On-Call Consultant for Planning and Programming Services - Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. (N&W), as a member of the Vanasshe Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) team, was recently selected by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to perform On-Call Planning and Programming services for the Dulles Toll Road Project. Services are expected to cover a range of planning processes and technical subjects under a task order format to address the phasing and implementation or projects in the MWAA Capitol Improvement Program (CIP). The contract will be for a one year period with the option for two one-year extensions (for a maximum of three years). Annual expenditures under this contract are expected to range between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 per year.
The Dulles Toll Road, also known as Route 267 and the Omer L. Hirst – Adelard L. Brault Expressway, is an eight-lane, divided, controlled access roadway, approximately 11.5 miles in length and extends from a point just west of Sully Road (Route 28) in Loudoun County to the Capital Beltway (I-495) in Fairfax County. The Dulles Toll Road facilitates commuter and commercial traffic throughout the Dulles Corridor, and runs alongside (parallel to) the Access Highway. The Access Highway is operated and maintained by the Airports Authority and is a four-lane, divided, limited access roadway which will also include portions of the future Dulles Corridor Metrorail.
The tasks anticipated under this contract are expected to cover a range of responsibilities handled by the MWAA Planning Department including, Comprehensive Planning, Program Planning, Project Planning, Project Programming, and Environmental Planning. N&W’s involvement with the project is anticipated to focus on transportation and environmental planning including NEPA Studies, Noise Analyses and Mitigation Design, Noise Policy Development, and Natural and Cultural Resource Planning. Additional services available under this contract may include Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering, Infrastructure Design, Utilities, and Survey.
