This project provides for the design and construction of bicycle and pedestrian capital improvements in the Veirs Mill Road/Randolph Road Bicycle-Pedestrian Priority Area (BiPPA) identified in County master plans.

Preliminary design of projects in the Western Sector started in FY21 and continued in FY22. Preliminary design of projects in the Central and Eastern Sectors will take place start in FY22. Design will be complete in FY24. Land acquisition will take place in FY24. Construction is expected to occur in FY25-FY27.

Cost increase due to a scope change to build the entire scope of the Veirs Mill and Randolph BiPPA, refined construction costs and acceleration of design to match the timeframe for the design and construction of the Veirs Mill BRT CIP.

This project will enhance efforts in other projects to improve pedestrian and bicyclist mobility, safety, and access in the Randolph/Veirs Mill BiPPA. These efforts will also help to meet master plan non-auto-driver mode share (NADMS) goals. The project will help the County achieve its Vision Zero goals to reduce deaths and serious injuries on County Roadways to zero by 2030. This work will be coordinated with the Veirs Mill BRT project to minimize duplicative work and provide enhanced access to the BRT stations.

The original cost of this project was based on concept level estimates. The cost has been updated as design progressed and schedule accelerated to coincide with the Veirs Mill Road BRT project. This allows for this project to be included in the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) application to the Federal Transit Administration for the Veirs Mill Road BRT project.

A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project.

Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.