CDOT North I-25 Express Lanes Update April 28, 2016 Introduction or presentation title slide. CDOT North I-25 Express Lanes Update April 28, 2016

Why Express Lanes? CDOT/HPTE new focus on: Increased choice in travel Increased mobility through operational improvements Reduce delay on most seriously congested corridors Use toll pricing to manage congestion Maintain reliable travel times now and in the future

Region-wide Express Lanes US 36 North I-25 Central I-25 I-70 Mountain C-470 Potentially on Central 70

North I-25 Express Lanes One lane in each direction between US 36 and 120th Avenue Opened for testing March 14 and 21; tolls waived Use of Lane: Same as US 36 -- HOV or tolled vehicles Motorcycles (free*) All vehicles – (except motorcycles*) must have an ExpressToll account and pass to carpool for free or to avoid paying LPT charges. Trucks (paying surcharge) Buses are free

How to Use New North I-25 Express Lanes Drivers enter at three locations each way Northbound -- before 84th Avenue, before Thornton Parkway, and before 104th Avenue Southbound -- after 120th Avenue, before Thornton Parkway and before 84th Avenue One toll is charged no matter where you enter. If the price increases or decreases while you are in the lane, you will pay the price posted upon entry.

How to Use New North I-25 Express Lanes Do not cross the solid white line; enter and exit at the designated areas only, shown with a white dotted If you are driving from the US 36 Express Lanes to the northbound North I-25 Express Lane, you must exit the US 36 Express Lanes and then re-enter the North I-25 Express Lanes at 84th Avenue Lanes are available 24 hours a day and will connect to existing Central I-25 lanes

Connections to Central I-25 Existing Central I-25 Express Lanes are reversible lanes; open either northbound or southbound at different times of the day New connection to the existing Express Lane section Forces southbound traffic back on I-25 by 70th Street when the reversible lanes are northbound Entrances are at the I-270 exit ramp and another chance to enter right after the I-270 exit

Tolls Proposed tolls -- between $1 and $3 with an ExpressToll account and pass HPTE will host a Telephone Town Hall for input, 7 - 8 p.m., Monday, May 2. Join the call: 877-229-8493 and enter PIN number 111457. Toll commencement – summer 2016

Toll Chart Northbound (US 36 to 120th) Example Time of Day Pass Rate LPT Rate 5-6 a.m. $1 $3.58 Noon-3 p.m. 6-6:45 a.m. 3-3:30 p.m. $1.25 $3.98 6:45-7:15 a.m. 3:30-4:30 p.m. $1.50 $4.38 7:15-8:15 a.m. 4:30-6 p.m. $3 $6.75 8:15-8:45 a.m. 6-7 p.m. 8:45-10 a.m. 8 p.m.-5 a.m. 10 a.m.-noon   Weekend: 7 p.m., Friday, through 5 a.m., Monday

Get a Pass! Switchable HOV Transponder required for US 36, I-25 Central & North I-25 Express Lanes Green “Toll” used when vehicle does not qualify as HOV Red “HOV” when carpooling and using the lanes for free Existing ExpressToll stickers/transponders will work but won’t allow you to drive in the lanes for free/carpool Visit expresstoll.com or call 303-537-3470 to get yours today!

Public Outreach Campaign Grassroots, Traditional Media and Paid Media Campaigns Events: North I-25 Express Lanes Grand Opening Event, April 4 North I-25 TTH, 7-8 p.m., May 2 Bike to Work Day, Thorntonfest, etc. Tolling Countdown – VMS, Traditional Media, Advertising Interested in having CDOT speak about the North I-25 Express Lanes at your meeting? Grassroots Bike 2 work Day station Coffee with Mayor of Northglenn Metro North Chamber (meets third Wednesday of the month) Thorntonfest – May 21 Tolling CountdownTraditional media outreach – press releases, media outreach VMS signage (2 week or 12 day tolling countdown) Paid advertising campaign

HOV 2/3+ Now -– HOV 2+ is the requirement Driver plus one other person to use lane for free No later than January 1, 2017, requirement will be HOV 3+ (Driver plus two or more passengers)

New Procedures for Motorcycles & Carpoolers Motorcycles will no longer be required to have a pass to use CDOT’s (HOV) Express Lanes for free. HPTE and CDOT will offer Switchable HOV Transponder pass for free to drivers who are planning to carpool only in CDOT’s HOV Express Lanes. Drivers who have already purchased a Switchable HOV Transponder and have only used it in carpool mode will be given a refund.* CDOT and HPTE are working on a timeline for the implementation of these changes. More information coming soon! The House Transportation and Energy Committee voted no on Senate Bill 16-123 (SB 123) on April 21. The discussion, however, prompted new changes in the pass procedures for HOV Express Lanes, which include the following: Motorcycles will no longer be required to have a pass to use CDOT’s High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Express Lanes for free.* The High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) and CDOT will offer the Switchable HOV Transponder pass for free to drivers who are planning to carpool only in CDOT’s HOV Express Lanes.** Drivers who have already purchased a Switchable HOV Transponder and have only used it in carpool mode will be given a refund.** CDOT and HPTE are working on a timeline for the implementation of these changes. More information coming soon! *Express or Toll lanes that do not allow HOV vehicles for free (E-470, Northwest Parkway, I-70 Mountain Express Lane) will still require a payment and/or a pass in order to avoid higher license plate charges. **If drivers choose this option and use the transponder in “toll” mode on HOV Express Lanes or on E-470, Northwest Parkway or the I-70 Mountain Express Lane, a credit card on file will be charged for the cost of the transponder and to open an account.

Contact Us Express Lanes website: www.codot.gov/programs/expresslanes Megan Castle, CDOT and HPTE Communications Manager (303) 513-2713 cell Megan.Castle@state.co.us