Concept of Operations ALA 580 EXPRESS LANE CORRIDOR

Concept of Operations ALA 580 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, 2012 September 9, 2013 ALA 580 HOV/HOT LANE CORRIDOR PROJECTS Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013

Items Covered in July § Access Configuration (Near Continuous) § Pricing Strategy (Zone Tolling) § System Design § Toll Ordinance and Legislation Needs § Public Education Strategies § Agency Coordination Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 2

Focused Discussion Topics § Enforcement § Policy and Legislation § Public Education Strategies Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 3

Operations and Enforcement Vehicle Violation Enforcement and Monitoring § Toll Violation Enforcement § Occupancy Violation Enforcement § System Operations Monitoring Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 4

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) Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 5

Operations and Enforcement Toll Violation Enforcement: Typical Toll Gantry Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 6

Operations and Enforcement Toll Violation Enforcement: Automated Violation Enforcement Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 7

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 8

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

Policy and Legislation • HOV Degradation • MAP-21 Interoperability • Toll ordinance • Legislative needs • Deputy Directive No. 43 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 10

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 11

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 12

Current ETC Protocols in Use in US and Canada 9 5 4 1 Zone 1 (IAG) 8 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) 7 6 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 2 3 13

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 14

Policy and 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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 15

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 16

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 17

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 18

Agency Coordination/Collaboration • Coordinating with • Regional/Local agencies, and • Collaborating with • National & State agencies Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 19

Responses to Commissioners’ Inquiries 388 vph 8, 867 vph 1, 700 vph 629 vph 7, 796 vph 253 vph 7, 931 vph 20

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 21

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 Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 22

Questions / Answers Joint I-680 Sunol JPA & I-580 Policy Committee Workshop – September 9, 2013 23