Looking to the Future of Fredericksburg Transportation May 23, 2018
Fastest Growing Region of Virginia GWRC Population for PDC 16 (2017): 360,000 Expected to double by 2045 2
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 3
Multimodal Transportation Solutions 4
Transit Projects ➢ Regional Support for High Speed Ground Transportation High Speed Rail (3 rd Track) ▪ ▪ MagLev and other innovative technologies ➢ Committed Virginia Railway Express Improvements • Stafford Station Capacity Expansion ‒ Brooke: 2 nd platform and a longer 1 st platform ‒ Leeland 2 nd platform and a longer 1 st platform with additional parking • Fredericksburg Station Platform Expansion • Fredericksburg line improvements will accommodate 8 car trains 5
Top Regional Transportation Needs COST ID PRIMARY IMPROVEMENT TYPE ESTIMATE I-95 SB widening to 4 lanes from Mpt 128.7 to Exit 126, and 5th auxiliary off ramp lane at Exit A Highway $25 million 126 B Exit 126 STARS Study improvements Highway $25 million I-95 SB widening to 4 lanes from Mpt 128.7 to Exit 126, I-95 NB widening to 4 lanes from Exit C Highway $75 million 126 to Exit 130, and Exit 126 STARS Study improvements 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 Route 3 STARS Study improvements, I-95 NB to Rte 3 EB ramp improvement, and Gateway G Highway $35 million Blvd extension from Rte 3 to Cowan Blvd H SE Stafford County PNR lot improvements TDM $6.2 million 6
Map of Regional Candidate Projects 7
I-95 SB Widening from Mpt 128.7 to Exit 126 Study Support: I-95 Phase 2 Cost: $25 million (no leverage) Need: By 2030 8
Exit 126 Interchange Improvement: US 1 to I-95 NB Study Support: Exit 126 STARS and I-95 Phase 2 Estimated Cost: $25 million (no leverage) Need: By 2030 9
Widen I-95 to 8 Lanes from Exit 130 to Exit 126 + Exit 126 STARS Study Improvements Study Support: Exit 126 STARS and I-95 Phase 2 Cost: $75 million (no leverage) Need: By 2030 10
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) 11
Possible PNR Lot Enhancements 12
US 17 Business STARS Improvements & PNR Lot Study Support: US 17 Business STARS and I-95 Phase 2 Estimated Cost: $25 million (no leverage) Need: By 2030 New PNR Lot 13
Exit 136 Interchange + Enon Rd Improvements Study Support: I-95 Phase 2 Estimated Cost: $23 Million I-95 SB off ramp Need: By 2030 Leveraged Funding: $6 million New ramp from EB Centreport Pkwy to SB US 1 Enon Rd improvements 14
EB Centreport Pkwy to SB US 1 Ramp 15
Rte 3 STARS Study and NB I-95 Off Ramp Improvement Study Support: Rte 3 STARS Estimated Cost: $12.6 million Need: By 2030 Leveraged Funding: $1 million 16
Rte 3 STARS Study + Gateway Blvd Extended Study Support: Rte 3 STARS Estimated Cost: $35 million Need: By 2030 Leveraged Funding: $11 million 17
Gateway Blvd Extension Concept 18
SE Stafford Potential PNR Lot Improvements 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 19
Questions? Paul Agnello, AICP FAMPO Administrator (540) 642-1564 agnello@gwregion.org 20
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