Transform 66 Outside the Beltway

Miller Heights Neighborhood Association

April 10, 2019

Transform 66 Outside the Beltway: Purpose and Need

• Address existing and future transportation needs

• Improve multimodal mobility by providing diverse travel choices in a cost-effective manner

• Enhance transportation safety and travel reliability

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I-66 Outside the Beltway Project

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Two express lanes

• HOV-3+ and buses travel free

• Non-HOV tolled

• Congestion-based tolls

Three regular lanes

• Open to all traffic

• No tolls

• Ramp-to-ramp connections between interchanges (auxiliary lanes)

• Safety, interchange and operational improvements

New transit service and other multimodal improvements

• High-frequency, fast and reliable bus service during extended peak periods

• Park and ride facilities

• Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies

• Bicycle and pedestrian trail and improvements

I-66 Outside the BeltwayProject Benefits

• Congestion relief on all lanes

• 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

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Flexible barrier with buffer, median for potential future transit

(with auxiliary lanes, if needed)

Project Roadmap

December 2017

Early Construction Activity

Spring 2018

Construction Ramp Up

2019

Results of Noise, Environmental, and Traffic Analyses

Starting Spring 2018

ROW Acquisition

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Express Lanes Open

Fall 2019

Park and Ride Milestone(960 Spaces near Gainesville)

November 2020

Route 28 Signalization (Phased Removal

of 4 Traffic Signals from Route 28)

Noise, Traffic, and Environmental Analysis Process2019

• Based on design plans & updated traffic studies

- Is the wall feasible?

- Is the wall reasonable?

• Publish final noise study results and noise wall locations in 2019

• Solicit input from benefited property owners & renters (voting process for new walls)

• Include approved noise walls into final plans

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• Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) completed in June 2016 documented the Preferred Alternative design

• Project design changes undergoing environmental re-evaluation

• Results of the traffic and environmental reevaluations and the Final Design Noise Analysis will be posted to Transform66.org Fi

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Construction Activities

Construction has begun along the corridor within VDOT Right of Way:

• Long-term lane shifts

• Tree removal where necessary within existing right of way and at E.C. Lawrence Park

• Installation and maintenance of erosion and sediment controls

• Utility relocation

• Grading and drainage

• Work on new E.C. Lawrence Park Access Road and Braddock Road temporary pavement

• Bridge foundation work at Route 28 and I-495 Interchanges

• Pedestrian box culvert construction at Route 123

• Retaining walls along I-66

• Access from US Route 50 East to I-66 East express lanes

• Access from I-66 West express lanes to US Route 50 West

• Safety improvements throughout interchange

• Shared use path through interchange, to connect to other existing or planned trails

Route 50 Interchange Improvements

Route 50 Interchange Construction

Upcoming work within next 6 months

• Lane shifting on US Route 50 to create work zones

• Continued tree clearing throughout the interchange

• Grading and drainage inside the interchange

Activities anticipated to begin in Fall 2019

• Bridgework inside interchange

• Construction of temporary pavement detours within interchange

• All current movements will remain available

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Inside Route 50/I-66 Interchange

Balls Ford Park and Ride Lot

▪ 230 spaces expected to open December 2018

▪ Full project completion expected

▪ Access from Heathcote Blvd

▪ Features:

▪ Two Bus Bays and Two Bus Shelters

▪ Bicycle Racks and Lockers

▪ Kiss-and-Ride (Drop-off) Area

▪ Parking Management System

▪ OmniRide working through its process to add direct service to Rosslyn-Ballston corridor

Waples Mill Road Improvements

Waples Mill Road Improvements• Shared use path on West side of bridge; sidewalk

on East side

Upcoming work within next two months• Mass excavation

• Utility relocation

Activities anticipated to begin in next 6 months• Reduction of Waples Mill Road bridge over I-66 to one

lane, movement controlled by a traffic signal –approximately 6 months in duration

• Bridge work

Jermantown Road Improvements

Jermantown Road Improvements

• New bridge will be striped for four lanes

• Shared use path on both sides of bridge

Upcoming work within next two months

• Traffic pattern shift on Jermantown Road from two lanes to one lane- Approximately two month duration

• Waterline relocation

Activities anticipated to begin in Fall 2019

• Bridge work for new Jermantown Road Bridge

• No anticipated long term traffic interruptions

• Communities will be notified of any traffic changes

• Access to/from express lanes in both directions

• Safety improvements throughout interchange

• Shared use path through interchange, to connect to planned George Snyder Trail in City of Fairfax

Route 123 Interchange Improvements

Route 123 InterchangeCurrent and Upcoming Construction Activities

Current Work • Excavating and building of retaining walls

along I-66 between Jermantown Road and Route 123

• Continued clearing and grubbing, erosion and sediment control, drainage, utility work

• Paving for traffic shifts of ramp from I-66W to Route 123

• Striping and installation of traffic signal for upcoming traffic pattern change

Upcoming Work• Long-term traffic pattern shift from Route

123 North to I-66 West (on/about April 19, 2019)

• Demolition of loop ramp from Route 123 North to I-66 West

Balls Ford Park and Ride Lot

▪ 230 spaces expected to open December 2018

▪ Full project completion expected

▪ Access from Heathcote Blvd

▪ Features:

▪ Two Bus Bays and Two Bus Shelters

▪ Bicycle Racks and Lockers

▪ Kiss-and-Ride (Drop-off) Area

▪ Parking Management System

▪ OmniRide working through its process to add direct service to Rosslyn-Ballston corridor

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Corridor Revegetation Plan

A plan to revegetate the corridor will be produced once final design is complete

The plan will include:

• Indigenous and non-competitive species

• Plants adept to roadside environment

• Replanting of trees within VDOT right of way where able

Project website featuring easy-to-access information:

• Construction activities

• Lane closures and traffic changes

• Weekly lane closure look-ahead report

• Direct link to Virginia 511 for real-time traffic conditions and work zones

• Alternative commute information and new commute options

• Project interactive map showing ultimate improvements

• Opportunity to sign-up for regular project updates and news

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Project Website: Transform66.org

Transportation Management Plan During Construction

• Programs to keep commuters moving, reduce number of single-occupant drivers, and promote use of transit and alternative travel strategies during construction

• Additional state police and safety service patrols throughout corridor

• I-66 Outside the Beltway TMP:

• $1 fares on many Connector routes to Vienna Metro

• Half-price OmniRide routes to Tysons, Arlington, and Washington, DC

• New bus service from Front Royal to Washington, DC

• $100 incentives for new HOV-3+ carpoolers

• $200-per-seat subsidy for new vanpools; $350 gas card incentives for 10+ passenger vans; $100 for smaller vans

• Up to $10,000 for new telework programs

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