumesinthemostcongestedperiodoftheday,AMNB
nowmeetorexceedpreopeningvolumes(Fig4).TheSBPM
peakhasaslightlyloweroverallflowinthePMcomparedtothe
AMisdueinparttocongestiononthe110inthevicinityoftheI
10nearthestartoftheSBExpressLanes.Currently,volumesare
at96%ofpreopeninglevels(Fig5).
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AdamsBl JeffersonBl 39thSt ManchesterAv I105 SR91
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Fig6.AverageSpeeds GeneralPurpose (GP)Lanes(110Northbound)
Fig8.AverageDailyTrafficintheExpressLanesatSlauson (inbothdirections)
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Fig7.AverageSpeeds GeneralPurposeLanes(110Southbound)
Summary
Asexpected,averageGPlanespeedshavedeclinedinbothdirectionssince
opening.AsmoretrafficmovesintotheExpressLanes,weexpectthatGPlane
speedswillcontinuetoimprove,includinginthemostcongestedlocations,during
thepeakperiod(Fig6and7).ExpressLanes openedNovember2012midmonthso
thefirstcomplete monthofdataisprovidedforDecember2012andisshownto
illustratecomparabledatatobeforeopeningwithinthesameperiodand
subsequentmonthssinceopening.Monthlycomparisonsofbeforeand
afterperiodswillbeavailableaspartoftheformal12monthevaluation.
AverageDailyTraffic(ADT)istheaveragenumberofvehiclesinbothdirections
passingaspecificpointina24hourperiod. Thisisdifferentfromthetotalnumber
oftripsbecausenotalltripspassthroughaspecificpoint.Forexample,onetrip
maygofromI105toAdamswhichmeansitpassesthroughtheSlauson segment
butanothertripmayonlytravelbetweenI105andManchester.SimilartotheGP
lanespeeds,ADTisimprovingwithinExpressLanesduringtheperiod(Fig8).Over
time,theExpressLanesareexpectedtoredistributetraffictobenefitboth
ExpressLanesandgeneralpurposelaneusers.
Moreover,decliningGPspeedsandADTfrom2011to2012priortothe
ExpressLanes openingarebasedinpart,onabroaderpreexistingtrend.The
openingoftheExpressLanes doesnotappeartohaveaffectedthistrend.The
aforementionedformalevaluationwillprovideacomprehensivedatacomparison
beyondthepreliminarythreemonthscontainedherein.
Period Dec2011
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GPLanesinNBSegment4atGageAve (mostcongestedlocation)
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GPLanesinSBSegment3atExposition Blvd(mostcongestedlocation)
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TransitBusesfundedbytheCongestionReductionDemo(CRD)grant
Ridership Oct 12 Nov12 Dec 12 Jan13 Feb13
Silver Line(HTW) 5,259 5,641 5,025 5,158 5,514
Torrance Line4** N/A 121 147 150 178
Gardena Line2*** 3,852 3,605 3,173 3,952 3,745
OnTimePerformance
SilverLine**** 68.90% 71.90% 74.70% 77.10% 77.50%
*Statistics donotincludeLADOTCommuterExpress438/448,orOCTAroutes
**Line 4beganserviceonNovember18,2012
***AMandPMPeakridershiponly
****FortheentireBRTroutefromtheHarbor GatewayTransitCenter(HGTC)
totheElMonteStation
Fig10.110HarborTransitway SilverLineHTWBoardings
Fig9.HarborTransitway (HTW)RidershipStatistics*
Summary
Providinghighqualitytransitserviceisthekeytomeetingthe
ExpressLanesgoalofmovingmorepeople notmorevehicles.While
ridershipisreboundingfromtheholidaydownturn,theontime
performancefortheSilverLineBRThasimproved(Fig9).Themajorityof
HarborTransitway Stations,servedbytheSilverLineBRT,continueto
experienceincreaseinusageduringthereportingperiod (Fig10).
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earntollcreditsthroughlinkingtheirTAPcardaspartoftheTAP
RewardsPlan.Todate,2,034accountshaveenrolledintheTAP
RewardsPlan.$250intollcreditshavebeenearnedby50accounts.
15newvanpoolshavebeenformedforthe110ExpressLanes.Thegoal
duringthe12monthpilotperiodis50newvanpools.Metro
ExpressLaneshasadded16newBikeLockersattheHarborGateway
TransitCenter.50%wereoccupiedasofFebruary28,2013.
MetroSilver
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Street/USC 113 197 164 +45% (17%)
Slauson 131 232 243 +85% +5%
Manchester 185 327 376 +103% +15%
I105/GreenLine 503 832 923 +83% +11%
Rosecrans 129 184 221 +71% +20%
Harbor Gateway
TransitCenter
1,196 1,836 1,859 +55% +1%
*41 cleanfuelbuseswerepurchasedwiththeCRDgranttooperateonthe
MetroExpressLanes.ThebusesincreasedthefrequencyofSilverLineserviceso
thatitnowfunctionsasBRT.TheBRTservicebeganJuly2011.
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Fig11.Carpool(HOV2+)andSoloDriver(SOV)Usage Summary
Fig12.TollExemptMonthlyTrips
SOV,40%
HOV2+,60%
Asexpected,themajorityofExpressLane usersarevehicleswithtwoor
morepeoplethattraveltollfree24hoursaday/7daysaweek(Fig11).Toll
exempttripsincludecarpools,vanpools,motorcycles,buses,and
emergencyvehicles.Thetransponderincludesaswitchsettingof123+.
3+isthedesignationforvanpools,motorcycles,andcarpoolswiththreeor
morepeople.Transitandregisteredemergencyvehiclesarecategorizedas
nonrevenuetrips (Fig12).AspartofthegoaloftheExpressLanes,amode
shiftfromSOVtoanincreaseinridesharing(i.e carpoolorvanpool)and
transituseisanticipatedlongterm.Beyondthetollexemptstatus, anew
incentiveistheCarpoolLoyaltyProgram.80customershavewongift
cardsthroughtheCarpoolLoyaltyProgramsinceopening.
Forsolodrivers,thetollsaredynamicallypricedandupdatedevery5
minutesbasedonrealtimetrafficconditionsintheExpressLanes only.In
addition,peakperiodtollsforan11miletriponthe110ExpressLanesmust
beatleast1.5timestheMetroBusRapidTransit(BRT)fareof$2.45(Fig13).
Overall,operationsandmaintenancecostforthefacilityareapproximately
$2.9millionfortheperiod,excludingstartupcosts. Attheconclusionofthe
demonstrationperiod,nettollrevenueswillbereinvestedinthecorridor.
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Tolls below assume an 11 mile one-way trip
NB Avg AMPeakToll $5.40 $5.57 $5.33 $5.25
NB MaxAMPeakToll $10.85 $10.55 $10.10 $8.00
NB Avg WeekdayToll $3.67 $3.66 $3.45 $3.44
SB Avg PMPeakToll $4.65 $4.79 $4.59 $4.73
SB MaxPMPeakToll $8.10 $7.50 $7.05 $7.45
SBAvg WeekdayToll $3.38 $3.41 $3.37 $3.33
Fiscalyear2013Total
GrossTollRevenue(in000s) $526 $783 $945 $971 $3,225
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Fig15.PercentageofAccountsOpenedByChannel Fig14.CumulativeIssuanceofFasTrak Transponders
Transponderadoptionisconsistentlystrong.Theopeningofthe
10ExpressLanesonFebruary23,2013alsocontributestothe
increaseinFasTrak transpondersissuedduringtheperiod (Fig14).
FasTrak transpondersarereadilyavailableforcommutersthrough
sixdifferentchannels.Themajorityofourcustomerssignupfora
FasTrak offeredatmorethan150locationsthroughoneofthe
participatingretailoutlets Albertsons,Costco,andtheAutoClub
(Fig15).
MetrohasdevelopedafirstofitskindEquityPlan, offeringaone
time$25tollcreditforlowincomecommuters.Themonthly
accountmaintenancefeeisalsoautomaticallywaivedfor
customersenrolledintheEquityPlan.AsofFebruary28,2013,
$52,150intollcreditshavebeenissuedto2,086LACounty
householdsenrolledintheEquityPlan.
Summary
Retail,65.4
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Phone,0.4
Mail,0.9
Web,28.8
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87,616
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10Testimonialsforthe110 GreatestBenefitsareTimeSavings&SoloDriverAccess
StrongUserSatisfactionforthe110ExpressLanes
WillingtoRecommend110ExpressLanes toFriends&Family
UsedFasTrak forthe1sttime.NormalLongBeachto@AAASoCal
headquarterstrip:65minutes,today:38!Thanks@expresslanes!
11/13/12
@ExpressLanestraveltimeintoLAXreducedby15minutes.WishI
couldstayon105alltheway... 11/13/12
Loooooved drivingtoworktodayusing@ExpressLanes!!!Waited
foreverforthis!!Mycommutewasanightmare! 11/14/12
LovetheLAexpresslaneprogram,whichistheonlywaytodeliver
reliabletraveltimesacrosstheregion. 11/19/12
Metro@ExpressLanesand#PreCheck =MegettingtoLAXandgateat
recordtime.I'mgonna likethis! 11/26/12
Metro@ExpressLaneswork!$2.25tocutdown30minutesoftraffic,my
GPStraffictrackerwasalllike"WHAAAATHOW?" 11/30/12
Hereiswhere@expresslanes paysoff:slowtrafficon#The110mixed
flowlanesNof105,#transitbus(SilverLine)isgoing55mph! 1/9/13
"Iluvthefasttrackonthe110fwy..mycommutewas45minsto1hr..
now15to20minutes..stressfreefromthattraffic" 1/15/13
"IwasjusttellingmycarpoolbuddyyesterdaythattheFTlanesarethe
"bestthingever."Please,addFastrak the91between110andYorba
Linda,andalsothe405between110and101!105fromtheLAXareaout
to110wouldbenicetoo. 1/29/13
Ifitwasntforthetranspondertoday,Idbelatetowork.Firsttime
usingittodayandIlovedit.Idontknowhowmuchmymonthlybillwill
bebutthelesstrafficImin,thelesstenseIam.Soitsworthit.
2/4/13
110ExpressLanes
Customer
TimeSavings
Benefit
SoloDriverAccess
Benefit
TotalUsers 74.6% 20.6%
Carpoolers 73.3% 24.4%
SoloDrivers 78.6% 14.3%
Vanpoolers 75.0% 0.0%
Source:January2013110ExpressLanesFrequentUserSurvey
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Customer
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TotalUsers 60.3% 22.2%
Carpoolers 67.7% 17.8%
SoloDrivers 50.0% 28.6%
Vanpoolers 25.0% 50.0%
Source:January2013110ExpressLanesFrequentUserSurvey
110ExpressLanes
Customer
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TotalUsers 82.5% 9.5%
Carpoolers 84.4% 6.7%
SoloDrivers 78.6% 14.3%
Vanpoolers 75.0% 25.0%
Source:January2013110ExpressLanesFrequentUserSurvey
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Fig16.CHPEnforcementStats:November10,2012 February28,2013
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Fig18.IncidentManagement
Summary
CHPofficersarecontractedtoprovideadditionalvisual
enforcement.Duringtheperiod,themajorityofcitationsissued
(22%)wererelatedtolicenseplates/expiredregistration (Fig16).
Atollrelatedcitationisissuedwhenanonexemptvehicleis
visuallyseenusingthefacilitywithoutatransponder(Fig17).A60
daygraceperiodwasineffectthroughJanuary10
th
.Ofmorethan
1.9milliontripssincetheconclusionofthegraceperiod,7%
receivednoticesforanaveragetollamountof$1.39.
Theincidentmanagementstrategiesprovidefortheclearanceof
incidentsinandadjacenttotheExpressLanes.IfaSigAlert affects
trafficconditions,atollcreditorreversalismadetoacustomers
account (Fig18).
Nov 12 Dec 12 Jan 13 Feb 13
Avg blockagedurationin
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3.9
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Avg blockage duration
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18.1
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#oftimesCHPdiverted
trafficto/from(SigAlert)
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issuedtocustomers
$207.70 $424.15 $226.60 $1,137.15
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Increased signageonthefacilitytorespondtocustomerfeedback.Morethan19newsignswereinstalledinJanuary2013.
TheadditionalsignagehasimprovedcommuterunderstandingofthesafetyissuesregardinglanechangesandtheFasTrak
requirementforcarpools(Fig20).
Increasedtrainingofcallcenterstafftoimprovecustomerservicesupport,includingreducedcallwaittimes.
Upgradedsoftwaretoautomatically identifystandardissuedlicenseplatesformotorcycles,thuseliminatingtheneedfor
motorcyclestoopenaFasTrak account.
Initiated targetedoutreachalongthecorridortofaithbasedorganizationstoensurecommutersareawareoftheEquity
PlanandtheCarpoolLoyaltyProgram.
Baseduponcustomerfeedback,textnotificationofaccount activitysuchaslowbalance,mobileapp,andenewsletter
willbeintroducedthisSpring.
Fig20.AdditionalSignage Summary
Successwillbemeasuredoverthecourseoftheyear.Commuters
willneedtimetolearnhowtotakeadvantageofallofthe110
ExpressLane transportationoptions.Continuingeducationand
operationalchanges,asappropriate,willhelpensuretheproject
meetsitsobjectives (Fig19).
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Fig21.AverageDailyTripsbyMonth(excludesweekends)
Facility Yr Opening Miles
SR91,OrangeCounty 1995 10
(2lanesinbothdirections)
I15,SanDiego 1996 20
(1 laneineachdirection)
I680, AlamedaCounty 2010 14
(1 laneonly)
SR237,SantaClara 2012 4
(1 laneineachdirection)
I110,LACounty 2012 11
(2 lanesinbothdirectionsfor
8miles)
StatewideComparison
Fig22.CumulativeTransponderIssuancebyMonth
Summary
With18ExpressLanesinoperationthroughouttheUS,notwoare
exactlyalikeduetothevastnumberofpossibilitiesofphysical
configuration,tollrates,operationalpoliciesandtransitcomponents.
However,theMetroExpressLanesaresimilartotheAtlanta(I85)and
Miami(I95)ExpressLanesinthattheyareconvertedHOVlanesto
ExpressLaneswitharegistrationrequirementforallusers,including
carpools.AtlantasExpressLanesopenedinOctober2011andwhilethe
I85operatesoneExpressLaneineachdirection,abenchmarkof
performanceisillustrated (Fig21&22).
WithinCalifornia,theMetroExpressLanesaresimilarinoperationtothe
91ExpressLanesinOrangeCountywhichalsoareregisteredlanesfor
carpools.
NOTE:Aformaldataevaluationoftheperformanceofthe110
ExpressLaneswillbecomprisedofthecompletedatareportingperiod
(i.e.12months)toanalyzetheimpactofchangingbehavior.
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110ExpressLanes(AdamsBlvdto91Freeway) Formoreinfo:metroexpresslanes.net
Myth Fact
MetroExpressLanes onlybenefit
wealthycommuters.
Allcommuters,regardlessofincome,benefitfromMetroExpressLanes.
Fundingfromtheprojectexpands&improvestransitoptions.
MetroExpressLanes includes anEquityPlanforlowincomecommuters.
MetroExpressLanes discourage
carpooling
MetroExpressLanes rewardcarpools.CarpoolswithFasTrak traveltollfree.
Carpoolrequirementsdonotchange;thetransponderreduceslaneviolators.
CarpoolsareautomaticallyenrolledintheCarpoolLoyaltyProgramwithachancetowingift
cards.
Everyonehastopayatolltouse
MetroExpressLanes
Carpools,vanpools,buses,andmotorcyclesalwaystraveltollfreeintheExpressLanes.
Solodriverspaytotravelonthe110ExpressLanes.
MetroExpressLanes tollrevenues
donotbenefitthecommunity.
Net tollrevenuesarereinvestedinthecorridorwheregenerated,intransitandcarpoollane
improvements.
Allbenefits(additionalbuses,transitimprovements)willremaininplace evenifMetrodecides
nottocontinuewiththeExpressLanes aftertheconclusionofthepilot.
Everyonehastopaya$3
monthlyfeeto haveaFasTrak
transponder.
The$3monthlyaccountmaintenancefeecanbewaivedby:
Takingfouronewaytripspermonthonanyoftheprojectsoptions,includingbus,vanpool,
carpool,and/or transit.EnrollingintheEquityPlanautomaticallywaivesthe$3fee.
BusesmusthaveFasTrak
transponderstousetheMetro
ExpressLanes.
Allbuses(public &private)areexemptfromtheFasTrak transponderrequirement.
AllbusestraveltollfreeontheMetroExpressLanes.Theonlyrequirementisthatthebus
companyprovidetheirlicenseplateinformationtoMetro.
Motorcycles musthave
transponderstousetheMetro
ExpressLanes.
Becauseofasoftwareupdate,asofFebruary21,2013, motorcyclesnolongerneedaFasTrak
transpondertousetheMetroExpressLanes.
Thosewhohaveopenedmotorcycleonlyaccountshavebeennotifiedbyemailandwillbeissued
acompleterefundwhentheyclosetheiraccountandreturnthetransponder.
MetroExpressLanes onlybenefit
drivers.
Transitusersbenefittoo!TheExpressLanes projectprovides:
47newcleanfuelbuses.Thismeansmore frequentbusserviceonthe110.
Security&lightingimprovementsattheHarborTransitway stations.
Metro ExpressLanes slowdown
trafficintheformerHOVlanes.
TheExpressLanes areengineeredtohelpensuretrafficflowsat45milesperhourorfasterinthe
ExpressLanes.
MetroExpressLanes cause traffic
jamsformixedflowlanes.
Thisistypicalfortherampup periodsinceviolators&nonregisteredcarpoolshavebeenpushed
intothelanes.Overtime,theExpressLanes redistributestraffic,improvingmixedflowlanes.