express lanes: 2014 annual report to legislature
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2014 Annual Report
for Transportation Interim Committee
November 2014
Express Lanes Users Vehicles using the Express Lane
4:00p – 6:30p Southbound all Zones (Spring 2014)
Express Lane Overview Access Points and System Overview
Access Points
Express Lanes
Full Funding Not Yet Identified
Electronic Payment Zones
Express Lane Overview Tax, fee or charges for usage Toll Rates on Typical Weekday
September 24, 2014 Sample
Southbound Northbound
Davis
Salt Lake
South Valley
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
12AM
4AM
8AM
12PM
4PM
8PM
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
12AM
4AM
8AM
12PM
4PM
8PM
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
12AM
4AM
8AM
12PM
4PM
8PM
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
12AM
4AM
8AM
12PM
4PM
8PM
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
12AM
4AM
8AM
12PM
4PM
8PM
0
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
12AM
4AM
8AM
12PM
4PM
8PM
$-
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
Account Costs (paid from toll funds)
New Fee (Paid by users)
$2.85+
<$2.85
Inactive
Covered by
toll revenue
from users
Account
Activity
Express Lane Overview Representative Monthly Account Cost
Express Lane Overview Variations in median speed between lanes
Zone General
Purpose Speed
Express Lane
Speed
General
Purpose Speed
Express Lane
Speed
NB Davis 71.3 76.6 58.6 67.1
NB Salt Lake 68.5 73.2 65.3 70.7
NB South Valley 53.7 60.5 59.3 65.3
NB North Utah County 67.0 73.9 61.0 68.2
NB Central Utah County 72.9 76.4 71.3 75.4
NB South Utah County 72.7 75.9 72.0 75.2
AM Peak Hour
8 – 9
PM Peak Hour
5 - 6
Express Lane Overview Variations in median speed between lanes
Zone General
Purpose Speed
Express Lane
Speed
General
Purpose Speed
Express Lane
Speed
SB Davis 70.4 74.8 70.5 74.5
SB Salt Lake 69.3 73.8 50.5 57.6
SB South Valley 67.3 73.3 48.5 55.9
SB North Utah County 72.7 77.4 54.2 63.6
SB Central Utah County 72.2 76.1 71.7 74.8
SB South Utah County 72.0 75.5 71.4 75.1
AM Peak Hour
8 – 9
PM Peak Hour
5 - 6
Express Lane Overview Enforcement
Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013 Jan 2014 Feb 2014 Mar 2014
Citations 327 198 107 128 112 131
Warnings 269 190 130 167 121 165
Month
Total Contacts 596 388 237 295 233 296
Apr 2014 May 2014 Jun 2014 Jul 2014 Aug 2014 Sep 2014
Citations 286 178 104 139 161 146
Warnings 245 175 150 200 198 191
Month
Total Contacts 531 353 254 339 359 315
Express Lane Overview Safety
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
General purpose Express Lane
% of traffic
% of crashes
18%
10%
18%
10%
Express Lane Overview
C Decal Cap
Express Lane Overview Conclusion
Optimizing Mobility