95 Express Lanes Project Update Fairfax County Transportation Committee Sept. 16, 2014

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95 EXPRESS LANES
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Project Update
Fairfax County Transportation Committee
September 16, 2014

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» 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
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» Improve the existing two HOV
lanes for six – Fourth miles from level
Prince
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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

3. Construction Update
» Construction is nearly 90% complete
» On-schedule to open early 2015
» DBE/SWaM goals exceeded
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» Goal $189.2 Million
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Over $200 Million
» Paid to – Date Fourth $174.5 level
Million
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» 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

4. I-95 Commuter Solutions
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• 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: » Record • Third ridership level
570 (Apr-Jul)
of 760 on Saturday,
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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

5. What 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, Third transit level
and motorcycles will ride toll-free with E-ZPass Flex
» Rules of – the Fourth road will level
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 • Third free flowing
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» Toll equipment – Fourth will level
identify
vehicle’s total • Fifth trip level
distance
» Sensors monitor traffic 24/7
and system adjusts toll
prices as necessary
» All-electronic -- no toll
booths

9. HOV-Click 3 to Travel
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» 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

10. Segment Click to edit Locations
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11. 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 construction
information,
please visit:
www.vamegaprojects.com
For information on how
to use the Express
Lanes and E-Zpass,
please visit:
95ExpressLanes.com