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TABLE 1. MODEL INPUTS
SOUTHERN SEGMENT            
Length 9.00
No Build
9.00
No Build
9.00
No Build
9.00
No Build
9.00
No Build
9.00
No Build
Travel demand and highway capacity:            
Total daily person trips 445,000 445,000 445,000 445,000 445,000 445,000
Percent in peak periods 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Transit mode share 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
Bus occupancy (avg.) 20 20 20 20 20 20
Avg. auto occupancy 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10
Avg carpool occupancy 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.20
Off-peak avg. auto ccupancy 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60
Percent of traffic volume on freeways 84.00% 84.00% 84.00% 84.00% 84.00% 84.00%
Freeway capacity per lane (vph) 2,370 2,370 2,370 2,370 2,370 2,370
Number of restricted freeway lanes 8 8 8 8 8 8
Total arterial capacity (vph) 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
 
  No 1
10 GP Ln
No 2
4 ET+EB
No 3
4 ET + BRT
No 4
4 HOT+EB
No 5
4 HOT+BRT
No 6
10 H + BRT
Change in in-vehicle time            
Solo driver -6.9 -7.9 -7.7 -6 -7 -21
Carpool -6.9 -7.9 -7.7 -30 -30 -30
Transit -6.9 -15 -30 -15 -30 -30
 
Change in out-of-vehicle times (min)            
Solo driver            
Carpool            
Transit 0 0 -5 0 -5 -5
 
Change in out-of-pocket costs (cents)            
Solo driver            
Carpool            
Transit 0 0 0 0 0 -100
 
Freeway capacity per lane - managed lanes (vph) 2,280 2,280 2,280 2,280 2,280 2,400
Freeway capacity per lane- GP lanes(vph) 2,400 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,310 2,280
Number of restricted freeway lanes 0 4 4 4 4 10
Number of GP lanes 10 6 6 6 6 0
% of capacity used at LOS C (free-flow) 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.85
 
  No 1 No 2 No 3 No 4 No 5 No 6
  10 GP Ln 4 ET+EB 4 ET + BRT 4 HOT+EB 4 HOT+BRT 10 H + BRT
Transit costs:            
Transit subsidy per passenger mile $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
Cost per passenger mile for low fare service $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.20
 
Highway costs (million $):            
Construction cost per added lane mile $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00
Construction cost per mile of lane separation $0.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $0.00
Interchange modification costs per mile $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00
Direct connector ramp const cost per mile $0.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $0.00
Toll collection equipment cost per mile $0.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $2.00
Total capital cost per mile $40.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $42.00
 
Annual maintenance costs per added lane mile $0.05 $0.05 $0.05 $0.05 $0.05 $0.05
Annual law enforcementcosts per mile $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.10 $0.10 $0.10
Discount factor for 7% discount rate/30-year payback 12.409 12.409 12.409 12.409 12.409 12.409
Annualized highway cost per mile $3.32 $4.53 $4.53 $4.63 $4.63 $3.58
Present value of highway costs $371.17 $506.17 $506.17 $517.34 $517.34 $400.34
 
User and external benefits:            
No. of construction days 250 250 250 250 250 250
% increase in delays due to construction 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Fuel cost per gallon excluding taxes $1.60 $1.60 $1.60 $1.60 $1.60 $1.60
External cost per VMT($) $0.06 $0.06 $0.06 $0.06 $0.06 $0.06

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