budget for aviation and dulles corridor enterprise funds

2012 BUDGETMetropolitan Washington Airports AuthoritySOUND WALL REPAIRRepair of Sound Walls (repairs for approximately 3,000 feet), $750,000. The Dulles TollRoad has approximately 40,000 feet of sound walls. Sections of the sound walls throughoutthe corridor have segments with significant damage including erosion at the foundations,failed clip angle connections, spalls in concrete and deteriorated or missing acoustic material.This project will provide for repair of the walls to ensure the stability of the sound walls.ROADWAY AND PAVEMENT REHABILITATIONDulles Toll Road Mainline Pavement Repairs, $2,000,000. This project will provide forrepairs of mainline pavements that do not meet roughness requirements after the resurfacingor exhibit failure due to poor pavement conditions and potholes. This work consists of smallsections of pavement repairs along the Dulles Toll Road and plaza ramps which could resultin milling and resurfacing operations. Traffic maintenance will be a significant item of work.ROADSIDEGuardrail, Traffic Barriers, and Fencing Rehabilitation, $200,000. Various guardrails, cablefencings and traffic barriers as well as those items as required and identified by VDOT SafetyOrders will be replaced or added. Fencing may be added/modified to remove hazards orincrease security.Attenuator Rehabilitation, $250,000. Many of the attenuators at the toll booths and plazasmay not be able to handle a high speed (60 mph) impact. This will be essential should theAirports Authority transition to Open Road Tolling/Express Lanes. This project will add lanedelineation to increase system safety by limiting lane changes at decision points near the tollbooths.SIGNING AND LIGHTINGAirports Authority Identification Signage, $150,000. Immediate signage changes such as atthe Administration Building will be required to convey to the public the agency responsible forthe overall management and operation of the Dulles Toll Road. Other sign changes willinclude logos present on equipment and vehicles and other VDOT-designated signagethroughout the corridor.Roadway Sign Replacement and Rehabilitation, $700,000. Overhead and ground mountedsigns throughout the Dulles Toll Road corridor are deteriorating due to age and weatherconditions as well as being damaged from vehicular impacts. With the introduction of moremodern materials, the life of the signs can be increased through replacement. This project isnecessary to maintain the directional and informational standard for the current signage andprovide for more efficient passage of the traveling public.Street/Plaza Lighting Rehabilitation, $310,000. Light poles, will be replaced with higherintensity lighting commonly used at decision points (merging zones, exits, toll areas, etc.) inorder to increase the driver’s awareness of these decision areas.198