Unit Cost Entry

Unit Cost Element - Planning

Unit Cost Component - High-Occupancy Toll Lane (HOT lane)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Description

Cost estimate to convert a freeway shoulder lane into a MnPASS Lane on Corridor 4A. I-35W: DT Minneapolis to TH 36.

Cost Type

Estimated

Data Date

2010

Reported Units

5.3 miles

Units

Per Mile

Year (Dollars)

2010

Capital Cost per Unit ($)

$19,750,000.00

O & M Cost per Unit ($)

$50,000.00

Lifetime

20 years


Notes

Total capital cost: $18 million to $21.5 million per mile (includes ATM and non-ITS infrastructure).
ATM component: $8 million per corridor (includes tolling equipment, signs, sign structures, and communications infrastructure).

Source

MnPASS System Study Phase 2: Final Report

Published By: Minnesota DOT

Prepared by Cambridge Systematics for the MnDOT

URL: http://www.mnpass.org/pdf
s/MnPassSystemStudy2.pdf Related System Cost ID: 2012-00245

Unit Cost Details

Capital Cost per Unit: $19,750,000.00

O&M Cost per Unit: $50,000.00

Year (Dollars): 2010

Lifetime: 20 years

Costs From This Source

Capital cost estimates to implement MnPASS dynamic pricing on freeway shoulder lanes ranged from $6 million to $23 million per mile.

Economies of scale reduced projections for MnPass managed lanes operations & maintenance costs to $50,000 per mile.

Benefits From This Source

Benefit-to-cost estimates for dynamic pricing applications on freeway shoulder lanes ranged from 1.1 to 8.2.

Application Areas

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Freeway Management > Lane Management > Pricing

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Electronic Payment & Pricing > Pricing

Related Unit Cost Subsystems

Other System Wide

Keywords

congestion pricing, value pricing, variable road pricing, managed lanes

ID: 2012-01917