The Fairfax County government is hoping funds collected from tolls on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway will be made available to support expansion of bike-share operations in the central part of the county.
County officials are seeking $510,000 for the effort in the latest round of funding through the I-66 Commuter Choice initiative, which funnels some of the toll revenue to congestion relief.
The funding would be used in support of 18 additional bike-share stations close to I-66 between the Vienna Metro station and the Fairfax Centre Shopping Center at the interchange of U.S. Routes 29 and 50.
It is one of four projects submitted by Fairfax officials for the latest round of funding. Since the overall total amount being sought by jurisdictions across the region is less than the anticipated $40 million to $50 million in available funding, the BikeShare proposal almost is assured approval by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and, ultimately, Commonwealth Transportation Board.
A decision on funding will be made in the spring.
Also requested by the Fairfax County government:
• $2,952,444 to support operations of Fairfax Connector Route 699, which provides peak-period express-bus service between the Fair Oaks area and Foggy Bottom.
• $1,506,053 to support operations of Fairfax Connector Route 698, which provides peak-period express-bus service between the Vienna Metro station and the Pentagon, with an expansion of the route to the Stringfellow Road Park-and-Ride.
• $2,130,488 to support operations of Fairfax Connector Route 697, which provides peak-period express-bus service between the Stringfellow Road Park-and-Ride and the L’Enfant Plaza area.
