12 th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation HOW OUR REGIONAL TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT THE HONORABLE MARTY NOHE CHAIRMAN, NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
The Authority: Working Regionally 3
Regional Transportation Investments Funded in Three Years 79 Projects $990 million Total 8 Completed 4
FY2017 Program Agency Project Title FY2017 NVTA Funding Project Cost Phase Funded Arlington Lee Highway Corridor Intelligent Transportation System Enhancements $3,000,000 $3,000,000 Des, Eng, ROW, Con Arlington Crystal City Streets: 12th Street Transitway, Clark/Bell Realignment & Intersection Improvements $11,600,000 $11,600,000 Des, Eng, Env, Con Fairfax I-66/Route 28 Interchange Improvements $300,000,000 $385,000,000 Des, Eng, Env, ROW, Con Fairfax Route 7 Widening: Colvin Forest Drive to Jarrett Valley Drive $10,000,000 $135,900,000 ROW Fairfax Route 28 Widening: Prince William County Line to Route 29 $5,000,000 $68,910,000 Des, Eng, Env, ROW, Con Fairfax Route 286 Fairfax County Parkway Widening: Route 123 to Route 29 $10,000,000 $82,400,000 ROW Prince William Route 1 Widening: Featherstone Road to Marys Way $11,000,000 $85,725,114 Con Prince William Route 28 Widening: Route 234 Bypass to Linton Hall Road $10,000,000 $28,774,000 Con Alexandria Potomac Yard Metrorail Station $66,000,000 $287,484,000 Des, Con (Design- Build) Leesburg Route 7 (East Market Street)/Battlefield Parkway Interchange $20,000,000 $58,000,000 Con VRE Manassas Park Station Parking Expansion $2,000,000 $19,600,000 Eng, Env, Des WMATA Blue Line Traction Power Upgrades $17,443,951 $88,625,564 Eng, Con NVTA Funding Total: $466,043,951
Looking Ahead Continued Transparency and Collaboration Update of TransAction First update since the passage of HB 2313 Incorporation of HB 599 Scenario Planning (Land Use/Alternative Future Scenarios) Guide the Region s first Six Year Program (FY2018-2023) $1.7 billion in anticipated Revenues for the Six Year Program Synchrony with the Commonwealth s Six Year Improvement Program Continue to Focus on Regional Projects and Priorities, not different Local Interests 6
TransAction Update Schedule NOVEMBER 2015 TransAction Kickoff SPRING 2016 Confirming Objectives and Needs Public Outreach FALL 2016 Developing Scenarios Public Outreach WINTER 2016 17 Identifying Regional Priorities SPRING 2017 Draft Report and Public Hearings SUMMER/FALL 2017 Anticipated Adoption by NVTA Public Outreach As part of our Fall Public Outreach, the NVTA is conducting a brief survey to learn how the public thinks we should prioritize different approaches to addressing a broad range of transportation needs. The survey can be found at: www.nvtatransaction.org. 7
How You Can Get Involved? Visit our websites: www.thenovaauthority.org and www.nvtatransaction.org. Engage with your local governments (counties, cities and towns) and attend NVTA public meetings. Join our e-mail list: www.thenovaauthority.org. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @NVTAuthority and @NVTATransAction. Watch us on YouTube. 8
12 th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation WMATA: MOVING FORWARD KEY BUILDING BLOCKS TO RESTORING METRORAIL TO WORLD CLASS STATUS JIM CORCORAN SECOND VICE CHAIR, WMATA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Metro s Top Three Priorities Safety & Security Service reliability/customer experience Financial Management 10
Challenges Ahead Upcoming FY 18 budget year Structural fiscal issues Growing capital needs to maintain/enhance system Span of service 11
Moving Forward SAFETY CUSTOMERS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY FISCAL
12 th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation THE NEXT 25 YEARS: VRE S CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES DOUG ALLEN CEO, VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS
WHO WE ARE Commuter rail service 2 Commissions, 9 Jurisdictions Safe, Reliable, High Customer Satisfaction 4.5 million riders 14
WHAT WE DO We add peak capacity Currently 5,400 peak seats/hour in corridors of statewide significance I-66, I-95 & I-395 for longer-distance commuters Travelers that would otherwise drive on highways* using non-highway rights-of-way CSXT, NS & Amtrak * Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute Congestion Relief Provided by Virginia Railway Express 15
VRE BENEFITS TO CoSS contribution to congestion relief is significant much greater congestion benefit in the evening peak period contributes to a delay reduction of between 8 and 18%... doubling VRE ridership from single-occupant vehicles yields 13 percent delay reduction for all traffic Full TTI report available at http://www.vre.org/about/studies-and-reports/ 16
VRE SYSTEM PLAN 2040 Longer trains More trains Longer platforms Station parking Second platforms at stations More trains/locomotives, railcars Third track on CSX Yard expansion, storage tracks Gainesville-Haymarket Extension Long Bridge 17
Growth scenarios VRE FINANCIAL PLAN KEY FINDINGS Steady State, Natural Growth, Full System Plan Key findings Operating expenses escalate faster than revenues Capital costs exceed expected sources, particularly outside of NVTA Today s service is not sustainable over time Additional revenue can result in more riders 18
VRE FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY OF FINDINGS $66.4M $41.7M $44.5M 19
VRE FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY OF FINDINGS TODAY S SERVICE IS NOT SUSTAINABLE OVER TIME $66.4M $41.7M $44.5M 20
VRE FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY OF FINDINGS INCREASING RIDERSHIP HELPS $66.4M $41.7M $44.5M 21
VRE FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ADDITIONAL REVENUE CAN RESULT IN EVEN MORE RIDERS $66.4M $41.7M $44.5M 22
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS The I-66, I-95 and I-395 CoSS are some of the most congested in Virginia. VDOT has/will max out capacity in these corridors. VRE is the only viable option for significant additional capacity in these corridors. VRE is limited by current funding. VRE needs dedicated funding to continue and to provide significantly more capacity in these CoSS. 23
$9.00 VRE FINANCIAL PLAN AVERAGE FARE $8.00 $7.69 $7.48 $7.00 $6.75 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $6.08 $5.40 $4.89 $4.19 $3.95 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $- Metro North (NY) Virginia Railway Express Long Island Railroad (NY) New Jersey Transit MBTA (Boston) MARC (Maryland) METRA (Chicago) SEPTA (Philidelphia) 24
VRE FINANCIAL PLAN NATURAL GROWTH SCENARIO $200 Unfunded Capital Requirements by Fiscal Year $180 $160 $140 Rolling Stock Replacement Millions $120 $100 $80 Long Bridge, Yards and Stations & Parking $60 $40 $20 $0 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30 FY31 FY32 FY33 FY34 FY35 FY36 FY37 FY38 FY39 FY40 25
VRE FINANCIAL PLAN SYSTEM PLAN SCENARIO $200 Unfunded Capital Requirements by Fiscal Year Long Bridge, Gainesville Haymarket Extension, Yards, Stations & Parking $180 $160 Fleet Expansion Rolling Stock Replacement & Fleet Expansion $140 Millions $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30 FY31 FY32 FY33 FY34 FY35 FY36 FY37 FY38 FY39 FY40 26
12 th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation REGIONAL EXPRESS BUS HOW REALISTIC, HOW SOON? KATE MATTICE ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Bus Services are Integral to the Northern Virginia Transit Network Northern Virginia s seven bus operators provide more than 41 million trips a year (28 percent of all transit trips) Approx. 75 percent of Northern Virginia bus trips connect to Metrorail Northern Virginia bus systems operate over 500 buses a day (in addition to 445 WMATA buses)
NOVA s Bus Network Covers the Region Percent of Transit Riders Who Take Bus Jurisdiction Residents Workers Arlington 23% 21% Alexandria 30% 31% Fairfax Co 22% 66% Loudoun 32% 99%
Bus Service in NOVA is Greater than four largest Virginia systems 3,000,000 2,500,000 Annual Bus Revenue Hours Fairfax City Loudoun Arlington Hours 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 PRTC Alexandria Fairfax WMATA (NOVA) Blacksburg Charlottesville Richmond - NOVA Non-NOVA Hampton Roads Northern Virginia has twice as much bus service as compared to the combination of the four other largest transit markets in Virginia.
The Region has Great Opportunities to Optimize the Bus Network Build High Capacity/ Frequency Transit (BRT) Opportunities Maximize Use of HOV/HOT Lanes (Express Bus) Improve Travel Time (Stop Consolidation & TSP) Enhance Cross-Jurisdiction Bus Operations Optimizing the bus network can optimize the transportation network.
12 th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation KEY PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE UPDATE HELEN CUERVO DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR, VDOT NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Major Projects Recently Completed 33
Gloucester Parkway Extension from Loudoun County Parkway to Pacific/Nokes New crossing at Broad Run is longest jointless bridge in Virginia $30 million; completed August 2016 5
I-66 Widening Route 15 in Gainesville to Route 29 in Haymarket One additional HOV, regular lane New bridges over Catharpin, Carolina Roads Stone treatments a nod to 1742 Beverley Mill $64.5 million; completed August 2016 5
Major Projects Under Construction 36
Route 7 over Dulles Toll Road Major bridge rehabilitation in Fairfax Widening from four to six lanes with shared-use $45 million; began April 2016, completion Spring 2018 5
Loudoun County Parkway Evergreen Mills Road to the Greenway Reconstructing and widening two-lane rural to four lanes $108 million (MWAA, Loudoun, VDOT) Began Sept. 2015; open Fall 2017; complete Summer 2018 5
Route 1 Widening Marys Way to Annapolis Way in Woodbridge Widening from four to six lanes Extensive utilities and right-of-way $168 million; completion Fall 2019 5
Washington Boulevard Bridge over Jeff Davis Highway in Arlington Major rehab, widening of 1941 bridge adjacent to Pentagon Signature medallions to honor military branches Traffic reduced from three lanes to two during construction $32 million; completion Spring 2018 5
Other Major Construction Belmont Ridge Road, Completion 2018 $61 million widening, Hay Road to Gloucester Parkway in Loudoun Route 28 Spot Widening, Completion Summer 2017 $17 million fourth lane in Fairfax, Loudoun Route 50 Traffic-Calming $4 million ped/safety improvements, Middleburg (finishes this month) I-395 and Glebe Road, Completion fall 2017 $5 million bridge maintenance/repairs, Arlington In northern Virginia, currently 58 projects under active construction worth $557 million. 5
Major Projects Under Development 42
Richmond Highway Jeff Todd Way to Napper Road in Alexandria Widening almost three miles, multimodal improvements in coordination with Fairfax County Bus Rapid Transit Road improvements $215 million Public information meeting Spring 2017; construction 2023 (pending funding) 5
Route 7 Improvements Reston Avenue to Jarrett Valley Drive Widening almost six miles from four to six lanes Major intersection and bike/ped improvements Extensive outreach and working group input $250 million 5
I-95/395 Express Lanes I-395 Northern Extension Extend eight miles north from Turkeycock Run near Edsall Road to Eads Street in Alexandria Discussion with Transurban under current 95 Comprehensive Agreement Public hearings Oct. 24, 26, Nov. 30 Construction Spring 2017 through Summer 2019 I-395 Widening Adding fourth lane southbound Duke Street to Edsall Road. Estimated cost $50 million; schedule TBD I-95 Southern Extension Extends two miles south of current end near Garrisonville Road in Stafford Construction began July; completion 2018 5
Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Work underway by Fort Meyer and TransCore for tolling infrastructure, installation. $60 million; completion 2017 Solo drivers can pay to use during rush hours in peak direction HOV-2 (eventually HOV-3) ride free Toll revenues fund buses, carpool, other multimodal improvements Separately, construction begins 2018 on third eastbound lane from Dulles Connector to Ballston Outside the Beltway Two express, three general purpose lanes in each direction, Beltway to Gainesville New park-and-rides with 4,000 new spaces; enhanced bus, bike/ped Safety/operational improvements at key interchanges Proposals under review from two private teams (Express Partners and I- 66 Express Mobility Partners) to design, build, finance, maintain, operate Award expected this winter; construction 2017 5
2016 Paving Program Resurfacing about 1,300 miles through June 2017; cost $168 million Focus on secondary roads New this year: www.virginiadot.org/novapaving Info on contracts, status and contacts improves transparency and customer service Northern Virginia ratings improvement: Prior to paving season Interstates 90% sufficient Primaries 81% Secondaries 31% Current Interstates 93.3% Primaries 87% Secondaries 36% 5
12 th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation VIRGINIA S TRANSPORTATION PATH FORWARD THE HONORABLE AUBREY L. LAYNE, JR VIRGINIA SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
Secretary Aubrey Layne Secretary Layne did not have notes or a Powerpoint presentation. Points made by the Secretary in his remarks and in the Q&A that followed included: As a general rule, the Northern Virginia region should have the majority of input into transportation project select but the CTB reserves the right of oversight. Additional transportation resources must be earned, not given. Smart Scale is a mostly objective rating system although some subjectivity is involved. CTB is not obligated to follow Smart Scale ratings in every case, but if it deviates it must say why it has done so. The next round of Smart Scale scores will be published in January 2017 and the CTB will vote on funding allocations in June. Funding requests for 2016 total $9 billion, but only $700-$800 million is expected to be available. Through the Smart Scale process the state can show what s on the table in terms of worthy/effective projects and use this list of unfunded needs as a basis for asking the General Assembly for more funding based on value/objective analysis, not politics. WMATA Three years ago WMATA was in financial disarray. Since then it has restored some credibility. Virginia is prepared to move forward and invest resources on an American Legion Bridge replacement and new crossing, but any progress requires Maryland to step up and provide leadership.