South FloridaManaged Lanes

Overview• What are Managed Lanes

• What are Express Lanes

• What are HOT Lanes

• Regional Express Lanes Network

• I-95 Express

• I-595 Express

• I-75 Express

Managed LanesWhat are Managed Lanes• TxDOT defines a managed

lane facility as one that increases freeway efficiency by packaging various operational and design actions.

• Generally a “freeway within a freeway” where a set of lanes within the freeway cross section is physically separated from general-purpose lanes

Express LanesWhat are they?• Physically Separated Toll

lanes with Controlled Points of Access

• Utilize Fixed, Variable or Traffic Responsive Tolls to Manage Demand

• Also Known as Value-Priced Lanes

Objectives• Relieve Congestion • Optimize Use of Capacity• Improve Operating

Speeds• Provide Incentive for

Modal Shift• Offer a Reliable

Alternative

HOT Lanes HOT lanes are limited-access, normally barrier separated highway lanes that provide free or reduced cost access to qualifying HOVs, and sell additional capacity to other vehicles which do not meet passenger occupancy requirements.

Regional Network

Operating with 10 years (green)• 95 Express Phase 1, 2, & 3• I-595• I-75• SR 826• SR 836• HEFT (SR 836 to Caribbean)

Vision Project (purple)• HEFT (SR 836 to I-75)• HEFT (Caribbean to

Tallahassee)• SR 924• SR 874• US 1

Regional Network

In Operation (green)• 95 Express Phase 1

Under Construction (purple)• I-595• 95 Express Phase 2

Design or Design/Build (red)• I-75• HEFT (south of SR 836)• SR 826 (SR 924 to SR 836)

PD&E (light blue)• 95 Express Phase 3• SR 826 (SR 924 to I-95)• US 1

I-95 ExpressPhase 1&2• District 6 tentatively

scheduled to operate both Phase 1 & 2 until the completion of Phase 3

Phase 3• Griffin Road to Glades

Road (Tentative)• Currently in PD&EPhase 4• Planned to extend

through Palm Beach County

HOV to HOT Conversion

Before -

After -

I-595 Express• Will provide 3 reversible

express lanes within the median

• Eastbound in the AM peak period

• Westbound in the PM peak period

• Access from west of 136 Ave, east of SR 7 and direct connect from Florida’s Turnpike

• Will utilize a variable tolling strategy

• Operated and maintained by 595 Express

I-595 Project Layout

I-75 Express• 4-lane tolled managed lanes facility in the I-75 median• Express lanes direct connections to I-595, Florida’s

Turnpike (HEFT), and the Palmetto Expressway• Intermediate express lanes ingress/egress locations at

Royal Palm Blvd., Griffin Rd., Sheridan St., Miramar Pkwy., Miami Gardens Dr. and NW 154th St.

I-75 Tolling Strategy

I-75 Tolling StrategyExample: Signing and tolls for to a motorist traveling from SR 836 to I-595 via SR 826 and I-75

Prior to entry: South of MGD:

Total Tolls: $9.00 (SR 836 to MGD) + $7.00 (MGD to I-595) = $16.00

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