Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance

Washington Bypass (HB 277)
to be Considered by House Appropriations Subcommittee
10:00 a.m. Monday, February 8th

HB 277 directing the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to initiate steps to designate a Western Bypass Corridor has been sent to the House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee where it will be heard Monday morning at 10:00 a.m.

Text: to read the complete text, click here.

The need for a western regional bypass has been established by numerous federal, state and regional studies over the past 60 years. Legislation (HB 2019) enacted last year required the CTB to identify and develop improvement plans for Corridors of Statewide Significance. The recently CTB-approved VTrans2035 statewide transportation plan endorses providing additional capacity to move traffic around the Washington area and connect Dulles Airport with I-95 and other parts of the Commonwealth, but failed to identify a specific corridor.

HB 277 expresses a sense of the General Assembly that the CTB should move forward to identify such a corridor so that it is not lost to future development. HB 277 does not call for immediate construction.

A limited access Western Bypass Corridor is critically important to providing mobility and a structure around which to manage future land use in Virginia's fastest growing counties and to ensure Dulles Airport has the passenger and freight access it requires to achiever its economic development potential.

Act Now:

For House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation contact info, click here.

A Washington Bypass is Critical to
Regional Mobility, Prosperity, and
Dulles Airport's Future.
Urge House Subcommittee Members
To Vote "Yes" for HB 277

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