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Transform 66 Outside the Beltway
Miller Heights Neighborhood Association
April 10, 2019
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Transform 66 Outside the Beltway: Purpose and Need
• Address existing and future transportation needs
• Improve multimodal mobility by providing diverse travel choices in a cost-effective manner
• Enhance transportation safety and travel reliability
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I-66 Outside the Beltway Project
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Two express lanes
• HOV-3+ and buses travel free
• Non-HOV tolled
• Congestion-based tolls
Three regular lanes
• Open to all traffic
• No tolls
• Ramp-to-ramp connections between interchanges (auxiliary lanes)
• Safety, interchange and operational improvements
New transit service and other multimodal improvements
• High-frequency, fast and reliable bus service during extended peak periods
• Park and ride facilities
• Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies
• Bicycle and pedestrian trail and improvements
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I-66 Outside the BeltwayProject Benefits
• Congestion relief on all lanes
• Faster transit through express lanes
• Move 2,000 to 4,000 more people per hour
• New buses and transit routes
• 4,000 new park and ride spaces
• Improved safety
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Flexible barrier with buffer, median for potential future transit
(with auxiliary lanes, if needed)
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Project Roadmap
December 2017
Early Construction Activity
Spring 2018
Construction Ramp Up
2019
Results of Noise, Environmental, and Traffic Analyses
Starting Spring 2018
ROW Acquisition
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Express Lanes Open
Fall 2019
Park and Ride Milestone(960 Spaces near Gainesville)
November 2020
Route 28 Signalization (Phased Removal
of 4 Traffic Signals from Route 28)
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Noise, Traffic, and Environmental Analysis Process2019
• Based on design plans & updated traffic studies
- Is the wall feasible?
- Is the wall reasonable?
• Publish final noise study results and noise wall locations in 2019
• Solicit input from benefited property owners & renters (voting process for new walls)
• Include approved noise walls into final plans
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• Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) completed in June 2016 documented the Preferred Alternative design
• Project design changes undergoing environmental re-evaluation
• Results of the traffic and environmental reevaluations and the Final Design Noise Analysis will be posted to Transform66.org Fi
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Construction Activities
Construction has begun along the corridor within VDOT Right of Way:
• Long-term lane shifts
• Tree removal where necessary within existing right of way and at E.C. Lawrence Park
• Installation and maintenance of erosion and sediment controls
• Utility relocation
• Grading and drainage
• Work on new E.C. Lawrence Park Access Road and Braddock Road temporary pavement
• Bridge foundation work at Route 28 and I-495 Interchanges
• Pedestrian box culvert construction at Route 123
• Retaining walls along I-66
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• Access from US Route 50 East to I-66 East express lanes
• Access from I-66 West express lanes to US Route 50 West
• Safety improvements throughout interchange
• Shared use path through interchange, to connect to other existing or planned trails
Route 50 Interchange Improvements
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Route 50 Interchange Construction
Upcoming work within next 6 months
• Lane shifting on US Route 50 to create work zones
• Continued tree clearing throughout the interchange
• Grading and drainage inside the interchange
Activities anticipated to begin in Fall 2019
• Bridgework inside interchange
• Construction of temporary pavement detours within interchange
• All current movements will remain available
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Inside Route 50/I-66 Interchange
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Balls Ford Park and Ride Lot
▪ 230 spaces expected to open December 2018
▪ Full project completion expected
▪ Access from Heathcote Blvd
▪ Features:
▪ Two Bus Bays and Two Bus Shelters
▪ Bicycle Racks and Lockers
▪ Kiss-and-Ride (Drop-off) Area
▪ Parking Management System
▪ OmniRide working through its process to add direct service to Rosslyn-Ballston corridor
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Waples Mill Road Improvements
Waples Mill Road Improvements• Shared use path on West side of bridge; sidewalk
on East side
Upcoming work within next two months• Mass excavation
• Utility relocation
Activities anticipated to begin in next 6 months• Reduction of Waples Mill Road bridge over I-66 to one
lane, movement controlled by a traffic signal –approximately 6 months in duration
• Bridge work
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Jermantown Road Improvements
Jermantown Road Improvements
• New bridge will be striped for four lanes
• Shared use path on both sides of bridge
Upcoming work within next two months
• Traffic pattern shift on Jermantown Road from two lanes to one lane- Approximately two month duration
• Waterline relocation
Activities anticipated to begin in Fall 2019
• Bridge work for new Jermantown Road Bridge
• No anticipated long term traffic interruptions
• Communities will be notified of any traffic changes
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• Access to/from express lanes in both directions
• Safety improvements throughout interchange
• Shared use path through interchange, to connect to planned George Snyder Trail in City of Fairfax
Route 123 Interchange Improvements
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Route 123 InterchangeCurrent and Upcoming Construction Activities
Current Work • Excavating and building of retaining walls
along I-66 between Jermantown Road and Route 123
• Continued clearing and grubbing, erosion and sediment control, drainage, utility work
• Paving for traffic shifts of ramp from I-66W to Route 123
• Striping and installation of traffic signal for upcoming traffic pattern change
Upcoming Work• Long-term traffic pattern shift from Route
123 North to I-66 West (on/about April 19, 2019)
• Demolition of loop ramp from Route 123 North to I-66 West
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Balls Ford Park and Ride Lot
▪ 230 spaces expected to open December 2018
▪ Full project completion expected
▪ Access from Heathcote Blvd
▪ Features:
▪ Two Bus Bays and Two Bus Shelters
▪ Bicycle Racks and Lockers
▪ Kiss-and-Ride (Drop-off) Area
▪ Parking Management System
▪ OmniRide working through its process to add direct service to Rosslyn-Ballston corridor
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Corridor Revegetation Plan
A plan to revegetate the corridor will be produced once final design is complete
The plan will include:
• Indigenous and non-competitive species
• Plants adept to roadside environment
• Replanting of trees within VDOT right of way where able
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Project website featuring easy-to-access information:
• Construction activities
• Lane closures and traffic changes
• Weekly lane closure look-ahead report
• Direct link to Virginia 511 for real-time traffic conditions and work zones
• Alternative commute information and new commute options
• Project interactive map showing ultimate improvements
• Opportunity to sign-up for regular project updates and news
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Project Website: Transform66.org
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Transportation Management Plan During Construction
• Programs to keep commuters moving, reduce number of single-occupant drivers, and promote use of transit and alternative travel strategies during construction
• Additional state police and safety service patrols throughout corridor
• I-66 Outside the Beltway TMP:
• $1 fares on many Connector routes to Vienna Metro
• Half-price OmniRide routes to Tysons, Arlington, and Washington, DC
• New bus service from Front Royal to Washington, DC
• $100 incentives for new HOV-3+ carpoolers
• $200-per-seat subsidy for new vanpools; $350 gas card incentives for 10+ passenger vans; $100 for smaller vans
• Up to $10,000 for new telework programs
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