FAMPO RESOLUTION 14-01

A RESOLUTION OF THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA METROPOLITAN

PLANNING ORGANIZATION (FAMPO) POLICY COMMITTEE TO REQUEST

THAT VDOT AND THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD

(CTB) IMMEDIATELY MOVE FORWARD TO CONSTRUCT A PROJECT TO

REDUCE I-95 AND OTHER TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE FAMPO REGION

AND TO IMPROVE REGIONAL SAFETY, ECONOMIC VITALITY AND

QUALITY OF LIFE AND ALSO TO AMEND THE FY12-FY15

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) TO TRANSFER

$250,000 OF PREVIOUS FUNDS FROM UPC # 13558 (RELOCATION OF

INTERCHANGE ON I-95 AT RTE 630/EXIT 140, STAFFORD COUNTY ) TO

UPC # 104928 (I-95 REST AREA ACCESS AND RTE. 3 CONNECTOR ROAD)

WHEREAS, in 2010, after years of analysis, FAMPO submitted an Interchange Justification Report

(IJR) to VDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and

WHEREAS, this IJR showed that a series of improvements would alleviate congestion on I-95 and on

Route 17 in Stafford County and Route 3 in the City of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County, as well

as improving safety, economic vitality and quality of life in the FAMPO Region, and

WHEREAS, the improvements recommended in the IJR included an upgrade to the I-95 interchange at

Exit 133, expansion of I-95 capacity between Exits 133 and 130 (including new capacity across the

Rappahannock River), a new I-95 interchange just north of the I-95 Welcome Center at Fredericksburg

and a new parkway, extending from the new I-95 interchange and connecting with Route 3 at Gordon

Road in Spotsylvania County, and

WHEREAS, in 2010 VDOT and FHWA gave approval for the improvements recommended in the IJR to

proceed to environmental review and design, and

WHEREAS, in September 2013 the Commonwealth Transportation Secretary noted delays in solving I-

95 congestion in the FAMPO Region and the negative impacts this congestion was having on the

Commonwealth and the American Eastern Seaboard, and directed VDOT to report back to the CTB with

its recommendations for solving I-95-related congestion in the FAMPO Region at the December 2013

CTB meeting, and

WHEREAS, having been asked by the Fredericksburg District CTB Member for a recommendation,

FAMPO voted to endorse a combined project which included construction of all of the improvements

contained in the 2010 IJR, as well as improvements to Exit 133 and construction of the “Berea Parkway,”

extending from I-95 Exit 136 to Route 17 in Stafford County, and

FREDERICKSBURG AREA METROPOLITAN

PLANNING ORGANIZATION (FAMPO) Matt Kelly

Fredericksburg City Chairman

Spotsylvania County

Stafford County Lloyd Robinson

FAMPO Administrator

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WHEREAS, on December 4, 2013 the Commonwealth Transportation Board met and reviewed a report

by VDOT on alternatives for reducing traffic congestion on I-95 and elsewhere in the FAMPO Region,

and

WHEREAS, VDOT’s recommendation to the CTB was identical to the FAMPO recommendation, and

WHEREAS, after reviewing the VDOT presentation, the CTB acted to immediately move forward to

transfer $250,000 in FY13 funds within the current Six Year Improvement Program from UPC 13558 to

UPC 104928 to expedite development of VDOT’s recommended project, and

WHEREAS, as shown in the attached maps and described above, the overall project the CTB selected to

expedite consists of three smaller projects, namely: 1) the Berea Parkway in Stafford County; 2) the

Rappahannock River Crossing in Stafford County and the City of Fredericksburg, and 3) the

Rappahannock Parkway in the City of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County, and

WHEREAS, each of the three smaller projects listed above are included in the FAMPO 2040

Constrained Transportation Plan, and

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE FREDERICKSBURG METROPOLITAN

PLANNING ORGANIZATION (FAMPO) POLICY COMMITTEE THAT IT HEREBY AMENDS

THE FY12-FY15 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) TO TRANSFER

$250,000 OF PREVIOUS FUNDS FROM UPC # 13558 (RELOCATION OF INTERCHANGE ON

I-95 AT RTE 630/EXIT 140, STAFFORD COUNTY ) TO UPC # 104928 (I-95 REST AREA

ACCESS AND RTE. 3 CONNECTOR ROAD), AND HEREBY URGES THE CTB AND VDOT

TO EXPEDITE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROJECT CONSISTING

OF THE BEREA PARKWAY, THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER CROSSING AND THE

RAPPAHANNOCK PARKWAY, IN ORDER TO REDUCE REGIONAL TRAFFIC

CONGESTION AND TO IMPROVE SAFETY, ECONOMIC VITALITY AND THE QUALITY

OF LIFE.

Adopted by the FAMPO Policy Committee at its meeting on January 27, 2014.

FAMPO Resolution 14-01

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Chairman

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UPC 104928 SCOPE New Construction Roadway

SYSTEM Interstate JURISDICTION District-Wide OVERSIGHT FO

PROJECT I-95 Rest Area Access and Rte 3 Connector Road ADMIN BY VDOT

DESCRIPTION From: I-95 (Virginia Welcome Center) To: Intersection of Rte 3 and Rte 627

ROUTE/STREET Interstate 95 TOTAL COST $150,000,000

FUND SOURCE Prev Alloc. FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

Residue Parcel – Interstate $0 $0 $250,000 $0 $0

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MPO NOTE $250,000 was transferred in the SYIP from UPC 13558 (Interchange Relocation at Exit 140/Rte 630 in Stafford County) per CTB action; $2,000,000 in NHPP: Interstate funds programmed in SYIP for FY2016