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CO-0709 April 9, 2007 |
VDOT TO PRESENT EVALUATIONS OF NEW ROUTE 460 CORRIDOR PROJECT PROPOSALS
RICHMOND At the second of four public meetings of the Route 460 Corridor Improvement Project's Independent Review Panel (IRP), key Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) staff members will present their perspectives and evaluations of three conceptual proposals to build a new Route 460 between Petersburg and Suffolk.
The meeting will start at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2007, in the City of Suffolk Council Chambers at 441 Market Street in Suffolk. The meeting is open to the public.
The proposals were submitted by three private-sector teams Cintra USA, Itinere and Virginia Corridor Partners (VCP) that made their presentations at the first IRP meeting, March 21.
Two more meetings are scheduled; all are open to the public. The April 30 meeting will be held specifically to collect public comments, which also may be submitted through http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/ppta-US-Route460-Comment.asp or to VDOTs Innovative Project Delivery Division at 1401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219. Public comments for the panels consideration will be accepted through Friday, May 4, 2007. Officials of affected localities along the corridor provided comments in late 2006.
The remaining meetings are scheduled for:
The Route 460 corridor is a strategic component in Virginias long-term freight management, hurricane evacuation, congestion reduction and economic development programs. Through Virginias Public-Private Transportation Acts procurement process, the private-sector teams submitted proposals last September to build a new Route 460. Their proposals rely on private investment, user fees, tolls and other innovative financing methods.
The three proposals will be evaluated according to criteria established in the Code of Virginia and outlined in VDOTs solicitation for proposals. The 14-member IRP will make recommendations to VDOTs commissioner and the CTB on the feasibility of the three proposals in June 2007.
The panel was appointed in February by Secretary of Transportation Pierce R. Homer, and it is chaired by Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) member Alan S. Witt. The panel is made up of citizens, CTB members, state government officials and representatives from planning organizations along the Route 460 corridor.
For more information about the Route 460 Corridor Improvement Project, including the solicitation, conceptual proposals, timeline and panel members, go to http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/ppta-US-Route460.asp.
Information in VDOT news releases was accurate at the time the release was published. For the most current information about projects or programs, please visit the project or program Web pages. You may find those by searching by keyword in the search Virginia DOT box above.
The meeting will start at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2007, in the City of Suffolk Council Chambers at 441 Market Street in Suffolk. The meeting is open to the public.
The proposals were submitted by three private-sector teams Cintra USA, Itinere and Virginia Corridor Partners (VCP) that made their presentations at the first IRP meeting, March 21.
Two more meetings are scheduled; all are open to the public. The April 30 meeting will be held specifically to collect public comments, which also may be submitted through http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/ppta-US-Route460-Comment.asp or to VDOTs Innovative Project Delivery Division at 1401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219. Public comments for the panels consideration will be accepted through Friday, May 4, 2007. Officials of affected localities along the corridor provided comments in late 2006.
The remaining meetings are scheduled for:
- Monday, April 30 The public may comment on the proposals, starting at 6 p.m., at Windsor High School at 24 Church Street in Windsor.
- Wednesday, May 23 The panel will develop its recommendations for VDOT and the CTB, starting at 5 p.m. at JEJ Moore Middle School at 11455 Prince George Drive in Disputanta.
The Route 460 corridor is a strategic component in Virginias long-term freight management, hurricane evacuation, congestion reduction and economic development programs. Through Virginias Public-Private Transportation Acts procurement process, the private-sector teams submitted proposals last September to build a new Route 460. Their proposals rely on private investment, user fees, tolls and other innovative financing methods.
The three proposals will be evaluated according to criteria established in the Code of Virginia and outlined in VDOTs solicitation for proposals. The 14-member IRP will make recommendations to VDOTs commissioner and the CTB on the feasibility of the three proposals in June 2007.
The panel was appointed in February by Secretary of Transportation Pierce R. Homer, and it is chaired by Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) member Alan S. Witt. The panel is made up of citizens, CTB members, state government officials and representatives from planning organizations along the Route 460 corridor.
For more information about the Route 460 Corridor Improvement Project, including the solicitation, conceptual proposals, timeline and panel members, go to http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/ppta-US-Route460.asp.
Information in VDOT news releases was accurate at the time the release was published. For the most current information about projects or programs, please visit the project or program Web pages. You may find those by searching by keyword in the search Virginia DOT box above.
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