Agenda Item 8 Interstate 64/High Rise Bridge Corridor Study Environmental Assessment Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization Study Update November 20, 2014 Scott Smizik Environmental Division
Agenda Item 8 Study Area 2 The study area is a buffer around the road corridor that includes all natural and physical resources that must be analyzed in the NEPA document. It does not imply right-of-way take or construction impact.
Agenda Item 8 PURPOSE AND NEED Improve Address High Rise Enhance Corridor Improve Capacity Emergency Bridge Safety Evacuation Improvements To address High Rise To improve capacity , To enhance corridor Bridge improvements, congestion, lane continuity, safety, roadway design and capacity and design and intermodal connections congestion must be deficiencies must be must be addressed addressed . To improve emergency addressed. evacuation , capacity, lane continuity, and roadway design must be addressed 3 3
Agenda Item 8 Existing Conditions 4
Agenda Item 8 Projected 2040 Traffic Conditions 5
Agenda Item 8 Alternatives Retained: No-Build 6
Agenda Item 8 Alternatives Retained: Eight Lane Build Alternative 2 lanes + 2 lanes in each direction 7
Agenda Item 8 Alternatives Retained: Eight Lane Build Alternative 8
Agenda Item 8 Alternatives Retained: Eight Lane Managed Build Alternative • No specific operational scenarios identified at this stage • To establish a sample range of travel demand conditions, the study considers: • High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV Lanes) • High Occupancy Toll (HOT Lanes) • All tolled • HOV and All Tolled fit within the footprint of the Eight Lane Build Alternative • If a specific tolling scenario is identified, additional environmental analysis may be required 9
Agenda Item 8 Alternatives Retained: Eight Lane Managed Build Alternative 10
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Agenda Item 8 Retained Alternatives 14
Agenda Item 8 Alternatives Retained: Bridge Options 15
Agenda Item 8 Planning Level Cost Estimates Bridge Costs (millions) Alternative 95-foot Bridge 135-foot Bridge Eight Lane Build Alternative $405 $635 Eight Lane Build – Managed Alternative $425 $670 Total Construction Cost (billions) Alternative 95-foot Bridge 135-foot Bridge Eight Lane Build Alternative $1.86 $2.22 Eight Lane Build – Managed Alternative $1.92 $2.30 Notes: 1) Planning Level Cost Estimates in 2013 dollars 2) Increased cost for managed lanes associated with additional pavement necessary to provide four-foot divider between managed lanes in each 16 direction
Agenda Item 8 What We Have Heard from the Public • Concern over construction time/cost • Anticipation of property impacts • Desire for sound walls • Concern over tolls • Support 17
Agenda Item 8 Next Steps 1. Conclude public review 2. Review public input 3. Commonwealth Transportation Board Briefing 4. Commonwealth Transportation Board Decision The EA, associated technical documents, and public hearing materials are available on the study web site : www.64highrise.org. 18
Agenda Item 8 QUESTIONS? 19
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