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Mount Vernon Area Transportation Plans for the Coming Year

Mount Vernon Area Transportation Plans for the Coming Year. Fairfax County February 3, 2007. Transportation Initiatives. Current Projects: Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiative Woodlawn/Old Mill Rd Replacement-Connector Rd (new Mulligan Road) Route 1 Transit Study

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Mount Vernon Area Transportation Plans for the Coming Year

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  1. Mount Vernon Area Transportation Plans for the Coming Year Fairfax County February 3, 2007

  2. Transportation Initiatives • Current Projects: • Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiative • Woodlawn/Old Mill Rd Replacement-Connector Rd (new Mulligan Road) • Route 1 Transit Study • Fairfax County Parkway Project – EPG Section • BRAC • Woodrow Wilson Bridge • Telegraph Road Interchange • Completed: • Route 1 and Engleside Post Office Improvements

  3. Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiative • Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiative • Based on Route 1 Corridor Study and Regional Bus Study • Part of the County’s Four-Year Transportation Plan • A $55 Million Program • To Upgrade Transit Services and Facilities along Richmond Highway • Multi-Year Project Started in 2004

  4. Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiatives • South County Bus Plan • REX Bus Service – Sept 2004 • Limited Stops • Complements Fairfax Connector • Fairfax Connector – Sept 2004 • Added 40% more service • More weekday and midday service • Extended hours of operations • Enhances weekend/holiday operations • Results (2005-2006) • 6.6% Increase in weekday ridership • 15.7% Increase in weekend ridership • Each year has shown an increase in ridership since implementation

  5. Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiatives • Design and Construction of Pedestrian, Transit Passenger, and Intersection Improvements (includes sidewalks, crosswalks, median refuges, bus shelters, pedestrian signals, lighting) • 31 intersections along Route 1 identified to be improved • Phase 1 – 11 REX stop locations • 6.8 miles of sidewalk gaps identified for construction • Phase 1 – ~2¼ miles, 14 walkway segments • Current Status • Survey completed for 11 REX Stops and 2¼ miles of sidewalk segments • Design in progress on 7 intersections (Route 1 @ Old Mill Road, Lukens Lane, Frye Road, Mohawk Lane, Ladson Lane, Belford Drive, and Kings Highway) • Design in progress on 2¼ miles of walkway segments • NEPA environmental clearance obtained for walkway and intersection projects • Land acquisition will be required for intersection improvements and most sidewalk segments • Public Hearing anticipated Spring 2007 • Project not fully funded – working with multiple funding sources • Transit Center locations still not identified

  6. Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiatives Expedited Projects for Construction • Walkways • SB Mobile Home Sales Park to Sacramento Center (300 ft) – Construction Prep • NB South of Sherwood Hall Lane to Gum Springs Center (650 ft) – Completed • NB Dart Drive to Grand View Drive (1200 ft) – Under Construction • SB Belle Haven Towers (850 ft) –Under Construction • NB Quander Road (475 ft) – Completed • Intersection Improvements • Frye Road (NB side) – Est. Construction 8/07 • Kings Highway – Est. Construction 8/07 • REX Bus Stop Improvements • Sacramento Drive SB REX Bus Stop – Under Construction • Frye Road NB REX Bus Stop – Est. Construction 8/07 • Kings Highway NB & SB REX Bus Stops – Est. Construction 8/07

  7. Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiatives Before After

  8. Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiatives • Kings Hwy Intersection Improvements • New northbound REX stop at existing stop location, including all amenities - Sidewalk and accessibility spot improvements associated with new stops • New southbound REX stop at existing stop location, including all amenities - Sidewalk and accessibility spot improvements associated with new stops • New painted crosswalks as indicated KINGS HWY RICHMOND HWY Proposed stop location New crosswalk

  9. Woodlawn/Old Mill Connector Road • VDOT, Fairfax Co. DOT, and FHWA concerns for Levels of Service. • Richmond Highway at Woodlawn Plantation is a “gateway” to historic district. • Benefits of aligning of Mt. Vernon Highway with Old Mill Road for traffic operations. • Options incorporate context sensitive solutions for improved pedestrian/bicycle access. • Woodlawn entrance may be relocated further south down Richmond Highway away from intersection.

  10. Woodlawn/Old Mill Connector Road Old Telegraph Road Humphreys Engineering Support Telegraph Road Connector Road DCEETA

  11. Woodlawn/Old Mill Connector Road TENTATIVE PROCESSEstimated Date NEPA Documentation and Public Hearing August 2006 Commonwealth Transportation Board Approval February 2007 Roadway Design Initiated (preliminary/final) January 2007 Complete Design July 2008 Complete Right of Way Acquisition July 2008 Start Construction October 2008 Complete Construction October 2010

  12. Richmond Highway Transportation Initiatives • Completed Route 1 Location Study • Route 1 Corridor from Fairfax County to Prince William County • CTB Approved portion section of Route 1 south of Lorton Road along with section in Prince William County • BOS directed VDOT include transit options on section from Fort Belvoir to Huntington/Alexandria • Current Transit Study

  13. Fairfax County Parkway - EPG • Issues: • Status of Land Transfer: • Fort Belvoir was scheduled to have all environmental work completed by April 2005 • Clean up not completed • VDOT procurement process put on hold because of the unresolved issues with EPG environmental clean up • BRAC action: • As a result of BRAC, VDOT has requested the Army construct the Parkway as part of EPG • VDOT and the Dept. of the Army are negotiating who will construct • Environmental document will have to be revised based on Parkway design modifications associated with BRAC • Bottom-line – Project remains on hold. VDOT and the Army continue to negotiate outstanding issues

  14. Fairfax County Parkway - EPG EPG BRAC ACCESS

  15. Fort Belvoir - BRAC • BRAC Highlights • 22,000 new jobs by 2011 (date set by law) • Hospital, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and DoD/Army leased space • 4,000 new jobs at Fort Belvoir 18,000 at EPG • Employee zip code data/demographic information critical in planning support for BRAC • Fort Belvoir will revise Master Plan based on BRAC • Transportation • Plan assumes the Fairfax County Parkway will be built through the EPG to serve as the spine road for the relocated commands • Also assumes the widening of I-95 to 4 lanes. • $1.6 billion in road and transit improvements necessary to prevent gridlock have been identified,of which only an estimated $200 million is available. • Transportation projects require a great deal of time to plan, design and construct

  16. Fort Belvoir - BRAC Top Priority Transportation Improvements • Improvements to Fairfax County Parkway (FCP) $50 Million construction beyond those included in the original design • Reconstruction of I-95/FCP Interchange at Newington$75 Million • Additional and improved ramps to and from I-95 $40 Million for the EPG • FCP/Neuman Street Interchange $50 Million High Priority Transit Improvements • Transit center and ridesharing facilities $45 Million • Implementation of expanded bus service $75 Million and circulator service • Extension of Metrorail to Fort Belvoir $600 Million

  17. Fort Belvoir - BRAC High Priority Roadway Improvements • Improvements to existing EPG entrance at Barta and Backlick Roads $ 2 Million • Additional intersection improvements in the impacted areas $15 Million • Improvements to FCP between I-95 and Kingman Road $55 Million • Interchange at FCP and Kingman Road $30 Million • Widening I-95 from 3 lanes to 4 from Newington Road to Rt. 123 $68 Million • Additional crossings over US Rt. 1 between North and South posts $15 Million • Improvements to Beulah, Telegraph, Backlick, Loisdale and Newington Roads $50 Million • Widening of U.S. Route 1 through Fort Belvoir $75 Million • Interchange at U.S. Route 1 and FCP $55 Million • Interchange at Telegraph Road and U.S. Route 1 $75 Million • Completion of Van Dorn Street/Franconia Road Interchange $90 Million Traffic Signals and ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) Transportation Demand Management (TDM)

  18. Fort Belvoir - BRAC • Virginia National Defense Industrial Authority (VNDIA) Funding • Fairfax County recently applied for and received $2.5 million from the VNDIA’s Military Strategic Response Fund, for BRAC related improvements. • $1 million towards the design of improvements to Telegraph Road from Beulah Street to South Kings Highway • $1.5 million for Spot Transportation Improvements and a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program

  19. Fort Belvoir - BRAC Spot Transportation Improvements and TDM Program to partially fund the following improvements: • South Kings Highway at Harrison Street– Left turn lane on WB King’s Hwy; Right turn lane on EB Kings Hwy; 2nd left turn lane on NB Harrison St; Second receiving lane on WB King’s Hwy for 500 feet to receive dual left turns. • Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program– On Fort Belvoir including shuttle bus service to and from Franconia- Springfield and Huntington Metrorail stations and Lorton VRE station. • Route 1 at Pohick Road (Tulley Gate)– Increase NB Route 1 right turn lane radius and add additional NB right turn lane. • Route 1 at Sacramento Drive– Extend NB Route 1 left turn lane. • Route 1 at Frye Road– Add EB right turn lane on Frye Rd and SB right turn lane on Route 1. • Route 1 at Lockheed Boulevard– Add EB right turn lane on Lockheed Blvd. • Kingman Road at Fairfax County Pkwy– Second right turn lane on Kingman Rd.

  20. Woodrow Wilson Bridge

  21. Woodrow Wilson Bridge • Completion – 2011 • Total project cost – $2.4 billion • Project remains on schedule and on budget

  22. Woodrow Wilson Bridge • Upcoming Milestones • 1st Quarter 2007 • Partial completion of new Route 1 bridge over Beltway • Open new ramp from I-95 North/Outer Loop to both northbound and southbound Route 1 • 2nd Quarter 2007 • Open new flyover ramp from northbound Route 1 to I-95 South/Inner Loop • Demolition of the existing Route 1 bridge overpass • 4th Quarter 2007 • Award I-95/Telegraph Road Interchange improvement construction contract, the final major construction contract in the bridge project

  23. Telegraph Road Interchange

  24. Richmond Highway Transportation Initiatives • Route 1 and Engleside Post Office • Completed November 06 • NB left turn lane into the Post Office • NB sidewalk

  25. Other Mount Vernon Area Transportation Initiatives • 2007 Transportation Bond • Spot Roadway Improvements • Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements • Bus Stop Improvements • Capital Beltway Southside Mobility Survey • Laurel Hill • Rt. 123 Occoquan River Bridge – Complete early 2007 • Hooes Road Safety Improvements – Complete April 2007 • Huntington Ave./Fenwick Drive Pedestrian Improvements – Complete by Fall 2007 • Huntington Metro Parking Expansion – 1425 Spaces Complete Late 2007 • Springfield Interchange • Rolling Road • I-95, I-495 HOT Lanes

  26. Transportation Initiatives Questions

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