MOBILITY WORK SESSION Prince William County Department of Transportation Overview
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5-A-1 MOBILITY WORK SESSION Prince William County Department of Transportation Overview Rick Canizales Department of Transportation February 9, 2021 WHO ARE WE? We are your Department of Transportation The mission of the Department of Transportation is to consistently improve the transportation network and meet the needs of our growing community. Our goals include easing the flow of traffic and improving travel within Prince William County; providing transportation options for residents and visitors and creating and maintaining safe traveling conditions. In order to meet these goals, we work with a wide variety of local, regional, state and federal partners. In addition, we manage Capital Improvement Projects and work with the Board of County Supervisors to find effective solutions that resolve transportation issues. As a result of these efforts, Prince William County has been able to produce a $1 Billion Capital Improvement Program of Projects • Largest construction program by a locality in the State of Virginia • Larger than several of VDOT’s Construction Districts 2 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHAT DO WE DO? PWC DOT implements various multi‐modal projects and considers all transportation modes to include the following examples: • Roadway • Intersection • Interchange • Sidewalk/Trails • Commuter Parking/Garage • Transit related improvements • Traffic safety related improvements How did we do it? History of Bond Referendums 1988 Road Bond ‐ $66M (60% approval) 1990 Road Bond ‐ $43M (65% approval) 1994 Road Bond ‐ $17.9M (61% approval) 1998 Road Bond ‐ $42.7M (61% approval) 2002 Road Bond ‐ $86.7M (68% approval) 2006 Road Bond ‐ $300M (82% approval) 2019 Mobility Bond ‐ $355M (73% approval) 3 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? Funding, implementation, and mobility partners include the following: 4 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? OmniRide / Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) • OmniRide is the operating name for the mobility and transit services offered by PRTC. • Operates Express and Local bus services in neighborhoods surrounded by the I-95 and I-66 corridors. Promotes carpools and vanpools throughout Northern Virginia. • The PRTC Board of Commissioners has 17 members. 13 are locally elected officials from its six member jurisdictions: Prince William County (6), Manassas City (1), Manassas Park City (1), Stafford County (2), Spotsylvania County (2), and Fredericksburg City (1). • Each PRTC jurisdiction member collects a 2.1% motor fuels tax. The tax revenue is used to subsidize transit services. In Prince William County, this tax revenue is used to subsidize PRTC. • Other OmniRide funding sources include passenger fares as well as federal, state and regional monies. • PRTC operates the Virginia Railway Express (with the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission). WESTERN MAINTENANCE FACILITY GROUNDBREAKING 5 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? PRTC Subsidy and Revenue/Use of Fund Balance Source: FY2021 Budget 6 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? Virginia Railway Express (VRE) • VRE is owned by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission. • Provides commuter rail service from the Northern Virginia suburbs to Alexandria, Crystal City and downtown Washington, D.C., along the I-66 and I-95 corridors. • Services began in 1992, operating 16 trains from 16 stations and carried, on average, 5,800 passengers daily. Now, VRE operates 32 revenue trains from 19 stations and carry, on average, 20,000 passengers daily. • Overseen by the VRE Operations Board, consisting of members from each of the jurisdictions that supports VRE, which supervises all operating aspects of the Virginia Railway Express. • In 2021, Prince William County has three members on the board including one officer (Vice Chair). • VRE’s participating and contributing jurisdictions share subsidies using a formula described in the Master Agreement. A ridership survey is taken each year to determine share of subsidies. 7 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? VRE Subsidy Source: FY2021 Budget 8 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) • VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining and operating state roads, bridges, tunnels and commuter lots. • Provides technical assistance for Prince William County transportation projects; including Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solution (STARS) and Pre-Scoping Studies. • Prince William County is part of VDOT’s Northern Virginia District, and the Prince William County Department of Transportation works closely with the District Office to improve the safety and operation of state-maintained roads, transfer locally administered road projects into the state road network and secure funding for transportation projects. • The Northern Virginia District includes more than 17,000 lane miles of roads in the counties of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William. 9 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? Northern Virginia Transportation Authority • NVTA is a regional governmental entity established to plan, prioritize and fund regional transportation programs. • Covers Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. • Responsible for long range transportation project planning, prioritization and funding for regional transportation projects in Northern Virginia. • The NVTA's policies and priorities are guided by two overarching goals: reduce congestion and move the greatest number of people in the most cost-effective manner. • The Authority is also charged with developing and updating the long-range regional transportation plan for Northern Virginia, currently TransAction. 10 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? Total Amount of NVTA Funding Received by Project and Funding Program FY2018‐2023 FY2014 FY2015‐16 FY2017 FY2020‐2025 Project Six Year Project Totals Program Program Program Six Year Program Program Route 1 from Featherstone Road to Mary's Way $ 3,000,000 $ 49,400,000 $ 11,000,000 $ 63,400,000 Route 28 from Linton Hall Road to Fitzwater Drive $28,000,00 0 $ 28,000,000 PRTC New Gainesville Service $ 580,000 $ 580,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,500,000 VRE Gainesville‐Haymarket Extension Project Development (Study) Route 28 Widening: Route 234 to Linton Hall Road $ 16,700,000 $ 10,000,000 $ 26,700,000 Route 28 Congestion Study ‐ Godwin Drive Extension (Originally $ 2,500,000 $ 2,500,000 Manassas Application) Route 1 (Fraley Blvd) Widening: Brady's Hill Road to Dumfries Road $ 6,900,000 $ 44,860,000 $ 78,000,000 $ 129,760,000 (Town of Dumfries Application) PRTC Western Bus Maintenance & Storage Facility $ 16,500,000 $ 16,500,000 VRE Rippon Station Expansion and Second Platform $ 10,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $ 15,000,000 $ 15,000,000 Route 28 Corridor Improvements (Fitzwater Dr to Pennsylvania Ave) Route 28 Corridor Feasibility Study ‐ Environmental Study $ 3,500,000 $ 3,500,000 Construct Route 28 Corridor Roadway Improvements (Route 28 $ 89,000,000 $ 89,000,000 Bypass) Construct Interchange at Route 234 and Brentsville Road $ 54,900,000 $ 54,900,000 Construct Interchange at Prince William Parkway and University $ 24,200,000 $ 24,200,000 Blvd (Quadrant Intersection) Summit School Road and Telegraph Road Widening $ 11,000,000 $ 24,000,000 $ 35,000,000 Construct Interchange at Prince William Parkway and Clover Hill $ 1,900,000 $ 1,900,000 Road (Bow‐tie Intersection) North Woodbridge Mobility Improvements $ 8,000,000 $ 8,000,000 Total By Program Year $33,080,000 $ 102,000,000 $ 21,000,000 $ 244,360,000 $ 110,000,000 $ 510,440,00011 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? NVTA 30% Funding Received Annually NVTA 30% Receipts FY14$ 8,459,372.70 FY15$ 12,374,150.00 FY16$ 12,766,789.00 FY17$ 13,497,431.00 FY18$ 13,924,833.81 FY19$ 11,967,270.13 FY20$ 12,592,262.40 Jul ‐ Dec 2020$ 5,414,979.98 Total Received $ 90,997,089.02 12 Mobility Work Session | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? Use of NVTA 30% Funding to Date Use of NVTA 30% Funds as of July 2020 ‐ Prince William County Amount Project Status Minnieville Road (Spriggs Rd to Route 234) $ 19,950,000 Completed Neabsco Mills Road Widening (Route 1 to Smoke Court) $ 9,378,750 Design ongoing Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Subsidy ‐ Total to Date $ 29,544,611 $5,968,406 in FY17,$5,363,372 in FY18, $6,183,745 in FY19, $6,098,311 in FY20, and $5,930,777 in FY21 Prince William Parkway (Old Bridge Rd to Minnieville Rd) $ 1,750,000 Completed Route 28, Phase 2 (Relocated Vint Hill Road to Fitzwater Drive) $ 1,500,000 Completed Route 1 Jefferson Davis Hwy (Neabsco Mills to Featherstone) $ 1,200,000 Completed Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) Subsidy $ 1,298,017 One‐time payment in June of 2017 (FY 17) to PRTC of $1,298,017 to make up the shortfall between our subsidy obligations to PRTC and fuel tax revenue University Blvd Extension (Sudley Manor Dr to Edmonston Dr) $ 6,867,081 Design ongoing Telegraph Road (Horner) Traffic Signal Project $ 650,000 Completed ‐ Signal operational Dumfries Road Shared Use Path/Trail (Country Club Drive to Exeter Drive) $ 1,470,896 Completed Potomac and Neabsco Parking Garage $ 2,280,000 Funded and ongoing (PE) Old Bridge Road at Gordon Boulevard