Senate Finance

Transportation Subcommittee

January 25, 2017

2016-2018 Biennium Budget Agency Update Jennifer Mitchell

Agency Director

DRPT Agency Appropriations

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Planning, Regulation, and

Safety Programs

0.6%

Public Transportation

Programs 71.2%

Commuter Assistance Programs

2.3%

Human Service Transportation

Programs 1.7%

Agency Operating

Budget 2.7%

Rail Programs 21.6%

FY 2018 - $590.1 million

HB 2136 LeMunyon/ SB 1251 Barker MSC will be an independent legal entity that

performs safety oversight of WMATA metrorail Provide MSC with full safety oversight authority Have enforcement authority available under MAP-

21 and FAST Act to compel action Create robust organization to match size and

complexity of WMATA Assume all safety oversight responsibility from

FTA once MSC is in place

Metro Safety Commission

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DC, MD and VA must create the MSC pursuant to MAP-21, the FAST Act, and the FTA Final Rule

The MSC is an interstate compact Common instrumentality of the signatories Financially and legally independent of WMATA

Potential Congressional ratification

Approx. $3.5 - $5.5 million annual budget $1.5 million Federal grants $650k - $1.5 million Virginia share funded

through existing operating funds

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Metro Safety Commission

Created by HB 1359 (2016) to: Assess gap between transit needs and revenue

sources Develop a proposal for new revenue sources to

replace expiring CPR bonds Develop a project-based prioritization strategy for

allocation of funding for transit capital projects Uses same factors as Smart Scale process for

expansion projects

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Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board

FY 18-FY 27 Funding Scenarios evaluated: 1 - Base Case: Investments consistent with Six Year

Improvement Program (SYIP) 2 - State of Good Repair Only: State Transit Capital

Funding applied only to State of Good Repair projects 3 - Additional Spending: Additional investment in

Expansion projects and 5% contingency on project costs

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Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board

Findings in January 1st Interim Report: Funding gap under all scenarios, including a base

case with conservative projected spending Funds not sufficient to cover state of good repair

needs Lower state participation would require additional

revenues from local, regional, or federal funding sources, or cuts in service Additional capital needs will be unmet without

additional funding

Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board

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Annual Projected State Transit Capital Deficit by Scenario (FY18 – FY27)

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Scenario 1: Base Case

Scenario 2: State of Good Repair Only

Scenario 3: Additional Spending

Construction began in September 2016

GRTC acquiring vehicles and fare collection equipment Recipient of TIGER Grant from USDOT

VDOT is leading Design-Build project

GRTC redesigning regional network to feed into

BRT corridor

Expected early completion by October 2017

Broad Street Bus Rapid Transit

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Statewide Rail Initiatives

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Roanoke Amtrak Extension

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• Service Facility Construction nearly complete

• Platform Construction beginning Q1 2017

• Amtrak Crew Training

• Inaugural Run Fall 2017

• $117M Statewide IPROC Investment: o CSX $15M match

o 2 additional round trip trains to Norfolk

o freight and passenger train capacity growth for trains to and from Hampton Roads

o Construction of a second main south of Petersburg

o Construction of three crossovers

Acca Yard Improvements

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Atlantic Gateway

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Project Partners

DRPT, VDOT, Transurban, CSX

Purpose

Accelerate projects for long-term, shared-use multimodal network

Resolve bottlenecks, congestion, safety concerns

Accommodate growth in freight and passenger volume

Total Atlantic Gateway Costs

$1.4 Billion $165 million Federal FAST

Lane Grant $490 million in Rail

Atlantic Gateway Rail Projects

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• First rail segment underway (Franconia to Occoquan)

• NEPA completion expected February 2017 • DRPT starting preliminary engineering January 2017

• Fourth track segment (Potomac River to Alexandria) being developed in coordination with Long Bridge project

• CSX to contribute S-Line and additional slots for VRE / intercity rail service

Atlantic Gateway Status

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3-Phase NEPA Study with FRA, DDOT Extension From

Potomac River to L’Enfant modified to match the alignment from the DC2RVA study WMATA

infrastructure and VRE-sponsored station improvements incorporated into ROW plans

Long Bridge Phase II

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Current authorized MEL of 60

September 2016 award of FAST Lane grant for Atlantic Gateway creates needs for additional project management staff

MEL Status as of January 2017: 52 positions currently filled 5 positions in active recruitment 3 awaiting advertisement

DRPT MEL Request

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Appropriations Act request for 6 additional MEL

Supports project development, administration, and compliance of Atlantic Gateway rail initiatives

Seeking increased CTB authority to use up to 7% of IPROC funds for administrative costs

MEL Increase for Atlantic Gateway

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$ Millions FY

2017

FY

2018

FY

2019

FY

2020

FY

2021

FY

2022

Total

IPROC Sources $ 104.0 $ 88.9 $69.8 $53.0 $54.0 $57.4

IPROC Commitments in FY 17-22 SYIP

$43.3 $48.5 $65.6 $21.5 $24.3 $27.0 $230.2

IPROC Commitments – Atlantic Gateway

$15.4 $22.5 $4.2 $31.5 $29.7 $30.4 $133.7

IPROC Balance - Cumulative $45.3 $17.9 - - - -

IPROC Fund Snapshot

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$ Millions FY

2018

FY

2019

REF Sources $53.4 $25.9

REF Commitments in FY 17-22 SYIP

$48.5 $19.2

REF Balance - Cumulative $4.9 $6.7

REF Fund Snapshot

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Questions

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