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Description

This project provides for the funding of the Capital Crescent trail, including the main trail from Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda to Silver Spring as a largely 12-foot-wide hard surface hiker-biker path, connector paths at several locations, a new bridge over Connecticut Avenue, a new underpass beneath Jones Mill Road, a new tunnel beneath Wisconsin Avenue, Phase 2 of the Capital Crescent Surface Trail Project along 47th Street which was previously included in CIP No. 500119, supplemental landscaping and amenities, and lighting at trail junctions, underpasses, and other critical locations.
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Phase

Under Construction

Status

Active
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Budget Snapshot
$144.16M Total
Expenditures/Funding
$12.3M 6 Year Total
Expenditures/Funding
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Estimated Schedule

Construction of the tunnel under Wisconsin to start Beyond 6 Years.
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Cost Change

Increased PDS costs due to delayed Purple Line construction schedule by MTA and life/safety design for tunnel. Additionally, increased PDS, SIU and Construction costs due to escalation/inflation of the FY20 cost estimates for the CCT Tunnel through FY29.
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Justification

This trail will be part of a larger system to enable non-motorized traffic in the Washington, DC region. This trail will connect to the existing Capital Crescent Trail from Bethesda to Georgetown, the Metropolitan Branch Trail from Silver Spring to Union Station, and the Rock Creek Bike Trail from northern Montgomery County to Georgetown. The trail will serve pedestrians, bicyclists, joggers, and skaters, and will be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Bethesda CBD Sector Plan, and the Purple Line Functional Master Plan. The project will help the County achieve its Vision Zero goals to reduce deaths and serious injuries on County roadways to zero.
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Fiscal Note

In March of 2021, the schedule was adjusted to shift funding from each year to the next year from FY21 through FY25 to further reflect the expected construction progress and estimated billing schedule based on the Purple Line's plan to re-solicit a new general contractor to complete the project. Previously, tunnel costs were based on estimates developed in FY20. In FY21 and FY22, construction markets experienced approximately 10% escalation annually. Historically, escalation has been at 3% annually. Due to escalation/inflation, prior tunnel project costs would increase on the order of $20M (FY26) to $27M (FY29) depending on the construction start date.
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Disclosures

A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project. The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
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Coordination

Maryland Transit Administration, Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Bethesda Bikeway and Pedestrian Facilities, Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail, CSX Transportation, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Special Capital Projects Legislation [Bill No. 32-14] was adopted by Council by June 17, 2014.
Budget Snapshot
$144.16M Total
Expenditures/Funding
$12.3M 6 Year Total
Expenditures/Funding
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Project Details
Project NumberP501316
Date Last Modified03/22/23
Administering AgencyTransportation
CategoryTransportation
SubCategoryPedestrian Facilities/Bikeways
Planning AreaCountywide
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Total Expenditures by Cost Element (000s)
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Total Funding by Source (000s)
EXPENDITURES (000s)
Cost ElementsTotalThru FY22Rem FY22Total 6 YearsFY 23FY 24FY 25FY 26FY 27FY 28Beyond 6 Years
Planning, Design and Supervision1553931487533804021013000011258
Land11901190000000000
Site Improvements and Utilities338280100010000003274
Construction1210543372110541882148134008000067971
Other30000030003000000000
Total Expenditures1441653806711294123017853431813000082503
FUNDING (000s)
Funding SourceTotalThru FY22Rem FY22Total 6 YearsFY 23FY 24FY 25FY 26FY 27FY 28Beyond 6 Years
G.O. Bonds11569916923968865852137431813000082503
Impact Tax2729221144160645424542000000
Recordation Tax Premium (MCG)11740011741174000000
State Aid00000000000
Total Funding Sources1441653806711294123017853431813000082503
APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE DATA ($000s)
Appropriation FY 23 Request323
Year First AppropriationFY15
Appropriation FY 24 Request4448
Last FY's Cost Estimate116097
Cumulative Appropriation57214
Expenditure / Encumbrances39720
Unencumbered Balance17494