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PPEA/PPTA Bulletin - October 9, 2007
by
Christopher D. Lloyd, McGuireWoods Consulting
1. Henrico approves Gayton Road PPTA contract
Henrico County
Board of Supervisors agenda
Gayton extension approved
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 2007
2. Tysons Tunnel advocates resort to desperate tactics
Dulles opposition tries new way to gain attention
Examiner, September 26, 2007
3. Greenway toll increases bring equity questions,
political attacks
Debating the Economic Toll
Washington Post, September 27, 2007
May, Martinez Spar Over Power Lines, Tolls
Leesburg Today, October 4, 2007
4. Transurban to use scanning technology for 95 HOT Lanes
Infrared Scans May Regulate HOT Lanes
Washington Post, October 1, 2007
5. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority turns to PPEA
for visitor center
Request for Proposals for a Project to Design and Build a
LEED Certified Visitor Center at Temple Hall Farm Regional
Park
6. VDOT to re-analyze tolls in Hampton Roads area
VDOT studies if tolls could ease congestion in Hampton Roads
Associated Press, September 30, 2007
7. Fairfax re-issues PPEA for Wiehle Avenue garage and
development project
PPEA RFP from Fairfax
County for the new Dulles Rail parking garage at Wiehle
Avenue and the Dulles Toll Road. Previous negotiations with
Comstock Partners for this project failed to reach a deal.
8. Editorial urges state funding for Craney Island expansion
Congress approves our port to nowhere
The Virginian-Pilot, September 30, 2007
9. 460 panel meets to get PPTA update
A
recent presentation given by VDOT officials at a meeting
of the Route 460 Communications Committee on the status of
the PPTA project.
10. New York congestion pricing analyzed
Panel Starts Debate on Congestion Pricing
New York Times, September 26, 2007
11. New PPEA guidelines released
New
model PPEA guidelines adopted by the work group created
as a result of changes to the PPEA statute during the 2007
General Assembly session. These guidelines will now be used
by local governments to bring their old guidelines into
conformance with the law.
12. VMS acquired by Transfield
Transfield Services
acquires VMS Inc. adding transport infrastructure services
to its North American business expansion
13. VDRPT provides update on transit funding from 395/95 HOT
Lanes
Update on transit study
for 395 and I-95 HOT Lane project. A recent presentation
given by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public
Transportation on the anticipated use of surplus revenues
from the HOV-HOT conversion project to support transit
projects in the corridor.
14. Approvals still needed to revive Dulles Rail cost
savings plan
Timeline woes could kill $900M in federal funding for Dulles
rail
Examiner, October 5, 2007
15. Pennsylvania receives numerous responses to PA Turnpike
concession RFP
Governor Rendell Says More Than a Dozen Teams Submit
Qualifications to Operate Turnpike
Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, October 1, 2007
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