Program Objective The program brings together planners, traffic engineers, safety engineers, roadway design engineers, and maintenance specialists with local stakeholders to: Develop innovave, cost-effecve soluons Evaluate potenal soluons more thoroughly Idenfy potenal project risks and costs Build stakeholder consensus Improve readiness for project implementaon Study Locations Resources If you have quesons, visit: www.VirginiaDOT.org/projects/stars.asp Planning Traffic/ITS Safety Roadway Bridge Environmental Maintenance VDOT Localities MPOs/PDCs Federal Highway Universities Data Analysis and Mapping Safety Operations Local input STARS Project 1 STARS Project 2 Identify Project Development Corridors Align with SMART SCALE metrics District input Pre-scoping and Project Selection Application Projects that need further study or design Projects not selected by CTB NEPA process Study Scoping TMPD L&D Bridge Environmental Districts Localities Consultants Conduct Study/ Conceptual Design Recommendations Cost estimates Benefit-cost Study work group consensus Funding sources Project Prioritization Local, regional, district, and statewide SMART SCALE, HSIP, revenue sharing, other CLRP and TIP/STIP Advancement of Projects SYIP Maintenance Spring Summer 6–18 Month Following Spring/Summer MULTIDISCIPLINE APPROACH THROUGHOUT Continually Advancing Projects to SYIP CONSULTANT: Provides project support CENTRAL OFFICE: Provides program oversight, data analysis, and application review DISTRICT: Leads project process SIX-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Study/Project Development Cycle Advancement of STARS projects is tracked as a measure of performance in the VDOT Business Plan. DID YOU KNOW? 73% of STARS studies have resulted in projects being funded in SYIP. 2007 to Today – 283 Studies Project Summary Sheets STARS one-page project summary sheets have proven to be an effecve tool for summarizing several important project features, especially those factors that are required in many of the potenal funding applicaons. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed improvement includes constructing a 600-foot northbound Lynchburg Expressway auxiliary lane between the entrance ramp from eastbound Candlers Mountain Road and the exit ramp to westbound Candlers Mountain Road, constructing a 700-foot southbound Lynchburg Expressway auxiliary lane between the entrance ramp from westbound Candlers Mountain Road and the exit ramp to eastbound Candlers Mountain Road, and realigning the northbound Lynchburg Expressway entrance ramp from westbound Candlers Mountain Road to increase the curve radius and meet the minimum AASHTO recommended design length. The improvement includes replacing the Candlers Mountain Road bridge. Professional Engineering ROW and Utility Relocation Construction Months 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 Photograph 2 – Northbound Lynchburg Expressway Entrance Ramp from Eastbound Candlers Mountain Road CONCEPT C – CANDLERS MOUNTAIN ROAD AUXILIARY LANES AND RAMP REALIGNMENT CONSTRUCT AUXILIARY LANES AND REALIGN NORTHBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP AT CANDLERS MOUNTAIN ROAD INTERCHANGE LYNCHBURG EXPRESSWAY IMPROVEMENT STUDY Preliminary Engineering $1,700,000 ROW and Utility Relocation $300,000 Construction $14,220,000 Total Cost = $16,220,000 LOCATION MAP PROJECT BENEFITS Photograph 1 – Queue on Southbound Lynchburg Expressway Entrance Ramp from Westbound Candlers Mountain Road 600’ Auxiliary Lane 700’ Auxiliary Lane PROJECT GRAPHIC Traffic Operations Measures 2040 No Build Travel Time* 114.90 sec 2040 Build Travel Time* 113.61 sec Δ Travel Time -1.29 sec 20-Year Operations Savings $198,795 *Total of AM and PM travel times in the influence area of the proposed improvement Safety Measures Total Crashes^ (2010 – 2012) 88 Crash Reduction Factor 75 (all crash types, all severities) 20-Year Safety Savings $24,092,185 ^Number of crashes within the influence area of the proposed improvement Constructing the northbound and southbound Lynchburg Expressway auxiliary lanes at the Candlers Mountain Road interchange will improve safety by providing longer acceleration and deceleration distances for vehicles merging onto and off of the Lynchburg Expressway. In addition, realigning the northbound Lynchburg Expressway entrance ramp from westbound Candlers Mountain Road will allow vehicles to reach a higher speed before merging onto the Lynchburg Expressway. LEGEND Proposed Pavement Pavement Demolition Bridge Reconstruction