San Diego, California, United States
Summary Information
In San Diego County, researchers conducted a planning study to evaluate the technical, financial, and attitudinal feasibility of implementing managed lanes. The purpose was to reduce congestion and maintain sufficient level of service for transit buses, vanpools, carpools and other vehicles on a 26 mile section of I-5 between La Jolla Village Drive and Vandegrift Boulevard.
The plan called for the deployment of seven electronic toll collection (ETC) sites, seven direct access ramps from local streets, and slip ramps for dedicated access between managed lanes and general purpose lanes. Electronic tolling, traffic monitoring, and violation enforcement systems were integrated.
A preliminary cost estimate was prepared for SANDAG. The estimates were based on market-ready technologies available at the time of the study (2005 dollars).
CAPITAL COSTS
Equipment for managed lanes (drawn from table 7-3 of the source report).
Description
|
Quant
|
Unit Cost
|
Total Materials
|
Total Labor
|
Total Cost
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antenna |
28
|
$2,500 EA
|
$70,000
|
$8,400
|
$78,400
|
ETC reader |
14
|
$1,300 EA
|
$18,200
|
$2,800
|
$21,000
|
ETC reader/controller |
14
|
$7,300 EA
|
$102,200
|
$2,800
|
$105,000
|
CCTV violation cameras |
28
|
$5,200 EA
|
$145,600
|
$11,200
|
$156,800
|
Power |
7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$2,500
|
Lane controller |
14
|
$11,400 EA
|
$159,600
|
$11,200
|
$170,800
|
Support Structure |
14
|
$45,000 EA
|
$630,000
|
$16,800
|
$646,800
|
Support Foundation |
14
|
$7,000 EA
|
$98,000
|
$16,800
|
$114,800
|
Communications interface |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$5,000
|
Local Field processing Equipment + Software |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$100,000
|
Integration & Toll Tag Tracking |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$300,000
|
Detection Loops |
64
|
$75 EA
|
$4,800
|
$6,400
|
$11,200
|
30% Contingencies |
$392,190
|
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TOTAL |
$1.7 million
|
Optional equipment for additional function on general purpose lanes (drawn from table 7-2 of the source report).
Description
|
Quant
|
Unit Cost
|
Total Materials
|
Total Labor
|
Total Cost
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antenna |
140
|
$2,500 EA
|
$350,000
|
$42,400
|
$392,400
|
ETC reader |
28
|
$1,300 EA
|
$36,400
|
$5,600
|
$42,000
|
ETC reader/controller |
28
|
$7,300 EA
|
$204,400
|
$5,600
|
$210,000
|
CCTV Controller + Cabinet |
30
|
$6,000 EA
|
$180,000
|
$24,000
|
$204,000
|
Loop Detection Controller + CCTV Controller + Cabinet |
12
|
$10,000 EA
|
$120,000
|
$9,600
|
$129,600
|
VMS Controller + Cabinet |
39
|
$6,000 EA
|
$234,000
|
$31,200
|
$265,200
|
Controller Cabinet Foundation |
81
|
$2,672 EA
|
$216,432
|
$64,800
|
$281,232
|
TMS Manhole |
60
|
$3,500 EA
|
$210,000
|
$24,000
|
$234,000
|
Splices |
240
|
$20 EA
|
$4,800
|
$6,000
|
$10,800
|
SM splice case |
60
|
$600 EA
|
$36,000
|
$12,000
|
$48,000
|
NEMA 4x Box |
60
|
$65 EA
|
$3,900
|
$3,000
|
$6,900
|
4 inch conduit (PVC) with quad inner duct |
132,000
|
$12.00 /LF
|
$1,584,000
|
$2,112,000
|
$3,696,000
|
6 SM Fiber |
12,500
|
$2.00 /LF
|
$25,000
|
$6,250
|
$31,250
|
48 SM Fiber |
132,500
|
$4.50 /LF
|
$596,250
|
$132,500
|
$728,750
|
Optic Transceiver |
60
|
$7,000 EA
|
$420,000
|
$3,000
|
$423,000
|
Video Optic Transceiver |
40
|
$3,000 EA
|
$120,000
|
$2,000
|
$122,000
|
Test Fiber Optic Cable |
1
|
$10,000 /LS
|
$10,000
|
$0
|
$10,000
|
#8 THW or USE Power |
37,500
|
$0.28 EA
|
$10,388
|
$9,375
|
$19,763
|
2 inch conduit (PVC) |
25,000
|
$4.55 EA
|
$113,750
|
$200,000
|
$313,750
|
Electrical Connection & Transformer |
60
|
$3,000 EA
|
$180,000
|
$6,000
|
$186,000
|
VMS (Arterial) |
12
|
$10,000 EA
|
$120,000
|
$7,200
|
$127,200
|
VMS Foundation (Arterial) |
12
|
$1,500 EA
|
$18,000
|
$4,800
|
$22,800
|
VMS (Managed Lane) |
15
|
$30,000 EA
|
$450,000
|
$9,000
|
$459,000
|
VMS Foundation (Managed Lane) |
15
|
$3,500 EA
|
$52,500
|
$6,000
|
$58,500
|
VMS (Freeway) |
12
|
$100,000 EA
|
$1,200,000
|
$14,400
|
$1,214,400
|
VMS Foundation (Freeway) |
12
|
$7,000 EA
|
$84,000
|
$4,800
|
$88,800
|
CCTV Camera |
30
|
$5,200 EA
|
$156,000
|
$6,000
|
$162,000
|
CCTV Pole Foundation |
30
|
$1,500 EA
|
$45,000
|
$18,000
|
$63,000
|
Detection Loops |
160
|
$75 EA
|
$12,000
|
$16,000
|
$28,000
|
30% Contingencies |
$2,812,183
|
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TOTAL |
$12 million
|
O&M COSTS
Annual operating costs were divided into three categories: operations; maintenance; and violation processing.
- Operation costs included administration, finance and accounting, customer service, and support staff at the tolling center. Operating expenses included facility costs, office equipment costs, supplies and other direct costs associated with account management and revenue handling. For an established operation, the operating costs/expenses were projected to increase by approximately $0.20 to $0.50 per transaction processed.
- Maintenance costs included preventative and corrective maintenance activities for roadside tolling systems, collection locations, central computer systems, and application software. Maintenance expenses included facility and vehicle costs, technical support type contracts, and consumables. Overall, maintenance services were estimated to cost $100,000 to $500,000 annually.
- Excluding fixed costs for facilities and computer assets, the operating expenses were estimated to cost be between $1 and $5 per violation processed.
The annual cost of agency operations would be significantly reduced (10 to 25 percent) if operations could be supported by web-based applications that facilitate account management (i.e., provision of on-line account statements) and payment of violation fines and fees on-line.
With respect to enforcement, police presence was estimated to cost $120,000 to $300,000 annually depending on the level of presence needed and visibility required.
I-5 North Coast Managed Lanes Value Pricing Study Concept Plan: Volume I
Managed Lanes (7 ETC sites with supporting infrastructure): $1.7 million. Maintenance of ETC system: $300,000 per year. Enforcement (police presence): $120,000 to $300,000 per year.