What Kinds of Toll/PPP Projects Are Being Done?
Robert W. Poole, Jr.Director of Transportation StudiesReason Foundationwww.reason.org/transportation
Overview of Presentation
New toll roads: extensions & missing linksAdding new Managed LanesBridges & tunnels: new & replacementsPossible So. California projects
New Toll Roads: Extensions
South Bay Expressway (SR 125), San Diego (in operation)Dulles Greenway, No. Virginia (in operation)SH 130, Austin to San Antonio (financed)Mon-Fayette Expressway, Pittsburgh (pre-proposal stage)
South Bay Expressway, SR 125
New Toll Roads: Missing Links
Triangle Expressway, Raleigh, NC (pre-RFQ stage)Outer Beltway, Jacksonville, FL (RFQ stage)Southern Beltway, Pittsburgh (pre-RFQ) Grand Parkway, Houston (2 unsolicited proposals)
Managed Lanes, Conventional
I-15 ML expansion, San DiegoKaty I-10 MLs, HoustonI-495 Beltway HOT lanes, No. VirginiaI-95/395 HOT lanes, No. VirginiaI-95 express toll lanes, BaltimoreI-595 express toll lanes, Ft. LauderdaleI-70 toll truck lanes (MO, IL, IN, OH)
Main Lanes
Managed Lanes
Direct TransitAccess Ramps
Direct AccessRoad to Arterial
BRTStation
9
Capitol Beltway HOT Lanes
Managed Lanes, Conventional
I-15 ML expansion, San DiegoKaty I-10 MLs, HoustonI-495 Beltway HOT lanes, No. VirginiaI-95/395 HOT lanes, No. VirginiaI-95 express toll lanes, BaltimoreI-595 express toll lanes, Ft. LauderdaleI-70 toll truck lanes (MO, IL, IN, OH)
Managed Lanes, Elevated
Crosstown Expressway, Tampa (operational)HOT/BRT, Honolulu (proposed)Parkway East, Pittsburgh (pre-RFQ)Schuykill Expressway, Philadelphia (pre-RFQ)
Tampa Express Toll Lanes
Open to TrafficWB - 7/06EB - 8/06
Express LaneTraffic @ ForecastApproximately11,000 ADT(Peak-Hour Only)
Total Traffic+2,000 ADT(Diversions fromLocal parallelNon-tolled roads)
Managed Lanesin Tunnels, I-635, Dallas“Longest, Widest, Mined Auto Tunnels in U.S.”Basic dimensions – 2 mile long - 30’ x 60’ wide
Bridges & Tunnels, Replacements
Tappan Zee Bridge, NY (proposed)Seattle SR 520 Floating Bridge (proposed, federal study grant)Seattle Inland Bypass Tunnel to replace Alaskan Way Viaduct (proposed)
Bridges & Tunnels, New
Miami Port Tunnel (winner selected)Mid-Curritick Bridge, NC (pre-RFQ)Norfolk Tunnel (RFI stage)Third Detroit-Windsor Crossing (pre-RFQ)Long Island Sound Tunnel (unsolicited proposal)
Long Island Sound Tunnel
Possible So. California Applications
New toll roads: High Desert CorridorMissing links: I-710 tunnel, S. PasadenaManaged Lanes: HOT NetworkToll truckway: I-710/SR 60 truckwayReplaced bridge: Gerald Desmond Bridge, Long BeachNew tunnels: Glendale-Palmdale; Riverside-Orange County
What Kinds of Toll/PPP Projects Are Being Done?
Robert W. Poole, Jr.Director of Transportation StudiesReason Foundationwww.reason.org/transportation