1. NORTHERN VIRGINIA HIGHLIGHTS for the Dulles Area Transportation Association
June 15, 2016 Helen Cuervo
VDOT District Administrator, Northern Virginia

2. Northern Virginia Highlights
HB 599
HB 2 Project Prioritization
State of Good Repair Funding
Express Lanes Improvements
Transform 66
Transportation Demand Management
Connected Vehicles Initiatives

3. HB 599: Evaluation of Significant Transportation Projects in Northern Virginia
Provides detailed ratings based on seven performance measures selected in cooperation with stakeholders and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority
Congestion is the highest rating factor (45%)
Measures how well a project mitigates congestion
NVTA uses the congestion ratings as part of its project-funding formula

4. HB 2: Funding the Right Transportation Projects
Directed Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop a statewide prioritization process (2014)
Invests limited tax dollars in projects that meet the most critical transportation needs in Virginia
Must use objective measures for six factor areas
Must consider highway, transit, rail, road, operational improvements and transportation demand management projects
** Post-Construction: (for example, operating funds start in 2021 with $6.5 M and increase yearly)
$523 million new funding recommended for Northern Virginia projects FY

5. State of Good Repair Funding
For FY17-18:
Structure and Bridge: $15.2 million
Duke Street over I-395
Gallows Road over Arlington Boulevard
CTB vote in June
Paving: $6.1 million
39 lane miles
Focus on eastbound Route 50 (Loudoun/Fairfax)
10 miles northbound Route 29 in Arlington

6. Northern Virginia Express Lanes Network
By 2021, an 84-mile seamless network of express lanes
Faster and more reliable trips for drivers, carpoolers, and transit users

7. 95/395 Corridor Express Lanes Northern Extension
Converting two existing HOV to three express lanes, 8 miles north to D.C. line
Extensive coordination – Pentagon, Arlington, Alexandria, D.C., etc.
Draft financial plan expected fall 2016
Construction 2017, open 2019
Being completed under Comprehensive Agreement with 95 Express Lanes, LLC. The Framework Agreement was signed in November 2015.

8. 95/395 Corridor Express Lanes Southern Extension
Extend 2.2 miles south past Garrisonville bottleneck
Approximately $50 million; half funded by state, half Transurban
Construction begins this summer. SB ramp opens late 2017; NB ramp summer 2018
With both projects, total 37.5 miles from Stafford to D.C.

9. I-66 Corridor Inside the Beltway
Drivers legally use lanes during rush hours by paying variable toll; carpools continue to use for free
Contract award to build tolling infrastructure and develop/install system expected at June CTB
Construction begins this summer, tolling begins summer 2017
Estimated $60 million
Multimodal improvements funded by toll revenue to support transit, TDM, and other initiatives benefitting the I-66 corridor (selected by NVTC under 40-year agreement with Commonwealth)
Recent public hearings for input on 10 endorsed projects worth $9.8 million total; CTB vote in June
Benefits include enhanced bus service, bus stop improvements, transit information and incentives programs, transit access.

10. I-66 Corridor Eastbound Widening
Widening to three lanes from Dulles Connector Road to Ballston (about four miles)
Construction 2018 to 2020
$140 million funded with increased revenues from recently passed federal transportation bill

11. I-66 Outside the Beltway
Two express lanes each direction from I-495 to Gainesville with variable toll
Three general purpose lanes
Safety and operational improvements at key interchanges
Estimated cost $2.1 billion
Cross-section, Gainesville to Manassas, Centreville to Beltway

12. Overview of Multimodal Improvements

13. Multimodal Improvements
Expanding travel choices for transit, carpooling, vanpooling and other alternatives:
New park-and-ride lots offering 4,000 spaces by late 2020
New/enhanced commuter bus service
New/upgraded bicycle/pedestrian paths in Fairfax and Prince William, with new crossings of I-66

14. I-66 Outside the Beltway
Current focus: Advance procurement with private sector and completing final environmental work
Recent public hearings on public-private procurement and conversion of HOV-2 to HOT-3 (late 2020)
13 proposals with two strong P3 teams competing
Private partner to be chosen in September with comprehensive agreement by end of year
Design public hearings early 2017
Construction mid-2017; open late 2020/early 2021

15. I-66 Corridor Total Benefit
Expanding travel choices, ride-share planning, park-and-ride capacity
New and expanded transit service
Lanes managed to be free-flowing at all times
Improve speed reliability (to 45mph or better)
Create opportunities for improved level of service of parallel routes
Provide revenue stream support to multimodal components on I- 66 and complementary corridors

16. Transportation Demand Management
VDOT oversees/funds $2.1 million to Commuter Connections and Commuter Operations Center (FY17)
Includes Guaranteed Ride Home, marketing, monitoring, evaluation
Coordination with MDOT and DDOT
Local agency funding FY17: $645,000 to employer outreach
Telework!VA Northern Va. program funding and co-management with DRPT
Funding member of Clean Air Partners, educating public on ground-level ozone and greenhouse gases
Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Center (MATOC) funding member
Regional SafeTrack impact mitigation

17. Transportation Demand Management
Transform 66 Program including:
Transportation Management Plan: $35 million for TDM, transit, traffic operations, local network operations, traffic engineering and analysis, construction of Haymarket Park & Ride l
$10 million for additional multimodal projects to be approved by CTB for distribution by NVTC to local jurisdictions
Post-construction: Multimodal program continues to be funded by developer at amounts/times set in agreement
Ongoing inventory and $4 million of upgrades to state ADA curb ramps
Working with DRPT to ensure rail, transit, TDM elements are included in highway projects, and documented as part of the Six-Year Improvement Program process (per VDOT Business Plan)
Coordination to encourage TDM projects in NVTA’s Transaction plan
** Post-Construction: (for example, operating funds start in 2021 with $6.5 M and increase yearly)

18. Virginia Connected Corridors
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and VDOT partnership
Northern Virginia connected-vehicle test bed includes I-66, I-495, U.S. 29 and U.S. 50
60 roadside equipment units

19. Virginia Connected Corridors
Researchers across the Commonwealth testing and implementing connected applications for:
traveler information
enhanced transit operations
lane closure alerts
work zone/worker alerts
incident management
VCC test app – traveler information
Road crew
test app

20. Virginia Automated Corridors Initiative
2015 Governor’s Proclamation allows road testing under VTTI
Led by VTTI with VDOT, Transurban and HERE
Builds on existing connected corridors; differs from other testbeds in providing on-road, real-world environment
Government, manufacturers, suppliers can test and certify systems
Advances development, testing, deployment of automated-vehicle technology
Ultimate goal: Helping stakeholders create robust automated and autonomous vehicles

21. Virginia Automated Corridors Initiative
Smart Road (VTTI) Controlled test environment Virginia International Raceway Reconfigurable track, high-speed operations, elevation changes, complex curves Northern Virginia Express Lanes Open operational environment, limited-access I-66, I-495, and I-95 Testing details and challenges of public roadway systems
VDOT has agreed to keep at least a portion of the pavement markings on the VAC in superior condition (automated vehicles of today rely on visual image processing to “see” the pavement markings to keep the vehicle in the lane)
Potential expansion to any public road to satisfy unique test requirements