HB 2466

DEL. GLASS

1. For ease of reading, we are seeking to strike all of B under 33.2.-2600.2 and replace it with a re-written version that contains several relatively small changes.

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B. The Commission shall establish and administer the Hampton Roads Interstate Highway Corridor Improvement Program (the Program) for the purpose of planning, developing, financing, building, constructing, and otherwise making infrastructure and safety improvements to and the maintenance of the infrastructure of new or existing highway corridors connected to, surrounding, or paralleling interstate highways in Planning District 23. The Commission shall identify highway corridors that provide ingress and egress to and from interstate highways or are otherwise as alternative routes to interstate highways, including U.S. Routes 58 and 460, and develop a long-term plan for addressing increased vehicle traffic on the highways that are part of such highway corridors. In selecting projects for the Program, the Commission shall (i) prioritize projects based on (a) the anticipated congestion mitigation and highway safety benefits, taking into account the throughput, actual or anticipated, of the applicable corridor and (b) the readiness of such projects for completion, including the availability of funding; (ii) consult with the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization and relevant localities; and (iii) consider the impact of traffic from the Port of Virginia on such highways.

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B. The Commission shall establish and administer the Hampton Roads Interstate Highway Corridor Improvement Program (the Program) for the purpose of planning, developing, financing, building, constructing, acquiring, controlling, or otherwise making infrastructure and safety improvements to, or maintaining the infrastructure of, (i) new or existing highway corridors connected to, surrounding, or paralleling interstate highways in Planning District 23, and (ii) new or existing highways, bridges, and tunnels that are a component of a 3-digit interstate highway in Planning District 23 (such as I-264 and I-464). The Commission shall identify highway corridors that provide ingress and egress to and from interstate highways or are otherwise alternative routes to interstate highways, including U.S. Routes 58 and 460, shall identify 3-digit interstate highways that are integral to the interstate highway network in Planning District 23, and shall develop a long-term plan to address or optimize increased vehicle traffic on the highways that are part of such highway corridors or the 3-digit interstate highways that support the interstate highway network. In selecting projects for the Program, the Commission shall (i) prioritize projects based on (a) the anticipated benefits (such as congestion mitigation, toll abatement, or highway safety), taking into account the throughput, actual or anticipated, of the applicable corridor and (b) the readiness of such projects for completion, including the availability of funding; (ii) consult with the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization and relevant localities; and (iii) consider the impact of traffic from the Port of Virginia on such highways.