December 9, 2014

Fairfax County Transportation

SubcommitteeProject Briefing #2

Agenda

• Project Update

• Environmental Document

• Transit & Traffic Demand Management , Park &

Ride

• Corridor Operations

• Express Lane Access Locations

• Public Outreach status

• P3 Procurement Status

• Major Milestones

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Environmental Status

Scope of the Environmental Assessment

Environmental Data Collection

• Waters of the US delineation

• Parks

• Historic properties

• Threatened & endangered species

• Other resources

3

Transit and Traffic Demand

Management Status

Transit/TDM Technical Advisory Group (TTAG) Input

• access point alternative concepts

• transit assumptions to the Interchange Justification Request

travel forecast model

• preliminary scenario for initial model run and Measures of

Effectiveness for assessment

• transit scenario development; TDM strategy development

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Transit / TDM Implementation

Other Coordination Efforts

• Coordination with Fairfax and Prince William

Counties on status of park-and-ride lots

• Coordination with Town of Haymarket on status of

park-and-ride lot(s)

Next Steps (December / January timeframe)

• Review initial forecast

• Transit demand

• Park & Ride lot demand

• Evaluate transit service scenarios

• Continue to develop and refine TDM strategies

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Study Park & Ride Facilities

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Corridor Operations

Strategies:

• Sharing real-time information

• Implementing active traffic management during & after construction

• Displaying travel times

• Performing effective incident management

• Establishing redundant communications

• Enabling connected/automated vehicles in the future

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Tasks:

Establish Working Group

Develop corridor vision

Identify initial needs and

high-level requirements

identified

• Finalize corridor vision

• Define project requirements

290’

206’

246’

Typical Sections

Alt. 1 – Concrete Barrier with Full Shoulders and Median for Future Center Transit

(with auxiliary lanes, if needed)

Alt. 2A –Flexible Barrier with Buffer and Median for Future Center Transit

(with auxiliary lanes, if needed)

Alt. 2B –Flexible Barrier with Buffer and No Median

(with auxiliary lanes, if needed)

Preliminary Access Alternatives

(Prince William County)

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Balls Ford Rd.

- to/from east

VA 234 Bypass/

Cushing Rd.

- to/from east

University Blvd.

- to/from east

US 15 / James

Madison Hwy.

- to/from east

Between US 15

and US 29

- to/from east

University Blvd.

- to/from east

Balls Ford Rd.

- to/from east

EXPRESS LANES

ACCESS

ALTERNATIVE 1

EXPRESS LANES

ACCESS

ALTERNATIVE 2

Preliminary Access Alternatives

(Fairfax County)

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VA 123/Chain

Bridge Rd.

- to/from east

Vaden Dr.

- to/from west

West US 50 /

Lee Jackson

Hwy.

- to/from east

Monument Dr.

- to/from east

& west

Stringfellow Rd.

- to/from east

VA 28 / Sully Rd.

- to/from east & west

I-495

Full access

- to/from west

Express lanes

transition

ramps

Monument Dr.

- to/from east

& west

Stringfellow Rd.

- to/from east VA 28 / Sully Rd.

- to/from east & west

Vaden Dr.

- to/from west

BUS ONLY

I-495

Partial access

- to/from west

transition

ramp

EXPRESS LANES

ACCESS

ALTERNATIVE 2

EXPRESS LANES

ACCESS

ALTERNATIVE 1

Project Outreach & Agency

Coordination

Public Information Meetings (6:30 – 8:30 p.m.)

• 1/26/2015 at Oakton High School, Vienna, VA

• 1/27/2015 at Bull Run Elementary School, Centreville, VA

• 1/28/2015 at Battlefield High School, Haymarket, VA

• 1/29/2015 at VDOT NOVA District, Fairfax, VA

Snow dates

» 2/4/2015 at Battlefield High School

» 2/5/2015 at VDOT NOVA District

Continued briefings to key stakeholder groups• Update briefings to transportation groups

• Update briefings to state and local elected officials

• Initial briefings to HOAs and community groups

New project logo and website launch

11

I-66 Project Website Launching Soon

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• Dedicated website for a high-priority project

• Distinct project identity with easy to access and up-to-date information

• Interactive features encouraging open dialogue with the public

13

I-66 Project - Have Your Say!

Provide input by:

• Posting on the discussion board

• Sending us an e-mail

Stay informed by:

• Attending public meetings

• e-news updates

• Facebook and Twitter

P3 Procurement Status

• Established commercial working group

• Completing preliminary financial and cost estimates

• Preparing for CTB interim briefing as part of the P3 process,

prior to formal start of procurement

• P3 Request for Qualifications – February 2015

• Shortlist P3 Firms – Spring 2015

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Major Project Milestones

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Key Milestones Dates

Submit project for inclusion in CLRP December 2014

Public Information Meetings January 2015

P3 RFQ February 2015

NEPA Public Hearing May 2015

Draft RFP Summer 2015

NEPA / FHWA Decision End of 2015

Final P3 RFP End of 2015

Financial Close December 2016

Construction Start 2017