HOW OUR REGIONAL TAXDOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT

THE HONORABLE MARTY NOHECHAIRMAN, NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION

AUTHORITY

12th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation

The Authority: Working Regionally

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Regional Transportation

Investments Funded in Three

Years

79 Projects

$990 million Total

8 Completed

FY2017 ProgramAgency Project Title

FY2017 NVTA Funding

Project Cost Phase Funded

Arlington Lee Highway Corridor Intelligent Transportation System Enhancements $3,000,000 $3,000,000 Des, Eng, ROW, Con

Arlington Crystal City Streets: 12th Street Transitway, Clark/Bell Realignment & Intersection Improvements

$11,600,000 $11,600,000 Des, Eng, Env, Con

Fairfax I-66/Route 28 Interchange Improvements $300,000,000 $385,000,000Des, Eng, Env, ROW,

Con

Fairfax Route 7 Widening: Colvin Forest Drive to Jarrett Valley Drive $10,000,000 $135,900,000 ROW

Fairfax Route 28 Widening: Prince William County Line to Route 29 $5,000,000 $68,910,000 Des, Eng, Env, ROW,

Con

Fairfax Route 286 Fairfax County Parkway Widening: Route 123 to Route 29 $10,000,000 $82,400,000 ROW

Prince William Route 1 Widening: Featherstone Road to Marys Way $11,000,000 $85,725,114 Con

Prince William Route 28 Widening: Route 234 Bypass to Linton Hall Road $10,000,000 $28,774,000 Con

Alexandria Potomac Yard Metrorail Station $66,000,000 $287,484,000 Des, Con (Design-

Build)

Leesburg Route 7 (East Market Street)/Battlefield Parkway Interchange $20,000,000 $58,000,000 Con

VRE Manassas Park Station Parking Expansion $2,000,000 $19,600,000 Eng, Env, Des

WMATA Blue Line Traction Power Upgrades $17,443,951 $88,625,564 Eng, Con

NVTA Funding Total: $466,043,951

Looking Ahead• Continued Transparency and Collaboration• Update of TransAction

– First update since the passage of HB 2313– Incorporation of HB 599– Scenario Planning (Land Use/Alternative Future Scenarios)

• Guide the Region’s first Six Year Program (FY2018-2023)– $1.7 billion in anticipated Revenues for the Six Year Program– Synchrony with the Commonwealth’s Six Year Improvement

Program

• Continue to Focus on Regional Projects and Priorities, not different Local Interests

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TransAction Update Schedule

Public Outreach

SPRING 2016

Confirming Objectives and Needs

NOVEMBER 2015

TransAction Kickoff

SUMMER/FALL 2017

Anticipated Adoption by NVTA

Public Outreach

SPRING 2017

Draft Report and Public Hearings

WINTER 2016–17

Identifying RegionalPriorities

Public Outreach

FALL 2016

Developing Scenarios

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As part of our Fall Public Outreach, the NVTA is conducting a brief survey to learn how the public thinks we should prioritize different approaches to addressing a broad range of transportation needs. The survey can be found at: www.NVTATransAction.org.

How You Can Get Involved?

• Visit our websites: www.TheNoVaAuthority.org and www.NVTATransAction.org.

• Engage with your local governments (counties, cities and towns) and attend NVTA public meetings.

• Join our e-mail list: www.TheNoVaAuthority.org.

• Like us on Facebook.

• Follow us on Twitter @NVTAuthority and@NVTATransAction.

• Watch us on YouTube.

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WMATA: MOVING FORWARD

KEY BUILDING BLOCKS TORESTORING METRORAIL TO

WORLD CLASS STATUSJIM CORCORAN

SECOND VICE CHAIR, WMATA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

12th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation

Metro’s Top Three Priorities

• Safety & Security

• Service reliability/Customer experience

• Financial Management

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Challenges Ahead

• Upcoming FY 18 budget year

• Structural fiscal issues

• Growing capital needs to maintain/enhance system

• Span of service

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SAFETY CUSTOMERS

FISCALMANAGEMENTACCOUNTABILITY

Moving Forward

THE NEXT 25 YEARS:VRE’S CHALLENGES AND

OPPORTUNITIESDOUG ALLEN

CEO, VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS

12th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation

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WHO WE ARECommuter rail

service

2 Commissions, 9 Jurisdictions

Safe, Reliable,High Customer

Satisfaction

4.5 million riders

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WHAT WE DOWe add peak capacity…

Currently 5,400 peak seats/hour

…in corridors of statewide significance…

I-66, I-95 & I-395

…for longer-distancecommuters…

Travelers that would otherwisedrive on highways*

…using non-highway rights-of-way

CSXT, NS & Amtrak

* Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute Congestion Relief Provided by Virginia Railway Express

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VRE BENEFITS TO CoSS

“…contribution to congestion relief is significant…”

“…much greater congestion benefit in the evening peak period…”

“…contributes to a delay reduction of between 8 and 18%...”

“… doubling VRE ridership from single-occupant vehicles yields 13

percent delay reduction for all traffic…”

Full TTI report available at http://www.vre.org/about/studies-and-reports/

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VRE SYSTEM PLAN 2040

Longer trains More trains Longer platforms Station parking Second platforms at stations

More trains/locomotives, railcars Third track on CSX Yard expansion, storage tracks

Gainesville-Haymarket Extension Long Bridge

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VRE FINANCIAL PLANKEY FINDINGS

Growth scenarios Steady State, Natural Growth, Full System Plan

Key findings Operating expenses escalate faster than revenues Capital costs exceed expected sources, particularly

outside of NVTA Today’s service is not sustainable over time Additional revenue can result in more riders

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VRE FINANCIAL PLANSUMMARY OF FINDINGS

$41.7M$44.5M

$66.4M

2020

VRE FINANCIAL PLANSUMMARY OF FINDINGS

$41.7M$44.5M

$66.4M

TODAY’S SERVICE IS NOT SUSTAINABLE OVER TIME

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VRE FINANCIAL PLANSUMMARY OF FINDINGS

$41.7M$44.5M

$66.4M

INCREASING RIDERSHIP HELPS

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VRE FINANCIAL PLANSUMMARY OF FINDINGS

$41.7M$44.5M

$66.4MADDITIONAL REVENUE CAN

RESULT IN EVEN MORE RIDERS

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SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

The I-66, I-95 and I-395 CoSS are some of the most congested in Virginia.

VDOT has/will max out capacity in these corridors. VRE is the only viable option for significant

additional capacity in these corridors. VRE is limited by current funding. VRE needs dedicated funding to continue and to

provide significantly more capacity in these CoSS.

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VRE FINANCIAL PLANAVERAGE FARE

$7.69 $7.48

$6.75

$6.08

$5.40 $4.89

$4.19 $3.95

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$9.00

Metro North(NY)

Virginia RailwayExpress

Long IslandRailroad (NY)

New JerseyTransit

MBTA (Boston) MARC(Maryland)

METRA(Chicago)

SEPTA(Philidelphia)

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FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30 FY31 FY32 FY33 FY34 FY35 FY36 FY37 FY38 FY39 FY40

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Unfunded Capital Requirements by Fiscal Year

Long Bridge, Yards and Stations & Parking

Rolling Stock Replacement

VRE FINANCIAL PLANNATURAL GROWTH SCENARIO

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Unfunded Capital Requirements by Fiscal Year

Fleet Expansion

Long Bridge, Gainesville Haymarket Extension, Yards, Stations & Parking

Rolling Stock Replacement & Fleet Expansion

VRE FINANCIAL PLANSYSTEM PLAN SCENARIO

REGIONAL EXPRESS BUS HOW REALISTIC,

HOW SOON?KATE MATTICE

ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

12th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation

Bus Services are Integral to the Northern Virginia Transit Network

• Northern Virginia’s seven bus operators provide more than 41 million trips a year (28 percent of all transit trips)

• Approx. 75 percent of Northern Virginia bus trips connect to Metrorail

• Northern Virginia bus systems operate over 500 buses a day (in addition to 445 WMATA buses)

NOVA’s Bus Network Covers the Region

Jurisdiction Residents Workers

Arlington 23% 21%

Alexandria 30% 31%

Fairfax Co 22% 66%

Loudoun 32% 99%

Percent of Transit Riders Who Take Bus

Bus Service in NOVA is Greater than four largest Virginia systems

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500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

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Hour

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Annual Bus Revenue Hours

Fairfax City

Loudoun

Arlington

PRTC

Alexandria

Fairfax

WMATA (NOVA)

Blacksburg

Charlottesville

Richmond

Hampton Roads

Northern Virginia has twice as much bus service as compared to the combination of the four other largest transit markets in Virginia.

The Region has Great Opportunities to Optimize the Bus Network

Optimizing the bus network can optimize the transportation network.

Build High Capacity/ Frequency Transit

(BRT)

Maximize Use of HOV/HOT Lanes

(Express Bus)

Improve Travel Time(Stop Consolidation &

TSP)

Enhance Cross-Jurisdiction Bus

Operations

Opportunities

KEY PROJECTS ANDMAINTENANCE UPDATE

HELEN CUERVODISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR,VDOT NORTHERN VIRGINIA

12th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation

Major Projects Recently Completed

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Gloucester ParkwayExtension from Loudoun County Parkway to Pacific/Nokes

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• New crossing at Broad Run is longest jointless bridge in Virginia

• $30 million; completed August 2016

I-66 WideningRoute 15 in Gainesville to Route 29 in Haymarket

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• One additional HOV, regular lane• New bridges over Catharpin, Carolina Roads• Stone treatments a nod to 1742 Beverley Mill • $64.5 million; completed August 2016

Major Projects Under Construction

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Route 7 over Dulles Toll RoadMajor bridge rehabilitation in Fairfax

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• Widening from four to six lanes with shared-use• $45 million; began April 2016, completion Spring 2018

Loudoun County ParkwayEvergreen Mills Road to the Greenway

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• Reconstructing and widening two-lane rural to four lanes• $108 million (MWAA, Loudoun, VDOT)• Began Sept. 2015; open Fall 2017; complete Summer 2018

Route 1 WideningMarys Way to Annapolis Way in Woodbridge

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• Widening from four to six lanes• Extensive utilities and right-of-way• $168 million; completion Fall 2019

Washington BoulevardBridge over Jeff Davis Highway in Arlington

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• Major rehab, widening of 1941 bridge adjacent to Pentagon

• Signature medallions to honor military branches• Traffic reduced from three lanes to two during

construction• $32 million; completion Spring 2018

Other Major Construction

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Belmont Ridge Road, Completion 2018$61 million widening, Hay Road to Gloucester Parkway in Loudoun

Route 28 Spot Widening, Completion Summer 2017$17 million fourth lane in Fairfax, Loudoun

Route 50 Traffic-Calming$4 million ped/safety improvements, Middleburg (finishes this month)

I-395 and Glebe Road, Completion fall 2017$5 million bridge maintenance/repairs, Arlington

In northern Virginia, currently 58 projects under active construction worth $557 million.

Major Projects Under Development

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Richmond HighwayJeff Todd Way to Napper Road in Alexandria

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• Widening almost three miles, multimodal improvements in coordination with Fairfax County Bus Rapid Transit

• Road improvements $215 million• Public information meeting Spring 2017; construction

2023 (pending funding)

Route 7 ImprovementsReston Avenue to Jarrett Valley Drive

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• Widening almost six miles from four to six lanes• Major intersection and bike/ped improvements• Extensive outreach and working group input• $250 million

I-95/395 Express Lanes

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I-395 Northern Extension• Extend eight miles north from Turkeycock Run near Edsall Road to

Eads Street in Alexandria• Discussion with Transurban under current 95 Comprehensive

Agreement• Public hearings Oct. 24, 26, Nov. 30• Construction Spring 2017 through Summer 2019

I-395 Widening• Adding fourth lane southbound Duke Street to Edsall Road. • Estimated cost $50 million; schedule TBD

I-95 Southern Extension• Extends two miles south of current end near Garrisonville Road in

Stafford• Construction began July; completion 2018

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Inside the Beltway• Work underway by Fort Meyer and TransCore for tolling infrastructure,

installation. $60 million; completion 2017• Solo drivers can pay to use during rush hours in peak direction• HOV-2 (eventually HOV-3) ride free• Toll revenues fund buses, carpool, other multimodal improvements• Separately, construction begins 2018 on third eastbound lane from

Dulles Connector to Ballston

Outside the Beltway• Two express, three general purpose lanes in each direction, Beltway to

Gainesville• New park-and-rides with 4,000 new spaces; enhanced bus, bike/ped• Safety/operational improvements at key interchanges• Proposals under review from two private teams (Express Partners and I-

66 Express Mobility Partners) to design, build, finance, maintain, operate• Award expected this winter; construction 2017

2016 Paving Program

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• Resurfacing about 1,300 miles through June 2017; cost $168 million• Focus on secondary roads• New this year: www.virginiadot.org/novapaving

Info on contracts, status and contacts improves transparency and customer service

Northern Virginia ratingsimprovement:

Prior to paving seasonInterstates 90% sufficientPrimaries 81%Secondaries 31%

Current Interstates 93.3%Primaries 87%Secondaries 36%

VIRGINIA’S TRANSPORTATIONPATH FORWARD

THE HONORABLE AUBREY L. LAYNE, JRVIRGINIA SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

12th Annual What You Need To Know About Transportation

Secretary Aubrey Layne

Secretary Layne did not have notes or a Powerpoint presentation. Points made by the Secretary in his remarks and in the Q&A that followed included:• As a general rule, the Northern Virginia region should have the majority of input into transportation

project select but the CTB “reserves the right of oversight.”• Additional transportation resources must be earned, not given.• Smart Scale is a mostly objective rating system although some subjectivity is involved.• CTB is not obligated to follow Smart Scale ratings in every case, but if it deviates it must say why it has

done so. • The next round of Smart Scale scores will be published in January 2017 and the CTB will vote on

funding allocations in June.• Funding requests for 2016 total $9 billion, but only $700-$800 million is expected to be available.• Through the Smart Scale process the state can show what’s on the table in terms of worthy/effective

projects and use this list of unfunded needs as a basis for asking the General Assembly for more funding based on value/objective analysis, not politics.

• WMATA – Three years ago WMATA was in financial disarray. Since then it has restored some credibility.• Virginia is prepared to move forward and invest resources on an American Legion Bridge replacement

and new crossing, but any progress requires Maryland to step up and provide leadership.