$10 Million Dollars for Study for Possible FFX County Parkway Improvement?
Posted by:
$10 Million?
()
Date: April 24, 2015 10:27PM
April 24, 2015 – Last night, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) approved $90.9 million in funding for nine Fairfax County projects. The approval follows a month of public comment, a public hearing held at the NVTA offices in Fairfax and five town hall meetings held throughout Northern Virginia, including one held by Fairfax County at South County Government Center.
"NVTA's FY2015-FY2016 program provides funding for key transportation priorities in Fairfax County and throughout Northern Virginia,” said Sharon Bulova Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman. “These projects will improve congestion and travel options on major corridors. Thank you to the General Assembly for passing landmark legislation to generate additional regional revenue." .
"These regional funds are a critical component of the county's transportation priority plan. As Fairfax's representative on NVTA, I will ensure that these funds, as well as other state and federal funds, are invested wisely to provide the transportation infrastructure our residents expect and rely upon."
NVTA’s Two-Year (FY 2015-2016) Program includes the following projects the county requested:
Fairfax County Parkway Improvements (Study) - $10 million
Frontier Drive Extension & Braided Ramps - $2 million
Rolling Road Widening from Old Keene Mill Road to Franconia Springfield Pkwy - $5 million
Route 7 Widening over the Dulles Toll Road Bridge - $13.9 million
Route 28 Widening from the Prince William County Line to Route 29 - $5 million
Connector Bus Service Expansion – $6 million
West Ox Bus Garage - $20 million
Innovation Center Metrorail Station - $28 million
Route 1 Richmond Highway from Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway to Napper Road - $1 million. This is in addition to the $9 million in federal funding approved for the project by the Authority in January 2015
.
In addition to the projects requested by the county, funding was approved for several projects requested by other agencies that will benefit the county, including:
East Elden Street Improvements & Widening Project (Town of Herndon) - $10.4 million
Franconia-Springfield Platform Expansion (VRE) - $13 million
8-Car Train Traction Power Upgrades to the Metrorail system Located in Virginia (WMATA) - $8.99 million
On January 28, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved over $1.4 billion in new transportation projects as part of Fairfax County’s Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP) The plan covers FY 2015-through FY 2020. This plan includes about 220 projects, including new roads, transit projects, sidewalks, and bike lanes.