VDOT hearing tonight in Fairfax on the Six-Year Improvement Program

Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) will conduct a public hearing tonight, Tuesday, April 28, starting at 6 p.m. on the draft Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP), which allocates $12.9 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning July 1, 2015.

The hearing, the fourth conducted by CTB, will be held at the VDOT Northern Virginia District Office, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.

The SYIP plan which was released April 15 includes highway, road, bridge, rail, transit, bicycle/pedestrian paths and other transportation improvements across the state.

The SYIP supports nearly 3,000 transportation projects to improve the state’s infrastructure. 

The draft program does not include new projects that would be subject to scoring under the new prioritization process under House Bill 2 (HB2). This process will help determine critical transportation needs through a fair and objective analysis.

Governor Terry McAuliffe signed HB2 into law in 2014, which directs the CTB to develop and use a scoring process for project selection by July 2016.

Candidate projects will be screened to determine if they qualify to be scored. Projects will be scored based on an objective and fair analysis applied statewide. The law will improve transparency and accountability.

The public will know how projects scored and the decisions behind the CTB’s project selections.

FY 2015-2020 Six-Year Improvement Program breakdown:

$9.5 billion – Highway construction
$3.4 billion – Rail and public transportation
$12.9 billion – Total six-year program

Residents can also submit comments by email or mail by May 22, 2015.

For roads and highways: email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or write to Infrastructure Investment Director, Virginia Department of Transportation, 1401 East Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219.

For transit and public transportation: email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or write to Public Information Office, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. 600 East Main Street, Suite 2102, Richmond VA, 23219.

To view changes between the FY 2015 program and the draft FY 2016 program go to
http://syip.virginiadot.org/reports/221/FY16-DRAFT-ALLCHG-REPORT.pdf

For more information go to http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/syp-default.asp