Cofiroute USA launches toll consulting division

Cofiroute USA, which automated toll roads in the United States with the 91 Express Lanes in Orange County, California, has launched a new consulting division to work with public agencies, contractors and others in developing plans for new toll roads or converting existing high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes.
May 15, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
4125 Cofiroute USA, which automated toll roads in the United States with the 91 Express Lanes in Orange County, California, has launched a new consulting division to work with public agencies, contractors and others in developing plans for new toll roads or converting existing high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes.

Gary Hausdorfer, president and CEO of Cofiroute USA, said the division was launched to meet growing demand for expertise in the planning stages for toll roads, HOT Lanes, and c involving tolling to ensure the right elements are included and analysed in all stages of development. The company is currently consulting on projects in California, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The work ranges from consulting on operations for five new toll roads in one state to developing managed lanes in another.

“Developing new toll roads or converting HOV to tolled lanes obviously requires a more detailed approach than ones followed in building non-tolled roads,” said Hausdorfer. “Tolling a road or lanes is a business not just an engineering exercise.”

Named as the new director of the consulting services division is Ryan Young, who for the past five years managed the information technology functions of the 91 Express Lanes.

“Cofiroute as the developer and manager of the first all ETC facility in the world will bring real world expertise to toll projects at their earliest stages of development, saving time and money before the first shovel of dirt is turned and through many years into the future,” Young said.
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