RMA Downtown Expressway

Status: Existing

Description: The toll road that is owned and operated by Richmond Metropolitan Authority (RMA). The Downtown Expressway opened to traffic from Interstate 195 (near Byrd Park) eastward to 7th Street on Feb. 3, 1976. The northbound connections to the former Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike (I–95) opened in August 1976, and the southbound connections were completed on Sept. 1, 1977. An average of approximately 54,000 vehicles utilize the Downtown Expressway each day.

Stakeholder: Richmond Metropolitan Authority

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include RMA Downtown Expressway:

• RMA Downtown Expressway VDOT Richmond District TOC/ATMS
• RMA Downtown Expressway VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service Center
• RMA Downtown Expressway VSP Center

Architecture Flows
to/from the RMA Downtown Expressway:

RMA Downtown Expressway VDOT Richmond District TOC/ATMS

• evacuation coordination


• incident response coordination


• resource coordination


• toll probe data


• toll service change response

RMA Downtown Expressway VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service Center

• toll coordination

RMA Downtown Expressway VSP Center

• incident information

VDOT Richmond District TOC/ATMSRMA Downtown Expressway

• evacuation coordination


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response coordination


• resource coordination


• toll service change request


• transportation system status

VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service CenterRMA Downtown Expressway

• toll coordination

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the RMA Downtown Expressway:

• Archived Data User System Terminator
• Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment Subsystem
• Emergency Management Center Subsystem
• ITS Roadway Equipment Subsystem
• ITS Roadway Payment Equipment Subsystem
• Other Payment Administration Centers Terminator
• Other Traffic Management Centers Terminator
• Payment Administration Center Subsystem
• Traffic Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with RMA Downtown Expressway:

• TM10 - Electronic Toll Collection - RMA -- (Graphic)
• TM10 - Electronic Toll Collection - RMA -- (Graphic)
• TM10 - Electronic Toll Collection - RMA -- (Graphic)
• TM10 - Electronic Toll Collection - RMA -- (Graphic)