Re: New location parallel road to I-64 in Va moves forward with 3 PPTA proposals

Froggie <froggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Larry G <gross.la...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I cannot imagine them choosing to build a new location 460 instead of
upgrading I-64. Why not pursue PPTA for I-64?

Upgrading 64 has long been on VDOT's wish list. But given current
Federal laws regarding tolling Interstates, it's easier for VDOT to
build a new 460 under PPTA than it would be to expand 64.

I-64 is a different corridor from US-460, almost 40 miles away.

The main rationale for the US-460 freeway is to upgrade that corridor
itself -- to address roadway deficiencies, to improve safety, to
accommodate increasing freight shipments, to reduce travel delay, to
provide adequate hurricane evacuation capability, to improve strategic
military connectivity on a STRAHNET route, to meet legislative mandate,
and to meet local economic development plans.

A new location route was chosen because upgrading the existing highway
would have 3 times the right-of-way relocations, and about the same
impacts to the natural environment; and the new route would provide far
more capacity.

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Scott M. Kozel Highway and Transportation History Websites
Virginia/Maryland/Washington, D.C. http://www.roadstothefuture.com
Capital Beltway Projects http://www.capital-beltway.com
Philadelphia and Delaware Valley http://www.pennways.com
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