A86 Project
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33 year-old private motorway
concessionaire company
(financing, construction,
operation)
About Cofiroute
$800 million (U.S.) per year
revenue
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550 mile network in France
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120 miles under development
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2,000 employees
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Worldwide experience:
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SR 91 Express Lanes in
California
Toll Collect in Germany
Dartford Crossing and Severn
Bridges in the UK
Chilean Collipulli motorway in
Chile
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A86 Project
The Need
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No public funding to
complete A86
Commute times
increasing
Increasing traffic in
area impacting other
roads
Sensitive
environmental and
political area
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Project Goals
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Complete the missing
link of the radial
freeway
Improve suburb to
suburb travel
Reduce surface travel
Contribute to the
improvement of the
quality of life of the
neighborhood
No tax dollars used
The Project
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Two tunnels:
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East – 6.5 miles
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Two-level
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Three lanes each direction
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Uni-directional
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Light vehicles only
West – 4 miles
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Single level
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One lane each direction
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Light vehicles and trucks
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West Tunnel
East Tunnel
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Lower Level
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Value Pricing For
Throughput
and Revenue Production
• Means of keeping the
tunnels congestion-free
• Supports financing of
construction and
operations
Focus On Safety
A86 Project
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Traffic Management
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Entrance control
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One-way traffic
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Trucks separated from passenger
vehicles
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Automatic Incident Detection
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Variable message signs
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FM radio override
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Customer Assistance Patrol
Design and Environmental
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Driver sensitive design (lighting,
color)
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Independent ventilation for each level
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Emergency access/refuge bay every
200 meters
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Focus On The Environment
Extensive landscaping
Architecture design and above-ground facility location
blends into landscape
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Minimized above-ground facilities while maintaining safety
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Noise reduction
A86 Project
Cofiroute - Concessionaire/Operator
Financing and
Risk Sharing
SOCATOP - Design/build contractor
$1.5 billion (U.S.) private investment
Financed by Cofiroute
70 year concession
Financed only with tolls
Risk sharing
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Revenue and traffic
Construction cost
Financial risk
Operation cost
Government action
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Cofiroute
Cofiroute
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Government
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A new road gets built
No tax dollars are used
Time savings for customers
15% reduction of surface
traffic
Relative gain in accessibility
Creation of 800 jobs at
construction stage
Aprox 100 additional jobs
during operations
Benefits
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Development Timetable
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Project first envisioned as surface project by state - 1972
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President decides to study all alternatives - 1975
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Underground project proposed by Cofiroute - 1988
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Concession granted to Cofiroute - 1989
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Major construction begins - 1997
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Concession challenged/construction stopped – 1998
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Government rebids project – 1998/1999
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Cofiroute re-awarded concession - 1999
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Construction begins again - 2000
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Anticipated opening of first 4 miles – 2005
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More Information
Visit the A86 West Exhibition
or our website : www.a86ouest.com
Greg Hulsizer
Cofiroute Global Mobility
(714) 637-9192
ghulsizer@cofiroutegm.com
www.cofiroute.fr
www.cofiroutegm.com