Transportation

The I-15 Express Corridor FACT SHEET

Overview The Interstate 15 (I-15) Express Lanes Funded Project CAMP PENDLETON

provide 20 miles of flexible travel between 5 15

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State Route 163 in San Diego and State VISTA OCEANSIDE 78 SAN MARCOS Route 78 in Escondido. Construction of ESCONDIDO CARLSBAD

the Express Lanes was completed in 2012, 78

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67 replacing the previous eight-mile, two- SOLANA BEACH 5 POWAY Express Lanes, which opened in 1988. DEL MAR 56

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67 8 The Express Lanes feature a movable barrier 52

15 805 EL CAJON 8 LA in the middle of the lanes which can be 125 MESA 54 SAN DIEGO 15 163 LEMON 94 125 GROVE 54 94 moved to increase or decrease the number 282 NATIONAL CITY 54

CORONADO 125 of lanes in each direction to keep 75 805 5 CHULA VISTA

IMPERIAL S flowing smoothly. The Express Lanes also BEACH 905 UNITED STATE feature five Direct Access Ramps (DARs) TIJUANA and 16 additional access points, making it easy to get in or out of the lanes. Carpools, vanpools, transit services, 5 MILES motorcycles, and permitted clean air vehicles can use the Express Lanes for free – all day, Bus Rapid every day. Transit Station

Electronic Toll Collection MAP NOT TO SCALE The I-15 Express Lanes use Escondido FasTrak, a statewide electronic T.C. toll collection (ETC) system. Del Lago This technology eliminates the need for drivers to stop and pay at toll booths; instead a transponder mounted to their Rancho Bernardo car’s windshield electronically pays tolls. Electronic FasTrak Sabre Springs 401 B , Suite 800 transponders can be used on /Peñasquitos San Diego, CA 92101 toll throughout California, (619) 699-1900 although the rules and Fax (619) 699-1905 sandag.org minimum requirements vary for Mira Mesa/ different tolling agencies. Miramar College SANDAGregion (Continued on reverse) SANDAG

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SANDAGregion Solo drivers can get an electronic FasTrak The I-15 Express Lanes FasTrak tolling transponder online or at Costco to use account system is operated by SANDAG. the I-15 Express Lanes. The correct toll The Rapid and Rapid Express transit will automatically be deducted from their services that use the Express Lanes are FasTrak account. Overhead electronic operated by MTS. The I-15 Express Lanes signs on the Express Lanes display current barrier movement system is operated by FasTrak toll rates, travel times to major Caltrans. The level of effort and committed intersecting freeways, and remind drivers participation by the CMT is the first known that high occupancy vehicles (HOV) with corridor management team in the nation. two or more passengers can use the lanes Integrated Corridor Management for free. An Integrated Corridor Management The I-15 Express Lanes Movable Barrier (ICM) system helps to reduce delays and Located between SR 163 and Del Lago improve travel time reliability. The system Boulevard, the barrier in the middle of is designed to efficiently guide drivers the lanes is currently moved Monday around incidents with the least amount of through Thursday mornings to create impact to local , by allowing freeway, three southbound lanes, which provide surface street, and transit networks to be congestion relief for rush-hour commuters managed together. and help keep travel times reliable. It takes A key component of ICM is a coordinated approximately two hours to move the detour messaging system, which was entire 16 miles of barrier. The barrier also activated in April 2016, and includes 40 is moved intermittently to perform routine alternate route signs on surface streets maintenance and repairs. along the I-15 corridor in the cities of Escondido, Poway, and San Diego. Should Corridor Management Team a major freeway incident occur, overhead Traffic data collected on the I-15 Express dynamic message signs on I-15 will direct Lanes and general purpose lanes is motorists off the freeway to avoid delays, continually analyzed by the Corridor and alternate route signs will guide Management Team (CMT) - composed motorists through surface streets and back of Caltrans, San Diego Association of onto the freeway as soon as possible. Governments (SANDAG), and San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) staff - Operations Funding to determine the best operational strategy Collected toll revenue is used to fund for the corridor, including how frequently the operations and maintenance of the the barrier should be moved to provide I-15 Express Lanes, and for other mobility congestion relief. improvements along the corridor including subsidizing transit services.

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