Making a Difference in Meeting Our Regional Transportation Challenge:
A Record of Accomplishment
Since 1987, the Alliance has been a positive, non-partisan force for advancing better regional transportation solutions. The true measure of an organization is not simply what it favors, but what it gets done. The following is a list of the Alliance's major accomplishments.
To see a map detailing projects championed by the Alliance, click here. (Click on the map to make the facilities appear.)
Fairfax County Parkway Funding and Construction: Today, the Parkway is fully funded with 30 of 35 planned miles open to traffic.
Maryland's Intercounty Connector: The Alliance has supported the creation of the ICC, which has been approved to move forward with construction upon receiving a favorable opinion from the U.S. District Court for Southern Maryland on November 8th, 2007.
I-95 4th Lane: The project has been fully funded and is expected to be complete by the Spring of 2010, thanks in part to the Alliance's continued support and advocacy.
Dulles Rail Phase I: East Falls Church to Wiehle Avenue is under construction.
Dulles Corridor Widening and Extension: The Alliance was in the forefront of efforts to widen the Dulles Toll Road and build the Dulles Greenway.
Route 28 Funding and Widening: The Alliance championed creation of a special transportation tax district to expedite the widening of Route 28 from one lane in each direction to three and the conversion of ten signalized intersections to grade-separated interchanges.
I-66 Widening: The Alliance underwrote planning costs that resulted in widening I-66 from the Beltway to Route 234.
I-66/Route 29 Gainesville Interchange: The Alliance has been a long-term supporter of this interchange, which is currently under construction.
Prince William County Parkway Funding and Construction: The Alliance was a major force in the 1988 county bond effort that funded and built this facility years ahead of schedule.
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement: The Alliance was a major participant in studies, hearings and policy-formulation that has resulted in successful efforts to fund a replacement. The first new section opened in June 2006. The second span opened in June 2008. The Federal Highway Administration recognized the Alliance's contribution at the dedication of the second span.
Fairfax County and Algonquian Parkway Alignment: The Alliance was instrumental in changing local plans to bring these two parkways into a common alignment.
Communter Rail Service: The Alliance was an early champion of the Virginia Railway Express system.
Comprehensive Regional Planning: The Alliance supported the 1989 Subregional Planning Process and that Plan's 2000 update. The Alliance believes that the current Northern Virginia TransAction 2030 Plan lacks the necessary performance-based project prioritization criteria.
Regional Bypass Studies (Western and Eastern): The Alliance was instrumental in advancing Eastern and Western Bypass studies in the late 1980s and in supporting successful completion of the Western Transportation Corridor Major Investment Study in 1997.
Establishment of Full-Service Northern Virginia VDOT Office: In 1987 VDOT's District office was in Culpeper. Today, thanks to the Alliance's persistence, it's in Fairfax County.