ITEM #14: I-64 HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-TUNNEL EXPANSION PROJECT AND I-64 HIGH OCCUPANCY TOLL (HOT) REGIONAL EXPRESS LANES CONCEPT: Robert Crum, HRTPO

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1 ITEM #14: I-64 HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-TUNNEL EXPANSION PROJECT AND I-64 HIGH OCCUPANCY TOLL (HOT) REGIONAL EXPRESS LANES CONCEPT: Robert Crum, HRTPO SUMMARY: HRTPO Board discussion regarding its policy positions on the I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel Expansion Project and the concept of a High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Network. Mr. Robert Crum, Executive Director, will brief the HRTPO Board on this item. BACKGROUND: On October 20, 2016, the HRTPO Board approved the Hampton Roads Crossing Study (HRCS) Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Alternative A as the Region s preferred alternative, now referred to as the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT)/I-64 Expansion Project. On July 20, 2017, for the purpose of helping to support a Federal INFRA Grant application being submitted by VDOT, the HRTPO Board approved Resolution endorsing the concept of an I-64 High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Regional Express Lanes Network. In this resolution, the HRTPO endorsed the following: A connected I-64 High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Network, consisting of Segments 1, 2, and 3 (HOT-2 throughout the system with Segment 3 changing to HOT-3 if the project becomes a P3 system); A system which begins at I-64/Hampton Coliseum through the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) project and continuing along I-64 through the High-Rise Bridge and ending at the Bowers Hill Interchange in Chesapeake; The revenues generated from the I-64 HOT Regional Express Network be returned to the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) for its use along the corridor in accordance with federal/state regulations; The Commonwealth of Virginia to name the I-64 HOT Regional Express Network of Projects, as the number one priority in the State for the Federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program application. During the HRTAC meeting on September 20, 2018, following a presentation by VDOT staff on the I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project, a discussion by the Secretary of Transportation on work related to the Hampton Roads Express Lanes Network, and ensuing discussion, HRTPO Chair Thomas Shepperd (also a voting member of HRTAC) requested that an item be included on the October HRTPO Board agenda to discuss these items. On September 24, 2018, the HRTPO staff received a request letter from VDOT (dated September 21, 2018) to amend the FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to add a project for construction of the I-64 HRBT Expansion Project. HRTPO staff review of the request determined that the funding allocations shown in the request letter were not consistent with the plan of finance for the project approved by HRTAC. HRTPO staff verified the apparent discrepancy with HRTAC staff. During the same time period, HRTPO staff received two request HRTPO Board Meeting October 18, 2018 Agenda

2 letters from VDOT regarding projects related to HOT lanes. The three request letters are attached () for background information. Due to the request by the HRTPO Chair for a policy discussion on the I-64 HRBT project and HOT lanes, HRTPO staff notified VDOT via that the TIP amendments would not move forward as presented, but would be discussed during the October HRTPO Board meeting. As the HRBT/I-64 Expansion Project continues to evolve, including changes in the project termini and discussions regarding the replacement of the existing HRBT bridge structures, it is important that the Board consider its policy positions on this project and the HOT Lanes Network concept. With this in mind, HRTPO staff has drafted a resolution to restate its positions on these issues (Attachment 14-B). Attachments 14-A and 14-B RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consider approval of the attached Resolution regarding the HRBPT Expansion Project and the HOT Lanes Network. HRTPO Board Meeting October 18, 2018 Agenda

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7 I-64 Express Lanes Segment II UPC OVERVIEW Description: Extend I-64 HOT-2 lanes from I-264 to I-664/I-264 Interchange at Bowers Hill. Street (Route): I-64 Length (mi): 15 Jurisdiction/Agency: Multi-jurisdiction: Hampton Roads MPO System: Interstate Scope: Traffic Management/Engineering Oversight: Non-Federal Oversight Administered by: VDOT Regional Significant for Air Quality: No CMAQ: No RSTP: No HRTPO Notes Add to FY 19 TIP. SCHEDULE Start End Status Preliminary Engineering 7/16/2018 5/12/2020 Right of Way N/A N/A N/A Construction 5/12/2020 7/30/2021 COSTS AND EXPENDITURES Cost Estimates Total Expenditures Percent Expended Preliminary Engineering $3,500,000 $0 0% Right of Way $0 $0 -- Construction $6,500,000 $0 0% Total $10,000,000 $0 0% ALLOCATIONS Funding Source(s) Previous FY2019 Total Other Toll $0 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Total $0 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 SCHEDULED OBLIGATIONS Phase Fund Source(s) Previous FY 2018 FY 2020 PE Other Toll $0 $3,500,000 Subtotal $0 $3,500,000 CN Other Toll $0 $6,500,000 Subtotal $0 $6,500,000 Total $0 $10,000,000

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