LBJ Express Project (LBJ Managed Lanes Project)

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1 (LBJ Managed Lanes Project)

2 LBJ Through the Years

3 LBJ Through the Years

4 LBJ Through the Years

5 History 1987 LBJ Corridor Study Begins Extensive Planning Public Meetings June 2004 LBJ Coalition Endorses Comprehensive Development Agreement (CDA) for LBJ May 2005 Request for Quotes Issued Dec 2005 Project Redefinition Began Feb 2006 Regional Transportation Council (RTC) Endorses CDA for LBJ Sept 2007 Dallas County Endorses CDA for LBJ Sept 2007 Request for Proposals Issued Feb 2009 Best Value Proposer Selection May 2009 CDA Public Hearing Aug 2009 Office of Attorney General & Legislative Budget Board Concurrence Sept 2009 CDA Executed

6 Team

7 Construction Costs LBJ Express Financial Plan 18% Private Investment and TIFIA Public Subsidy 82%

8 Facts and Figures 2,000 Number of people already employed by LBJ Infrastructure Group companies (including significant local job creation) Number of companies LBJ Express project will use as contractors, vendors 90% + Percentage of DFW and Texas companies LBJ Express project will use 12.12% DBE (Design and Construction) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises On-the-job Mentoring Program Develop more qualified companies in the DFW area (Incubator) 5X Greater Value of LBJ Express, leveraging TxDOT funds with private capital $4 Billion Value of road project to North Texas after 2061

9 Project Summary Critical traffic relief in one of nation s fastest growing regions CHOICE of bypassing traffic congestion in general purpose lanes for new, high-speed managed toll lanes Public-Private Partnership enables long-awaited project to be built decades sooner Designed, built, financed, operated and maintained by LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC and Trinity Infrastructure LLC Owned by the State of Texas

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11 I-35 Express Managed Lanes (Segment 1) 2 Managed Lanes In Each Direction

12 I-635 Express Managed Lanes (Segments 2 & 3) Up to 6 Sub-Surface Managed Lanes To Expand Capacity

13 I-635 Sub-Surface Managed Lanes (Cross-Section View) Improvements to I-35E and I-635, two of busiest roadways in Texas 8 reconstructed existing general purpose lanes (free) 4 and 6 new managed lanes based on segment (toll) 2 and 3 lane continuous frontage roads for better access Project Video

14 Timeline Baseline Timeline Timeline Early 2011 December 2013 April 2015 December 2015 Start of Construction / O&M Segment 3 (Eastern) Segment 1 (IH35) Segment 2 (IH635) 2016 Service Commencement 2061 Hand back to TxDOT

15 Innovative design minimize impact.

16 Construction Philosophy Keep Traffic Moving Focused on: Maintaining existing capacity Creating large efficient work areas Minimizing full freeway closures Minimizing ROW and Utility conflicts Creating work areas unaffected by traffic Creating temporary configurations that are better than existing Organizing by block: breaking the mega-project into manageable pieces. Each piece is a small project that contributes to completing the mega-project.

17 Construction Philosophy Keep Traffic Moving Outside-to-inside construction Majority of big ticket items will be done at night and on weekend at less peak hours Minimum of 4 main lanes open each direction during peak traffic times Preserve at least one open lane on frontage roads Frontage construction limited to 180 days to complete or restore existing capacity per section Consecutive entrance or exit ramps and cross street bridges cannot be closed Cross streets must maintain current capacity unless approved by local municipality approval during peak hours Construction black-out dates: Saturdays and Sundays between Thanksgiving and New Year s Day Day before and day after Thanksgiving Day before and day after Christmas New Year s Day Frontage roads serving retail property shall maintain original capacity from November 15 to January 2 each year

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22 Includes financing, utility relocations, design, construction, routine and capital maintenance Right-of-way (ROW) acquisition complete (by TxDOT) Reconstruction of existing facilities and addition of managed lanes Utility relocation by developer O&M and capital maintenance ROW to ROW Hand back requirements Tolling services through tolling services agreement w/ntta Assist first responders LBJ Express Project Developer Roles and Responsibilities Traffic Management Center Roadside Assistance Services, clearance and repair services

23 Public Commitment We pledge to: 1. Minimize disruptions to residents and businesses during construction 2. Encourage open dialogue with North Texas residents through public meetings, website, signage, information sharing 3. Utilize state-of-the-art communication technologies to relay lane closures, construction updates, etc.

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28 Contact Us: LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC 4100 McEwen Road, Suite 151 Dallas, Texas (877) LBJ-EXPY / (877) lbjinfo@lbjexpress.com

29 Getting you there when it matters most.