From Vision to Reality – NVTA’s Journey to Building Momentum
The Timeline of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority:
July 1, 2002 — The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is created by the Virginia General Assembly Senate Bill 576
September 14, 2006 – First long-range transportion plan for Northern Virginia adopted– TransAction 2030
April 18, 2012 – The Virginia General Assembly approved and the Governor signed House Bill 599, establishing responsibilities for the Northern Virginia Transportation District, the Commonwealth Transportation Board, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, and NVTA to evaluate all significant transportation projects in and near the Northern Virginia Transportation District, including both highway and mass transit projects, and provide an objective, quantitative rating for each project
November 8, 2012 – TransAction 2040, the update to long-range transportation plan, is adopted.
April 3, 2013 – The Virginia General Assembly approved and the Governor signed House Bill 2313, a comprehensive transportation funding bill for Planning District 8 to be known as the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Fund.
April 2013 – NVTA issues the FY2014 Call for Projects to be funded by House Bill 2313 regional revenues.
July 1, 2013 – Dedicated revenues begin to flow from the Commonwealth of Virginia to NVTA
July 24, 2013 – FY2014 Program Adopted (33 projects for a total funding package of $196 million)
December 12, 2013 – NVTA approves the Memorandum of Agreement between NVTA, the counties, cities and appropriate towns for distribution of the 30 percent funding under Chapter 766 requirements for the local House Bill 2313 revenues.
April 17, 2014 – NVTA approves its first Standard Project Agreement (SPA) for the FY2014 regional transportation project for the Transit Alternatives Analysis Study of the Route 7 Corridor (King Street, Alexandria to Tysons Corner Phase II).
October 24, 2014 – NVTA hold an all-day work session and reaches consensus on the guiding principles of “long term benefits” and how the House Bill 2313 legislation will be applied to transportation projects in the future.
November 20, 2014 – The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority is awarded AA+/Aa1/AA+ bond ratings by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, respectively, for its Transportation Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2014. All ratings were given a stable outlook.
December 5, 2014 – The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority offers its first bond offering.
April 23, 2015 – FY2015-2016 Program Adopted (37 projects totaling $346 million)
May 11, 2015 – NVTA celebrates its first groundbreaking ceremony on a series of Route 28 widening and improvement projects
September 21, 2015 – NVTA celebrates its first ribbon cutting ceremony for 23 new bus purchases funded through the Authority’s FY2014-16 Programs.
October 12, 2017 – TransAction Update Adopted
July 14, 2016 – FY2017 Program Adopted (12 projects totaling $466 million)
June 14, 2018 – NVTA adopts its inaugral Six Year Program, the FY2018-2023 Six Year Program (44 projects totaling $1.285 billion)
May 14, 2020 – NVTA adopts a first-of-its-kind Transportation Technology Strategic Plan (TTSP)
July 9, 2020 – FY2020-2025 Six Year Program Adopted (21 projects totaling $539 million)
March 2020 – NVTA Established a Bus Rapid Transit Planning Working Group
July 14, 2022 – FY2022-2027 Six Year Program Adopted (20 projects totaling $625 million)
