Transform 66 Multimodal Project

May 17, 2016

Transform 66 Multimodal Project

To move more people more efficiently

and reliably through the Interstate 66

corridor inside the Beltway.

Initial Multimodal Program

• Tolling to begin in Summer 2017

– Initial FY 17 program to be funded by Commonwealth

– Future programs to be funded with toll revenues

• MOA between Commonwealth and Northern Virginia Transportation

Commission (NVTC)

• To be eligible for funding, program components (projects) must:

– Be legally eligible – benefit the toll payers

– Meet the Transform 66 Improvement Goals

– Be obligated or implemented by Toll Day One

LOUDOUN COUNTY

FAIRFAX COUNTY

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY

ARLINGTON COUNTY

CITY OF FAIRFAX

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA

CITY OF MANASSAS

PARK

CITY OF MANASSAS

CITY OF FALLS

CHURCH

Eligible Applicants / Component Types

• Virginia Planning District 8 jurisdictions

• Agencies providing public transportation

within those jurisdictions

5

New or enhanced local and commuter bus service, including capital and operating expenses

Vanpool, and formal and informal carpooling programs and assistance

Capital improvements for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority rail and bus service, including capital and operating expenses

Park and ride lot(s) and access or improved access thereto

Roadway improvements to address impacts from the dynamic tolling of the Facility on roadways in the Corridor

Roadway operational improvements in the Corridor

Transportation Systems Management and Operations as defined in 23 U.S.C. § 101(a)(30).

Projects identified in previous studies (VDOT’s June 2012/August 2013 Reports on I-66 Inside the Beltway, DRPT’s 2009 Transportation Demand Management/Transit Report)

FY2017 Component Applications

• 19 applications received from:

– Arlington County

– City of Alexandria

– Fairfax County

– City of Falls Church

– Loudoun County

– Potomac and Rappahannock

Transportation Commission

• $42.6 million in funding requests

5 Enhanced

Bus Service

7 New Bus

Service*

5 TDM

(Transp. Demand

Mgt.)

2 Access to

Transit

*Includes one combination New Bus Service/Park and Ride component

TDM (Transportation Demand Management) includes strategies — such as carpools and vanpools — that increase the efficiency of the transportation network.

FY 2017 Initial Multimodal Project Selection Process

• Component Type

• Benefit Toll Payers

• Obligate by Toll Day One

Eligibility Screening

• Benefits

• Cost Share

• Cost Effectiveness

Technical Evaluation

• Review by staff from NVTC, other Planning District 8 jurisdictions, DRPT & transit agencies

Multimodal Working Group

• Web/phone/in person/mail

• Comment Period

• Public Hearings

Public Input

NVTC Approves List of Components to

Submit to CTB

Technical Evaluation Measures

Supports Transform 66

Improvement Goals:

Move more people

Enhance transportation

connectivity

Improve transit service

Reduce roadway

congestion

Increase travel options

Evaluation Category

Evaluation Criteria

Max Points

Congestion Relief

Person Throughput (move more people)

45

Peak Period Travel Time 15

Connectivity (complete transportation network/ connect modes)

15

Accessibility (provide access to opportunities)

15

Diversion Mitigation

Mitigate impact of trips that may divert as a result of toll and/or HOV restrictions

10

Total Benefit Score 100

Cost Sharing % of costs requested

Cost Effectiveness Score Total Benefit Score x $1M

Funding Request

Timeline and Next Steps

2016 2017

April 5

Public comment opens

May 5

Open House and Public Hearing (Arlington)

June

CTB approval of component list

March 24

Applications for funding of project components due

May 18

Open House and Public Hearing (Reston)

July

Component grant agreements signed

Summer 2017

Toll Day One

June 2

NVTC approves Component List to present to CTB

May 23

Public Comment period closes

We are

here

April 22

Technical evaluation results posted

June 2016 CTB Meeting

• NVTC will approve a Component List for the initial funding

provided by the Commonwealth on June 2

• DRPT will forward the NVTC Component List to the CTB

with a recommendation to approve the components and

include funding in the FY 17 SYIP

• CTB will consider DRPT’s recommendation for approval at its

June 2016 meeting

QUESTIONS?

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