![]() ![]() ![]() The public comment period is open through May 15. $15 million for those projects is expected to be awarded sometime in early October in anticipation of I-395 toll lanes going live on “Toll Day 1” in late October 2019. NVTC also opened the submission period for jurisdictions along the I-395/I-95 corridor from Spotsylvania County up to Arlington to submit projects for the I-395 Commuter Choice program. By restriping lanes and adding new signage, Arlington said it could speed the travel of “up to 25 Arlington Transit (ART), Metrobus, and Loudoun County Transit buses per hour” with the new lane configuration from North Kenmore Street to North Lynn Street (1.8 miles). Just over $12 million of projects were approved in the FY 2018 cycle, and $9.8 million were approved the year before.Ī project submitted for funding by Arlington-building a peak-period bus/HOV-only lane on Lee Highway through Rosslyn-could be the highest-scored project not to receive funding in this round. More and more projects have been funded over the few years the Commuter Choice program has been in existence. Following up in third with 94 out of 100 is a Loudoun project to add two additional morning and evening trips to the express bus running between Stone Ridge Park and Ride southwest of Dulles Airport to the State Department downtown.The other project to score a 95 out of 100, submitted by Fairfax, would add three morning and three evening trips to the 699 express route which runs between the Fairfax County Government Center and 19th/F St NW.Scoring a 95 out of 100, a project submitted by Arlington would increase rush hour frequencies on the Metrobus 3Y route from East Falls Church to Farragut Square.The top six ranked projects scored by NVTC staff all focus on increasing bus service through the corridor. The projects local jurisdictions submitted went through an evaluation by NVTC staff who looked at their technical merit, cost effectiveness, regional priority, and applicant preference to generate a score out of 100. These include the Fairfax Connector 699 express bus from Fairfax to DC and the OmniRide express bus from Gainesville to the Pentagon. The Commuter Choice program has already awarded funding to 20 projects, according to NVTC. Here's a list of all 32 potential projects: It aims to “ identify and fund projects that move more people, increase opportunities to connect from one mode of travel to another, improve transit service, reduce roadway congestion, and increase travel options.” The annual program was set up when the I-66 inside-the-Beltway tolls went into place in 2018. ![]() The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) voted on Thursday, April 4 to open the public comment period on this year's I-66 Commuter Choice program. 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