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I-66 Concessionaire Projects

In 2017, as part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project Comprehensive Agreement, I-66 Express Mobility Partners committed to pay a concession fee of $500 million to be utilized for additional transportation improvements in the I-66 Outside the Beltway corridor. The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) recommended multimodal projects that were approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB).
Approved Projects
Arlington County
East Falls Church Metrorail Bus Bay Expansion ($7 Million): Support increased mass transit service by adding up to three new bus bays, replacing existing shelters, and improving pedestrian access.
Fairfax County
Jermantown Road Bridge Widening ($10 Million): Increase capacity for all modes of travel by replacing the existing two-lane bridge over I-66 with a four-lane bridge.

Route 50/Waples Mill Road Intersection Improvements ($3 Million): Reduce congestion by adding capacity for Route 50 through the intersection.

Monument Drive Pedestrian Improvements ($4 Million): Improve pedestrian access to the future transit center and park and ride lot by adding a sidewalk on the west side of the existing Monument Drive bridge.

Commuter Parking Structure Near Fairfax Government Center ($41 Million): Support carpooling and transit use by building a parking garage near the Monument Drive exit.

Route 29 Northbound Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project ($4 Million): Improve pedestrian mobility and Metro access by completing missing gaps in the bicycle and pedestrian network along Lee Highway.

Poplar Tree Road Bridge Improvements ($3 Million): Prepare for future travel needs by building the new bridge over Route 28 to accommodate four lanes plus bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

I-66 Median Widening for Future Mass Transit ($48 Million): Support future mass transit expansion to Centreville by widening the I-66 median and bridge over Route 29 to accommodate future construction.

Route 29 Improvements Between Shirley Gate Road and Pickwick Road (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3) ($28 Million): Improve travel by expanding Route 29 to six lanes with bicycle and pedestrian facilities from Centreville to the City of Fairfax.

Prince William County
Intersection Improvements at Route 234 Bypass and Balls Ford Road ($108 Million): Improve access to new park and ride facility and I-66 by constructing a new interchange.

Balls Ford Road Widening: Groveton Road to Route 234 Business ($43 Million): Improve access to new park and ride facility and reduce congestion by widening the road to four lanes and adding shared-use path.

Devlin Road Widening ($34 Million): Improve access to Route 234, I-66, and the Balls Ford Road Park-and-Ride Lot by widening Devlin Road to four lanes and adding sidewalk and shared-use path from University Boulevard to connect to Balls Ford Road.

City of Fairfax
George Snyder Trail in City of Fairfax ($17 Million): Expand regional trail network by constructing 1.4 miles of trail along Accotink Creek between Draper Drive and the new I-66 trail at the Route 123 Interchange.
Town of Vienna
Nutley Street Mixed-Use Trail in Vienna ($495,000): Improve bicycle and pedestrian access by connecting the Town of Vienna trail system to the Vienna Metrorail Station and the new I-66 trail.
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC)
PRTC Western Bus Maintenance and Storage Facility ($11 Million): Enhance commuter bus service along I-66 by constructing a maintenance and storage facility to accommodate an expanded bus fleet.
Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
VRE Manassas Line Improvements and Manassas Park Parking Garage and Bridge ($30 Million): Increase VRE usage by purchasing additional rail cars, expanding parking lots and platforms on Manassas Line, and adding real-time travel information.

Background

On June 8, 2017 NVTA asked local Northern Virginia jurisdictions and agencies to submit projects for concession fee funding consideration.

NVTA outlined several project requirements:

  • Being reasonably related to or benefit the users of the I-66 Express Lanes.
  • Be selected by the CTB after considering regional and local priorities.
  • Be federally eligible.

NVTA member jurisdictions and agencies submitted 26 projects totaling $1.2 billion from seven jurisdictions and agencies. On July 7, 2017, the NVTA Planning and Programming Committee unanimously recommended 14 projects totaling an estimated $473.3 million, which NVTA approved at its July 13 meeting.

At its Dec. 5, 2017, meeting, the CTB added a 15th concession fee project – a series of improvements to Route 29 in Fairfax County between Shirley Gate Road and Pickwick Road – to NVTA’s proposed list. The CTB then recommended the 15 projects be included in the state’s Six Year Improvement Program. On Jan. 10, 2018, the CTB authorized funding for the proposed projects and approved adding them to the Six Year Improvement Program. In addition, subsequent to a recommendation by NVTA on May 14, 2020, the CTB, on June 17, 2020, approved extending the project limits of the Route 234 and Balls Ford Road Interchange Project by approximately 0.57 miles to the west and widen Devlin Road from two to four lanes and terminate at University Boulevard.

Several concession fee projects are within the project limits of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project and are being completed as additions to the larger project. Other projects are being administered by local agencies.

VDOT Annual I-66 Project Update
2024

VDOT I-66 Project Update Presentation