1. Status
• Overall Phase 1
• 15,492 average weekday boardings at the new
Silver Line stations (Week of Sept 1)
• Approximately 6,000 new riders (prior to Labor
Day)
• Wiehle has the highest number of entries and exits
of any of the new stations
• Streetlight installation along Route 7 completed
with eastbound Route 7 are currently operational.
• Wiehle Garage
• As of September 10th, the garage has reached 70%
parking utilization.
• 270 memberships have been received for the 208-
space secure bike room. Typical usage for the room
is 60-70 bikes daily.
• The 32-space bike unsecure room is full.
• Fairfax Connector:
• Increases in ridership on routes internal to Reston
including, RIBS service.
• Decreases in ridership on routes connecting
between Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride, and
Wiehle-Reston East Station
• Ridership is strong between Wiehle, Dulles
International Airport, and the Udvar-Hazy Center
as well as on the Washington Flyer Silver Line
Express between Wiehle and Dulles Airport
• Still assessing the weekday off-peak impact the
Silver Line has had on ridership
• Weekend ridership has increased.
• Phase 1 Project Budget - $ 2.906B
• $13M unobligated in contingency budget remains
• Not all claims finalized
• Jan 2015 (estimated) to closeout all financial
actions
• Other Stations
• Bike parking at McLean Station is full
• Temporary parking lot has 131 of 700 spaces filled,
as of September 9, 2014
• The Board approved a temporary parking
agreement for 100 spaces near Tysons Corner
Station on September 9, 2014
Follow On Activities
• Continuing coordination on close-out items:
• Punch lists have been provided to MWAA to
address:
• Lighting
• Kiss and Ride facilities
• Stormwater facilities
• Road work
• West Falls Church Yard
• Meetings with MWAA are anticipated to resolve
final punch list items
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2. Status
• Package A
• Construction of the aerial guideway at Dulles
International Airport has started
• Utility relocation is underway
• 40% of the 100% design packages have been
submitted for review.
• 42% of all design submitted.
• Coordination is ongoing with the Town of Herndon,
adjacent land owners, project partners, and County
agencies
• Herndon and Innovation Center Station garages
• Innovation Center Station Garage
• Rezoning was approved July 2014
• Design development to be completed in
February 2015 and start of construction
expected March 2016
• Gordon and HGA Architects have been
selected as part of the project team
• Herndon Garage
• 2232 application was approved June 2014
• Design development to be completed in
March 2015 and start of construction
expected March 2016
• Gordon and HGA Architects have been
selected as part of the project team
• Status of Phase 2 Bid Packages:
• Packet A - Rail line, station, and systems (includes
Innovation Center Station) - Awarded
• Packet B - Maintenance Facility at Dulles Airport –
Technical Proposals – Awarded July 29, 2014, to
Hensel Phelps
• NTP – August 2014
• Completion Summer – 2018
• Bid Amount - $252,989,000
Budget/Schedule
• Cost Estimate: $2.78B
• Substantial Completion: Summer 2018
• Revenue Operations: Late 2018
Current Milestones – Past 30 Days
• TIFIA Loan
• May 9, 2014 – USDOT approved the loan
• County working with USDOT to draft the loan
agreements
• Final loan agreements will require approval from
the Phase 2 Tax District Commission and BOS.
Anticipated for October.
• County’s financial close of the TIFIA targeted for
October 2014
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