HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020_10_27_R106 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Funding Request The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia PRESENTED: October 27, 2020
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-106 ADOPTED: October 27. 2020
A RESOLUTION: ENDORSING A REQUEST FOR REGIONAL SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM / CONGESTION
MITIGATION AIR QUALITY FUNDING FROM THE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR THE ROUTE 15 BYPASS
INTERCHANGE AT EDWARDS FERRY ROAD AND FORT
EVANS ROAD PROJECT
WHEREAS, The Federal Highway Administration provides highway improvement
funding annually through its Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) and the
Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) program; and
WHEREAS, selection of projects to receive RSTP funding in northern Virginia is made
by the Washington Council of Governments, based on an endorsement from the Northern
Virginia Transportation Authority(NVTA); and
WHEREAS, NVTA has requested funding requests for RSTP/CMAQ funding for
Fiscal Year 2027; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Leesburg's Capital Improvement Program project to design
and construct a grade separated interchange at the existing signalized intersections of the Route
15 Bypass with Edwards Ferry Road and Fort Evans Road will require additional funding for
design, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations, and construction; and
WHEREAS, the estimated amount of RSTP funds available to the Town of Leesburg
for eligible projects in Fiscal Year 2027 is approximately$2,000,000.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
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A RESOLUTION: ENDORSING A REQUEST FOR REGIONAL SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM / CONGESTION
MITIGATION AIR QUALITY FUNDING FROM THE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR THE ROUTE 15 BYPASS
INTERCHANGE AT EDWARDS FERRY ROAD AND FORT
EVANS ROAD PROJECT
1. The Town Council supports this funding request to the Northern Virginia
Transportation Authority for Fiscal Year 2027 Regional Surface Transportation
Program funding totaling approximately $2,000,000 for the Route 15 Bypass
Interchange at Edwards Ferry Road and Fort Evans Road project.
2. The Town hereby grants authority for the Town Manager to apply for funds and
execute project administration agreements, as well as other documents necessary for
receipt of funding.
PASSED this 27`h day of October, 2020.
Kell ayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
K2. .Clerk of Council
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