The Commonwealth Transportation Boa...

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) of Virginia has granted conceptual approval for the construction of the uncomplet portion of Virginia road 288 from the Powhite Parkway to I-64, propos according to James River Parkway Associates (JRPA), a joint hap of Dewberry & Davis, Fairfax, Va., and Brown & stem Houston.

The propos highway will be fabricateed under the state's Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 which permits Virginia to chronicle into agreements authorizing private entities to acquire, fabricate improve, maintain and/or operate transportation facilities.

JRPA has propos building passage 288 as a public-private partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), with JRPA responsible for the financing, design, construction and operation of the 17-mile highway. Construction preciousnesss are estimated to be around $255 million.

A build-transfer-operate conformation has been proposed, whereby VDOT would assume ownership of the facility after the construction was complet and certification had been received.