1. Commonwealth of Opportunity:
Virginia’s Road and Transit Megaprojects
5th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum
February 23, 2012
Sean T. Connaughton
Secretary of Transportation

2. Virginia’s P3 Program
Ø Virginia enacted PPTA in 1995
Ø Successful P3 track record
Ø Receptive political environment towards P3 projects
Ø Strong institutional knowledge of P3 project delivery
Ø Delivery of tangible benefits

3. Virginia’s P3 Program
Governor McDonnell establishes Office of Transportation Public-Private
Partnerships in December 2010 with a dedicated multi-disciplinary team:
Ø Focused on P3 across all modes of transportation:
» Road
» Rail
» Transit
» Transportation Administration/Operations
» Marine / Port
» Aviation

4. Virginia’s P3 Project Portfolio

5. Virginia’s P3 Project Portfolio
Dulles Metrorail Extension Project

6. Virginia: Dulles Metrorail Extension Project
Ø Seamless integration with current
106-mile Metro system
Ø 23-mile extension providing direct connections
to DC without transfers
Ø 11 new stations
5 in Phase 1
6 in Phase 2
Ø Phase 1: East Falls Church to Wiehle Avenue
in Reston; opens in 2013
Ø Phase 2: Wiehle Avenue through Dulles Airport
to Ashburn; complete in 2017

7. Virginia: Dulles Metrorail Extension Project - Route Map

8. Dulles Metrorail Extension Project - Phase I Schedule
Utility Work Complete: 2012
Final Design Complete: 2012
Construction: 2009 – 2013
Railcars Delivered: 2013 – 2015
Service Start: End of 2013

9. Virginia: Dulles Metrorail Extension Project - Phase 2
Ø 11.6 – mile extension from Reston to Ashburn
Ø 6 stations:
Reston Parkway
Herndon-Monroe
Route 28
Dulles Airport
Route 606
Route 772/Ashburn
Ø RailYard & Maintenance
Facility

10. Virginia: Dulles Metrorail Extension Project - Phase 2 Schedule

11. Virginia’s P3 Project Portfolio
Downtown Tunnel/Midtown Tunnel/Martin Luther King
Extension

12. Virginia: DT / MT / MLK Project Location

13. Virginia: DT / MT / MLK – Financial Picture
Project Funding ($000’s)
Ø PAB’s $620.0
Ø TIFIA $422.0
Ø TIFIA Interest $ 37.6
Ø Equity $322.4
Ø Contingent Equity $ 60.0
Ø Virginia’s Contribution $362.0
Ø Operating Revenue $351.2
Total = $2.175 Billion

14. Virginia: Qualified and Capable Team Members
DESIGN, BUILD DEVELOP, FINANCE,
OPERATE
U.S. Department Of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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15. Virginia: DT / MT / MLK – Timeline for Development
Call for conceptual proposals May 2008
Conceptual proposal submittal September 2008
Public Hearings – Independent Review Panel March to June 2009
Positive CTB Recommendation July 2009
Key business points presented to CTB October 2009
Signature of Interim Agreement January 2010
Comprehensive Agreement Negotiations Begin January 2011
Key Business Terms Agreed July 2011
Execute Comprehensive Agreement December 2011
Financial Close April 2012
Construction Starts 2012
Tolling Commences Q3/Q4 2012
Construction Complete 2017

16. Virginia’s P3 Project Portfolio

18. Four new High Occupancy Toll Lanes with
dynamic tolling
3rd most congested roadway in U.S., link to
Virginia’s largest employment center
First-time reliable carpool
and transit
Replacement of all major bridges &
overpasses
Construction underway

19. Funding Source
Private Equity $350 Million
Transportation Finance Infrastructure and $589 Million
Innovation Act (TIFIA)
Private Activity Bonds (PABs) $589 Million
Commonwealth of Virginia grant $409 Million
TOTAL $1.9 Billion

20. Experienced Partnership
Capital
Beltway
Express
LLC
Design-­‐Build
Contractor
Opera:ons
&
Maintenance

21. Scoping & Environmental
PPTA Proposal & Procurement
Commercial
Scheduled to be
Close complete on time,
Financial Close on budget Dec. 2012
Construction
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

22. Virginia’s P3 Project Portfolio

24. Upgrade and expansion
of existing HOV system
Conversion to HOT
with dynamic tolling
New option for region with longest commutes in
U.S.
Improved HOV & transit service
Enhanced safety, enforcement
Home to major Virginia employment and military
sites

25. Preliminary
Funding Sources
Commonwealth $97 Million
contribution
Private equity and debt $835 Million
- Equity
- PABs
- TIFIA
TOTAL $932 Million

26. Experienced Partnership
95
Express
LLC
Design-­‐Build
Contractor
Opera:ons
&
Maintenance

27. Gov. McDonnell announces in-principle
agreement Dec. 2012
Environmental
PPTA Proposal & Procurement
Anticipated Commercial Close
Anticipated Financial Close
Construction
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

28. Virginia’s P3 Project Portfolio
Route 460 – I-85 Connector Project
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29. Virginia: U.S. 460 Corridor Improvement Project
Ø Accommodate increases in freight movements
along corridor
Ø Short term job creation during construction
~4,000+ jobs/yr
Ø Long term job creation ~13,000+ jobs/yr
Ø Three teams have submitted P3 bids
Ø Project cost estimate of $1.5 to $2.0 billion for
design and construction
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30. Virginia: U.S. 460 Corridor Improvements Project
Procurement Phase Date
Issue Request for Detailed Proposals Addendum March 15, 2012
Detailed Proposal Submission Deadline September 2012
Evaluation/Selection of Best-Value Proposal October 2012
Presentation of Major Business Points to CTB November 2012
Execute Comprehensive Agreement November 2012
Begin Construction 2013
Construction Complete 2018
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31. Virginia’s P3 Pipeline
Projects Under Development

32. Virginia’s P3 Pipeline: Tolling Interstate 95
Ø Opened to Traffic in the 1950’s
Ø 178 Miles from NC to DC
Ø Crosses 17 Jurisdictions
Ø 40% of the Interstate Traffic in Virginia
Ø Some of the Worst Congestion in the US
Ø Serves 45% of Population
Ø Links 1.7 Million Jobs
Ø Connects Virginians to the World’s Largest Regional Economy
Ø Links 8 Million Square Feet of Warehouse/Distribution Facilities
Ø Access to 3 International Airports
Ø Serves Ports of Richmond and Norfolk

33. Virginia’s P3 Pipeline: Tolling Interstate 95
Ø FHWA’s Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot
Program (ISRRPP) permits a State to toll an interstate facility
Limited to three facilities in three different states
Ø April 2010: VDOT submitted a proposal to toll I-95
Ø January 2011: VDOT submitted an expression of interest
Ø September 2011: FHWA granted conditional provisional approval
Ø With a single collection facility and at $2 per axle per vehicle, tolling I-95
could generate a minimum of $50 million annually
Ø The tolling revenue will be used to make pavement, structural,
operational, and safety improvements throughout the corridor

34. Virginia’s P3 Pipeline: Traffic Operation Centers
Ø Statewide services for 5 regional Traffic Operation
Centers
Ø Financing, developing, implementing, operating,
and maintaining new statewide Automatic Traffic
Management System
Ø Maintaining ITS/IT field devices and
communication systems
Ø Operating TOC system, dispatch services, incident
management project, and emergency operations
Ø RFI issued in January 2012
Ø RFP anticipated in Summer 2012
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35. Virginia’s P3 Pipeline: Hampton Roads Crossing
Improvement Project
Ø Improvements include elements of Third Crossing
project, Patriot’s Crossing, as well as Hampton
Roads Bridge Tunnel project. Provides best
overall improvement to total mobility, moving
goods and people efficiently within the Hampton
Roads region.
Ø Detailed-level screening of candidate PPTA project
will consider elements of a business case including
traffic & revenue analysis, risks, cost benefit
analysis, and preliminary cost analyses.
Ø PPTA Steering Committee will determine whether
project is a good candidate PPTA project and
priority for Commonwealth to advance into
procurement phase.
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36. Virginia’s P3 Pipeline: I-66 Corridor Multimodal
Improvement Project
Ø Identifying potential multimodal improvements
between I-495 and Route 15. Study considering
possible improvements to I-66, Metrorail, Virginia
Railway Express, and express bus service.
Ø Initial environmental studies to be complete in late
2012.
Ø Detailed-level screening of candidate PPTA project
will consider elements of a business case including
traffic & revenue analysis, risks, cost benefit
analysis, and preliminary cost analyses.
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37. Virginia’s P3 Pipeline: I-64 Peninsula Improvement
Project
Ø 75-mile long I-64 corridor from I-95 Richmond to I-664 Hampton is a designated
corridor of statewide significance.
Ø Project targets for capacity, roadway deficiencies, safety, freight traffic, economic
development, emergency preparedness, and military connectivity.
Ø Detailed-level screening of
candidate PPTA project will
consider elements of
business case including
traffic & revenue analysis,
risks, cost benefit analysis,
and preliminary cost
analyses.
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38. Virginia: Commonwealth of Opportunity
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