Minnesota’s Congestion Pricing Program Road User Charging Conference Road User Charging Conference January, 2009 January, 2009 By Bernie Arseneau By Bernie Arseneau Minnesota (USA) Department of Minnesota (USA) Department of Transportation Transportation
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Minnesota’s Congestion Pricing Program
Road User Charging ConferenceRoad User Charging ConferenceJanuary, 2009January, 2009
By Bernie ArseneauBy Bernie ArseneauMinnesota (USA) Department of Minnesota (USA) Department of
TransportationTransportation
Congestion Pricing In Minnesota
• Opened 11 mile High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lane on I-394 in 2005
• Opening new 16 mile HOT lane in two phases on I-35W in 2009 and 2010 on
• Suffered from “Empty Lane Syndrome”• 2002 HOV lane study
– Should it HOV lane become General Purpose Lane?• 2003 HOV to HOT conversion legislation• 2003 Awarded design/build/operate contract• 2005 MnPASS HOT Lane successfully opens
I-394 MnPASS Project Goals
1. Improve I-394 efficiency 2. Maintain free flow
speeds for transit and carpoolers
3. Use excess revenues to improve highway and transit in corridor
4. Employ new technologies for pricing and enforcement
MnPASS Innovations• First Toll Road in Minnesota• Public-Private Partnership for HOT lanes• Minnesota’s first self funded transportation project• Tolling on lanes directly adjacent to non-barrier
separated lanes with multiple access points• Full dynamic pricing on multiple consecutive
roadway segments• Technology applications assist in enforcement,
read/write transponders and enforcement readers
Public Involvement was Key
• Community Task Force – Advise Commissioner of Transportation on:
• Hours of Operation • Transponder• Safety and Enforcement • Toll Rates• Dynamic Message Signs • Public Outreach• Expected Revenues• Project Evaluation• Type of Vehicles Allowed• Access Points/Traffic Operations
• Outreach and education
Tolled Trips
Tolled trips(Year 1)
May ‘05 - April ‘06
(Year 2)
May ‘06-
April ‘07
(Year 3)
May ‘07-
April ‘08
Tolled Trips874,154 908,899
(3.9% growth)
942,348(3.6% growth)
Tolls Collected
$575,499 $1,057,334 $1,083,098
Average Toll $0.65 $1.16 $1.15
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April 1
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May
2nd
May
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June
6th
June
27t
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July
18th
Aug 8
th
Aug 2
9th
Sept 1
9th
Oct 1
0th
Oct 3
1st
Nov 2
1st
Dec 1
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Jan
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Concept Adoption(transponder leases)
Opening Day
9,441
Today:11,912 ActiveTransponders
MnPASS Users Satisfied• 95% satisfaction with
all electronic tolling
• 85% satisfaction with traffic speed in lane
• 76% satisfaction with dynamic pricing
• 66% satisfaction with safety of merging
Establishing the Toll Price
• Min: $0.25 Max $8,00• Price based on HOT lane traffic conditions
only• Data from sensors in lane every ½ mi• Price updated every 3 minutes• Price is set off customizable rate tables
– Existing Price, Level of Service, and Rate of Change determine New Price
• Price based on worst traffic density point downstream of entrance