HomeMy WebLinkAboutII. A. NIMMO VII-B UPDATE 10.15.2024NIMMO PARKWAY PHASE VII-B
City Council Briefing
Toni Utterback, PE, City Engineer
LJ Hansen, PE, Director of Public Works
October 15, 2024
Location Map 2
Agenda
•Project Purpose & Need
•Project Overview
•Project Status
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Project Purpose & Need
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Purpose and Need
•The purpose of the Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-B project is to provide safe,
reliable access and connectivity to the Sandbridge Community.
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Access
•The only public access to the
Sandbridge Community is
Sandbridge Road
•Sandbridge Road is the Primary
Evacuation Route
•If Sandbridge Road is impassible,
the only emergency detour is
through the Naval Air Station
Oceana-Dam Neck Annex
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Safety
•Sandbridge Road is a 5.4-mile, two-lane roadway, with no shoulders
•Homes, businesses, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, cemeteries, and a
church are directly adjacent to Sandbridge Road
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Flooding
•Approximately 60% of
Sandbridge Road is
within the FEMA
100-year floodplain
•19 instances of
roadway flooding from
June 2021 to April
2024 as reported on
WAZE in 2024
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Recurrent Flooding Indicator Map
100-Year Storm
Recurrent Flooding Indicator Map
100-Year Storm
with 1.5-ft Sea Level Rise
0-0.5 ft
0.5-1 ft
1-1.5 ft
1.5-2 ft
> 2 ft
Vehicular Crashes*
•A total of 109 crashes were
reported in the Study Area
between 2019 and 2023
•35% of the total crashes
involve vehicles running off
the road
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*According to VDOT’s Crash Data
Emergency Response
•Fire Station 17 and the
Sandbridge Volunteer Rescue
Squad are located in the
Sandbridge Community
•Sentara Princess Anne
Hospital is ~12 miles west
•If Sandbridge Road is closed,
there is no alternative public
route for medical
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Project Overview
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Project History
1968
The City began to
study direct
connections to
the Sandbridge
Community
1971
An east-west
corridor was
included in the
City’s Master
Transportation
Plan and the
1979 and 1985
Comprehensive
Plans
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All Right of way
was acquired for
the corridor
(before Back Bay
National Wildlife
Refuge acquired
property)
1992 – 2000
Back Bay National
Wildlife Refuge
acquired parcels
adjacent to the
City-owned right
of way, both to
the North and
South of the
corridor
1999 – 2003
Various corridor
studies identified
the Nimmo
Parkway corridor
as the preferred
alternative
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Project Background
•Sections of Nimmo Parkway
were completed in the
1990s, 2008 and 2014
•Sandbridge/Nimmo Parkway
VII-A is currently under
construction
•Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-B
is the final link connecting
Nimmo Parkway from
Princess Anne Road to
Sandbridge Area 13
Project Scope
•1.5-mile, two-lane undivided roadway from Albuquerque Drive to the
Sandbridge/Nimmo Parkway VII-A project
•4-ft on-road bike lanes and 4-ft paved shoulder
•10-ft Single shared-use path on one side of the road
•800-ft Bridge over Ashville Bridge Creek and sensitive wetlands
•Constructed within City right-of-way
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Project Renderings
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Environmental Process
•Project has federal funds and is subject to the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) process
•In 2019, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed a NEPA
Concurrence Form suggesting an Environmental Assessment (EA) level
NEPA document
•In 2022, VDOT and FHWA approved the EA and shared it at a public hearing
•Based on comments at the public hearing, FHWA determined that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was required
•EIS is underway and being administered by VDOT 16
Environmental Process
•EIS Study Area includes the
communities adjacent to the existing
Nimmo Parkway and Sandbridge Road
•This includes the Sandbridge Road/
New Bridge Road intersection
•Flood Protection Project to raise the
intersection and build a large box culvert
under New Bridge Road
•Project on hold pending completion of
Nimmo Parkway VII-B EIS
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Environmental Process
•Conceptual plans will be developed to compare the cost and the potential
impacts on social, economic, cultural, and natural resources between the
proposed Nimmo Parkway VII-B alignment and the Sandbridge Road
alignment
•The Sandbridge Road alternative will include raising the roadway to
minimize flooding and improving the horizontal curves
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Project Status
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Project Status
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Schedule and Budget*
•Design – 30% Complete
•Construction NTP – Q4 2029
•Construction Complete – Q2 2032
•Estimated Total Project Cost – $58.9 M
•$15 M federal contribution ($3 M in 2022 Federal Omnibus Bill)
•$20.5 M state contribution
•$18.5 M local funding
•$ 4.9 M (Balance to Complete)
*FY25 Adopted CIP
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Next Steps
•Fall 2024 – VDOT will refine Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-B and existing
Sandbridge Road alternatives
•Early 2025 – Public Hearing to present preferred alternative
•Late 2025 – Public Hearing to present Draft EIS
•Mid 2026 – Final EIS and FHWA Record of Decision
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THANK YOU
QUESTIONS?
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