DULLES AREA HIGHLIGHTS Gary Garczynski · I-66 / Route 15 Interchange Reconstruction •...

DULLES AREA HIGHLIGHTS

Gary GarczynskiCommonwealth Transportation BoardNorthern Virginia District

Committee for DullesAugust 4, 2016

Smart Scale (formerly HB2) Overview

• Round 1 completed with the adoption of the Six-Year Improvement Program in

June; overall, 19 projects awarded over $500M in Smart Scale funds in NOVA.

• Preparation for Round 2 of Smart Scale underway; applications to be accepted

starting August 1, 2016 and continuing through September 30, 2016.

• Scoring process will again consider factors of congestion mitigation, economic

development, accessibility, safety, environmental quality and land use.

• Congestion mitigation remains the highest weighted factor in NOVA (45%).

• To be eligible for funding, all projects must meet a need identified in VTrans 2040

for a corridor of statewide significance, regional network, urban development

area, and/or a safety need.

• In July, the CTB considered minor changes to measures, policy documents,

application and administrative processes based on lessons learned in Round 1.

• Online application tool has been expanded to include other funding programs,

including Revenue Sharing Program, Transportation Alternatives Program,

Highway Safety Improvement Program and Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety Program.

TRANSFORM 66

Outside the Beltway

• Three regular lanes in each direction.

• Two express lanes in each direction.

• High-frequency bus service with

predictable travel times.

• Direct access between the express

lanes and new or expanded commuter

lots.

• Improvements to Rte 28 interchange.

• June 2016 – FONSI issued by FHWA.

• 2017 – Start of construction if funded.

Inside the Beltway

• Move more people.

• Enhance connectivity.

• Improve transit service.

• Reduce roadway congestion.

• Increase travel options.

• 2017 - HOV and EZ Pass changes.

• 2018 – Start of construction of 3rd

eastbound lane.

Projects in Design

Route 7 Interchange at Battlefield Pkwy

• Preliminary engineering underway to

replace at-grade intersection with an

interchange.

• Total project cost - $58 million, $33

million funded to date.

• Winter 2018 – Design Public Hearing.

• Spring 2018 – Design-Build RFP if

funded.

Route 7 Widening

• Reconstruction and widening from four

to six lanes for 6.8 mi. from Reston

Avenue to Jarrett Valley Dr.

• Total project cost - $234 million, $178

million funded to date.

• November 2016 – Design Public

Hearing.

• 2018 – Start of construction if funded.

Projects in Design

Belmont Ridge Road at Dulles Greenway

• Interim widening from two to four lanes

using the existing bridge, 0.4 mi.

• Total project cost - $7.5 million.

• 2017 – Public Hearing.

• 2020 – Start construction.

Northstar Boulevard

• New road on new alignment.

• Administered by Loudoun County.

• Funding postponed to FY18 in order to

advance the Rte 7 widening in Fairfax

County.

• Two segments• Tall Cedars Pkwy to Rte 50, 0.6 mi., $36M.

• Rte 50 to Shreveport Drive, 1.6 mi., $64M.

Tall Cedars Parkway to Rte 50

Rte 50 to Shreveport Drive

Projects Recently Completed

Route 50 Widening

• Reconstruct and widen 3.7 mi. to six

lanes from Poland Road to Rte 28.

• Total project cost - $95 million.

• Completed December 2015.

Gloucester Parkway Extension

• Completion of 0.8 mi. missing

segment from Loudoun County

Parkway to Pacific Blvd.


• Completed July 2016.


Route 7 Truck Climbing Lane

• Construct 2.6 mi. 3rd westbound lane

from Route 9 to West Market Street.


• Completed December 2015.

Route 7 Widening

• Construct 1.2 mi. six lane facility from

Rolling Holly Drive to Reston Avenue.


• Completed February 2016.


Route 29 Interchange at Linton Hall Road

• Grade separation of Route 29, Linton

Hall Road and Norfolk Southern

Railroad.


• Completed November 2015.

Braddock Road / Pleasant Valley Road

Roundabout

• Replacement of four-way stop with a

roundabout.

• Total project cost - $5.8 million.

• Completed May 2016.

Projects Under Construction

Old Ox Road Expansion

• Reconstruction and widening from two

to four lanes from Evergreen Mills Road

to the Dulles Greenway, 5.3 miles.


• May 2014 – Contract award.

• September 2015 – Begin construction.

• Summer 2018 – Construction complete.

I-66 / Route 15 Interchange

Reconstruction

• Construction of a diverging-diamond

interchange with intersection

improvements at Heathcote Blvd and

John Marshall Hwy.


• May 2014 – Contract award.


• Fall 2017 – Construction complete.


Route 28 Spot Improvements

• Construction of a fourth lane at congested spots along both directions of a 5.7

mi. segment of Route 28 between Route 50 and Sterling Boulevard.


• October 2015 – Begin construction.

• Summer 2017 – Construction complete.


Belmont Ridge Road Widening

• 1.9 mi. of four lane median divided

roadway from Hay Road to Gloucester

Pkwy with overpass at the W&OD Trail.

• Total Project Cost - $61 million.

• September 2015 Contract Award



Route 7 Interchange at Belmont Ridge

Road

• Single Point Urban Diamond

Interchange and 0.9 mi. of four lane

median divided Belmont Ridge Road to

Gloucester Pkwy.

• Total Project Cost - $80 million.

• October 2015 – Begin construction.



I-66 Widening

• Widen from four to eight lanes for 4.7

mi. from Route 15 to Route 29.


• April 2014 – Begin construction.

• Summer 2016 – Construction

complete.

Route 7 Bridge Over Dulles Toll Road

• Bridge deck replacement and widening

to six lanes.

• Total project cost - $45 million

• April 2016 – Begin construction.

• May 2018 – Construction complete.

Thank you!

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