HOT Lanes on I-77 What we don’t know… Sept 9, 2014

Overview  Project Scope  Toll Rates  Congestion  Ingress/Egress  Confidential Information

The Problem Congested stretch of four lane road from mm21 to exit 36… with “no money” to widen it

A Solution Add a general purpose lane in both directions 13 miles $ M (est) Source: “I-77 Feasibility Study,” December 7, 2009

The Current Plan Privately Operated Toll Lanes 27.5 Miles $655 M 50 year contract Cintra, a Spanish company Source: NCDOT Press Release, April 11, 2014 Why the difference?

Example: Toll Lane Flyover Source: NCDOT

The Cost Of Toll Lanes Source: I-77 JLTCO Report, , WI77 analysis

Taxpayer Obligation  Taxpayer Contribution$88M For private tolling lanes  Taxpayer Subsidy$75M To cover potential revenue shortfalls  Taxpayer Liability$215M Government-backed bonds Substantial Taxpayer Involvement for Having “No Money” Source: I-77 JLTCO Report, , WI77 analysis

How Toll Lanes Work  Built and operated under an exclusive 50 year contract  Vehicles with 3+ occupants use lane for free  Electronic Tolling- no toll booths  Guaranteed minimum speed  “Congestion pricing” More congestion in “free” lanes = higher price to use toll lanes  No limit on tolls Business Model Ensures Congestion

Toll Rates 2015 Source: I-77 HOT Lanes Technical Memorandum #6, Stantec, Sept 4, 2012 $20 Round Trip When Toll Lanes Open

Toll Rates 2035 Source: I-77 HOT Lanes Technical Memorandum #6, Stantec, Sept 4, 2012 $40 Round Trip In Twenty Years ???

Cintra’s Answer Source: “How much will I-77 tolls cost?”, WCNC, August 21, 2014

Congestion On General Lanes Difference AM Commute (Minutes) PM Commute (Minutes) Total (Minutes) Source: I-77 HOT Lanes Technical Memorandum #6, Stantec, Sept 4, 2012 Commute Time Lengthens By An Hour per Day Average Commute Time- Charlotte to Mooresville

Typical Access Point Source: Executed Comprehensive Agreement

Ingress & Egress Source: RFI for Senator Tarte, ; NCDOT “Managed Lanes” FAQ Exit 27 (Westmoreland) Exit ~20 (Hambright) Charlotte Exit 18 (WT Harris) Exit 13 (I-85) Existing LKN Exits Bypassed (23, 25, 28, 30) Mooresville Exit 36 (NC 150) Exit 31 (Langtree) ? ? ?

Patron Confidential Information  Foreign company could collect: Name, Address, Tel #, , credit card info Drivers license number Vehicle registration information Social Security Number Law enforcement records Financial profiles Medical data  Information shared with: NCDOT (upon request) Authorized employers or contractors Authorized collection agencies North Carolina Public Safety agency (for toll enforcement) Any other public law enforcement agency (for toll enforcement) Any governmental entity (under applicable law) Source: Executed Comprehensive Agreement, Sect 8.7, June 26, 2014

Private toll lanes…  Are Expensive $20 daily tolls  Ensure Congestion for 50 years Commute times nearly double  Bypass local businesses  Could collect significant personal data Can be shared widely  Siphon millions out of our local economy and send it to Spain Private Toll Lanes Are Not the Answer

Status  “Commercial Close” Signed June 26, 2014  “Financial Close” Q Time Is Short

Now What?

A New Funding Paradigm: STI  Passed last summer HB 817  Replaces Equity Formula Favored rural over urban areas  More data-driven Supposed to remove pork politicking

NCDOT STI Scores for I-77 Project How Does This Rank Against Other Statewide Projects?

 I77 General Purpose Lane Project I77 scores higher than 33 funded projects Projects to be funded Projects unfunded I-77 GP project through Lake Norman 73 “Statewide” funded projects 377 Unfunded Projects Highest scoring funded project Lowest scoring funded project A General Purpose Lane Project Would Likely Be Funded…

The Bad News: STI Corridor Cap  A maximum of 10% of projected funding in the “statewide” category  A “corridor” is defined as “any contiguous projects or group of projects”  Since I-77 South (i.e. Charlotte) scores higher it would use all corridor cap money  NCDOT says corridor cap applies... we disagree, but…

The Good News…  Corridor cap only applies to STATEWIDE Category  I-77 LKN could still be funded under Regional and Division categories 60% of total fundng ~$9B dollars  I-77 general use project eligible to be ranked as early as July 2014! Six Month Wait vs 50 Years of Tolls

What do we do now?  Apply pressure to rank the general use project under STI Local elected officials State representatives CRTPO  Seek to null the contract

About Widen I-77  A 501(c) organization  Donations are tax deductible  Subject to IRS reporting and auditing Our only shot at avoiding 50 years of tolls…

Thank You WidenI77 PO Box 792 Cornelius, NC wideni77.org

Appendix

Reprioritizing Transportation Funding Statewide (40%) ~$2.4B Regional (40%) ~$2.4B Division (20%) ~$1.2B Per capita by region Equally to Divisions Project Merit (Data) A B C D E F G Interstates/ NHS/STRAHNET /Tolls/Etc (S) + Hwys, Airport, Rail, Transit (S) + (R) + Local Three-Plus Chances for Funding GP Lanes HB817, Strategic Transportation Investments,

Strategic Mobility Fund- Criteria Benefit/Cost Congestion Economic competitiveness Freight Multi-modal Pavement condition Lane width Shoulder width 100% Statewide (40%) ~$2.4B Regional (40%) ~$2.4B Division (20%) ~$1.2B Benefit/Cost Congestion Economic competitiveness Freight Multi-modal Pavement condition Lane width Shoulder width 70% Local considerations 30% Benefit/Cost Congestion Economic competitiveness Freight Multi-modal Pavement condition Lane width Shoulder width 50% Local considerations 50% Much Greater Emphasis on Project Merit

NDOT Divisions