Keynote - Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance · By 2022, a 90-mile network in Northern Virginia: 95 and 495 Express Lanes (Transurban) 395 Express Lanes (Open Fall 2019, Transurban)

Keynote

Shannon Valentine

Secretary of Transportation

What You Need to Know About Transportation

www.nvta.org

@NVAlliance (Twitter)

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http://www.nvta.org/

Regional Express Bus: How Close to Reality?

Jennifer Mitchell

Director, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Key Pipeline Projects Update

Helen Cuervo

Northern Virginia District Engineer

Virginia Department of Transportation

NORTHERN VIRGINIA HIGHLIGHTSOctober 10, 2018

Helen Cuervo, P.E.

District Engineer, Northern Virginia

Recent Successes

Major Projects Under Way

Major Projects in Development


Northern Virginia Highlights

By 2022, a 90-mile network in Northern Virginia:

95 and 495 Express Lanes (Transurban)

395 Express Lanes (Open Fall 2019, Transurban)Extends 8 miles north to D.C. line. Includes new southbound general purpose lane from Duke Street to Edsall Road and will provide $15 million annually for transit

66 Express Lanes Inside the Beltway Rush/peak direction only; revenues fund multimodal improvements to corridor

66 Express Lanes Outside the Beltway (Open 2022, I-66 Express Mobility Partners) Adds 22.5 miles from the Beltway to Route 29 in Gainesville, rebuilds major interchanges, adds 4,000 park-and-ride spaces and 11 miles of new trail


Express Lanes Network

Currently, 55 traditional and

design-build construction

projects worth a total of

$768 million are under way

in northern Virginia.

The Megaprojects program

is also delivering a $4

billion program of major

projects.


Construction Program

$58 million Jones Branch Connector in

Tysons opens in part this winter.

Route 606/Loudoun County Parkway/Old Ox Road finished in August

Reconstructed/widened five miles of Old Ox Road with new sections of Loudoun

County Parkway, improving access to Ashburn, Sterling, Herndon, Dulles Airport.

$119 million from state, NVTA,

MWAA, and Loudoun County.

Route 7 Over Dulles Toll Road

finished in May

Rehabbed and widened two 1960

bridges and added more than a mile

of shared-use path, bridges and

tunnels. $47 million from federal,

state and NVTA.


Recently Completed

Route 7 over the Dulles Toll Road

I-66 Widening Inside the Beltway | Arlington and FairfaxAdding a third lane eastbound from the Dulles Connector Road to Fairfax Drive (about four miles),

including a new bridge over the W&OD Trail at Lee Highway near Falls Church.

$85.7 million federal and state

Learn more about final trail

bridge design Oct. 11 at

Yorktown High School

New lane opens Fall 2020

Final completion October 2021


Major Projects Under Construction

Rendering of W&OD Trail Bridge

Belmont Ridge Road | Loudoun Widening two miles from two to four lanes between Hay Road and Gloucester Parkway, with

shared-use path and parking lot for trail users. Completion this winter.

$61 million NVTA and additional county funds

Jones Branch Connector | Fairfax New link over the Beltway from the 495 Express Lanes at Jones Branch Drive to Scotts Crossing to

improve local traffic and access to Tysons. Two lanes and bike lanes each direction. Partially open

to traffic this winter, complete fall 2019.

$57.8 million in federal, state and county funds

Route 1 | Prince William Widening a mile from four to six lanes between Marys and Annapolis Ways through fall 2019.

$168 million includes utilities ductbank and right of way for future Route 123 interchange.


Major Projects Under Construction

Belmont Ridge Road over W&OD TrailGrade separation improved

safety as part of road widening.

Fairfax County and

Prince William ParkwaysRepaving 30 miles over

two years.

Route 7 at Dulles Toll RoadA mile of shared-use path with

Bridges and tunnels as part

of $45 million bridge rehab.


Recent Bicycle and Pedestrian Highlights

Belmont Ridge at W&OD Trail.

Route 7 Corridor Improvements | Fairfax

Design-build project is kicking off to widen

seven miles from two to three lanes in each

direction, with major intersection and bike/ped

improvements approaching Tysons.

Contract Awarded July 2018

Right of Way/Utilities begin Early 2019

Construction: Spring 2019 to Summer 2024


Major Projects Under Way

Richmond Highway | Alexandria

Three-mile widening of Route 1 with bike/ped

facilities in close coordination with Fairfax

County’s plans for Bus Rapid Transit on the

corridor.

Fourth Public Information Meeting is

Oct. 29 at Mount Vernon High School

Public Hearing: 2019

Construction as early as Spring 2023



Fairfax County Parkway | Fairfax

Widening almost six miles from four to six lanes

between Routes 29 and 123, with an interchange

at Popes Head Road and the future Shirley Gate

Road extension, along with other improvements.

Fourth Public Information Meeting is

Oct. 3 at Oak View Elementary

Public Hearing: Late 2018/early 2019

Widening phase begins as early as late 2019



Northern Virginia’s Six-Year Plan and Beyond

Honorable Marty Nohe

Chair, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority

Six Year Program and Beyond

NVTAlliance—What You Need to Know About TransportationOctober 10, 2018Martin E. Nohe, Chairman

Long Range Plans to Six Year Program

1. Develop and update the long range Transportation Plan for Northern Virginia → TransAction

2. Prioritize and fund regional transportation projects

3. Give priority to projects that provide greatest level of congestion reduction relative to cost

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Project Funding

• The Authority is advancing 122 regional multimodal projects totaling nearly $2 billion.

• In June 2018, the Authority adopted its FY2018-2023 Six Year Program including an additional 44 regional projects totaling $1.285 billion.

• Starting in June 2020, the Authority expects to fund additional projects totaling $400+ million every two years (excluding debt issuance).

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Agency Project Title NVTA Funding

Arlington Intelligent Transportation System Improvements $10,000,000

Arlington Pentagon City Multimodal Connections and Transitway Extension $28,850,000

Arlington ART Operations and Maintenance Facilities $39,027,000

Arlington Crystal City Metrorail Station East Entrance and Intermodal Connections $5,000,000

Fairfax Rolling Road Widening: Hunter Village Drive to Old Keene Mill Road $11,111,000

Fairfax Route 28 Widening: Route 29 to Prince William County Line $16,000,000

Fairfax Fairfax County Parkway Widening from Ox Road to Lee Highway includes a grade separated interchange atthe

intersection of Popes Head Road

$67,000,000

Fairfax Rock Hill Road Bridge $20,604,670

Fairfax Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit - Phases I & II $250,000,000

Fairfax Route 1 Widening (Mount Vernon Memorial Highway to Napper Road) $127,000,000

Fairfax Richmond Highway (Route 1)/CSX Underpass Widening $12,000,000

Fairfax Frontier Drive Extension and Intersection Improvements $25,000,000

Loudoun Route 28 Northbound Widening –between the Dulles Toll Road and Sterling Boulevard $20,000,000

Loudoun Route 15 Bypass Widening: Battlefield Parkway to Montresor Road $54,000,000

Loudoun Extend Shellhorn Road: Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607) to Randolph Drive (Route 1072) $16,000,000

Loudoun Northstar Boulevard - Shreveport Drive to Tall Cedars Parkway $64,805,000

Loudoun Prentice Drive Extension: Lockridge Road (Route 789) to Shellhorn Road (Route 643) $76,230,000

Loudoun Dulles West Boulevard Widening: Loudoun County Parkway to Northstar Boulevard $47,800,000

NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

FY2018-2023 Six Year Program

Adopted: June 14, 2018

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Loudoun Route 9 Traffic Calming $12,112,000

Loudoun Evergreen Mills Road Intersection Realignments – Watson Road and Reservoir Road $14,000,000

Prince William Construct Interchange at Prince William Parkway and Clover Hill Road $1,900,000

Prince William RT28 corridor improvements (Fitzwater Dr to Pennsylvania Ave) $15,000,000

Prince William Route 28 Corridor Feasibility Study - Environmental Impact Statement (City of Manassas to Fairfax County) $3,500,000

Prince William Construct Route 28 Corridor Roadway Improvements $145,000,000

Prince William Construct Interchange at Prince William Parkway and University Blvd $24,200,000

Prince William Construct Interchange at Route 234 and Brentsville Road $54,900,000

Prince William Summit School Rd Extension and Telegraph Rd Widening $11,000,000

Alexandria Alexandria ITS Projects $1,195,491

Alexandria Alexandria Bus Network ITS $150,000

Alexandria DASH Transit Service Enhancements and Expansion $11,933,161

Alexandria West End Transitway: Northern Segment (Phase 1) $2,200,000

Alexandria Alexandria Duke St Transitway $12,000,000

City of Fairfax Jermantown Road Corridor Improvements Project $21,000,000

City of Fairfax Intersection Improvements at Eaton Place/Chain Bridge Road $10,750,000

City of Fairfax Roadway Network Northfax West $2,500,000

City of Fairfax Old Lee Highway Multimodal Improvements Phase 1 $5,000,000

City of Falls Church West Falls Church & Joint Campus Revitalization District Multimodal Transportation Project $15,700,000

Town of Dumfries Widen Route 1 (Fraley Blvd) to six lanes between Brady's Hill Rd and Dumfries Rd (RT234) $44,860,000

Leesburg Construct Interchange at Route 7 and Battlefield Parkway $25,000,000

Leesburg Construct Interchange at Route 15 Bypass and Battlefield Parkway $2,000,000

Leesburg Interchange Improvements at Route 15 Leesburg Bypass and Edwards Ferry Road $5,400,000

Vienna Mill St NE Parking Garage $2,300,000

VRE VRE Crystal City Station Improvements $4,000,000

NOVA Parks Falls Church Enhanced Regional Bike Routes (W&OD) 3,244,959

NVTA Funding Total $1,285,273,281

Revenue Impacts and Future Six Year Program

• Transient Occupancy Tax and Grantor’s Tax Repealed

• $102 Million Annual Reduction in NVTA Revenues (both 70% and 30% Revenues)

• Net Reduction of $289.0M Over the Life of the FY 2018-2023 Six Year Program (includes $13.9M in projected 2% annual escalation)

• Multiple Projects in the FY2018-2023 SYP Partially Funded:• Route 1 (Town of Dumfries)• Route 28 (Prince William County)• West End Transitway (City of Alexandria)• Rock Hill Road Bridge (Fairfax and Loudoun Counties)• Crystal City Metrorail Station (Arlington County)• Frontier Drive Extension (Fairfax County)• Rt. 15 Leesburg Bypass/Edwards Ferry Road (Town of Leesburg)

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Revenue Available Before/After HB1539

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$0.00

$50,000,000.00

$100,000,000.00

$150,000,000.00

$200,000,000.00

$250,000,000.00

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23

$223M

$95M

$234M

$99M

$233M

$102M

$181M

$77M

$186M

$79M

$191M$196M

$201M

HB1539

$199M

$85M

$215M

$92M

$81M $84M$86M

70%

30%

Funding Removed From The FY2018 to FY2023 Six Year Program

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$1,285,000,000

$289,000,000

Funding Reduced by HB1539Regional Revenue Funds for the SYP

2019 InitiativesSix Year Program Update and Funding

• Bi-annual Update of FY2018-2023 SYP

• Synchronize with SMART SCALE

• Call for Projects in July 2019

• Anticipated NVTA action June 2020

• Restoration of NVTA Revenues

• HB599

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I-95/495 Express Lanes Ridership Traits and Trends

Pierce Coffee

Vice President Customer Experience and Operations

Transurban

Customers on the 495 and 95 Express LanesNVTA – October 2018

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The Express Lanes help manage traffic in the regionPartnership between the Virginia Department of Transportation and Transurban

2018 State of the Lanes research study performed by APCO

50%of area

drivers

have used

the Lanes

88%of area drivers

say that traffic is

a problem

7 in 10 area drivers

believe the Express

Lanes benefit the

region

Providing predictability to travelers

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Full length rush hour 495 southbound Express and regular lanes

Providing reliable trips for a diverse customer base

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More than 5.6 million customers have traveled the Express Lanes since opening

800Nearly

daily bus trip across

the network

Bus data: 2017; Tolled and HOV trips: 2018 through August

69.5Kdaily tolled trips across

the network

26.5Kdaily HOV trips across

the network


Frequent customers are working families with young children

Express Lanes customer managing busy lives

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At least 7 in 10 customers check

traffic apps when deciding to

choose the Lanes

53% have

children under

the age of 18

73% use

convenience

services like

Amazon at

least once a

month

Customers use the Express Lanes for:

Commuting to

work

Visiting family and

friends

Getting to the

airport

Vacation

travel

Frequent customers see value

See personal benefit

Satisfied

Positive impression

83%

76%

86%

83%

80%

86%

495 Express Lanes 95 Express Lanes

60%of frequent

customers

make less than

$100,000


Frequent customers

top 2 reported vehicles +

Express Lanes a choice for all

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*On-road data from April – June 2018

The vast majority of

customers spend

more on a single tank

of gas than they do

on tolls throughout

an entire month

Average toll

$5.40

76%of trips

were less

than $12*

of customers

spend less than

$20 a month*

83%

82%

87%of trips

were less

than $12*

Average toll

$8.45

73%of customers

spend less than

$20 a month*

What our customers are saying

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They get me from

point A to Point B in

the shortest amount of

time.

“

They at least give you the

chance to not sit in traffic for

what seems like an eternity.“ There is never any

traffic on the Express

Lanes, which is the

whole point of using

them!

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I can breeze through without any problems.“

Express Lanes are a great solution

to ease the proverbial gridlock that

plagues the major highways in the

region 7 days a week.

“

Express Lanes provide a more

reliable trip for buses, vanpools

and sluggers and motorists

traveling in the congested

Northern Virginia region.

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I-66 Outside the Beltway: Multi-Modal Expansion Schedule Fundamentals

Javier Gutierrez

CEO, I-66 Express Mobility Partners

Transforming I-66 Outside the Beltway

Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance

October 10, 2018

Javier Gutierrez-VillanuevaCEO

I-66 Express Mobility Partners

Transforming I-66 Outside the Beltway

What will transformation deliver?

Better quality of life with less time stuck in traffic

More efficient, safer interchanges that move more people

Better travel options – with carpooling, new trails and expanded transit

Major improvements for surrounding counties and cities

Capacity for future growth

Reducing Congestion and Providing More Travel Options Will Move 2,000 – 4,000 More People Per Hour During Peak Periods

Our P3 Approach Delivers MaximumBenefit to Taxpayers

Virginia is a national leader

in Public-Private Partnerships

(P3s)

$3+ billion project

investment

Innovative funding to meet transportation

needs adjacent toI-66

$578 million for funding priority transportation improvements for Fairfax and Prince William Counties, Vienna, City of Fairfax, VRE and PRTC

Widening bridges and roads, new pedestrian and bike trails, new commuter lots, expansion of VRE, new bus facilities and routes, and preparing for future Metro

Working with Communities

We have been engaged with community groups, homeowner associations, property owners and interest groups, while

continuing to innovate project designs

Balancing the needs of cyclists with residential communities

Working carefully with stakeholders in sensitive and historic areas including the Manassas Battlefield and EC Lawrence Park

Minimizing right of way impacts

Numerous design changes as a result of informed community input – eliminating Dunn Loring flyover bridge, restricting trucks on Vaden Dr. and relocating proposed stormwater ponds

• Construction began in April 2018

• Traffic shifts and clearing right of way throughout 2018

• Early goal of removing lights at Rt. 28 interchange and delivering new park and ride spaces by 2020

• Transformation complete in late 2022

Transformation Timeline

More Project Information and sign up for alerts and updates:

66expresspartners.com

Transform66.org


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Questions & Answers

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Keynote - Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance · By 2022, a 90-mile network in Northern Virginia: 95 and 495 Express Lanes (Transurban) 395 Express Lanes (Open Fall 2019, Transurban)