I-66 OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS

JUNE 12, 14 & 15, 2017

Susan Shaw, P.E., Megaprojects Director Virginia Department of Transportation

Steve Hankins, P.E., Chief Infrastructure Officer

I-66 Express Mobility Partners

Tonight’s Agenda

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• Project Overview

• Update on Project Design

• Timeline and Process Going Forward

• Q&A

TODAY: The Need to Transform I-66

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• 8-10 hours daily congestion

• Overflow traffic on parallel and feeder roads

• Limited carpool culture

• Limited transit options

2022: Transforming I-66

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• Congestion relieved on all lanes

• Faster transit through Express Lanes (70 mph)

• Move 2,000 to 4,000 more people per hour

• New buses and transit routes

• 4,000 new park and ride spaces

• Improved safety

Project Overview

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• 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

Public-Private Partnership

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• I-66 Express Mobility Partners (EMP) is VDOT’s partner

• Best value for Virginia: EMP had the highest technical score for its design and the lowest cost for the project

• EMP will operate roadway for 50 years

• Over $3 billion of transportation improvements delivered to the I-66 corridor

Project Team

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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

Where We Are In Design Process

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July 2016 VDOT Design

Concepts and RFP

October 2016 Technical Proposals

Submitted from Two Teams

Including Alternative Technical Concepts

(ATC’s)

November 2016 Partner Selected

(I-66 Express Mobility Partners)

June 2017 Public Information

Meetings

Summer 2017 Concept

Adjustments

Fall 2017 Design Public Hearing

Late 2017 CONSTRUCTION

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Ongoing Design

Refinements

Summer 2017 Environmental and

Traffic analyses of concepts

Benefits from Alternative Technical Concepts

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Sudley Road

• New access between express and general purpose lanes east of Sudley/Route 234 Business

Stringfellow Road

• Reconfigured express lane access to minimize impacts and preserve median space for transit

Route 50 • Improved connections to and from Route 50 westbound to and from general purpose and express lanes

Route 123 • Express lane connections to and from west

495 • New choices to access between express lanes and general purpose lanes

Additional Alternative Technical Concepts

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Route 28 • Reconfigure to improve traffic flow, remove traffic signals currently

causing significant congestion (traffic signal removal Feb. 2020, interchange complete 2022)

Fairfax County Parkway

• New express lane access from northbound Parkway to westbound express lanes

Route 50 • New express lane access

Dunn Loring • Relocate WMATA transit power substation

Viewing Design Concepts

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SAMPLE: Route 28 AND I-66

Images posted throughout the room showing original VDOT RFP design and EMP design to highlight modifications

EMP DRAFT ATC

VDOT RFP DESIGN – JULY 2016

EMP DESIGN – JUNE 2017

Environmental Analyses

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• Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement approved November 2013

• Following public hearings and input, Tier 2 Draft Environmental Assessment approved January 2016

• Federal Highway Administration issued a Finding of No Significant Impact on June 22, 2016 on the Tier 2 Draft Environmental Assessment

• Revised and new concepts will require environmental and traffic analyses

• Additional environmental analysis Summer 2017 based on revised concepts - available Fall 2017

Right of Way

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• Outreach and letters to impacted landowners – January through June 2018

• Appraisals and interviews with property owners • Estimated 75-90 days between appraisals and offers for properties • Acquisition negotiations

• Key objective to minimize right of way impact on communities • 200 property owners (commercial and residential) notified of access needs

and surveys – March 2017 • Initiated one-on-one contact with residential relocation owners – spring 2017 • Survey work -- April through September 2017 • Design Public Hearing – late fall 2017

Noise Analysis Process

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• Identify noise receptors • Perform noise measurements at representative receptors along the corridor • Perform noise modeling • Identify impacts (is noise mitigation warranted?) • Design and assess mitigation (typically noise walls)

- Is the wall feasible? - Is the wall reasonable?

• Noise walls were shown in preliminary concept plans in 2015 • Confirm noise study results and perform updated noise analyses based upon updated

concept plans and traffic analyses • Present noise study results and noise wall locations at design public hearings in fall 2017 • Solicit public input from benefited property owners and renters (voting process) • Incorporate approved noise walls into the final road design construction plans

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Noise Walls in Your Community

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• If your community has a noise wall today, you will have one in the future

• Replacement walls will be at same height or higher than existing walls and when a wall is removed work must be continuous until replacement (240 day goal)

• Benefitted property owners (or tenants) will be consulted prior to any new walls being installed (voting process)

Bicycle and Pedestrian Trails

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• 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

Addressing Visual Aesthetics

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• Comprehensive Agreement calls for a sensitive approach to address aesthetic considerations and address construction impacts

• FAM and I-66 EMP will work closely with any affected neighborhoods

• As part of the aesthetic plan, FAM and I-66 EMP will engage communities in each of the three project segments and solicit public input

What to Expect During Construction

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• Construction start-up late 2017 within existing right of way

• Construction ramp-up spring 2018

• Construction to take place throughout the 22.5 mile corridor for duration of project

• No lane closures on I-66 during peak periods

• Public will be kept informed through Transform66.org, social media, TV, radio, print media, roadway signage

• Provide advance construction information to adjacent communities and address issues of concern – Good Neighbor policy

Trucks on I-66

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• All types of trucks currently travel on I-66

• Certain types of trucks will be allowed on I-66 Express Lanes

• Large trucks will pay at least 3 to 5 times the passenger-car rate for tolls

• Designed for safe operation of buses and trucks

PERMITTED • Two-axle vehicles, including single-unit trucks,

permitted, consistent with other express lanes in region • Multi-axle vehicles will be permitted including tractor-

trailer trucks pulling a single trailer

PROHIBITED • Tractor-trailer trucks pulling more than

one trailer will be prohibited • Pick-up or other single-unit trucks pulling

a single trailer will also be prohibited

Truck Traffic Today (Multi-Axle)

4% Daily Traffic

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EB AM Peak Period ~ 2% WB PM Peak Period ~ 2% Off Peak ~ 12%

EB AM Peak Period ~ 1% WB PM Peak Period ~ 1% Off Peak ~ 7%

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3% Daily Traffic

20% - 30%

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Public Engagement: Your Opinion Counts

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• 135 homeowners associations contacted in 2017

• 20+ briefings held with homeowners associations and Providence District Council since March 2017

• 15 briefings for state and local elected officials since March 2017

• June 2017 Public Information Meetings and Design Public Hearing in late 2017

• Transform66.org website will continue to be updated as information is available

• Community outreach will continue throughout project duration

Public Engagement: Information Meetings

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Monday, June 12, 2017 Oakton High School Cafeteria 2900 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181 Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Stone Middle School Cafeteria 5500 Sully Park Drive, Centreville, VA 20120 Thursday, June 15, 2017 Piney Branch Elementary School Cafeteria-Gym 8301 Linton Hall Road, Bristow, VA 20136

Open House: 6:00 p.m. Presentation: 7:00 p.m.

Comment Period through June 30

I-66 Inside the Beltway Program

Clean Special Fuel License Plate drivers traveling alone will need to pay toll unless meeting HOV requirements

• 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

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THANK YOU