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PRESENTATION FOR THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION MEETINGS DECEMBER 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th 2002

GENERAL STUDY AREA

T HE L OCATION S TUDY P ROCESS The Location Study will proceed in five phases: (1) scoping, (2) alternatives development, (3) technical and environmental studies, (4) draft environmental impact statement and location public hearings, (5) final environmental impact statement and the record of decision. All phases include opportunities for input from the public. PHASE I PHASE II P ROJECT I NITIATION / P ROJECT I NITIATION / S COPING / P URPOSE S COPING / P URPOSE PHASE III & N EED & N EED A LTERNATIVES A LTERNATIVES PHASE IV D EVELOPMENT D EVELOPMENT T ECHNICAL & T ECHNICAL & E NVIRONMENTAL E NVIRONMENTAL D RAFT D RAFT S TUDIES S TUDIES L OCATION PHASE V L OCATION E NVIRONMENTAL E NVIRONMENTAL P UBLIC P UBLIC I MPACT S TATEMENT I MPACT S TATEMENT F INAL F INAL H EARINGS H EARINGS (DEIS ) (DEIS ) E NVIRONMENTAL E NVIRONMENTAL I MPACT I MPACT S TATEMENT (FEIS) S TATEMENT (FEIS) R ECORD OF R ECORD OF D ECISION (ROD) D ECISION (ROD)

Purpose and Need Community Linkage Community Linkage Mobility and Access Mobility and Access Safety Safety Congestion Congestion Network Operations Network Operations

S AFETY D ATA C RASH I NJURY D EATH F ACILITY D ESCRIPTION R ATE * R ATE * R ATE* Secondary Roads Gum Spring Rd. At VA 234 (SudleyRd.) to intersection at US 50 172.1 70.9 5.1 Bull Run Post Office Rd. At Compton Rd. to intersection at US 50 447.3 263.8 0.0 At Mathis Ave intersection to WCL 1 Manassas Liberia Ave/Lomond Dr. 708.0 252.6 0.0 Pleasant Valley Rd. At Braddock Rd. to intersection at US 50 459.4 209.6 8.1 Wellington Rd. At VA 234 Bypass intersection to VA 28 352.7 122.2 0.0 T HREE C OUNTY A VERAGE 2 S ECONDARY R OADS 266.7 143.8 1.1 S TATE A VERAGE S ECONDARY R OADS 250.0 142.0 1.9 Interstate Interstate 66 At US 29 (CentrevilleRd.) and VA 28 interchanges 132.7 43.8 1.1 Interstate 66 At Fauquier/Prince William Co. line through Haymarket 28.2 10.1 0.9 Interstate 66 At VA 234 interchange to Prince William/Fairfax Co. line 64.9 24.2 0.2 82.0 45.0 0.3 T HREE C OUNTY A VERAGE 2 I NTERSTATE 82.0 45.0 0.3 S TATE A VERAGE I NTERSTATE 72.0 38.0 0.6 72.0 38.0 0.6 *Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 1 WCL: West Corporate Limits 2 All roads within Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties

S AFETY D ATA C RASH I NJURY D EATH F ACILITY D ESCRIPTION R ATE * R ATE * R ATE* At NCL 1 in Manassas before I-66 interchange Primary Roads VA 234 1,247.6 548.0 2.9 At SCL 2 in Manassas to Godwin Dr. VA 234 602.4 264.9 0.9 VA 234 At I-66 interchange through intersection at US 29 489.4 220.4 2.6 VA 234 From north of intersection at US 29 to US 15 181.9 76.5 1.7 US 29 I-66 interchange (Centreville) to VA 28 561.5 230.9 0.0 US 29 At Fauquier/Prince William Co. line to Wellington Rd. 197.9 78.6 0.4 VA 28 Within the City of Manassas 429.7 157.4 0.8 VA 28 At Fairfax Co. line through I-66 interchange 218.7 90.6 1.1 US 50 At Pleasant Valley Rd. to VA 28 125.3 49.6 0.0 US 50 After Gum Spring Rd. to Pleasant Valley Rd. intersection 72.9 30.4 1.2 T HREE C OUNTY A VERAGE 3 P RIMARY R OADS 195.0 114.1 0.8 S TATE A VERAGE P RIMARY R OADS 157.0 100.0 1.7 * Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 1 NCL: North Corporate Limits 2 SCL: South Corporate Limits 3 All roads within Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties

W ORK T RIP S UMMARY Work Trips from South Riding Area 25 20 15 Thousands Work Trips from Centreville Area 25 10 20 5 15 Thousands South Riding Area 0 Study Dulles/ Rest/ Fair Oaks/ Tysons DC Arl Other Outer Outer DC Corridor Ster/ Hern/ Ffax City Core Core Inner NW South Other/ 10 Ashbrn Dulles VA VA VA MD Cor 2001 2025 5 0 Study Dulles/ Rest/ Fair Oaks/ Tysons DC Arl Other Outer Outer DC Corridor Ster/ Hern/ Ffax City Core Core Inner NW South Other/ Ashbrn Dulles VA VA VA MD Cor 2001 2025 Centreville Area Gainesville/ Catharpin Area Work Trips from Gainesville/Catharpin Area Manassas Area 25 Work Trips from Manassas Area 25 20 20 15 Thousands 15 Thousands 10 10 5 5 0 Study Dulles/ Rest/ Fair Oaks/ Tysons DC Arl Other Outer Outer DC Corridor Ster/ Hern/ Ffax City Core Core Inner NW South Other/ Ashbrn Dulles VA VA VA MD 0 Cor Study Dulles/ Rest/ Fair Oaks/ Tysons DC Arl Other Outer Outer DC 2001 2025 Corridor Ster/ Hern/ Ffax City Core Core Inner NW South Other/ Ashbrn Dulles VA VA VA MD Cor 2001 2025 Source: MWCOG 2001 Travel Demand Model

2000 & 2025 AM LEVEL OF SERVICE

2000 & 2025 PM LEVEL OF SERVICE

Speed (mph) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0 VA 234 GODWIN DR WELLINGTON RD STONEWALL RD AVERAGE TRAVEL SPEEDS GRANT AVE SUDLEY RD LIBERIA AVE VA 28 NORTHBOUND AM PEAK PERIOD OLD CENTREVILLE COMPTON RD (read left to right) Cross Streets MACHEN RD LEE HWY Posted Speed Limit Above Posted Speed I-66 WALNEY RD WESTFIELDS BLVD WILLARD RD Speed (mph) 10 20 30 40 50 60 US 50 0 CATHARPIN RUN POPLAR FORD TRL GATE 4 MCLEAREN RD Below Posted Speed LEE HWY FRYING PAN RD DULLES ACCESS RD VA 234 SOUTHBOUND PM PEAK PERIOD BULLOCH DR I-66 SUDLEY MANOR LOMOND DR (read left to right) Cross Streets RIXLEW LN Posted Speed Limit Above Posted Speed GODWIN DR DIGGES RD STONEWALL RD GRANT AVE PORTNER AVE CENTER ST WELLINGTON RD HASTINGS DR Below Posted Speed MANASSAS CITY LIMITS GODWIN DR P.W. PKWY

EXISTING LAND USE MAP

PUBLIC FACILITIES & NEIGHBORHOOD MAP

NATURAL RESOURCES

OTHER PROJECTS IN THE AREA

PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES

T RI -C OUNTY P ARKWAY S CHEDULE 2002 2003 2004 ACTIVITY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Scoping / Public Participation Alternatives Analysis Environmental Impact Analysis Draft EIS Final EIS Record of Decision Q – Year Quarterly Location Public Hearings Citizen Participation Meetings CTB Action

WOULD YOU LIKE STUDY INFORMATION? • Email : Call : 1-866-TRI-LCTN TRICOUNTYPARKWAY@ (874-5286) VIRGINIADOT.ORG Write : Mr. Ken Wilkinson • Web Site : VDOT WWW.VIRGINIADOT.ORG/ 1401 East Broad St. PROJECTS/TCP.ASP Richmond, VA 23219 * The information is also included in the Tri-County Parkway Newsletter and the project Website.

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

A DVISORY C OMMITTEE M EMBERS Chairman: Mr. Leonard S. “Hobie” Mitchel, Commonwealth Transportation Board Members: Mr. Ulysses X. “Xerk” White, City of Manassas Council Member Mr. Kirby Bowers, Loudoun County Administrator Mr. Gary Fenton, Director, Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Mr. Craig Gerhart, County Executive, Prince William County Mr. Anthony Griffin, County Executive, Fairfax County Mr. James Wilding, President and Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Ex Officio: Mr. Thomas F. Farley, District Administrator, VDOT-Northern Virginia

Transportation Acronyms NEPA National Environmental Policy CLRP Constrained Long Range Plan Act ROD Record of Decision CTB Commonwealth Transportation Board DEIS Draft Environmental Impact TCC Transportation Statement Coordinating Council EIS Environmental Impact Statement TCP Tri-County Parkway FEIS Final Environmental Impact TIP Transportation Statement Improvement Program TPB Transportation Planning FHWA Federal Highway Administration Board TSM Transportation Systems LOS Level of Service Management VDOT Virginia Department of MWCOG Metropolitan Washington Council of Transportation Governments