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Congestion Management<br />

27<br />

in addition to providing transit services and improving the<br />

highway network in Los Angeles County, Metro administers<br />

and sponsors several programs designed to reduce traffic<br />

congestion, increase safety and improve air quality throughout<br />

the county. These measures contribute to a more efficient<br />

transportation system that benefits all commuters. A brief<br />

description of each part of Metro’s Congestion Management<br />

Program is shown below.<br />

> Metro Freeway service Patrol provides assistance to stranded<br />

motorists and clears traffic accidents on freeways throughout<br />

the County. These services are provided free of charge.<br />

> Metro expresslanes utilizes congestion pricing on highoccupancy<br />

toll lanes on the I-110 and I-10 freeways, providing<br />

a faster transportation option to motorists. Tolls are higher<br />

when there is more traffic and lower when there is no traffic.<br />

> The kenneth hahn call Box Program provides telephones<br />

along Los Angeles County freeways for use by motorists in<br />

need of assistance or in times of emergency.<br />

> The Regional integration of intelligent Transportation<br />

systems (RiiTs) is a real-time traffic data monitoring<br />

network used by emergency services, transit agencies and<br />

third-party users throughout Southern California.<br />

> Metro Rideshare services incentivizes ridesharing<br />

by partially subsidizing vanpooling and connecting<br />

commuters to other subsidy programs as an alternative<br />

means of transportation besides driving alone to work.<br />

Metro expresslanes prograM<br />

The Metro expresslanes project continues to successfully<br />

improve freeway traffic flow by providing enhanced travel<br />

options on the I-10 and I-110 freeways. For FY16, $62.2 million<br />

in toll revenues are expected to be generated to operate,<br />

maintain, improve and reinvest in those corridors. Toll revenues<br />

in excess of the program costs are required by Board policy<br />

to be reinvested into the I-10 and I-110 transit corridors. Since<br />

the program’s inception, excess toll revenues have funded bus<br />

service enhancements for Gardena Transit, Foothill Transit,<br />

Torrance Transit and Metro.<br />

In order to incentivize carpooling, vehicles with multiple<br />

occupants are not charged a toll. Approximately 66% of all trips<br />

on the ExpressLanes are toll free. The popularity of the program<br />

is enhanced by this toll-free option: in FY16, ExpressLanes<br />

accounts in Los Angeles County are expected to increase by<br />

10% from 350,000 to 385,000.<br />

meTRo exPResslanes<br />

2<br />

71<br />

Northbound<br />

& Eastbound<br />

ExpressLanes<br />

Westbound<br />

& Southbound<br />

ExpressLanes

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