HOT Lanes on I-77What do we do now?

July 24, 2014

The Problem

Congestedstretch of four lane road from mm21 to exit 36

A Solution

Add a general purpose lane in both directions

•13 miles•$80- 130M (est)

Source: “I-77 Feasibility Study,” December 7, 2009

The Current Plan

Privately Operated Toll Lanes

•27.5 Miles•$655 M•50 year contract

Source: NCDOT Press Release, April 11, 2014

Why the difference?

Source: RFP

Majority of travel time

savings

Majority of Cost

?

The Cost Of Toll Lanes

Source: I-77 JLTCO Report, 4-25-14, WI77 analysis

Taxpayer Obligation

Taxpayer Contribution $88M For private tolling lanes

Taxpayer Subsidy $75M To cover potential revenue shortfalls

Taxpayer Liability $215M Government-backed bonds

Substantial Taxpayer Involvement for Having “No Money”

Source: I-77 JLTCO Report, 4-25-14, WI77 analysis

Toll Rates 2015

Source: I-77 HOT Lanes Technical Memorandum #6, Stantec, Sept 4, 2012

$20 Round Trip When Toll Lanes Open

Toll Rates 2035

Source: I-77 HOT Lanes Technical Memorandum #6, Stantec, Sept 4, 2012

$40 Round Trip In Twenty Years

Congestion On General Lanes

2015 2035 Difference

AM Commute(Minutes)

39.4 71.6 32.3

PM Commute(Minutes)

41.5 69.3 27.8

Total(Minutes)

80.9 140.9 60.0

Source: I-77 HOT Lanes Technical Memorandum #6, Stantec, Sept 4, 2012

Commute Time Lengthens By An Hour per Day

Average Commute Time- Charlotte to Mooresville

Current NCDOT Position

“Study is outdated” What’s changed in the last 18 months?

“Average toll more like $2” 10-15 million toll trips per year? Every M/W/C in LKN takes 100 toll trips/year

“Aggressive model- one of many simulations” Information sent in response to “Base Case Financial

Model” FOIA request “Only numbers that matter are Cintra’s”

Will not be made public until AFTER contract is signed General lanes will only become re-congested

again NCDOT’s impact study looked at first 6 months of 50

year contract

Ingress & Egress

Source: RFI for Senator Tarte, 6-17-14

Exit 27 (Westmoreland)

Exit ~20 (Hambright)

CharlotteCharlotte

Exit 18 (WT Harris)

Exit 13 (I-85)

Existing LKN Exits Bypassed (23, 25, 28, 30)

MooresvilleMooresville

35

33

30

28

25

23

Exit 36 (NC 150)

Exit 31 (Langtree)

Patron Confidential Information Foreign company collects:

Name, Address, Tel #, email, credit card info Drivers license number Vehicle registration information Social Security Number Law enforcement records Financial profiles Medical data

Information shared with: NCDOT (upon request) Authorized employers or contractors Authorized collection agencies North Carolina Public Safety agency (for toll enforcement) Any other public law enforcement agency (for toll

enforcement) Any governmental entity (under applicable law)

Source: Executed Comprehensive Agreement, Sect 8.7, June 26, 2014

In Summary, Tolling… Is Expensive

$20 daily tolls

Ensures Congestion for 50 years Commute times nearly double

Bypasses local businesses Collects significant personal data

Can be shared widely

Private Toll Lanes Are Not the Answer

Status

“Commercial Close” Signed June 26, 2014

“Financial Close” Q4 2014

Time Is Short

How can this be stopped?

At the direction of the Governor

Vote of the NCGA HB 1274

Or…

What do we do now?

Legislature Outreach

Business Outreach

Community Outreach

Donations

Thank You

WidenI77PO Box 792Cornelius, NC 28031wideni77@hotmail.comwideni77.org

Reprioritizing Transportation Funding

Statewide (40%)~$2.4B

Regional (40%)~$2.4B

Division(20%)

~$1.2B

Per capitaby region

Equallyto Divisions

Project Merit (Data)

5 6 7

8 9 10111213

4321

14

A B C

D E F G

Interstates/ NHS/STRAHNET

/Tolls/Etc

(S) + Hwys, Airport, Rail,

Transit

(S) + (R) + Local

Three-Plus Chances for Funding GP LanesHB817, Strategic Transportation Investments,

Strategic Mobility Fund- Criteria

• Benefit/Cost• Congestion• Economic

competitiveness• Freight• Multi-modal• Pavement

condition• Lane width• Shoulder width

100%

Statewide (40%)~$2.4B

Regional (40%)~$2.4B

Division(20%)

~$1.2B

• Benefit/Cost• Congestion• Economic

competitiveness• Freight• Multi-modal• Pavement condition• Lane width• Shoulder width

70%

• Local considerations

30%

• Benefit/Cost• Congestion• Economic competitiveness• Freight• Multi-modal• Pavement condition• Lane width• Shoulder width

50%

• Local considerations

50%

Much Greater Emphasis on Project Merit

NCDOT Division 10:

“An I-77 General Purpose Lane Project Would Score Extremely Well Under the New Criteria…”

Mar 3, 2014

Local Politicians Follow Suit Cornelius Mayor Lynette Rinker:  “It was

just reiterated unequivocally by our legislative leaders that this (HOT lanes) is our one shot to get this done. This is it. That was underscored with bold type and exclamation points.”

-Davidson New.net, April 1, 2013

Davidson Mayor John Woods: “We are

under the direction of the state. The town of Davidson doesn't manage I-77, nor does the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County or Iredell County.”

-Huntersville Herald, Jan 31, 2013

I-77 HOT Lanes

An Expensive, Non-Solution That Limits Future I-77

Improvements and Negatively Impacts Our Economy

We get the government we deserve.