FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT District Engineer Marcie Parker, P.E. May - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT

District Engineer Marcie Parker, P.E. May 8, 2018

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Interstate 95 Projects

Fredericksburg Area Fredericksburg region will see greatest degree

• f I-95 construction

since widening in 1980s

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Interstate 95 Projects

Fredericksburg Area 7 major I-95 projects finished by 2023:

• Exit 140 Diverging Diamond Interchange and Widening
• I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension
• I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing – Southbound and Northbound (2)
• I-95 Safety Improvements at Route 3
• Exit 118 Reconstruction
• I-95 Bridges Rehabilitation

PLUS: New commuter parking, regional road projects and bridge replacements

$1 billion in highway corridor investment

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Calendar Year

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Exit 140 – Diverging Diamond Interchange I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension “Fred Ex” I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing (estimated) Route 3 Safety at Exit 130 Exit 118 Interchange at Thornburg I-95 Bridge Rehabilitation

All new lanes

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to traffic

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Exit 140 Diverging Diamond Interchange, Stafford County

$185.3 million Widens Courthouse Road to 4 lanes New interchange design reduces conflict points, improves traffic flow Complete July 2020

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I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension (FredEx)

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• Fully funded by Transurban
• Extends I-95 Express Lanes 10 miles south to Route

17 interchange

• Two reversible lanes – tolled facility
• Connects with I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing

projects

• Replaces American Legion and Truslow Road
• verpasses
• New Express Lanes access at I-95 interchanges at

Route 17, Courthouse Road, and Quantico (Russell Road)

• Construction Spring 2019 - Fall 2022

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I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing

• Construction on $125 million project begins August 2018
• Converts 3 existing lanes to local lanes on I-95

southbound

• In the median, 3 thru traffic lanes will be built on I-95

southbound

• New lanes start north of Route 17 interchange in

Stafford and continue south past Route 3 interchange in Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania

• New bridge to be built over the Rappahannock River to

carry thru lanes in the median

• Replaces Route 17 overpasses in Stafford

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I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing

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I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing

Funding announced January 10, 2018 $132 million budget Adds lane capacity to I-95 northbound between Route 3 and Route 17 Interchange Modification Report (IMR) underway

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I-95 Safety Improvements at Route 3

$21 million federally- funded safety project Reduces merging and weaving at Exit 130 and Route 3 interchange Triple right turn lanes to Route 3 westbound, controlled by signal New free-flow lane to Central Park tracking to open in June 2018

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I-95 Safety Improvements at Route 3

Triple left turn lanes

• n Route 3 eastbound

to I-95 NB New signal at I-95 northbound ramp entrance Current cloverleaf ramp will close Project completion by January 2019

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Exit 118 Overpass and Interchange Improvements

New 4-lane overpass improves sight distance on Mudd Tavern Road Replaces structurally deficient bridge Improves interchange ramp configuration Aligns with SMART SCALE widening, access management project to west Completion of $22.4 million project by September 2019

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Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)

• wned, operated

Type: Design-Build Procurement Project Budget: $765 million Request for Qualifications: October 2018 Request for Proposals: March 2019 Virginia Commitment: $13 million

Governor Harry W. Nice Bridge Replacement

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Route 301 and Route 207 Corridor

Arterial Management Plan

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• 42-mile corridor
• Potomac River in King George County to

Route 1 in Caroline County

• Prepare for heavier traffic anticipated with opening
• f new, expanded Nice Bridge
• Alternative to Interstate 95
• Set expectations for future economic development
• Reduces need for retrofit projects
• Recommends access, intersection and crossover

improvements

• Final report in June 2018

Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation Project

City of Fredericksburg, Stafford County $22 million Improves bridge condition by replacing superstructure Adds 10 ft. wide shared use path separated from traffic by barrier Two travel lanes in each direction – 10 ft. wide Construction begins early 2021 Bridge will be closed during construction

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Virginia Department of Transportation

Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation Project

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Virginia Department of Transportation

Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Detour Map

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• Route 1 and Telegraph Road/Woodstock Lane
• Route 1 and Courthouse Road
• Route 1 and Potomac Creek Drive
• Route 301 Northbound and Southbound Turn Lanes at Dahlgren
• Courthouse Road and Hood Drive Intersection
• Lafayette Boulevard and Harrison Road
• Ladysmith Road and Partlow Road Safety Improvements

Fredericksburg District Projects

Intersection, Turn Lanes

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Stafford King George Spotsylvania Caroline

• Route 606 (Mudd Tavern Road) Widening
• Route 639 (Ladysmith Road) Widening
• Virginia Central Railway Bridge
• Twin Lake Drive – Kensington Pedestrian Connector

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Fredericksburg District Projects

Spotsylvania Caroline

Widening Projects Pedestrian and Trail Projects

City of Fredericksburg

I-95 Southbound Ramp, Route 1

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Exit 126 Area Improvements

• After construction, there will be 2 right turn lanes from I-95 southbound exit ramp to Route 1 southbound
• Also, 2 right turn lanes from Route 1 southbound to Southpoint Parkway
• Construction advertised June 2021

Route 17 Overpass Replacement, Widening

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Exit 126 Area Improvements

• Builds new 4-lane overpass
• Widens Route 17 to east of Hospital Boulevard
• Sidewalks
• Project completed fall 2022

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Route 1 and Commonwealth Drive Park & Ride

• $16.6 million
• Approximately 700 new spaces in

Massaponax area

• Construction advertised in

spring 2020

• Lot opens summer 2021

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