I-15 Express Lanes Project January 2012

I-15 Express Lanes Project January 2012

• The lanes are managed by varying the price for SOV’s based on capacity.

• High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) and Transit can use the lanes for free, and single occupant vehicles (SOV’s) can use them for a fee.

Express Lanes Overview

Interstate 15 Corridor

Looking north at Miramar Road

• The Express Lanes is a 4-lane freeway within a freeway from SR-163 to SR-78, built in the median of I-15.

• A moveable barrier allows the lanes to be configured to accommodate traffic flow.

Completion Timeline

Middle Segment:• Opened September 2008: SR-56 to Rancho Bernardo Road• Opened March 2009: Rancho Bernardo Road to Centre City Parkway

South Segment• Opened June 2011: SR-163 to SR-56

North Segment• Opened January 2012: Centre City Parkway to SR-78

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Del LagoTransit Station

Sabre Springs/PeñasquitosTransit Station

Miramar CollegeTransit Station

2011

2011

2008/2009

Rancho BernardoTransit Station

EscondidoTransit Center

Direct Access Ramps/ Bus Rapid Transit Stations Middle Segment:

3 Stations / 3 Direct Access Ramps

North Segment: 1 Station / 1 Direct Access Ramps

South Segment: 1 Station / 1 Direct Access Ramps

South of SR-163: 2 Stations

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• Plans to increase capacity at Sabre Springs/Peñasquitos:

Four-story parking structure proposed to add 500 parking spaces, to augment the existing 150 spaces, by late 2013

Transit Stations

Interstate 15 Corridor

View looking west at the Rancho Bernardo DAR and Transit Station

• Allow for increased parking for carpoolers, transit users, and vanpoolers at key locations along the corridor.

• Incorporate bus bays and other transit station furnishings, such as benches and overhead covering.

Decreased Travel Times• Average peak hour travel time in 1999

from SR-78 in Escondido to SR-163 in San Diego averaged 50 minutes.

• Average peak hour travel time in 2010 from SR-78 in Escondido to SR-163 in San Diego averaged 25 minutes.

Interstate 15 Corridor

More HOV Users• Number of Express Lanes users in

September 2008 at Bernardo Center Drive was 11,600 (9,100 HOV).

• Number of Express Lanes users in September 2011 at Bernardo Center Drive was 25,821 (21,184 HOV).

Future Mira Mesa Direct Access RampLooking East

Interstate 15 Corridor

The Mira Mesa DAR and Miramar College Transit Station project is scheduled to begin construction in the Summer of 2012.

Work on SR-78

Interstate 15 Corridor

The Westbound auxiliary lane opened to traffic on January 19, 2012.

Replacement of Nordahl Road Bridge is scheduled to begin February 2012.

An Eastbound auxiliary lane (not shown) began construction January 2012.

Summary:

• Four lane, twenty mile Express Lane facility in the median of I-15, from SR-163 north to SR-78.

• North Segment opened January 2012. South Segment opened June 2011.

Middle Segment opened September 2008/March.

• Features Intermediate Access Points and Direct Access Ramps

• Bus Rapid Transit system will operate in 2013.

• Visit www.keepsandiegomoving.com for the latest project information.

Interstate 15 Corridor

I-15 Express Lanes ProjectJanuary 2012

I-15 Express Lanes ProjectJanuary 2012

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