# Presentation: 902283

## Value of Travel Time Savings:Katy HOT Lane

| Year | QR Days | Daily Time Saved (hrs) | Value of Time ($/hr) | VTTS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | 238 | 29.97 | $15.93 |  $  113,617 |
| 1999 | 253 | 34.70 | $16.42 |  $  144,185 |
| 2000 | 254 | 32.13 | $16.93 |  $  138,219 |
| 2001 | 252 | 35.42 | $17.46 |  $  155,841 |
| 2002 | 253 | 33.77 | $18.00 |  $  153,768 |
| 2003*.. | 253 | 33.25 | $18.56 |  $  156,096 |
| TOTAL | 2530 |  |  | $1,546,801 |

- * Projected benefits from 2003 to 2008

## Travel Time Savings: US 290 HOT Lane

| 
Time Period | 2001 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Vehicles per Day | Smain (mph) | SHOT (mph) | Time Savings (min/veh) |
| 6:45 - 7:00 | 2.83 | 34.36 | 53.01 | 6.27 |
| 7:00 - 7:15 | 8.01 | 31.89 | 57.91 | 8.62 |
| 7:15 - 7:30 | 14.02 | 28.72 | 58.85 | 10.91 |
| 7:30 - 7:45 | 16.15 | 27.44 | 59.52 | 12.02 |
| 7:45 - 8:00 | 7.25 | 30.09 | 59.82 | 10.11 |
| Weighted Average |  | 29.35	 | 58.72	 | 10.51 |

## Value of Travel Time Savings:US 290 HOT Lane

| Year | QR Days | Daily Time Saved (hrs) | Value of Time ($/hr) | VTTS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 36 | 5.01 | $16.93 | $3,053 |
| 2001 | 252 | 8.45 | $17.46 | $37,192 |
| 2002 | 253 | 10.51 | $18.00 | $47,879 |
| 2003* | 253 | 9.45 | $18.56 | $44,373 |
| TOTAL | 1821 |  |  | $327,242 |

- * Projected benefits from 2003 to 2008

## Slide 4

## Slide 5

## Fuel Savings: Katy HOT Lane

| Year | QR Days | Daily Fuel Saved (gal) | Value of Fuel ($/gal) | VFS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | 238 | 3.41 | $1.10 | $898 |
| 1999 | 253 | 3.57 | $1.11 | $1,003 |
| 2000 | 254 | 3.01 | $1.12 | $852 |
| 2001 | 252 | 3.75 | $1.12 | $1,059 |
| 2002 | 253 | 4.71 | $1.13 | $1,343 |
| 2003*.. | 253 | 3.69 | $1.13 | $1,058 |
| TOTAL | 2530 |  |  | $10,565 |

## Slide 7

## Fuel Savings: US 290 HOT Lane

| Year | QR Days | Daily Fuel Saved (gal) | Value of Fuel ($/gal) | VFS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 36 | 0.74 | $1.12 | $40 |
| 2001 | 252 | 0.88 | $1.12 | $332 |
| 2002 | 253 | 1.23 | $1.13 | $473 |
| 2003*.. | 253 | 1.05 | $1.13 | $403 |
| TOTAL | 1821 |  |  | $2,907 |

## Emissions Calculations

- Emissions values for mainlane and HOT lane speeds were obtained from MOBILE5
- Daily emissions savings:
-    DES = (EMain – EHOT) * Distance * Volume
- Hydrocarbons (VOC)  $1.49/kg
- Carbon monoxide (CO)  $0.01/kg
- Nitrous oxides (NOx)  $1.63/kg

## VOC Emissions

## CO Emissions

## NOx Emissions

## Slide 13

## Weighted Average Savings (2002)

| Time Period | VOC
(g/veh) | CO
(g/veh) | NOx
(g/veh) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Katy AM | 6.07 | 27.18 | -8.01 |
| Katy PM | 6.52 | 28.04 | -8.24 |
| US 290 AM | 3.93 | 8.76 | -6.20 |

## Emissions Savings: Katy Freeway

| Year | QR Days | Total Emissions Savings |  |  | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | VOC | CO | NOx |  |
| 1998 | 238 | $206.45 | $1.98 | -$362.21 | -$154 |
| 1999 | 253 | $249.29 | $1.57 | -$460.20 | -$209 |
| 2000 | 254 | $226.29 | $0.32 | -$436.68 | -$210 |
| 2001 | 252 | $268.53 | $2.35 | -$473.99 | -$203 |
| 2002 | 253 | $296.08 | $9.01 | -$421.75 | -$117 |
| 2003*.. | 253 | $262.35 | $3.09 | -$455.12 | -$190 |
| TOTAL | 2530 |  |  |  | -$1,880 |

## Emissions Savings: US 290

| Year | QR Days | Total Emissions Savings |  |  | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | VOC | CO | NOx |  |
| 2000 | 36 | $6.12 | $0.13 | -$7.97 | -$2 |
| 2001 | 252 | $59.84 | -$0.19 | -$123.83 | -$64 |
| 2002 | 253 | $82.37 | $1.27 | -$142.46 | -$59 |
| 2003*.. | 253 | $72.22 | $0.49 | -$136.27 | -$64 |
| TOTAL | 2059 |  |  |  | -$456 |

## Costs

- $2 fee per use = transfer
- $2.50 monthly fee = transfer
- No degradation of speed in HOT lane
- Costs consist of agency:
- Start up costs
- Operation and maintenance costs

## Costs

- Based on data from METRO, an average monthly operation and maintenance cost was estimated
- TxDOT and METRO also supplied approximate startup costs for Katy and US 290
- Average monthly O&M:  $8,263  (2002$)
- Startup cost (Katy):  $362,389 (in 1997)
- Startup cost (290):  $52,482 (in 2000)

## Summary(2002 dollars)

- Benefits:	Time Savings		$1,874,043
- 			Fuel Savings		$     13,472
- 			Emissions Savings	-$      2,336
- Costs:	Start Up Costs		$   414,871
- 			Operation &
- 			     Maintenance	$1,013,354
- Benefits/Costs = 1.32

## Conclusions

- Despite the limited use of QuickRide, the program still provides net benefits
- The vast majority of benefits were derived from travel time savings
- If/when the program expands, start up costs should be minimal, increasing the Benefit/Cost ratio