Transcript County of Fairfax, Virginia Update on Implementation of Transportation Projects in Fairfax County Fairfax Committee of 100 June 1, 2015 Tom Biesiadny, Director Fairfax County Department of.

County of Fairfax, Virginia
Update on Implementation of
Transportation Projects in
Fairfax County
Fairfax Committee of 100
June 1, 2015
Tom Biesiadny, Director
Fairfax County Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation
County of Fairfax, Virginia
Content
Background
County Progress Since October 2013
• Project Selection
• Funding
• Project Timelines
Streamlining Project Implementation
Status of Implementation
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Background
• Board of Supervisors initiated the County-wide Dialogue on
Transportation in 2012. Efforts focused on explaining the problem and
requesting feedback on possible revenue sources
• April 2013: General Assembly passes HB 2313 which provides
approximately $300 million per year in new transportation funds to
Northern Virginia, as well as new statewide transportation revenues.
• County-wide Dialogue continued in 2013 with a focus on selecting
specific transportation projects for funding (FY 2015 to 2020)
• Fall 2013: FCDOT sought input on proposed projects to be funded with
approximately $1.4 billion from ten different revenue sources expected
to be available to the County.
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County Progress Since October 2013
• Staff assessed input from five public meetings, 15 other community
meetings, an on-line survey and feedback from Board members
• Multi-modal approach
– Roadways
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Interchanges
Extensions
Spot Improvements
Widenings
– Transit
• Park-and-Ride Lots
• Other Facilities
• Bus Service
– Bicycle and Pedestrian
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Criteria for Project Selection
(Not in Priority Order)
• Congestion Reduction*
• Economically Disadvantaged
Populations
• Regional Consideration (included in
NVTA TransAction 2040)
• Countywide Balance
• Mode Balance
• Disabled/Elderly Populations
• Safety
• Economic Development (support for
revitalization areas and major Activity
Centers)
• Travel Time Savings*
• Community Input
• Healthy Communities Initiative
• School and Park Access
• Air Quality*
*Included in the Cost Benefit Analysis
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Project Selection Factors - Roadways
• Focuses on known areas of high congestion.
• Complements other funded or recently completed projects.
• Completes improvements over a significant length of corridor.
• Complements funding already secured for some projects.
• Fills “gaps” in the network.
• Other factors included on previous slide.
• Allocated funds for design of future projects.
• Set aside for Fairfax County Parkway.
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Project Selection Factors - Transit
• All projects were recommended in the 2009 Transit Development
Plan.
• Projects either provide new links between residential areas and
activity centers and/or transit hubs, or enhance service on existing
links.
• All projects were evaluated using the Cost Benefit Analysis tool, and
other factors.
• Set aside funding for implementing results of major transit studies
(including Richmond Highway), Metro 2025, and VRE Capital.
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Project Selection Factors –
Bike and Pedestrian
• Neighborhood connectivity
• Connection to transit (Metrorail, bus service, VRE, park & ride lots)
• Park connectivity
• Identified on Bicycle Master Plan
• School walking route
• Completing missing links/completing the network
• Historic long standing community request
• Other factors previously listed.
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Summary of Proposed
Six-Year Funding
$ in Millions
(Six Year Total)
Description
$1,431.0 Estimated Available Funding
($57.6) Needed for Projects Previously Approved
by the Board
($75.0) Projects Previously Partially Funded by the
Board
$1,298.4 Funding for Proposed Unfunded Project
List
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Staff Proposed Funding for
Currently Unfunded Projects
$ in Millions
(Six Year Total)
Description
$195.0 Interchanges*
$115.3 Road Extensions*
$66.0 Spot Improvements*
$381.3 Roadway Widenings*
$326.8 Transit Capital, Operating, and Reserve
$10.0 Capital Projects Reserve
$203.9 Bicycle and Pedestrian
$1,298.4 TOTAL
*Many of these transportation projects include facilities for bicycle and pedestrian needs.
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Reserves
• Proposing $199 million in transit reserve
o Future needs may include capital and operating costs
such as:
 Metro 2025 (Momentum),
 Virginia Railway Express,
 Fairfax Connector,
 Implementation of the Richmond Highway and Route 7
Alternatives Analyses, and
 Implementation of the Countywide Transit Network Study.
• Proposing $55 million in reserve for study/design/construction of Fairfax
County Parkway Improvements, following completion of corridor study.
• Proposing $7.7 million in reserve for bicycle and pedestrian projects
o Needed to further study new project requests as a result of the
outreach effort.
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Project Selection
• Draft project list initially presented to the Board Transportation Committee
meeting in December 2013
• Following Board input, a final list of projects, known as the Transportation
Priorities Plan (TPP), was presented to the Board of Supervisors on January
28, 2014, and approved.
• List of approved projects can be found at:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/cdot/projects/approved.htm
• Examples:
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Fairfax County Parkway Improvements
I-66/Route 28 Interchange
Seven Corners Intersection Improvements
New connections across the Dulles Toll Road
Braddock Road Widening
Richmond Highway Widening
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- New cross County bus service
- Parkway
- Centreville to Herndon
- Increased I-66 bus service
- Increased South County bus service
- Multiple bike and pedestrian projects
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Funding Sources and Bond Referendum
• The $1.4 billion Transportation Priorities Plan will be funded by several revenue
sources, including federal, state, local, bond funds, and private sources.
• The priorities include projects that were proposed for funding by the County’s
2014 $100 million bond.
Commercial and
Industrial Taxes,
• The 2014 bond referendum focused Proffers, 1.0%
5.0%
primarily on funding spot roadway,
2014 Bond
Referendum,
pedestrian and bicycle projects,
7.0%
because other sources of revenue
State, 28.0%
are better suited for the
implementation of
major roadway and
Northern Virginia
Transportation
transit projects.
Authority (Local
and Regional),
58.0%
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Federal, 1.0%
On November 4, 2014, 71.8% of Fairfax County voters voted in favor of the Bond
Referendum
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NVTA Funding
• Also on January 28, 2014, the Board approved a list of 14 projects for
submission to NVTA for regional HB 2313 funding.
• On April 23, 2015, NVTA approved a FY 2015-2016 Program which included
$90.9 million to partially fund 9 projects submitted by Fairfax County.
– Fairfax County Parkway Improvements (Study) - $10 million
– Frontier Drive Extension & Braided Ramps - $2 million
– Rolling Road Widening from Old Keene Mill Road to Franconia Springfield Pkwy - $5
million
– Route 7 Widening over the Dulles Toll Road Bridge - $13.9 million
– Route 28 Widening from the Prince William County Line to Route 29 - $5 million
– Connector Bus Service Expansion – $6 million
– West Ox Bus Garage - $20 million
– Innovation Center Metrorail Station - $28 million
– Route 1 Richmond Highway from Mt. Vernon Memorial
Highway to Napper Road - $1 million.
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Fairfax County - HB 2313
Locally Funded (“30%”) Projects
The County plans to use FY 2014-2016 “30%” funds on various Roadway and
Transit Projects, including:
• Interchanges
$ 3.2 million
– Seven Corners Interchange Improvements - $3,000,000
• Extensions
$17.4 million
– Town Center Parkway (DTR Underpass) - $8,700,000
– Shirley Gate Road (Braddock to FFX CO Parkway/Popes Head Road) - $3,000,000
– Frontier Drive - $2,000,000
• Widenings
$17.3 million
– Braddock Road (Burke Lake Road to Guinea Road) - $1,000,000
– US 1 (Occoquan River to CSX Overpass) - $5,000,000
– US 1 (Armistead Road to CSX Overpass) - $5,000,000
• Transit Capital
$20.6 million
– Braddock Road Park and Ride - $4,125,000
– Innovation Center Metrorail Parking Garage - $11,000,000
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Fairfax County - “30%” Projects (continued)
• Spot Roadway Program
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$9.8 million
Balls Hill Road and Old Dominion Drive
Burke Road from Aplomado Drive to Parakeet Drive
Fairfax County Parkway from I-95 to Telegraph Road
Route 50 and Waples Mill Road
I-395 SB Off Ramp to Route 236
Route 236 at Beauregard St, Channelize
Backlick Road and Industrial Road
Hunter Mill Road and Lawyers Road
Silverbrook Road and Lorton Road
• Tysons Transportation Projects
$8.3 million
• Transit Operating
$9.1 million
• Studies/Planning/Advanced Design
of Future Projects
$3.7 million
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Project Timelines
• Board and County staff are interested in accountability to taxpayers
• Board wanted to ensure that progress can be tracked
• Staff developed timelines for implementation on each project.
– Timelines based on how long similar projects have taken; intended to be a guide
• Timelines break projects into phases.
• The timelines can be found at:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/pdf/btc/4_draft_timeline_6ytp.pdf
• Progress is formally reported to the Board twice per year.
• The most recent status report can be found at:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/fctsr.htm
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Draft Timelines
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Streamlining Project Implementation
• FCDOT staff have been implementing strategies to improve project
delivery. Efforts have included other agencies, such as VDOT and
DPWES.
o Some ideas can be addressed in the short-term, and many are already
underway.
o Others involve longer-term coordination, sometimes with other agencies such as
VDOT and DPWES.
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Improve project budgeting and scheduling
Simplify agreements and permitting
Identify project issues early (enhanced project scoping)
Expand County expertise
Improve internal/external communication and build teamwork
Implement alternative delivery methods
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Status of Project Implementation
• Almost all FY 2015 projects have been scoped and design under way.
• 17 projects have been forwarded to VDOT for implementation
through existing contracts.
• 10 other projects will also be implemented by VDOT
• First design-build project identified
• 1 project completed
• 6 projects will be completed this
month
• Additional projects begin construction
this summer
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Questions?
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