Lifecycle Economic and Energy Efficiency Benefits of Managed Lane Corridors in Metro Atlanta

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• Creators:
  Reichard, William (Will) ; Ko, Eunseo ; Dinglasa, Nico Roman ; Lu, Hongyu ; Guin, Angshuman ; Guensler, Randall
• Corporate Creators:
  Georgia Institute of Technology
• Corporate Contributors:
  Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Calculation Case Studies Economic Efficiency Energy Consumption Evaluation And Assessment Express Lanes Infrastructure Life Cycle Costing Managed Lanes No Build Operating Costs Passenger Cars Trucks

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-GA-26-2408
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Georgia
• Edition:
  Final Report: January 2025 - April 2026
• Corporate Publisher:
  Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research
• Abstract:
  This report describes the development of a spreadsheet-based modeling framework for calculating lifecycle economic and energy costs of new Express Lane facilities. The report discusses relevant background information, spreadsheet-based model structures, and development of spreadsheet calculation methodologies. The report also describes the development of a PTV VISSIM™ model for the project case study, in which the team applied the modeling framework to reversible Express Lanes constructed in Metro Atlanta Georgia on the Northwest Corridor (NWC), comparing the results to a synthetic corridor expansion project that would have constructed new general-purpose lanes on both sides of the corridor (two new inbound lanes + two new outbound lanes) instead of constructing only two reversible lanes. Total lifecycle costs and energy use include energy embedded in infrastructure, energy used in construction, on-road energy consumed by different vehicle classes (e.g., passenger cars and trucks) under different congestion conditions, and energy associated with Managed Lane operations and maintenance. The tools and results from this project will help planners better understand the benefits and tradeoff opportunities with the expansion of Georgia’s Express Lanes systems, will help generate information for NEPA EA/EIS analyses, and support public engagement efforts.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  PI [0000303007]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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