Status Update Presented to the Citizen Transportation Advisory - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Agenda Item #7 Status Update Presented to the Citizen Transportation Advisory Committee July 9, 2015 Dale M. Stith, AICP, GISP Principal Transportation Planner Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization

 The LRTP is the blueprint for the region’s transportation future Transportation  Vision Plan The LRTP identifies all regionally significant transportation LRTP* projects in the metropolitan area (Long-Range Plan)  The LRTP has a planning horizon of 20 years and is updated every 4 years TIP* (Short-Range  The LRTP must be “fiscally- Program) constrained” demonstrating how projects will be paid for *Fiscally-constrained 2

Federal Agencies State Public Government Board Advisory Transit Agencies Committees Other (Business LRTP Local Community, Government Special Interest Groups) 3

To Reflect Changing Conditions such as: Regional Priorities Populations and Employment Projections Economic Change Anticipated Travel Demand 4

Per Federal Regulations: • Any transportation project that receives federal funds or is categorized as “regionally significant” must be included in the LRTP • “Regionally significant” projects must be included in the LRTP and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) before FHWA/FTA issues a Record of Decision (ROD) 5

Planning Milestones Remaining Tasks: • Funding Plan for HRTAC Projects • Fiscally-Constrained List of Projects • HRTPO Board Approval of Draft List • Public Outreach and Review of Draft List • Advisory Committee Review of Draft List • HRTPO Board Approval of Final List • Complete Documentation • HRTPO Board Adoption of 2040 LRTP 6

Remaining 2040 LRTP Products • Funding Plan Documentation • Public Outreach Documentation • Project Information Guide • Plan Performance Evaluation • Executive Summary 7

Minimum 20-year Horizon Fiscal Constraint • A demonstration of sufficient funds (Federal, State, regional, local, private, etc.) to implement proposed transportation system improvements through the comparison of revenues and costs , with reasonable assurance that the federally supported transportation system is being adequately operated and maintained Funding Forecast based on Reasonably Available Funds • Funds derived from an existing source dedicated to or historically used for transportation purposes Costs expressed in Year-of-Expenditure • To properly reflect anticipated inflation 8 Source: Federal Register 23 CFR 450, Statewide and Metropolitan Transportation Planning

Total Estimated Transportation Funding for Hampton Roads (2014-2040): $24.8 Billion 18% Maintenance – VDOT and $12.0 Billion Localities 48% 34% Hampton Roads $8.4 Billion Transportation Fund (HRTAC) Construction $4.4 Billion Source: VDOT 9

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 HRTAC Projects are not currently included in Draft 2040 LRTP Fiscally-Constrained List of Projects  HRTAC Projects will be included once HRTAC develops funding plan 11

2040 LRTP Committed Projects  Committed Projects are defined as fully funded transportation projects programmed in the current Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP)  37 Committed Projects Examples (see Handout for complete list): • HRTAC Project: I-64 Peninsula, Segment 1 • Downtown Tunnel/Midtown Tunnel/MLK Extension • Dominion Blvd – Chesapeake • Wythe Creek Rd – Hampton & Poquoson • Newport News Multimodal High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Station Development • I-564 Intermodal Connector – Norfolk • Turnpike Rd – Portsmouth • Route 58 (Holland Rd) – Suffolk • Lesner Bridge – Virginia Beach • Route 17 – York County 12

DRAFT Planned Construction Projects  49 Highway Construction Projects  2 Transit Construction Projects  Enhanced Bus Service/Bus Replacement  10 Active Transportation Projects Examples (see Handout for complete list): • Dominion Blvd Phase II - Chesapeake • Triple Decker Bridge - Chesapeake • George Washington Memorial Highway – Gloucester & York County • Longhill Rd – James City County • J. Clyde Morris Blvd – Newport News • Air Terminal Interchange – Norfolk • Hampton Blvd at Terminal Blvd - Norfolk • Victory Blvd – York County & Poquoson • Virginia Beach Transit Extension to Town Center 13 • Rail-to-Trail (Suffolk Seaboard Coastline Trail, part of the South Hampton Roads Trail)

DRAFT Planned Studies  9 Highway Studies/PE  10 Transit Studies Examples (see Handout for complete list): • I-64 Interchange Studies: Denbigh Blvd, Lasalle Ave, N. King St, Northampton Blvd, Military Highway • I-264 Interchange Studies: Independence Blvd, Rosemont Rd • Southeastern Parkway and Greenbelt • Fixed Guideway Transit Studies: • Naval Station Norfolk • Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Shore Dr, Virginia Beach Municipal Center • Portsmouth-Southside LRT • Greenbrier Area • Peninsula Fixed Guideway • Elizabeth River Ferry Expansion • Suffolk Rail Station, Hampton Roads Transit Transfer Station 14

DRAFT Planned Locally-Funded Construction Projects  Virginia Beach  Forecasted Local Funding 2014-2040: $1 Billion Virginia Beach Locally Funded Construction Projects (see Handout for complete list): • 1 Bridge Project • 33 Highway Projects • 1 Active Transportation Project • Virginia Beach Transit Extension to Town Center/Constitution Drive: • $155 Million State Commitment • Balance to be completed with Virginia Beach Local Funds 15

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 2040 LRTP Forecasted ‘Construction Funding’: $4.4 Billion  Total Planned Construction Projects/Studies: $3.3 Billion $1 Billion Balance in Forecasted Revenues HRTAC Projects Transit: Fixed Guideway Extension  Discussion Outcome: Board decided to wait on development of Funding Plan for HRTAC Projects before further discussing these options 17

HRTAC Projects • HRTAC to develop Funding Plan for HRTAC Projects • Advisory Committee Review of Draft Fiscally-Constrained List of Outreach & Projects Review • Public Outreach and Review of Draft Fiscally-Constrained List of Projects Documentation • HRTPO Staff will complete documentation of LRTP planning process Approval and • Board Approved and Adopted 2040 LRTP Adoption 18