HamptonHampton RoadsRoads MilitaryMilitary TransportationTransportation NeedsNeeds StudyStudy Highway Network Analysis Prepared by: Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization TPO TTPORANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION September 2011 T11-04 HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION VOTING MEMBERS Dwight L. Farmer Executive Director/Secretary CHESAPEAKE POQUOSON Alan P. Krasnoff W. Eugene Hunt, Jr. GLOUCESTER COUNTY PORTSMOUTH Christian D. Rilee Kenneth I. Wright HAMPTON SUFFOLK Molly J. Ward Linda T. Johnson ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY VIRGINIA BEACH Stan D. Clark William D. Sessoms, Jr. JAMES CITY COUNTY WILLIAMSBURG Bruce C. Goodson Clyde A. Haulman NEWPORT NEWS YORK COUNTY McKinley Price Thomas G. Shepperd, Jr. NORFOLK Paul D. Fraim MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA SENATE The Honorable John C. Miller The Honorable Yvonne B. Miller MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES The Honorable John A. Cosgrove Vacant TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADS Philip A. Shucet, President/Chief Executive Officer WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Mark D. Rickards, Executive Director VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Dennis W. Heuer, District Administrator – Hampton Roads District VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Amy Inman, Manager of Transit Planning VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY Jerry A. Bridges, Executive Director HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION NON-VOTING MEMBERS CHESAPEAKE JAMES CITY COUNTY PORTSMOUTH William E. Harrell Robert C. Middaugh Kenneth L. Chandler GLOUCESTER COUNTY NEWPORT NEWS SUFFOLK Brenda G. Garton Neil A. Morgan Selena Cuffee-Glenn HAMPTON NORFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH Mary Bunting Marcus Jones James K. Spore ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY POQUOSON WILLIAMSBURG W. Douglas Caskey J. Randall Wheeler Jackson C. Tuttle YORK COUNTY James O. McReynolds FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Irene Rico, Division Administrator – Virginia Division FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION Letitia A. Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Jeffrey W. Breeden, Airport Planner, Washington Airports District Office VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION Randall P. Burdette, Director PENINSULA AIRPORT COMMISSION Ken Spirito, Executive Director NORFOLK AIRPORT AUTHORITY Wayne E. Shank, Executive Director CHAIR – CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE William W. Harrison, Jr. CHAIR – FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE William Bell, Co-Chair (Nonvoting Board Member) Stan D. Clark, Co-Chair (Voting Board Member) MILITARY LIAISONS Mary Jackson, Captain, U.S. Navy Mark S. Ogle, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard PROJECT STAFF Camelia Ravanbakht, Ph.D. Deputy Executive Director, HRTPO Samuel S. Belfield Senior Transportation Engineer Robert B. Case, P.E. Principal Transportation Engineer Keith Nichols, P.E. Senior Transportation Engineer Stephanie L. Shealey Transportation Engineer James A. Clary Economist Michael Long Assistant General Service Manager Kathlene Grauberger Administrative Assistant II Christopher Vaigneur Reprographics Coordinator HAMPTON ROADS MILITARY TRANSPORTATION NEEDS STUDY HIGHWAY NETWORK ANALYSIS PREPARED BY: SEPTEMBER 2011 REPORT DOCUMENTATION TITLE: REPORT DATE: Hampton Roads September 2011 Military Transportation Needs Study: Highway Network Analysis GRANT/SPONSORING AGENCY: FHWA/VDOT/LOCAL FUNDS AUTHOR: ORGANIZATION NAME, ADDRESS, & Samuel S. Belfield TELEPHONE Hampton Roads Transportation Planning PROJECT MANAGER: Organization Robert B. Case, P.E., P.T.O.E. 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 757.420.8300 ABSTRACT http://www.hrtpo.org The overall purpose of this study is to determine military transportation needs and to provide an efficient and safe transportation network for the military in Hampton Roads. After initial discussions with regional ACKNOWLEDGMENTS stakeholders, HRTPO staff agreed to examine the This report was prepared by the Hampton Roads adequacy of the Strategic Highway Network Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) in (STRAHNET) routes in Hampton Roads and to include cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation them in local planning efforts. STRAHNET is (USDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), designated by the Federal Highway Administration the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Virginia (FHWA) in coordination with the U.S. Department of Department of Transportation (VDOT), the Virginia Defense (DoD) as the minimum network of highways Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), that are important to the United States' strategic defense the Virginia Port Authority (VPA), the Military Surface policy, providing access, continuity and emergency Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation capabilities to over 200 important military installations Engineering Agency (SDDCTEA), the local military and ports. representatives, and the local jurisdictions and transit agencies within the Hampton Roads metropolitan Hampton Roads is also home to many military sites not planning area. The contents of this report reflect the identified within STRAHNET. As a result, regional views of the HRTPO. The HRTPO staff is responsible for stakeholders expressed a desire to identify a roadway the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. network beyond STRAHNET to include roadways The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views serving these additional military sites and intermodal or policies of the FHWA, FTA, VDOT, or DRPT. This facilities supporting the local military. This study report does not constitute a standard, specification, or identifies a regional roadway network that includes regulation. FHWA, FTA, VDOT, or DRPT acceptance of STRAHNET routes as well as non-STRAHNET this report as evidence of fulfillment of the objectives of roadways to and from these additional locations. this task does not constitute endorsement/approval of the Within this study, the roadway network labeled need for any recommended improvements nor does it “Roadways Serving the Military in Hampton Roads” is constitute approval of their location and design or a identified and then reviewed to determine deficient commitment to fund any such improvements. Additional locations, such as congested segments, deficient bridges, project level environmental impact assessments and/or and inadequate geometrics. This study also identifies studies of alternatives may be necessary. existing programmed, planned, or candidate transportation projects in Hampton Roads that are important to the military. The HRTPO staff plans to incorporate this work into future iterations of the Congestion Management Process (CMP) and the regional Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Project Prioritization Tool to assist decision makers as they select future transportation projects. HAMPTON ROADS MILITARY TRANSPORTATION NEEDS STUDY ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................1 Background ...........................................................................................................................................................................1 Study Area ............................................................................................................................................................................2 Military Personnel and Economic Impact in Hampton Roads ......................................................................................2 Local Military Concerns ......................................................................................................................................................2 Transportation Project Recommendations by the Local Military ............................................................................3 Federal Requirements and Consideration ........................................................................................................................4 Purpose and Study Objectives ...........................................................................................................................................5 Study Participation ..............................................................................................................................................................6 Chapter 2: National Transportation Programs and Infrastructure for Military Defense ............................................7 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Programs for National Defense ............................................................................7 Railroads for National Defense (RND) ........................................................................................................................7 Ports for National Defense (PND) ................................................................................................................................8 Highways for National Defense (HND) .................................................................................................................... 10 Defense Access Road (DAR) Program ............................................................................................................................ 13 Chapter 3: Identification of Roadways Serving the Military ........................................................................................ 14 Identification of Military and Supporting Sites in Hampton Roads ..........................................................................