A DIALOGUE WITH THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA DISTRICT November 7, 2019 1 Jeff Southard, Esq. VTCA Executive Vice President 2 Helen Cuervo, P.E. Northern Virginia District Engineer Virginia Department of Transportation 3 CONSTRUCTION Bill Cuttler, P.E., District Construction Engineer 11/7/2019 Safety Message: Pedestrian Safety 5 6 7 8 CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 10 Construction Quality FY20 (as of 9/23/2019) Improvement Program District 94.6% Target 91% State TBD Environmental Commitments District 92% (12/13) Target TBD State TBD 11 VDOT Construction FY20 (as of 9/23/2019) On-Budget District 87% Minimum Target 85% State 92% Number of District 31 Projects 12 VDOT Construction FY20 (as of 11/1/2019) On-Time District 94% Minimum Target 77% State 96% Number of District Projects 32 13 14 15 16 Northern Virginia Construction On-Time Performance 17 “Bumpy roads lead to beautiful places, and this is a beautiful place.” – Dave Martinez 18 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Nicholas J. Roper, P.E. District Project Development Engineer November 7, 2019 Project Development Dashboard a/o 1 Nov NOVA Overall for Project Development On-Time VDOT Dashboard VDOT Performance – 56% On-Budget Performance – 73% Projects scheduled for award in FY20 LAP Dashboard LAP 20 FY20 Late Activities for On-Time Development VDOT & Locally Administered – 66 projects Initial Baseline 2nd Baseline • During the initial Dashboard phase of project development scoping was completed late more than 50% of the time • Even though the baseline was reset after scoping was completed projects are not staying on schedule for on-time advertisement starting & completing right of way on time is the most influential cause 21 FY21-25 Late Activities for On-Time Development VDOT & Locally Administered – 149 projects Initial Baseline 2nd Baseline • Projects not yet on the Dashboard • 28% of projects are or were late for the completion of scoping • Pattern looks the same • Advertisement and Award not shown because they are not scheduled 22 In Development | VDOT Administered I-95 Southbound Auxiliary Route 286 Widening & Popes Richmond Highway Corridor Lane $32M Head Interchange $290M Improvements $372M Patriot Park Interchange • NVTA & SMART SCALE funds • $156 million RW/U; 203 parcels • Concession Fee, State, & Federal Funds • Public Hearing in 2019-20 • Federal, state, county, and NVTA funds • Public Hearing Dec 4, 2019 • Advertise interchange in 2022 • RW begins 2020 • Construction from spring 2021-late 2022 • Widening construction by • Construction planned to begin in 2023 phases beginning in 2023 23 In Development | VDOT Administered Route 29 Widening (Union Mill Route 1 Widening & SB I-395 & Boundary Channel Drive to Buckley’s Gate) $86M Realignment in Dumfries $130M Interchange $21M • 1.5 miles, relieve a.m./p.m. bottleneck • Last 4-lane segment of Rte 29 between I-66 & Fairfax City • NVTA and local funds • Funded with SMART SCALE & I-66 • Federal, state, NVTA funds • IMR prepared under Arlington County confession fee • Approximately 2 miles from • Project administration changing • Public Hearing held June 10, 2019; Brady Hill Rd to Route 234 to VDOT in spring 2020 design approved; construction • Main Street reverts to local • Design-build delivery w/ RFQ planned in 2023 traffic in fall 2020 • May begin RW in 2020 24 In Development | Locally Administered Prince William Rte 1 Widening (Featherstone- Fairfax Loudoun St. Marys) $85M Springfield CBC Garage $64M Northstar Blvd $98M • 6 level parking garage w/ 1000 spaces, bus bays & transit center, bike storage, community space for events • Approximately 1.7 miles from • SMART SCALE, NVTA, RSTP funds • Federal, state and local funds Shreveport Drive to Route 50 • Will complete widening of Route 1 to 6 • Advertise in Dec 2019 • local & federal ($25M TIGER) funds lanes from Neabsco Road to Occoquan • Design-Build delivery w/ RFP spring • Advertise in 2020 2020 25 In Procurement | Locally Administered Fairfax County Prince William County Widen Rte 28 from Old Centreville Interchange at Route 234 Bypass & Balls Ford Rd Rd to PW line (2.3 mi) $96M $145M • Financed by federal, SMART SCALE, • Financed with local funds and I-66 concession fee state and local funds • Design-Build RFP released in Sept 2019 • Design Build RFP released in Sept 2019 26 Local Projects In Development | Loudoun County Fairfax County Prince William County Route 15 North of Leesburg $210M Richmond Hwy BRT $735M Route 28 Bypass $300M • Local “super” transportation projects with non-VDOT funding becoming more common • Outside VDOT’s Permit or Land Development review capabilities • Future business transformation for NOVA how to provide oversight for reviews and inspection? 27 Local Projects In Development | Arlington National Cemetery Southern Expansion • Adds approximately 40 acres for future interments • Includes a Defense Access Road (DAR) project administered by EFL-FHWA o Realigns Columbia Pike (Rte 244) to S. Joyce Street & Pentagon o Reconfigures the interchange at Columbia Pike (Rte 244) and Washington Blvd (Rte 27) o $50 million estimate o Design-bid-build delivery w/ advertisement in mid-2020 28 Coming Soon for Development | Route 1 Multi-modal Improvements VDOT Administered • Part of the Amazon HQ2 agreement • $2 million authorized in FY20- 25 SYIP for traffic & pedestrian improvements on Route 1 in Crystal City between 12th & 23rd Streets • Overall estimate $250 million Study Limits • VDOT plans to initiate a study in late FY20 • RFP for consultant procurement likely in late 2019/early 2020 29 Coming Soon for Development | Connector Bridge at Crystal City and Reagan National Airport Locally Administered (Arlington) • Part of the Amazon HQ2 agreement • CC2DCA plan developed by the Crystal City BID • Administered by Arlington County w/ VDOT oversight during the PE phase • Development plan includes an EIS • $35 million estimate financed with CMAQ and local funds (TBD) • Arlington likely to initiate consultant procurement in mid 2020 30 Environmental Performance Program • 15 months since program was inaugurated • Tangible improvement in environmental compliance throughout NOVA Non-compliant Compliant 31 Drainage & Storm Water Management Assistance/Site Inspections 32 BRIDGE AND PAVEMENT CONDITIONS NOVA Maintenance Lauren C. Mollerup, P.E., District Maintenance Engineer 11/7/2019 Note: Funding and Activities based on previous three fiscal year averages (FY 2016 – FY 2018); numbers are rounded to the nearest $5 million 34 PAVEMENT 35 36 37 38 39 40 Secondary Network –Tiered Approach • Secondary • Over 100,000 LM Secondary Current Condition and Traffic Current % % % AADT • Not meeting target (65%) %. Suff. Network Truck VMT . Current sufficiency: 60% Above 54.8 5 75 59 • Top 5% of Secondary (~ 5,000 LM) 3,500 . Over 75% truck traffic Above 55.2 4 70 54 . Around 60% vehicle miles traveled 5,000 • Why should we differentiate between high volume Secondary and low volume Primary? 41 Primary and Secondary Network –Tiered Approach Primary Current Condition and Traffic Secondary Current Condition and Traffic Current % % % Current % % % AADT AADT %. Suff. Network Truck VMT %. Suff. Network Truck VMT Above Above 85.1 68 94 95 54.8 5 75 59 3,500 3,500 Above Above 85.1 62 90 91 55.2 4 70 54 5,000 5,000 42 Primary and Secondary Network –Tiered Approach Primary Current Condition and Traffic Secondary Current Condition and Traffic Current % % % Current % % % AADT AADT %. Suff. Network Truck VMT %. Suff. Network Truck VMT Above Above 85.1 68 94 95 54.8 5 75 59 3,500 3,500 Above Above 85.1 62 90 91 55.2 4 70 54 5,000 5,000 Primary Current Investment: $165M per year, FY 2020 Secondary Current Investment: $200M per year, FY2020 AADT ≥ 3,500 AADT < 3,500 Avg. Total Cost % Suff. for ≥ 3,500 % Suff. for < 3,500 Avg. Total Cost 82% $225M 82% 75% $150M 75% $221M 60% 70% $219M 65% $215M 43 Summary - Pavement Investment Options Current investment: $425M per year, FY 2020 Avg. Total Cost per Year, Targets, % Sufficiency $ Millions Years 1-6 Years 7-20 IS PR SC IS PR SC IS PR SC Current Investment – Current Policy 88 171 227 111 193 203 82% 82% 65% $486 $507 ($61) ($82) Current Policy Proposed Targets *All amounts in 2019 dollars 44 BRIDGE STRUCTURES 45 46 Structures Inventory – by Type Metal Culverts Timber Deck Bridges Concrete Girder Bridges Concrete Slab Bridges Concrete Culverts Steel Girder Bridges 47 Rating – General Condition Rating (GCR) Condition General Condition Description Category Rating (GCR) Components of a Bridge 9 Excellent Good 8 Very Good 7 Good 6 Satisfactory Fair 5 Fair 4 Poor 3 Serious Poor (Structurally 2 Critical Deficient) Imminent 1 Failure 0 Failed 48 Structurally Deficient (SD) Structures Improved Since 2010 2,130 SD Structures Replaced or Improved 49 2019 SD Structures – Significant Improvement Since 2010 Currently 793 SD structures 50 Next Challenge - 4,440 Structures on CUSP • One inspection rating from becoming Poor (SD) • Most can be rehabilitated & preserved at ~15% replacement cost • Preservation - decades of additional service life • Average age = 62 years 51 Overall Funding Scenario Preservation Activities and Investment Levels Evaluated (75%) • Deck repair and preservation (overlays & joints) • Superstructure repair (beam ends) and preservation • Substructure repair and preservation • Culvert (liners) Replacement Activities (25%) • Components or whole structures 52 Summary - Structures Investment Options Current investment: $384M per year, FY 2020 Avg. Total Cost per Year, Targets, % Not-SD $ Millions All Systems Years 1-50 IS PR SC Average GCR IS