Planning and New Starts Development Committee February 25, 2016
VB TRANSIT EXTENSION 2
Status of VBTES DEIS No Federal Environmental Decision Document Decision to build project with only State and City funds has led to cessation of NEPA process HRT completed draft MFR for responses to comments associated with LPA portion of DEIS as a courtesy. Final MFR will be released in March, 2016. FTA rescinded EIS NOI on February 5, 2016 on Federal Register State EIR regulations do not apply to local, non-highway construction projects VBTE will require completion of environmental permits during Design-Build process 3
VBTE Preliminary Engineering HRT completing Preliminary Engineering HRT contracted for 30% design and completion of environmental studies in July 2015 Award to HRT Light Rail Partners, a Joint Venture of RK&K and STV $10.5M Contract funded through RSTP dollars 15-month Schedule On Schedule and On/Under Budget for Sept 2016 completion 4
Proposed VBTE Design-Build City of Virginia Beach to award and manage Design- Build process Letter of interest released by City in October 2015 to contracting community RFQ / Prequalification of Design Build Teams: Spring 2016 RFP to Pre-Qualified Design Build Teams: Winter of 2016/17 City awards Design Build contract Spring/Summer 2017 D-B Optional Task may include design and construction of Shared-Use Path Proposed opening of LRT service by end of 2019 5
VBTE Conceptual Schedule Action Schedule Completion of HRT Preliminary Engineering September 2016 Virginia Beach Design Build RFQ Spring 2016 Virginia Beach Design Build RFP Winter 2016 / Spring 2017 Virginia Beach award of D-B Contract Spring/Summer 2017 End of Construction Summer 2019 Safety Testing and Startup Fall / Winter 2019 Begin Revenue Service Winter 2019 6
Newtown Road 7
Princess Anne Road / Freight Lane 8
Euclid Road 9
Kellam Road 10
Constitution Road 11
Witchduck Road 12
Independence Boulevard 13
Design / Construction Challenges Connection and station expansion at Newtown Road and impacts on the drainage swale. DVP transmission and distribution lines along corridor, including line crossings at DVP Substation and Witchduck Road Skewed grade crossings at Princess Anne and Euclid Roads Alignment and utility conflicts under existing and proposed I-264 Bridge 14
Design / Construction Challenges Long span crossings at Witchduck Road and Independence Boulevard Utility corridors at all major roadway crossings Signal work and The Tide Operations Control Center (OCC) retrofit to establish automatic train protection (ATP) capabilities Provisions for shared use pedestrian/bike path adjacent to light rail tracks 15
Vi i i B h T it E t i Virginia Beach Transit Extension Questions and Discussion
PENINSULA CORRIDOR STUDY 17
Peninsula Corridor Study Plan Three-phased approach to define the study area s transit mobility Purpose and Need and to identify Reasonable Alternatives 18
Initial Corridor Alternatives 19
Initial Technology Alternatives 20
Study Conclusions / Next Steps Complete corridor study and present recommendations to Commission and City Councils by mid-2017 Regional agreement on one project or multiple phased projects for advanced study and design Complimentary Commission, City, and Regional Resolutions Identification of funding sources for next study and design steps Federal, State, Regional, Local, or some combination 21
Peninsula Conceptual Schedule Action Begin Complete Award to NTP Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Purpose and Need Mar 2016 May 2016 Key Connections and Corridors May 2016 Jul 2016 Technical Analysis Jul 2016 Nov 2016 Draft Study Recommendations Nov 2016 Mar 2017 Final Study Recommendations Mar 2017 May 2017 Selection of Locally Preferred Corridor(s), Mode(s), and Phase(s) Jun 2017 Sep 2017 22
P i l C id Peninsula Corridor Questions and Discussion
NORFOLK EXTENSION STUDY Higher Employment Higher Distribution Source: U.S. Census Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics 24
Extension Purposes and Needs Provide improved transit service, possibly in the form of a light rail extension, from The Tide light rail system to, and possibly onto, Naval Station Norfolk in order to: 1. Develop Transit Connections to Many Points Within Norfolk 2. Address Heavy Traffic and Congestion 3. Reduce Travel Time 4. Increase Park and Ride Locations 5. Provide Better Interconnectivity of Transit Modes 6. Consider Connectivity for Future Light Rail System Expansion 25
Preferred Corridors Study Identified Two Independent Corridors These figures illustrate possible representations of conceptual transportation corridors. No Corridor has been selected for advanced study at this time. 26
Resiliency and Flooding Resiliency Considerations 27
Norfolk Corridor(s): Next Steps Both Eastern and Western corridors will be advanced for additional study Potentially concurrent studies anticipated to begin in 2016 Regional and local studies underway will direct extension studies VDOT - Hampton Roads Crossing: Aid in development of logical termini near Naval Installation City of Norfolk - Resiliency Planning: Aid in development of corridor planning and phasing City of Norfolk - Military Circle Redevelopment: Aid in alignment options and connectivity on Eastern Alignment 28
N f lk T it E t i St d ( ) Norfolk Transit Extension Study(s) Questions and Discussion
Typical Conditions in Corridor Looking West at Greenwich Road 30
Western Corridor Opportunities i Most preferred conceptual corridor by public in attendance at public meetings and through social media Directly serves an existing dense population corridor/area Provides high capacity transit connectivity for Region to ODU and EVMS Provides direct connectivity from the Naval Installations to ODU, Ghent, and Downtown Norfolk 31
Western Corridor Challenges Route and technology options through/near Ghent highly controversial and largely undefined Likely would provide relatively slow travel times to connect to the Navy installations High Storm Surge and Flooding resiliency constraints 32
Western Corridor Challenges Highly constrained physical environment Potentially significant impacts and Right of Way concerns with local roads, utilities, and adjacent land uses Potential to be less supported at regional level compared to Eastern Corridor due to slower travel speeds to Naval installations 33
Eastern Corridor Opportunities i Second most preferred conceptual corridor by public in attendance at public meetings and through social media Less constrained physical environment with good potential for redevelopment opportunities. Great potential for TOD along key regional transportation corridors including Military Circle, Janaf Shopping Center, Military highway adjacent to the Airport, Southern Shopping Center, and Wards Corner Few Storm Surge and Flooding resiliency constraints 34
Eastern Corridor Opportunities i Potential to provide high capacity transit connectivity to Sentara Leigh Complex Provide better potential extension connectivity to Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, and the Peninsula Likely would provide better travel times to connect to the Navy Installations More likely to be highly supported at regional level due to faster potential travel speeds to Naval installations 35
Eastern Corridor Challenges Directly serves a smaller existing population corridor/area than western corridor Redevelopment opportunities rely on economic considerations for Joint TOD development and strategic partnerships that are unconfirmed Does not provide high capacity transit connectivity for Region to ODU and EVMS Provides less direct connectivity from the Naval Installations to Downtown Norfolk 36
I-264 Underpass 37
DVP Lines, Existing Tide Tracks DVP 34 34.5 5 kv Distribution Lines Our Stuff DVP 230 kv Transmission Lines 38