The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) released on April 15 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. Projects include 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
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) will hold hearings on the draft program beginning April 21.
Public input is also needed on a how transportation projects should be scored under House Bill 2.
Public hearings on the draft program will begin 6 p.m. in each of the locations below:
| Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Blue Ridge Community College Plecker Center for Continuing Education One College Lane Weyers Cave, VA 24486 |
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Holiday Inn Downtown 601 Main Street Lynchburg, VA 24504
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320
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| Tuesday, April 28, 2015
VDOT Northern Virginia District Office 4975 Alliance Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 |
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Northside High School 6758 Northside High School Road Roanoke, VA 24019 |
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Germanna Community College Center for Workforce & Community Education 10000 Germanna Point Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22408 |
| Monday, May 4, 2015
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center One Partnership Circle Abingdon, VA 24210 |
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Thomas J. Fulghum Conference Center Chesterfield Career & Technical Center at Hull Street Road 13900 Hull Street Road Midlothian, VA 23112 |
Monday, May 11, 2015
Germanna Community College Daniel Technology Center 18121 Technology Drive Culpeper, VA 22701
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You can also submit your comments by email or mail by May 22, 2015.
For roads and highways:
[email protected]
Infrastructure Investment Director
Virginia Department of Transportation
1401 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
For transit and public transportation:
[email protected]
Public Information Office
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
600 East Main Street, Suite 2102
Richmond VA, 23219.
Click the link below to view changes between the FY 2015 program and the draft FY 2016 program:
http://syip.virginiadot.org/reports/221/FY16-DRAFT-ALLCHG-REPORT.pdf
For more information visit:
www.virginiadot.org/projects/syp-default.asp.
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Chris Graham
