CDOT North I-25 Express Lanes Update April 28, 2016

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1 CDOT North I-25 Express Lanes Update April 28, 2016

2 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

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

4 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 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

5 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.

6 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

7 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

8 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: and enter PIN number Toll commencement summer 2016

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

10 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 to get yours today!

11 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?

12 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)

13 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!

14 Contact Us Express Lanes website: Megan Castle, CDOT and HPTE Communications Manager (303) cell