County of Fairfax, Virginia

Department of Transportation

Route 7 Bus Rapid Transit StudyNVTC and FCDOT

Fairfax County Department of Transportation

County of Fairfax, Virginia

NVTC Overview

• Process Overview

• Progress Update

• Station Layout

• Process Closeout

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NVTC Process Overview• Phase III of Envision Route 7

kickoff Spring 2018

• Regular TAC meetings with

jurisdictions and other

stakeholders (VDOT, WMATA,

DRPT)

• Advancing layouts consistent with

feedback and regional plans

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NVTC Process Update• Created station and

runningway templates

• Selected runningway type

to enhance operations

• Refined conceptual

station locations

• Begun initial design

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County of Fairfax, Virginia

Demographics and Land Use

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Existing

Land Use

Population

Density

% Below

Poverty Level% Zero and One

Car Households

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Station and Runningway Templates

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County of Fairfax, Virginia

Station and Runningway Templates

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NVTC Planning Level Layouts

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• Selected

runningway type

(curb, BAT,

median, mixed)

• Identified specific

station locations

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Conceptual Design (Right-of-Way)

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Conceptual Design (Cross Section)

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NVTC Process Closeout

• Complete conceptual design

• Assess ROW needs

• Formulate Cost Estimate

• NVTC Phase III finish late Summer / early Fall of

2019

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FCDOT Route 7 BRT Overview

• Scope of Study

• Progress of Study

• Study Closeout

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FCDOT Route 7 BRT Scope of Study

• Study Kickoff October

2018

• Study focus on Route 7

(from Spring Hill Metro to I-

66 Interchange)

• Alternative routings within

Tysons

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County of Fairfax, Virginia

FCDOT Route 7 BRT Scope of Study

• Study will answer the following:

– What is the multimodal cross section?

– What alignment will BRT take within Tysons?

– What type of transit runningway does BRT

operate in?

– Where are the BRT stations to be located?

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FCDOT Route 7 BRT Study Progress

• Transportation Model

Calibration completed

May 2019

• Existing Conditions

Analysis to be completed

Summer 2019

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County of Fairfax, Virginia

FCDOT Route 7 BRT Study Progress

• 9 route alternatives are

currently being

analyzed

• 3 of the 9 will be

chosen to undergo a

more in-depth analysis

and evaluation

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FCDOT Route 7 BRT Study Closeout

• Study expected to be completed by Spring 2020

• Findings from FCDOT Route 7 BRT Study will be

incorporated into Envision Route 7 Phase IV which

will include more detailed traffic analysis for whole

corridor

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