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Item 11, Presentation to the TPB, September 15, 2010

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Major Corridor Studies Considering Managed / Priced Lanes

Under Construction1. Capital Beltway in Virginia

HOT Lane Project2. Intercounty Connector (ICC)

Included in CLRP3. I-95/395 HOV/Bus/HOT Lanes

Plan

Corridor Studies4. 14th Street Bridge Corridor 5. South Side Mobility Study6. West Side Mobility Study7. Capital Beltway Study8. I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal

Corridor Study 9. Interstate 66 Studies10. MD 5 Corridor Transportation

Study

Network Analysis Study11. MDOT Maryland Managed

Lanes Study

Public Acceptability of Regional Road Pricing:

Can it be Designed to Garner Public Support?

• New TPB study will examine the public acceptability of various regional road pricing scenarios

• Funded Through the Value Pricing (VPP) Program of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

• Proposal submitted on November 3, 2009• Grant awarded on August 2, 2010

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Conducting the Study

• Working group of 10-14 experts will frame options/scenarios for comprehensive regional road-use pricing

• Consultant(s) will conduct telephone survey and convene stakeholder focus groups to discuss scenarios; results to be significant at regional and jurisdictional levels

• Report results to TPB

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Administering the Study• Submitted by VDOT on behalf of TPB to FHWA on

Nov. 3

• TPB will be lead implementing agency, with support from Brookings Greater Washington

• Total Budget = $400,000– $320,000 Federal with $80,000 COG match

• One-year project, beginning Oct. 2010 (estimated)

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