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
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