Congestion Pricing

A PRIMER: EVOLUTION OF SECOND GENERATION PRICING PROJECTS

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FHWA-HOP-15-036

September 2015

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Table of Contents

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Introduction
	The Primer Series
	The Purpose of this Volume
What are Second Generation Congestion Pricing Projects?
	How are First and Second Generation Priced Lanes Different?
	Types of Second Generation Pricing Projects
		New Roadway Capacity
		Networks of Priced Managed Lanes
		Priced Managed Roadways
Case Studies
	Southeast Florida
	Northern Virginia
	Puget Sound, Washington
	Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
	Houston, Texas
	San Diego, California
Summary
Acknowledgments
References

List of Tables

Table 1	Characteristics of priced lane projects.
Table 2	Challenges and opportunities moving to second generation pricing projects.
Table 3	Case Studies and Highlights.
Table 4	Evolution of Southeast Florida Managed Lanes.
Table 5	Southeast Florida Challenges and Opportunities.
Table 6	Evolution of Northern Virginia Managed Lanes.
Table 7	Northern Virginia Challenges and Opportunities.
Table 8	Evolution of Puget Sound Managed Lanes.
Table 9	Puget Sound Challenges and Opportunities.
Table 10	Evolution of Minneapolis Managed Lanes.
Table 11	Minneapolis Challenges and Opportunities.
Table 12	Evolution of Houston Managed Lanes.
Table 13	Houston Challenges and Opportunities.
Table 14	Evolution of I-15 Managed Lanes.
Table 15	San Diego Challenges and Opportunities.

List of Figures

Figure 1	Illustration.Timeline Depicting the Evolution of Roadway Pricing from the 1960s through Today.
Figure 2	Photo. I-95 Express Toll Lanes in Florida.
Figure 3	Map. The Current and Planned Express Toll Lane Network in the Greater Miami Area.
Figure 4	Figure 4. Map. The Northern Virginia Managed Lanes Facilities.
Figure 5	Figure 5. Photo. Construction of the I-495 Express Lanes in Northern Virginia.
Figure 6	Figure 6. Map. Existing and Proposed Priced Managed Lanes for SR 167 and I-405 in the Puget Sound Region.
Figure 7	Photo. Existing SR 520 Bridge in Washington Prior to Replacement.
Figure 8	Photo. I-35W MnPass Express Lanes in Minnesota.
Figure 9	Map. The Existing and Future Managed Lanes in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Region.
Figure 10	Diagram. The Katy Freeway Managed Lane Facility in Houston.
Figure 11	Photo. Gulf Freeway High-Occupancy Vehicle and High-Occupancy Toll Lanes at the Eastwood Transit Center in Texas.
Figure 12	Screenshot. The San Diego I-15 Corridor Express Lanes.
Figure 13	Photo. I-15 Express Lanes in California.