Looking to the Future of Fredericksburg Transportation May 23, 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

May 23, 2018

Looking to the Future of Fredericksburg Transportation

Fastest Growing Region of Virginia

GWRC Population for PDC 16 (2017): 360,000 Expected to double by 2045

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Fredericksburg Region Commuting Overview

➢ Large Out Commuter Population

▪ About 1 out of 6 Fredericksburg Area residents work outside of the region ▪ Over 61,000 commuters per weekday (2016 Commuter Skills Study) ▪ Over 48,000 per weekday along I-95 corridor to NoVA/DC ➢ High Demand for Park and Ride Lot spaces

• 2045 LRTP calls for 9,000 additional spaces

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Multimodal Transportation Solutions

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Transit Projects

➢ Regional Support for High Speed Ground Transportation

▪ High Speed Rail (3rd Track) ▪ MagLev and other innovative technologies

➢ Committed Virginia Railway Express Improvements

• Stafford Station Capacity Expansion

‒ Brooke: 2nd platform and a longer 1st platform ‒ Leeland 2nd platform and a longer 1st platform with additional parking

• Fredericksburg Station Platform Expansion
• Fredericksburg line improvements will accommodate 8 car trains

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Top Regional Transportation Needs

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ID PRIMARY IMPROVEMENT TYPE COST ESTIMATE

A I-95 SB widening to 4 lanes from Mpt 128.7 to Exit 126, and 5th auxiliary off ramp lane at Exit 126 Highway $25 million B Exit 126 STARS Study improvements Highway $25 million C I-95 SB widening to 4 lanes from Mpt 128.7 to Exit 126, I-95 NB widening to 4 lanes from Exit 126 to Exit 130, and Exit 126 STARS Study improvements Highway $75 million D US 17 Bus. STARS Study improvements and PNR lot improvements TDM $25 million E Exit 136 ramp improvement and Enon Rd intersection improvements Highway $23 million F Route 3 STARS Study improvements and I-95 NB to Rte 3 EB ramp improvement Highway $12.6 million G Route 3 STARS Study improvements, I-95 NB to Rte 3 EB ramp improvement, and Gateway Blvd extension from Rte 3 to Cowan Blvd Highway $35 million H SE Stafford County PNR lot improvements TDM $6.2 million

Map of Regional Candidate Projects

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I-95 SB Widening from Mpt 128.7 to Exit 126

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Study Support: I-95 Phase 2 Cost: $25 million (no leverage) Need: By 2030

Exit 126 Interchange Improvement: US 1 to I-95 NB

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Study Support: Exit 126 STARS and I-95 Phase 2 Estimated Cost: $25 million (no leverage) Need: By 2030

Widen I-95 to 8 Lanes from Exit 130 to Exit 126 + Exit 126 STARS Study Improvements

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Study Support: Exit 126 STARS and I-95 Phase 2 Cost: $75 million (no leverage) Need: By 2030

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Possible Multimodal Enhancements for I-95 Improvements Between Exit 130 and 126

• 1. Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
• Parking demand management system
• Traffic operations cameras on I-95
• 2. Bike/Ped
• Harrison Road shared-use path
• Improvements to future Commonwealth Drive or existing Rte 208 PNR lots
• 3. TDM
• PNR lot improvements
• Marketing of TDM/transit
• 4. Transit
• New transit service (FRED Caroline service to Spotsylvania VRE)

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Possible PNR Lot Enhancements

US 17 Business STARS Improvements & PNR Lot

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Study Support: US 17 Business STARS and I-95 Phase 2 Estimated Cost: $25 million (no leverage) Need: By 2030

New PNR Lot

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Study Support: I-95 Phase 2 Estimated Cost: $23 Million Need: By 2030 Leveraged Funding: $6 million

Exit 136 Interchange + Enon Rd Improvements

Enon Rd improvements I-95 SB off ramp New ramp from EB Centreport Pkwy to SB US 1

EB Centreport Pkwy to SB US 1 Ramp

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Rte 3 STARS Study and NB I-95 Off Ramp Improvement

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Study Support: Rte 3 STARS Estimated Cost: $12.6 million Need: By 2030 Leveraged Funding: $1 million

Rte 3 STARS Study + Gateway Blvd Extended

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Study Support: Rte 3 STARS Estimated Cost: $35 million Need: By 2030 Leveraged Funding: $11 million

Gateway Blvd Extension Concept

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SE Stafford Potential PNR Lot Improvements

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Need for a permanent lot in this area. 1. Northside of Chatham Bridge (10 spaces)

• Tourism, Recreational

2. Route 3 East: Washington Square (156 spaces)

• Commuters to Dahlgren

Questions?

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Paul Agnello, AICP FAMPO Administrator (540) 642-1564 agnello@gwregion.org