PROJECT SELECTION IN HAMPTON ROADS AREA

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1 PROJECT SELECTION IN HAMPTON ROADS AREA Presented By: Dwight Farmer Executive Director Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization June 27, 2013

2 2 HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION Population: million Localities: 13 Comprised of elected officials and representatives from local, state, federal, and transit agencies, as well as other stakeholders. Strategic location for foreign trade, military facilities, and tourism. Geographic challenges for creating and maintaining the regional transportation infrastructure.

3 3 HB2313 REVENUES GENERATED IN HAMPTON ROADS OVER 20 YEARS $3.6 billion estimated t revenue generated in Hampton Roads from the Statewide additional funding. $10,000 $9,000 $8,000 $7,000 $5.5 billion estimated revenue for the regional Hampton Roads Transportation Fund. Millions $6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 $9.1 billion estimated total revenue stream coming to Hampton Roads over the next 20 years. $ Fiscal Year Hampton Roads Transportation Fund Hampton Roads Portion of Statewide Funding from HB2313

4 FISCAL CONSTRAINT DILEMMA 4 LRTP must be Fiscally y Constrained : demonstrate how projects will be paid for 2034 LRTP Candidate Projects To Richmond/I-295 Legend Interchange Projects Expressway Projects!. Intersection Projects Arterial Projects Bridge/Tunnel Projects Fixed Guideway Transit Projects Heavy Rail Projects í Approximately 150 Candidate Projects totaling $30 Billion Intermodal Projects Existing Roadway Network Existing Roadway Existing Interstate Hampton Roads Study Area Proposed Fast Ferry Service Only $7.7 Billion in funding sources available for new transportation projects To Petersburg/I-295 í!. /" Miles 10 /"

5 2034 LRTP DEVELOPMENT 5 PUBLIC OUTREACH Vision and Goals Collection of Candidate Transportation Projects Development of Prioritization Tool Evaluation and Prioritization of Transportation Projects Develop Fiscally- Constrained List of Projects Final List of Projects Air Quality Conformity Analysis Final Approval April 2009 January 2010 April 2009 August 2009 July 2009 August 2010 July 2010 December 2010 March/April 2011 June 2011 Summer/Fall 2011 January 2012

6 HRTPO PROJECT PRIORITIZATION TOOL 6 Project Prioritization Tool Components Categories Evaluation Criteria Weighting Factors

7 HRTPO PROJECT PRIORITIZATION TOOL 7 Highways Interstates Arterials/State Highways Local Roadways ries Bridge/Tunnel Projects with a primary focus on a bridge or tunnel structure Catego oject C Pro Intermodal Projects which ease the transition of goods or passengers between two or more travel modes Transit Rail Guideways Bus Service Systems Management/TDM/ Operational Improvements Bicycle/Pedestrian Intercity Rail Transportation Demand Management Signal System Design Bike Paths/Bikeways ITS Corridor Signal Timing Multi use Paths

8 HRTPO PROJECT PRIORITIZATION TOOL 8 n Crite eria luatio Eva Project Utility Project Viability Economic Vitality Project s ability to solve an existing transportation issue, which could be correlated to congestion, safety, infrastructure condition, or ridership. Readiness of the project to be constructed based on available fundingandcompletion of required documentation. Project s ability to support regional plans for future development and economic growth of the region.

9 HRTPO PROJECT PRIORITIZATION TOOL 9 Project Utility Congestion Level System Continuity and Connectivity Infrastructure Condition Enhances other Categories Safety and Security Air Quality/Emissions Reductions tors ng Fact eightin We Project Viability Economic Vitality Cost Effectiveness Land Use/Future Development Compatibility Modal Enhancements Infrastructure (Pavement) Condition Additional Funding Federal Mandates Total Reduction in Travel Time Address the Needs of Basic Sector Industries Regional Significance User Benefit Better Accommodates Intermodal Movements Prior Commitment Project Readiness Labor Market Access Increases Opportunity Economic Distress Factors Impact on Truck Movement Improves Interaction between Modes of Travel

10 PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AND SAFETEA LU PLANNING FACTORS 10

11 11 HRTPO PROJECT PRIORITIZATION TOOL

12 12 PRIORITIZED LIST OF PROJECTS

13 APPLICATION OF PROJECT PRIORITIZATION 13 Long Range Transportation Planning Short Range Transportation Programming Federal and State Funding Opportunities Regional Studies

14 NEXT STEPS 14 Maintain the dynamic tool that can be adjusted as needed Be realistic in ability to collect necessary data Involve policy board and stakeholders khld at key milestones throughout the prioritization process and get their buy in along the way

15 For more information, please visit: Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, VA (757) THANK YOU