Timeline

• 11/01/2004 - VDOT issued a Request for Information  (PDF; 1.27 MB) 
• 01/18/2005 - Three firms submitted a statement of interest:  Tidewater Skanska Inc.(PDF;388 KB), Jacobs Civil Inc. (PDF; 1.69 MB), and Parsons Transportation Group (PDF; 1.5 MB).
• 04/05/2005 - VDOT's commissioner approved the recommendation of the agency's chief engineer to pursue the solicitations of proposals under the PPTA.
• 04/24/2007 - VDOT sponsored an industry briefing and conducted site tours to provide an overview of an upcoming tunneling and roadway project on April 24, 2007.
• 07/09/2007 - The Federal Highway Administration signed the revised Record of Decision (PDF; 369 KB) for the Midtown Tunnel.
• 12/2007 - An Interchange Justification Report for MLK Extension (PDF; 41MB) was conditionally approved by the FHWA.
• 05/14/2008 – VDOT held a Location Public Hearing for MLK Extension at I.C. Norcum High School, Portsmouth.
• 05/30/2008 – VDOT issued a Solicitation for Conceptual Proposals (PDF; 10 MB).
• 07/29-30/2008 - VDOT conducted tours of the interior and mechanical systems of the Midtown and Downtown Tunnel facilities and the proposed MLK Freeway alignment.
• 08/28/2008 – VDOT issued an Addendum to the Solicitation for Conceptual Proposals (PDF; 8 MB), along with questions and answers (PDF; 288 KB).
• 09/18/2008 – Commonwealth Transportation Board grants approval of  MLK Extension location as presented in the May 14, 2008 Location Public Hearing.
• 09/29/2008 – Elizabeth River Crossings, LLC (ERC) submitted a conceptual proposal  (PDF; 17 MB).
• 10/29/2008 – VDOT’s Commissioner accepted for further consideration ERC’s conceptual proposal under the PPTA procurement process.
• 2/16/2009 – The Secretary of Transportation advanced the Elizabeth River Crossings, LLC conceptual proposal to the Independent Review Panel (Phase Two) by letter dated February 16, 2009. (821 KB)
• 2/26/2009 – FHWA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on February 26, 2009. (PDF, 4MB)
• 7/16/2009 – The Independent Review Panel recommended advancing the Elizabeth River Crossings, LCC conceptual and presented 15 recommendations (PDF, 5 MB) regarding the conceptual proposal and the project to the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
• 7/16/2009 – Commonwealth Transportation Board recommended advancing the Elizabeth River Crossings, LLC conceptual proposal to negotiations of an interim agreement (Phase Five) by resolution.
• 10/15/2009 - Chief Engineer presents major business points of Interim Agreement (PDF, 414KB) to CTB.
• 10/15/2009 - VDOT signs non-binding Memorandum of Agreement (PDF, 272 KB) with the ERC setting major business terms and conditions subject to an Interim Agreement.
• 01/07/2010 - VDOT's commissioner signed an Interim Agreement (PDF, 414KB) that advanced the Elizabeth River Crossings, LLC, team's proposal to develop required preliminary work to determine project feasibility.