RICHMOND – An advisory panel consisting of transportation experts and policy-makers will hold its third meeting in Woodbridge to review and evaluate two private-sector proposals to build high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on the I-95/395 corridor from the Northern Virginia to Fredericksburg regions. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., Sept. 21, in the Ferlazzo Auditorium of the Prince William County building, 15941 Donald Curtis Drive, Woodbridge, Va.

The two detailed proposals were submitted under Virginia’s Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA), which allows the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to partner with the private sector to build roads more efficiently.

The detailed proposals are from:

Clark Construction and Shirley Contracting Company (Clark/Shirley)

Fluor Virginia, Inc. and Transurban USA INC. (Fluor-Transurban)

The meeting agenda includes the following:

Financial evaluation of proposals

Regional traffic analysis

Public comment session

Panel discussion

During the comment period, individuals will be allowed to speak for three minutes each. Groups will be asked to designate one person to speak on their behalf.

If individuals cannot attend the meeting, they may submit their comments on-line at www.VirginiaDOT.org. The direct link is http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/ppta-I-95_I-395HOTLanesGI.asp. They can mail their comments to:

Virginia Department of Transportation
Innovative Project Delivery Team (attention: Jay Loftus)
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, Va. 23219

The fourth and last advisory panel meeting:

(Open to the public, but no public comments will be taken)

7 p.m., October 11, 2005
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Meeting Room
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, Va.

Advisory panel members:

John Rollison, Special Advisor to the Transportation Secretary
Katherine Hanley, Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) member, Northern Virginia
Julia Connally, CTB member, at-large urban
Robert Sevila, CTB member, at-large urban
Malcolm Kerley, VDOT Chief Engineer
Barbara Reese, VDOT Chief Financial Officer
Dennis Morrison, VDOT Northern Virginia District Administrator
Dave Ogle, VDOT Fredericksburg District Administrator
Charles Badger, Assistant Director, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
Ron Kirby, Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Alfred Harf, Executive Director, Potomac Rappahannock Transit Commission
Brian Smith, University of Virginia Department of Civil Engineering
Dan Tangherlini, Director, Washington D.C. Department of Transportation
Zeke Newcomb, former CTB member

PPTA is a procurement vehicle for VDOT to fund projects. Regardless of how a project is procured – either through a public-private partnership or conventional means – it must go through the required state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Environmental review involves public participation.

Direct link to I-95/395 HOT/HOV PPTA proposals and project information:

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/ppta-I-95_I-395HOTLanes.asp

Page last modified: Sept. 14, 2005