95 express lanes project update
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95 Express Lanes Project Update Fairfax County Transportation Committee Sept. 16, 2014TRANSCRIPT
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95 EXPRESS LANES
Project Update
Fairfax County Transportation CommitteeSeptember 16, 2014
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Scope of Improvements
» Expand existing reversible HOV lanes from two to three lanes for 14 miles from just north of Edsall Road on I-395 to the Prince William Parkway
» Improve the existing two HOV lanes for six miles from Prince William Parkway to Route 234/Dumfries
» Build new nine mile reversible extension of existing HOV lanes from Dumfries to Garrisonville Rd in Stafford County
» Add new or improved access to and from HOV/HOT network at key interchanges
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Construction Update
» Construction is nearly 90% complete
» On-schedule to open early 2015
» DBE/SWaM goals exceeded
» Goal $189.2 Million
» Committed Over $200 Million
» Paid to Date $174.5 Million
» Safety: Over Three Million safe-work hours
» All bridges completed
» All overhead signs installed
» All 943 tolling devices installed – testing is underway
» Sound wall construction advancing
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I-95 Commuter Solutions
• Express Bus Service from Woodbridge to Tysons & DC» 195,000 total passenger trips
• Free, Saturday bus service along I-95» 21,000 total riders» Avg. daily riders: 570 (Apr-Jul)» Record ridership of 760 on Saturday,
August 2nd• VRE Step-up Fare
» 39K+ “new” riders to date• GWRegion Vanpools
» 40 new vanpools» 35,000 passenger trips
• Northern Va. commuter tools on Virginia 511 for I-95/395» Trip-planning tool; Park & Ride info &
real-time HOV travel times» 37,130 views/6,188 per month» Available on mobile app. and
www.511virginia.org/nova
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What to Expect This Fall• Busy fall construction season
to remain on-schedule• Ongoing extended closures of
HOV lanes during weekends and overnight
• Testing of tolling equipment• Unveiling overhead signs• Final paving and lane
markings, guardrails and sound walls
• Final inspections• Final joint operations and
maintenance protocols• Coordination with nearby I-395
Auxiliary Lane Project• Customer readiness and
marketing campaign led by Transurban
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How 95 Express Lanes Work
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How the Lanes Work
» Express Lanes will be reversible with similar timing as today’s HOV system
» Dynamic system with variable tolls will manage traffic» Mandatory E-ZPass for all users» HOV-3, transit and motorcycles will ride toll-free with E-ZPass Flex» Rules of the road will be in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week
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How the Lanes Work
» Pricing signage in advance of all entrances
» Toll rates will adjust to keep lanes free flowing
» Toll equipment will identify vehicle’s total trip distance
» Sensors monitor traffic 24/7 and system adjusts toll prices as necessary
» All-electronic -- no toll booths
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HOV-3 Travel
» HOV-3 qualifies for toll-free travel
» Carpools and vanpools will need the switchable E-ZPass Flex
» Now available through Virginia and Maryland’s E-ZPass
offices, retail locations in Northern Virginia and online
» E-ZPass Flex works on all other E-ZPass facilities
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Segment Locations
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Safety
» 24-hour safety monitoring from Express Lanes Operations Center
» Real-time traffic information and Express Assist
» Express Assist incident response will work with law enforcement, VDOT and emergency services
» Vehicle detection technology will assist with reversal of traffic flow
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For More Information
For construction information,please visit:
www.vamegaprojects.com
For information on how to use the Express Lanes and E-Zpass, please visit:
95ExpressLanes.com