Managed Lanes in Minnesota

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Managed Lanes in Minnesota

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Managed Lanes in Minnesota. Regional Transportation Management Center. Shared Operations Center Mn /DOT Traffic Operations Mn /DOT Maintenance Dispatch State Patrol Dispatch 400 miles of freeway management system Backbone for Managed Lanes system. Dynamic Pricing Overview. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Managed Lanes in Minnesota

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Regional Transportation Management Center• Shared Operations Center

– Mn/DOT Traffic Operations– Mn/DOT Maintenance Dispatch– State Patrol Dispatch

• 400 miles of freeway

management system

• Backbone for Managed Lanes system

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Dynamic Pricing Overview• Adjust the toll rate dynamically to encourage or

discourage users• Maintain free flowing traffic in MnPASS lane (speeds

greater than 50 MPH) at all times• Rates determined based on:

– Number of vehicles in lane– Speed of the vehicles– Rate of change of traffic conditions

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Priced Dynamic Shoulder Lane (PDSL): Segment 3: 3 miles

• Priced Dynamic Shoulder Lane North of 42nd St on NB 35W

• Maintains existing 4 lanes with an added PDSL Lane

• Effectively extends the MnPASS lane to downtown Minneapolis using existing road space

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Innovative Use of Technology and Infrastructure

Managed LanesAnd Priced Dynamic Shoulder Lane (PDSL)

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I-35W HOT Lane Signing

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I-35W MnPASS: Active Traffic Management PDSL Open

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I-35W MnPASS: Active Traffic Management PDSL Closed

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I-35W MnPASS: In Pavement Lighting PDSL Closed

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I-35W MnPASS: In Pavement Lighting PDSL Open

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I-35W MnPASS: Active Traffic Management

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• ILCS located every ½ mile over every lane.

• A total of about 174 ILCS will be installed by the end of 2010.

• ILCS are a 4ft x 5ft full color matrix signs.

• Use of the ILCS is primarily for incident management and speed harmonization.

• Designates when the priced dynamic shoulder lane is open or closed along with additional signing.

I-35W Intelligent Lane Control Signals

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ILCS Sign Options

Blank – default

Green – Lane Open

Flashing Yellow – Caution

Red X – Closed

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Yellow X – Closed Ahead

Merge

Speed Limit

White Diamond

40MPH

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Variable Speed Limits

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Variable Speed Limits• Advisory Only• Detection

measures traffic speeds downstream

• Speeds are posted up to 1 ½ miles upstream

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Innovative Design

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Rain GaugesDetect rain fall rates to adjust mainline advisory speeds to reduce hydroplane hazards

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Median Transit station

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Upcoming Projects• I-94 between downtown St Paul and

Minneapolis– This project is letting the end of Feb 2011

• I-35E north of downtown St Paul– This project is in design and ATM is being

considered.

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