Institute for Real Estate Management Chapter (IREM) 77 VDOT Northern Virginia Megaprojects September 13, 2017 Susan Shaw, P.E., Megaprojects Director Virginia Department of Transportation
Northern Virginia Express Lanes Network 2
Congestion relieved on all lanes 2022: Transforming I-66 Outside the Beltway Faster transit through Express Lanes Move 2,000 to 4,000 more people per hour New buses and transit routes 4,000 new park and ride spaces Improved safety 3
Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project Overview Multimodal improvements to 22.5 miles of I-66 2 express lanes in each direction from I-495 (Capital Beltway) to Gainesville (University Boulevard) 3 general purpose lanes in each direction HOV and transit access to express lanes Median space reserved for future transit Improved park and ride options with access to express lanes Shared use bike and pedestrian trails integrated with existing trails 4
Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Typical Cross Section 5
Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project Team Public outreach Project oversight Concessionaire: Long-term agreement to finance, operate and maintain the I-66 Express Lanes. I-66 EMP is a consortium between Cintra and Meridiam Infrastructure Design-builder: Joint venture of Ferrovial Agroman and Allan Myers, VA 6
TODAY Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Where We Are In Design Process July 2016 VDOT Design Concepts and RFP November 2016 Partner Selected (I-66 Express Mobility Partners) Summer-Fall 2017 Concept Adjustments Late 2017 Construction Start-up Activities October 2016 Technical Proposals Submitted from Two Teams Including Alternative Technical Concepts (ATC s) June 2017 Public Information Meetings Summer-Fall 2017 Environmental and Traffic analyses of concepts Fall 2017 Design Public Hearings 2018 Environmental Reports 7
Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Bicycle and Pedestrian Trails Shared use trails along I-66 that integrate with County and Park trails Near homes, the path will be on the I-66 side of the noise wall Along I-66, concrete barrier with fence will separate the trail from the roadway 8
Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Potential Projects Funded by Concessionaire Payment Jurisdiction Project Request Arlington County East Falls Church Metrorail Station Bus Bay Expansion $4.8M Fairfax County Jermantown Road Bridge over I-66: Widen to four lanes $11.0M Route 50 and Waples Mill Road intersection improvements Monument Drive bridge pedestrian facility improvement Commuter parking structure at Government Center/Fairfax Corner Lee Highway pedestrian improvements: Completion of missing segments of pedestrian walkway on the south side of Lee Highway from Nutley Street to Vaden Drive Poplar Tree Road bridge construction to four lanes I-66 median widening (Lee Highway (Route 29) to Route 28) for WMATA Orange Line accommodation $2.0M $3.8M $38.5M $1.3M $6.0M $40.0M 9
Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Potential Projects Funded by Concessionaire Payment Jurisdiction Project Request Prince William Route 234 at Balls Ford Road interchange including Balls Ford Road $168.0M County improvements Balls Ford Road widening: Groveton Road to Route 234 Business $67.4M (Sudley Road) City of Fairfax George Snyder Trail: From Chain Bridge Road (Route 123) to Fairfax $13.6M Boulevard (Route 50) at Draper Drive Town of Vienna Nutley Street SW mixed-use trail: From Marshall Road SW to $0.3 M Tapawingo Road SW PRTC Western bus maintenance & storage facility $11.1 M VRE Prince William County Total VRE Manassas Line capacity expansion and real-time multimodal traveler information project (rolling stock, Broad Run station/parking/expansion, South Manassas 3rd track, Manassas Station platform extension, Manassas Park parking/bridge, real-time traveler info) Route 234 at Balls Ford Road interchange including Balls Ford Road improvements Balls Ford Road widening: Groveton Road to Route 234 Business (Sudley Road) $128.5 M $168.0M $67.4M $496.3M 10
Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Program Area 11
Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Express Lanes Tolling during weekdays, peak hours, peak directions beginning December 2017 Eastbound: 5:30 9:30 a.m. and Westbound: 3:00 7:00 p.m. E-ZPass required for all users; E-ZPass Flex if HOV HOV2 toll-free in 2017, HOV3 toll-free when express lanes open outside Beltway in 2022 Multimodal projects benefitting I-66 users funded by toll revenue Widening I-66 eastbound between Dulles Connector Road and Fairfax Drive-Exit 71 (approximately 4 miles) construction begins in 2018 and open in Mid-2020 Clean Special Fuel License Plate drivers traveling alone will need to pay toll unless meeting HOV requirements 12
Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Tolling Construction Update Construction Status: All gantries have been installed Majority of overhead signs installed Ground mounted signs installed All seven toll shelters installed Construction Activities: Equipment installation on overhead toll gantries Electrical work on signs along I-66 and local roads Toll System testing began summer 2017 13
Transform 66 Inside the Beltway I-66 Eastbound Widening Dulles Connector Road to Fairfax Drive Major Components Widening 4 miles of I-66 EB from two to three lanes 11,480 linear feet of noise walls (new and replacement) New W&OD Trail pedestrian and bicycle bridge over U.S. Route 29 (Lee Highway) Off-ramp improvements at Washington Boulevard and Glebe Road 14
Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Proposed West Falls Church Metro Access 15
Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Key Milestones Activities Dates Begin Initial Multimodal Projects Fall 2016 Complete Environmental Assessment - Eastbound Widening Spring 2017 Issue Design Build RFP for Widening Spring 2017 Award Design-Build Contract for Widening Fall 2017 Begin Tolling December 2017 Begin Widening Construction Spring 2018 Open New Eastbound Lane Fall 2020 16
I-395 Project Overview Extending and converting 8 miles of HOV Lanes to Express Lanes between Turkeycock Run (near Edsall Road) to 14 th Street Bridge (DC Line) Adding a third HOV lane from north of Edsall Road to just south of Eads Street near the Pentagon Addition of a fourth regular southbound lane on 395 between Duke Street and Edsall Road Improvements in traffic flow at the Eads Street Interchange and access to the Pentagon, Metro Station and transit hub Installation and modification of sound walls Rehabilitation of I-395 bridges Project will provide revenue for transit projects 17
I-395 Typical Section Typical Project Cross Sections 18
I-395 South Widening Duke Street to Edsall Road Funded by Commonwealth s Atlantic Gateway Program to improve I-95/I-395 Corridor I-395 Widen Southbound I-395 from 3 lanes to 4 lanes between Duke Street and Edsall Road Edsall Road Interchange Replace existing Edsall Westbound to I-395 Southbound Loop Ramp with new signalized intersection Duke Street Interchange Replace existing I-395 Southbound to Duke Eastbound Loop Ramp with new signalized intersection 19
Pentagon Parking Improvements Reconstruction and reconfiguration of a portion of the South Parking Area to enhance circulation for transit buses and carpools Map of Eads Street Interchange and Pentagon Multimodal Improvements 20
Minimizing Impacts on the Community 3 rd lane constructed within existing HOV footprint No interchange construction except at Eads Street Will not require taking of any homes or businesses Eligible communities can elect for new sound walls No lane closures during peak hours 21
I-395 Key Dates Milestone Date Limited Notice to Proceed February 2017 Early Works March-June 2017 Full Notice to Proceed July 25, 2017 Draft Noise Abatement Decision Report (NADR) Submitted for VDOT review Summer 2017 Hayes Street Parking Lot Construction September 2017 Sound Wall Designs Available Fall 2017 Community Voting on Sound Wall Installation Fall 2017 Pentagon Parking Lot Construction November 2017 Eastern HOV Shoulder Late 2017 Western HOV Shoulder Fall 2018 Pentagon Parking Improvements Completion March 2019 Service Commencement Fall 2019 Final Completion Summer 2020 22
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