SCC to Hold Additional Hearings on Dulles Greenway Toll Rates

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled additional hearings in Loudoun County in June to receive public testimony on an investigation of the current toll rates charged by the operator of the Dulles Greenway, a 14-mile private toll road that connects Washington Dulles International Airport with Leesburg.

Two public sessions are scheduled in Sterling on Thursday, June 6, at the Park View High School Auditorium at 400 W. Laurel Avenue. The first session begins at 4 p.m. and then reconvenes at 7 p.m.

The Sterling hearings follow previously scheduled public sessions in Purcellville on Tuesday, April 9, at the Loudoun Valley High School Auditorium at 340 North Maple Avenue. The first Purcellville session begins at 4 p.m. and then reconvenes at 7 p.m.

The public hearing will continue in Richmond on Thursday, July 18, at 10 a.m. It will be held in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building at 1300 East Main Street. Any person 2013wishing to comment at any of these hearings should arrive early and sign in with the SCC bailiff. The audio of the Richmond hearing will be webcast via the SCC website.

Written comments on the investigation must be submitted by July 9. All correspondence should be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, and refer to case number PUE-2013-00011.

Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so at the SCC’s website www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Click on the "public comments/notices" link and then the submit comments button for case number PUE-2013-00011.

Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II) is the operator of the Dulles Greenway.

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State Corporation Commission (SCC) to Conduct Hearings on Dulles Greenway Toll Rates

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) will conduct hearings in Loudoun County and Richmond to receive public testimony on an investigation of the current toll rates charged by the operator of the Dulles Greenway, a 14-mile private toll road that connects Washington Dulles International Airport with Leesburg.

Two public sessions are scheduled in Purcellville on Tuesday, April 9, at the Loudoun Valley High School Auditorium at 340 North Maple Avenue. The first session begins at 4 p.m. and then reconvenes at 7 p.m.

The public hearing will continue in Richmond on Thursday, July 18, at 10 a.m. It will be held in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building at 1300 East Main Street.

Any person wishing to comment at any of these hearings should arrive early and sign in with the SCC bailiff. The audio of the Richmond hearing will be webcast via the SCC website.

Written comments on the investigation must be submitted by July 9, 2013. All correspondence should be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, and refer to case number PUE-2013-00011.

Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so at the SCC’s website: www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Click on the "public comments/notices" link and then the "submit comments" button for case number PUE-2013-00011.

Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II) is the operator of the Dulles Greenway.

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230-KV Transmission Line Approved for Loudoun County

Okay... it's not traffic or transit per se, but it may have an impact during construction...

Yesterday, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved the overhead construction of a 230-kilovolt transmission line by Dominion Virginia Power on a 12-mile route between the Pleasant View substation and the proposed Hamilton substation in Loudoun County.

According to a SCC news release, the Commission found that the new transmission line should follow a route known as the “Modified D” route as recommended by an SCC hearing examiner.

“No route can eliminate all adverse impacts. We find that Modified D minimizes as much as practicable adverse impact on scenic assets, historic districts, and environments of areas concerned, and results in fewer adverse impacts than other proposed routes.”

The SCC had previously found that the construction of the new transmission line was necessary for Dominion Virginia Power to maintain long-term reliability on its system and to serve the rapidly growing demand for electricity in western Loudoun County. The Commission noted in this order:

“…that [late last year] the Commonwealth issued The Virginia Energy Plan, which… states as follows: ‘Significant demand growth has occurred in northern Virginia, where the population has increased by 66 percent since 1990. Loudoun and Prince William Counties consistently rank among the fastest growing counties in the United States.’ ”

The transmission line will be constructed on single-shaft pole structures placed as far away from residences as possible. The poles will be located on existing right-of-way owned by Dominion Virginia and the Virginia Department of Transportation wherever possible. The line is expected to be constructed and in-service by January 1, 2011.

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