Connecting Loudoun and Prince William Counties · Park . 2010 2040 Forecasted: 50% increase by 2040...

Bi-County Parkway Connecting Loudoun and Prince William Counties

Purpose and Need

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1. Improve transportation mobility and capacity and by doing so, improve access and reduce congestion.

2. Enhance the linkage of communities and the transportation system that serves those communities. 3. Accommodate social demands, environmental goals and economic development needs. 4. Improve safety and by doing so, reduce the average crash, injury and accident rates on the roadway network.

BCP Study Milestones

• 2001 – Study Initiation • 2005 – DEIS Approved • 2005 to Present

• Alignment shifted to west to avoid historic properties • Updated Technical Studies:

Traffic/Air/Noise/Archeology • Steps to Completion

• Programmatic Agreement on Manassas National Battlefield Park • June 2013 - Citizen Info Meeting (CIM) • October 2013 – Additional CIMs • Final EIS - Fall 2013 • Federal Highway Administration Approval- Late 2013

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Bi-County Parkway in Brief • A new 10.5 mile, 4-lane, limited access facility

• Extends existing VA 234 Bypass from I-66 to US 50

• 5 access points ● Tie-in with VA 234 Bypass ● VA 234 ● Route 29 ● Route 50 ● Braddock Road

• www.BiCountyParkway.com

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Rapid Growth: Population

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Loudoun County PWCo/Manassas/Manassas Park

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Forecasted: 50% increase by 2040

Rapid Growth: Jobs

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Loudoun County PWCo/Manassas/Manassas Park

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Forecasted: Jobs double by 2040

Growth in Intercounty Travel

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Reduces Traffic on Nearby Roads: 2040

↓ US 15 as much as 16%

↓ LC Pkwy as much as 25%

↓ US 50 as much as 8%

↓ I-66 as much as 10%

↓ VA 659 as much as 67%

NEPA Build vs. NEPA No-Build

Crash Rates on Parallel Routes

• U.S. 15 in Prince William has a 12% higher crash rate than the statewide average for U.S. 15

• U.S. 15 in Loudoun has a 20% higher crash rate than the statewide average for U.S. 15

• Gum Spring Road in PWC has a 55% higher crash rate than the NOVA secondary road crash rate 9

Safer Travel • Crash rates on limited access roads like BCP

are typically two-thirds lower than those of undivided arterial roads like U.S. 15 and rural roads like Gum Spring Road • Fewer conflicts with entering or crossing vehicles • Median separates opposing traffic • 10-foot safety shoulders • Straighter with better sight lines

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Forecasted Truck Traffic

• Cars will account for 91.4% of vehicles in 2040 • Medium trucks: 5.4% • Heavy trucks: 3.3%

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Bypassing the D.C. Region

• Route 17/15 preferable for truckers and other long-distance travelers

• Many more traffic lights on Route 234 from/to I-95

• I-95 often congested

• Route 17 just west of I-95: 13% trucks (2010)

• Route 234 just west of I-95: 3% trucks (2010) 12

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East-West Improvements

Total Over $ 1.2 Billion Allocated in Six Year Program

East-West Improvements (Various) Metro Silver Line - East Falls Church to Route 772 • Under Construction

US 29 / Linton Hall Rd Interchange ($216M) • Under Construction (Completion 2015)

Dulles Loop - Rt 606/VA 28/US 50 • In Design

VA 234 Bypass / Balls Ford Rd Relocated Interchange • In Study

US 50 Widen to 6 Lanes - Poland Rd (VA 742) to VA 28 • Under Construction

VA 7 Widen to 6 Lanes - Reston Ave. to Jarrett Valley Dr. • In Design

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East-West Improvements (I-66) I-66 Widening (1 HOV + 1 SOV) - US 15 to US 29 ($78M) • Design / Build – Advertised – Begin 2014/Complete 2016

I-66 EIS (Tier 1) - US 15 to I-495 • Study Complete

I-66 / US 15 Interchange ($73M) • Design/Build – Begin 2014/Complete 2017

I-66 / VA 28 Interchange • In Design

I-66 ATM - US 29 to TR Bridge • In Design

I-66 Bus on Shoulder Pilot - I-495 to Roosevelt Bridge In Design

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North-South Corridor Study Preliminary evaluation of 45-mile multi-modal transportation network between I-95 & Route 7

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• 2011-2013: Study

• June 2013: Accepted by Commonwealth Transportation Board:

• Not an endorsement

• No tolls on VA 234

• No HOV on VA 234

• www.vtrans.org

Manassas National Battlefield Park Bypass EIS and Location Study

Initiated as directed by Congress in 1988 legislation to develop alternatives that allow for the closure of Routes 29 and 234 to preserve the Battlefield

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Dulles Western Access Environmental Assessment and Location Study

Enhance the movement of people, passenger services and air cargo traffic to Dulles International Airport

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Citizen Information Meetings

Loudoun County Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. John Champe High School 41535 Sacred Mountain Street, Aldie, VA 20105 Prince William County Thursday, October 3, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Stonewall Jackson High School 8820 Rixlew Lane, Manassas, VA 20109 20

Questions?

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Thank You!