Author Archives: Bryan

I-66 Express Lanes Hit Speed Bump Over Design Changes (WTOP)

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Bryan

From WTOP radio: WASHINGTON — A portion of the Interstate 66 express lanes project has been temporarily delayed because of strong opposition from neighbors worried about noise, pollution and the design. The region’s Transportation Planning Board took the unusual step … Continue reading →

Posted in Government Policy, In the News | Leave a comment

VDOT’s Planned New Bridge Over Gallows Road

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Bryan

What will the new bridge look like that VDOT & its Concessionaire (I-66 Express Mobility Partners) have been planning for us since last year?  The tall bridge will pass over the Dunn Loring Metro station entrance and Gallows Road.  Imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Government Policy, Transportation Planning | 1 Comment

VDOT Promises I-64 HOT Lane Users the Consumer Protections that Northern Virginia Will Never Have

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Bryan

The Virginia Department of Transportation likes High Occupancy Toll or HOT (Express Lanes) so much, that plans are underway to add them to I-64 in the Norfolk area later this year. But there will be a key difference between I-64 … Continue reading →

Posted in Government Policy | Leave a comment

I-66 Express Lanes Project Planners Run Into Major Obstacle

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Bryan

In March 2017, the Virginia Department of (Road) Transportation informed the Transportation Planning Board that they have discovered a traction power station at the Dunn Loring Metro station, and therefore must now build a massive multi-lane bridge structure about 4000 … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Leave a comment

Town Hall Meeting April 3, 2017 at Vienna Fire Department

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Bryan

Virginia State Senator Chap Petersen and Delegate Mark Keam will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Monday April 3, 2017 at 7:00 PM.  The location is the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St S, Vienna. The meeting agenda … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Government Policy, Public Meetings, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

VDOT Seeks Big I-66 Plan Changes and Towering Ramps over Dunn Loring

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Bryan

After a quiet few months, the Virginia Department of (Road) Transportation is getting ready to unveil some big changes to the I-66 widening venture.   If the plans are adopted, new access ramps (to/from the west, in addition to prior east … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Meetings, Transportation Planning, VDOT Jenga | 1 Comment

VDOT’s Next Move: Big Rigs and Gasoline Tankers in the Express Lanes

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Bryan

As VDOT unveiled its I-66 “fix” called Transform 66, one key point was repeated over and over by VDOT and its contract engineers and public relations spin: “Transform 66 is about moving people not vehicles.“ In other words, the Express … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning from Experience | Leave a comment

Cintra’s Private Toll Road Backed By $430 Million in Federal Funds Goes Bust

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Bryan

Governor McAuliffe (D-Virginia) recently said that Cintra & Co would assume all of the risk for the I-66 widening project.  But is that really the case?   Will there be enough people willing and able to pay the high tolls … Continue reading →

Posted in Government Policy | Leave a comment

Virginia Chooses Spain’s Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte & Partners for I-66

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Bryan

Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-Virginia) and his Department of (Road) Transportation has chosen Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, (Cintra), S.A. of Spain to build the privatized toll lanes on I-66 from I-495 to Prince William County.  Cintra will be joined by … Continue reading →

Posted in Government Policy, Transportation Planning | Leave a comment

I-66 Transformation is Another Transportation Mistake

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Bryan

Stuart Whitaker from Transiters wrote a great article that was published in the Washington Post.  He makes the case why the “Transform 66” project is a terrible deal for taxpayers and commuters.  The $2 Billion project is purportedly paid by … Continue reading →

Posted in Government Policy, In the News, Transportation Planning | Leave a comment