Estimate of 100% ITS Deployment Cost in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a study to explore the potential benefits and costs of fully deploying ITS operational strategies in large, medium, and small metropolitan areas. ITS deployment and operations were modeled for Seattle, Cincinnati, and Tucson, respectively. The strategies developed for Seattle and Cincinnati were based on 2003 traffic conditions while those for Tucson were based on traffic conditions forecast for 2025. The analysis considered a 25 year period. The annual costs to implement, operate, and maintain each system were adjusted to 2003 dollars. This summary report presents the findings of the Cincinnati ITS full deployment scenario.
ITS Strategies
Extracted from Table 1 in the source report, the details of the ITS strategies for the Cincinnati full-deployment scenario are presented below.
Strategy
|
Deployment
|
Coverage
|
|
---|---|---|---|
Arterial Traffic Management Systems | Central Control Signal Coordination | 1,700 intersections | 100% of major and minor arterials |
Emergency Vehicle Signal Preemption | 1,850 intersections | 100% of intersections | |
1,000 emergency vehicles | 100% of emergency vehicles | ||
Transit Vehicle Signal Priority | 40 intersections | 5% of urban intersections | |
30 transit vehicles | 5% of fixed-route transit vehicles | ||
Highway Advisory Radio | 35 transceivers | 100% of major arterial corridors | |
Dynamic Message Signs | 20 locations | 100% of major arterial corridors | |
Freeway Management Systems | Central Control Ramp Metering | 83 on-ramps | 35% of on-ramps |
Highway Advisory Radio | 813 transceivers | 70% of freeway miles | |
Dynamic Message Signs | 65 locations | 100% of urban freeway miles | |
Transit Management Systems | Fixed Route Automated Scheduling and Automatic Vehicle Location | 700 transit vehicles | 100% fixed-route transit vehicles |
Fixed Route Security Systems | 700 transit vehicles | 100%fixed–route transit vehicles | |
20 transit stations | 100% of major transit transfer stations and park-and-ride locations | ||
Incident Management System | Incident Detection, Verification, Response, and Management | 32 freeway service patrol vehicles | 100% of freeway and expressway miles |
Emergency Management Systems | Emergency Vehicle Control Service | 1,000 emergency vehicles | 100% of emergency vehicles |
Emergency Vehicle AVL | 1,000 emergency vehicles | 100% of emergency vehicles | |
Telemedicine | 100 ambulances | 100% ambulances | |
Electronic Payment Systems | Electronic Transit Fare Payment | 700 transit vehicles | 100% of fixed-route transit vehicles |
Traveler Information | Telephone– and Web–Based | Region-wide | 40% market penetration |
Traveler Information System | |||
Kiosk–Based Traveler Information | 10 kiosks | 100% of major arterial at-grade rail crossings | |
Crash Prevention and Safety | Railroad Crossing Monitoring Systems | 40 rail crossings | 10% of major arterial at–grade rail crossings |
Commercial Vehicle Operations | Weigh–in–Motion and Safety Information Exchange | 4 check stations | 100% of check stations |
Combination Screening and Clearance–Credentials and Safety | 4 check stations | 40% market penetration | |
60,000 equipped commercial vehicles | |||
Weather Mitigation Strategies | Road Weather Information Systems | 10 remote weather stations | 100% of region |
Advanced Traveler Information Systems | One interface | 100% of region | |
Work Zone Mitigation Strategies | Work Zone Highway Advisory Radio | 6 locations | High priority locations |
Work Zone Dynamic Message Signs | 6 locations | High priority locations | |
Work Zone Information Dissemination (Phone and Internet) | One interface | 100% of region | |
Work Zone Closed Circuit Cameras for Incident Management | 12 locations | High priority locations | |
Lane Merging Applications | 8 locations | 100% of major work zones | |
Alternative Route Management | 30 intersections | Routes paralleling work zone locations | |
Alternative Work Hours/ Contracting Techniques | Region-wide policies | 100% of major work zones | |
Supporting Deployments | Traffic Management Center | One | 100% of region |
Emergency Management | One | 100% of region | |
Information Service Provider Center | One | 100% of region | |
Traffic Surveillance - Closed Circuit Television | 1,100 locations | 100% of freeway, expressway, and urban arterial miles | |
Traffic Surveillance - Loop Detectors | 2,245 locations | 100% of freeway, expressway, and urban arterial miles |
The table below, extracted from the source report (Table 5), shows the annual average life-cycle costs required to implement, operate, and maintain the ITS strategies identified above. The estimated annual cost was $98.2 million for the full ITS deployment and operations in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
ITS Deployment Strategies |
Annualized
Life-cycle cost (2003 Dollars) |
Percentage of
total costs |
---|---|---|
Arterial management systems |
$7.6 million
|
7.7%
|
Freeway management systems |
$4.3 million
|
4.4%
|
Transit management systems |
$3.5 million
|
3.6%
|
Incident management systems |
$6.4 million
|
6.6%
|
Emergency management systems |
$1.8 million
|
1.8%
|
Electronic payment systems |
$2.4 million
|
2.4%
|
Traveler information |
$2.2 million
|
2.2%
|
Crash prevention and safety |
$1.4 million
|
1.4%
|
Commercial vehicle operations |
$23.1 million
|
23.5%
|
Supporting deployments |
$45.4 million
|
46.2%
|
Weather and work zone mitigation strategies |
$0.9 million
|
1%
|
Total costs |
$98.2 million
|
100%
|
Private sector costs |
$22.4 million
|
22.8%
|
Public sector costs |
$75.8 million
|
77.2%
|
The public sector was expected to fund 77.2 percent of the ITS strategies and the private sector 22.8 percent. The private sector funds were to be used to equip the commercial trucks to enable automated screening and clearance of the trucks at check stations.
One of the strategies identified was emergency management systems. Deployment data included the number of emergency vehicles and ambulances equipped with control service, automated vehicle location, and telemedicine. At full deployment, 100 emergency vehicles and 100 ambulances were estimated to be equipped with ITS devices. The annualized life-cycle costs of emergency management systems were estimated at $1.8 million for Cincinnati.
Benefits and Costs of Full Operations and ITS Deployment: A 2003 Simulation for Cincinnati
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