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Eastern Region Update & Opportunities. Dwayne K. Cook Regional Operations Director Eastern Region April 30, 2008. Eastern Region Update. Tunnel Fire, Life & Safety Improvements Program Traffic Management System Phase III Infrastructure build out and software integration Travel Time
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Eastern Region Update & Opportunities Dwayne K. Cook Regional Operations Director Eastern Region April 30, 2008
Eastern Region Update • Tunnel Fire, Life & Safety Improvements Program • Traffic Management System • Phase III Infrastructure build out and software integration • Travel Time • RTE 164 Design • Regional Concept of Transportation (RCTO) • Hurricane Evacuation Gate Installation • Stop Gate & Security Initiatives • JRB Incident Response & Wrecker services • Consultant supplemental staffing at tunnels
Eastern Region Update • Tunnel Fire, Life & Safety Improvements Program • Traffic Management System • Phase III Infrastructure build out and software integration • Travel Time • RTE 164 Design • Regional Concept of Transportation (RCTO) • Hurricane Evacuation Gate Installation • Stop Gate & Security Initiatives • JRB Incident Response & Wrecker services • Consultant supplemental staffing at tunnels
Eastern Region Update • Tunnel Fire, Life & Safety Improvements Program • Traffic Management System • Phase III Infrastructure build out and software integration • Travel Time • RTE 164 Design • Regional Concept of Transportation (RCTO) • Hurricane Evacuation Gate Installation • Stop Gate & Security Initiatives • JRB Incident Response & Wrecker services • Consultant supplemental staffing at tunnels
Eastern Region Opportunities • Tunnel Fire, Life & Safety Improvements Program • HRBT Eastbound Lighting Replacement • Region-wide High Mast Lighting Evaluation, Design & Replacement • High Rise Bridge DMS Replacement • HOV/Reversible Roadway DMS Replacement • TMC Video Wall Replacement • MMMBT Fiber Optic Cable Repair/Replacement • Life Cycle Efforts (Tunnels & TMC)
Midtown TunnelCorridor Project Estimated cost: $1.2 billion Solicit Conceptual Proposals – Early 2008 Solicit Detailed Proposals – Spring 2009 Proposal Selection – Spring 2010 Construction Phase Summer 2010-2015 Operations/Tolling Phase – Late 2015 • What’s being done? • In early 2008, VDOT will be soliciting a Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA) partnership to improve the Midtown Tunnel Corridor. The effort includes the Midtown Tunnel, Downtown Tunnel and Martin Luther King Freeway, including: • construction of a parallel Midtown Tunnel • extension of the MLK from I-264 to London Boulevard • maintenance and safety improvements to the Midtown and Downtown tunnels • modifications to the Brambleton Avenue Interchange • operations and maintenance of the facilities • tolling
Six Year Improvement Plan & Outlook • Capital improvement program funding is diminishing in the out years • Large number of proposed project opportunities in Eastern Region are in Urban Program