Express Lanes

1. Express Lanes Executive Workshop Wednesday, September 18, 2013

2. Secretary’s Express Lanes Vision In an effort to better manage congestion and provide choices to drivers, Express Lanes must be considered for additional capacity on limited-access facilities on the State Highway System.

3. Focus on Express Lanes • Priced Managed Lanes • Express Lanes • Non-Priced Managed Lanes • Bus Rapid Transit Lanes • Truck only lanes

4. Agenda • Directive • Framework • Guiding Principles (6) • Exceptions Process • Next Steps

5. Guiding Principles Feasibility Assessment Vehicle Eligibility Revenue Potential and Toll Collection Operations Design Communications

6. Framework

7. Exceptions Process • Outline process for districts to request an exception to the guiding principles and more detailed guidance that will be included in the Statewide Handbook • Potential Exceptions • Trucks • Time of Day/Dynamic Pricing • Toll Rate Signage • General Purpose and Express Lane Separation • Express Lane Ingress and Egress • Express Lane Striping

8. Next Steps Develop communication materials to share Statewide Express Lanes Vision and Guiding Principles Refine Framework for Exceptions Process Develop Statewide Express Lanes Handbook Develop Design and Operating Standards for Express Lanes

9. Next Steps SE FL RCTO Partners • Develop Regional Transportation Concept of Operations • Define Roles and Responsibilities • Issues and Agreements • Framework for Future

10. Discussion and Questions Jennifer Fortunas, P.E. Florida DOT - Systems Planning Office 605 Suwannee Street, MS 19 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450 Phone: 850-414-4909 Fax: 850-414-4876 jennifer.fortunas@dot.state.fl.us