U.S. Virgin Islands
2040 Comprehensive Transportation
Master Plan Report
Prepared for:
United States Virgin Islands
Department of Public Works
Prepared by:
and
November 2014
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Table of Contents
1.0
Purpose and Vision ......................................................................................................1
1.1
Background .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.2
Planning Process and Public Outreach .............................................................................. 2
1.3
Relationship to Territorial Transportation Improvement Plan ........................................ 5
1.4
Statutory Requirements ....................................................................................................... 5
1.5
Plan Administration ............................................................................................................ 6
1.6
Plan Approval Process ........................................................................................................ 6
1.7
Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives ............................................................................... 6
2.0 
Overview of the Territory .......................................................................................... 11
2.1
Overview of St. Thomas .................................................................................................... 13
2.2
Overview of St. Croix ........................................................................................................ 13
2.3
Overview of St. John .......................................................................................................... 14
2.4
Overview of Water Island ................................................................................................. 14
3.0 
Characteristics of the Territory ................................................................................. 15
3.1
Community Characteristics .............................................................................................. 15
3.1.1
Population and Households....................................................................................................... 15
3.1.2
Travel Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 21
3.1.3
Safety ........................................................................................................................................... 23
3.1.4
Public Schools ............................................................................................................................. 24
3.1.5
Key Travel Indicators ................................................................................................................. 25
3.1.6
Employment ................................................................................................................................ 26
3.1.7
Income ......................................................................................................................................... 27
3.1.8
Tourism ....................................................................................................................................... 28
3.1.9
Air and Cruise Visitors ............................................................................................................... 29
3.1.10
Visitor Surveys ............................................................................................................................ 31
3.1.11
Hotel Occupancy ........................................................................................................................ 33
3.1.12
Land Use...................................................................................................................................... 34
3.1.13
Development and Redevelopment Trends ............................................................................... 39
4.0
Transportation System and Facilities .................................................................................... 45
4.1
Roadway and Bridge Facilities .................................................................................................. 45
4.1.1
Roadway Facilities ...................................................................................................................... 49
4.1.2
Bridges and Culverts .................................................................................................................. 50
4.1.3
Traffic Counts.............................................................................................................................. 52
4.1.4
Public Transit .............................................................................................................................. 52
4.1.5
Transit Service and Population Density .................................................................................... 55
4.1.6
Ferry Service................................................................................................................................ 58
4.1.7
Aviation Service .......................................................................................................................... 58
4.1.8
Marine Service ............................................................................................................................ 59
5.0 
Environmental and Natural Features .................................................................................... 62
5.1
Air Quality.......................................................................................................................... 62
5.2
Protected Lands ................................................................................................................. 63
5.3
Natural Landmarks ........................................................................................................... 65
5.4
Threatened and Endangered Species ............................................................................... 66
5.5
Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................. 68
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(Continued)
5.5.1
Charlotte Amalie: ........................................................................................................................ 68
5.5.2
Christiansted ............................................................................................................................... 68
5.5.3
Frederiksted ................................................................................................................................ 68
6.0
Future Conditions .......................................................................................................................... 69
6.1
Population Projections ....................................................................................................... 69
6.2
Employment ....................................................................................................................... 74
6.3
Land Use Projections ......................................................................................................... 74
6.4
Economic Development Projections ................................................................................. 75
7.0
Transportation Funding and Financing ............................................................................... 76
7.1
Funds for Transportation............................................................................................................ 76
7.1.1
Territorial Highway Program .................................................................................................... 76
7.1.2
Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds .......................................................................... 78
7.1.3
Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program ............................................................. 78
7.1.4
Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Disabled Persons ......................................... 78
7.1.5
Emergency Relief Program ........................................................................................................ 78
7.2
Short-Term Funding Availability (TTIP) ......................................................................... 79
7.3
Future Revenue Projections .............................................................................................. 79
7.4
Innovative Financing ......................................................................................................... 79
7.4.1
Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles (GARVEE) .................................................................... 80
7.4.2
Grant Anticipation Notes ........................................................................................................... 81
7.4.3
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act ..................................................... 81
8.0
Transportation Needs Assessment ......................................................................................... 83
8.1
Project Needs Identification ....................................................................................................... 83
9.0
Performance Measures ................................................................................................................ 94
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List of Tables
Table 1-1 - Vision, Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................ 7
Table 3-1 - 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 Census Data – Population ................................................................... 16
Table 3-2 - 2001-2012 Population by Island...................................................................................................... 20
Table 3-3 - Household Vehicles ........................................................................................................................ 22
Table 3-4 - Public Schools .................................................................................................................................. 24
Table 3-5 - USVI Employed Population 16 Years and Older .......................................................................... 27
Table 3-6 - 2000 – 2010 Hotel Data .................................................................................................................... 33
Table 3-7 - 2005-2008 Building Permits St. Thomas/St. John.......................................................................... 39
Table 3-8 - 2009 Building Permits St. Croix ...................................................................................................... 39
Table 3-9 - Construction Permit Value by Year/Type in Thousands of Dollars ........................................... 40
Table 4-1 – Summary of Roadways .................................................................................................................. 49
Table 4-2 - 2001 Bridge Inspection Condition Rating ...................................................................................... 51
Table 4-3 - VITRAN Observed Boardings ........................................................................................................ 54
Table 4-4 - Taxis by Island................................................................................................................................. 55
Table 4-5 - Residential Development Density.................................................................................................. 57
Table 5-1 - USVI Coastal Areas of Particular Concern .................................................................................... 66
Table 6-1 - Population Projections by Island ................................................................................................... 69
Table 8-1 – Preliminary Evaluation Criteria .................................................................................................... 84
Table 8-2 – Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. John........................................................ 84
Table 8-3 – Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. Thomas .................................................. 88
Table 8-4 – Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. Croix ...................................................... 90
Table 9-1 - Performance Measures ................................................................................................................... 95
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List of Figures
Figure 1.1 - Planning Process .............................................................................................................................. 3
Figure 2.1 - USVI Territory................................................................................................................................ 12
Figure 3.1 - USVI 2010 Population by Island ................................................................................................... 15
Figure 3.2 - St. Croix – 2010 Population Density by Census Block Group ..................................................... 17
Figure 3.3 - St. John – 2010 Population Density by Census Block Group ...................................................... 18
Figure 3.4 - St. Thomas – 2010 Population Density by Census Block Group ................................................. 19
Figure 3.5 - 2000 – 2010 Percentage of Household with Children .................................................................. 20
Figure 3.6 - Mode of Transportation ................................................................................................................ 21
Figure 3.7 - 2000 – 2010 USVI Vehicle Registration ......................................................................................... 22
Figure 3.8 - 1994 – 2002 Summary of Traffic Accidents .................................................................................. 23
Figure 3.9 - 1990 – 2000 Key Travel Indicators ................................................................................................ 26
Figure 3.10 - 2010 Employment by Sector ........................................................................................................ 26
Figure 3.11 - USVI Median Household Income Distribution.......................................................................... 28
Figure 3.12 - 2010 Visitors by Island and by Mode ......................................................................................... 29
Figure 3.13 - Visitor Arrivals to St. Thomas/St. John ...................................................................................... 30
Figure 3.14 - Visitor Arrivals to St. Croix ......................................................................................................... 30
Figure 3.15 - Short Term Visitor Mode of Transportation .............................................................................. 32
Figure 3.16 - Long Term Visitors Mode of Transportation ............................................................................. 32
Figure 3.17 - St. Croix Land Use Summary ...................................................................................................... 34
Figure 3.18 - St. John Land Use Summary ....................................................................................................... 35
Figure 3.19 - St. Thomas Land Use Summary .................................................................................................. 35
Figure 3.20 - USVI St. Croix Land-use Map (2009) .......................................................................................... 36
Figure 3.21 - USVI St. John Land-use Map (2009)............................................................................................ 37
Figure 3.22 - USVI St. Thomas Land-use Map (2009) ...................................................................................... 38
Figure 3.23 - Total Construction Permit Value in Thousands of Dollars ....................................................... 41
Figure 3.24 - Private Residential Construction Permit Value in Thousands of Dollars ................................ 42
Figure 3.25 - Private Non-Residential Construction Permit Value in Thousands of Dollars ....................... 42
Figure 3.26 - Land Use and Transportation Cycle ........................................................................................... 43
Figure 4.1 - St. Croix Transportation Facilities Network ................................................................................ 46
Figure 4.2 - St. John Transportation Facilities Network .................................................................................. 47
Figure 4.3 - St. Thomas Transportation Facilities Network ............................................................................ 48
Figure 4.4 - Transit Service and Demand ......................................................................................................... 53
Figure 4.5 - Transit Demand and Residential Density .................................................................................... 56
Figure 5.1 - USVI 2011 Nonpoint and Mobile Source Emissions versus 2010 Population ............................ 63
Figure 5.2 - Critical Habitat Areas .................................................................................................................... 67
Figure 6.1 - St. Croix – 2010 to 2040 Projected Increase in Population ........................................................... 71
Figure 6.2 - St. John – 2010 to 2040 Projected Increase in Population............................................................. 72
Figure 6.3 - St. Thomas – 2010 to 2040 Projected Increase in Population ....................................................... 73
Figure 6.4 - USVI Employment by Sector ........................................................................................................ 74
Figure 7.1 - TIFIA Process for Selection and Funding of a TIFIA Project ...................................................... 82
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List of Appendices
Appendix A
Executive Order 333-1991
Appendix B
2014-2014 Territory-wide Transportation Improvement Plan (TTIP)
Appendix C
Public Outreach Plan
Appendix D
Transportation Needs Project List, Costs, and Maps
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1.0 Purpose and Vision
The Government of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), through its Department of
Public Works (USVI DPW) and Virgin Islands Transit Agency (VITRAN), and the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), have partnered to prepare this 2040 USVI
Comprehensive Transportation Master Plan (CTMP), the first long range transportation
plan for the Territory.  The purpose of the CTMP is to present a strategy to improve
transportation infrastructure throughout the USVI through the year 2040.
A vision statement was adopted early in the CTMP process to serve as the foundation of this plan.  The
vision was simply stated:
An integrated transportation system which serves the needs of the USVI
community.
The mission statement was similarly straightforward:  Develop, operate and maintain an integrated
transportation system that promotes safe, reliable, cost effective and efficient movement of people,
services and goods.  The vision and mission are further clarified through the identification of specific
goals and objectives to support the vision based on existing and future transportation, land use, and
economic conditions.
In essence, this plan proposes to:
·
Identify short- and long-range transportation needs and improvement strategies
·
Establish sustainable financing and project implementation recommendations
·
Identify data collection and management system needs to monitor the state of the transportation
system
·
Identify policy and institutional improvements to promote better decision making
The CTMP documents the transportation needs for the USVI in both the short- and long-term, and also
includes performance measures focused on establishing an inventory of the existing transportation
system as well as measures to improve the efficiency, safety, and effectiveness of existing roadways and
maintaining them in future years.  Also included in the plan are recommendations for enhancing the
USVI’s mass transit system.
1.1 Background
The CTMP builds on the Virgin Islands Highway Functional Classification and Needs Study prepared for
the USVI Department of Public Works in 1973 as well as on guidelines for the development of a
comprehensive plan adopted in Executive Order 333-1991.  Both of these documents addressed the need
of the USVI to develop a comprehensive transportation plan.
The Functional Classification and Needs Study was predicated on several goals and objectives related to
the organizational and technical needs of sound transportation planning.  The document resulted in
several useful products for transportation planners on island.  These include the first complete set of
public road maps of the Virgin Islands, roadway and pavement design standards, a functional
classification system and projection of highway needs through 1990.  The results of the needs and
deficiency analysis done at the time indicated that every section of the existing 369 miles would become
deficient in one respect of another during the 18-year study period.  Specific improvements were
established for each section of highway and summarized for each design standard for each of the islands.
Included in the report were observations that “highway data in the Virgin Islands is scarce.  With the highway
data as rare as it is, it is difficult to project future highway needs for the islands because there is very little historical
information upon which to base a projection.  We have developed a program for continuing data collection that will
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Achieve a reliable transportation system that promotes safe, energy efficient,
convenient, affordable and efficient movement of people and goods.
provide the Virgin Islands with the basic information necessary to provide for proper planning for highway.  This
data collection program is included as a part of this study under separate title, Virgin Islands Highway Functional
Classification and Needs Study—Program for Continuing Data Collection.”
This observation, that the USVI is in need of data gathering and analysis methods about the
transportation system is still true today.  The CTMP contains several recommendations to address the
lack of available data and analysis to support the development of the CTMP
The purpose of Executive Order 333-1991 was to give direction to all departments and agencies of the
USVI Government in drafting a comprehensive plan for the Territory.  The guidelines were developed
and adopted through an extensive public outreach process run by the Planning Division.  Executive
Order 333-1991 directed all departments and agencies to conduct their programs and operating
procedures in conformity with the guidelines, so that the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan
would not be jeopardized by development inconsistent with the policies established in the Executive
Order.  Guidelines were developed for twenty categories of activity, including transportation.  The
overall goal for Transportation in the Guidelines was to:
This Transportation Guideline adopted in 1991 under Executive Order 333-1991 is provided in Error!
Reference source not found..  The goals and objectives developed for the Guidelines and Needs
Assessment formed the basis for the goals discussion for this CTMP.
1.2 Planning Process and Public Outreach
The CTMP was developed through a coordinated, comprehensive and continuous process composed of
three technical areas progressing through several stages.  As shown in Figure 1.1, the CTMP resulted
from the integration of planning tasks with traffic analysis and public involvement.  Elements of the
planning process included:
·
A community outreach program to engage USVI’s citizens and stakeholders in the process to
identify project goals and objectives, determine transportation needs, and obtain feedback
regarding recommendations for projects to be included in the CTMP
·
An inventory of existing transportation system conditions to establish a baseline for determining
future needs
·
A review of historical transportation and demographic data and trends
·
An analysis of previous planning efforts, including the Executive Order 333-1991
·
The development, concurrence, and application of performance measures in order to identify,
evaluate, and prioritize transportation improvements
·
Development of the USVI’s travel demand forecasting model
·
Identification of transportation improvements to address existing and anticipated congestion
·
Review of potential federal and local funding sources
·
Prioritization of projects based on available funding, goals and objectives, and public comments
·
Development of the 2040 USVI CTMP document
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Figure 1.1 - Planning Process
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Public and stakeholder outreach was conducted to assist in the identification of the USVI’s transportation
needs and priorities.  Key stakeholders, including local and federal agencies were involved through the
creation of three island-based community advisory groups and two territory wide committees, the
executive committee and technical advisory committee.  The various groups met periodically throughout
the development of the master plan and will remain involved throughout its implementation.  Key
committee members also participated in a Speaker’s Bureau, which met as requested with civic,
professional, business, environmental and homeowners associations on the three islands.  Additional
public outreach included territory wide meetings and a website, www.usvitransportationplan.com.  A
brief description of the roles, responsibilities, and function of each of the groups is discussed below.
Technical Advisory Committee meetings facilitated the information exchange with agency planners and
statisticians crucial to the development of the CTMP. Organized meetings with specific goals were
conducted for Territory and Federal officials to ensure that accurate statistics were gathered and all policy
and process requirements were met as part of the planning effort.
Executive Committee meetings were held to brief senior staff of DPW, the Port Authority, FHWA, FTA,
DPNR and the Office of the Governor of the plan’s progress.   The purpose of the executive committee
was to set policy and oversee the study.
Public Information meetings occurred in two steps, beginning with a series of community meetings
which were held in on St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix in July 2009.  The purpose of these meetings
was to gather community input pertaining to the draft goals, objectives, existing conditions, and
transportation issues.  The public was encouraged to identify existing problems that need to be
addressed, as well as potential improvements required for the future transportation system.  A second
series of public meetings was held in May 2013 where a draft of the CTMP was presented and discussed.
Specifically, the public was given the opportunity to review the roadway plan, the transit plan, and the
methodology by which projects were selected.  The public was asked for their input to assure that the
recommendations were relevant to their concerns and preferences.
Media Relations was accomplished through press releases, press conferences, print, radio and television
interviews, local talk shows and a limited amount of paid advertising.
Speaker’s Bureau
- Executive and
Technical 
Advisory 
Committee
members spoke at civic and business
organization meetings, such as the
Chamber of Commerce and other
venues.
Community Advisory Group - Three
island-wide 
Community 
Advisory
Groups 
(CAG), 
consisting 
of
representatives of business, cultural,
homeowners 
and 
social 
service
organizations, met at key decision
points in the planning process.  These
CAGs identified and prioritized future
transportation projects and provided
feedback on local transportation needs.
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The CTMP is a living document that has been developed as a foundation for making sound
transportation policy decisions to improve the overall quality of life for the people of the United States
Virgin Islands now and in the future.
1.3 Relationship to Territorial Transportation Improvement Plan
The CTMP is designed to conform to the requirements of SAFETEA-LU, examines a 30-year span, and
establishes the priorities and framework for future transportation improvements.  The CTMP is a
planning document that identifies those projects that are likely to be funded by a combination of local
and federal resources within the year 2010-2040 timeframe.  It also provides an illustrative list of projects
that, while unfunded, are directly related to documented needs arising from anticipated growth.
In contrast, the Territorial Transportation Improvement Plan (TTIP) is a short-term budgeting document
that identifies transportation projects that will be implemented during the current four-year period.  The
link between the two documents is that the projects identified in the long-range CTMP provide the basis
for selection and prioritization of projects in the TTIP.  The CTMP identifies a list of needed
improvements and the TTIP establishes funding for those deemed to be the highest priority within the
immediate future.  Projects are required to be included in the CTMP before they can be programmed
(funded) in the TTIP.
The TTIP programs projects in terms of their stage, such as preliminary design, final design, right-of-way
acquisition/environmental clearance, or construction.  It includes a more detailed description of the
project’s design concept and scope (number of lanes and location), a cost estimate, and an anticipated
funding source.  The TTIP alerts FHWA and FTA of the need to process funding requests for project
implementation to meet established schedules.
1.4 Statutory Requirements
The CTMP is subject to and must address several laws and regulations applicable to transportation
planning and funding, the most recent of which is Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-
21).  MAP-21 was signed into law in July 2012 and is the current national transportation legislation
providing the guiding principles behind transportation decision-making throughout the United States.  It
is a two-year authorization effective for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2013 and FFY 2014.
MAP-21 sets eight Planning Factors to guide transportation decisions and includes the following
mandates:
1.
Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global
competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency.
2.
Increase the safety of the transportation system for all motorized and non-motorized users.
3.
Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users.
4.
Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight.
5.
Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life,
and promote consistency between transportation improvements and state and local planned
growth and economic development patterns.
6.
Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between
modes, for people and freight.
7.
Promote efficient system management and operation.
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8.
Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.
Additionally, the CTMP must have a minimum 20-year horizon at time of adoption and must be updated
no less than every five (5) years.
1.5 Plan Administration
The 2040 CTMP is a dynamic document that prioritizes projects and makes recommendations based on
the most current information available.  It will be administered by the USVI Department of Public Works
in coordination with the Port Authority, Department of Natural Resources (DPNR), and the Governor’s
Office.  The plan should be updated at a minimum of every five years.  At each update, current
conditions and future trends will be assessed and the appropriate modifications made to the plan.
Future financial conditions are one example of a trend that will need to be re-assessed periodically.  The
credit crisis during the fall of 2008 placed severe financial limitations on both government entities
(including the federal government) and private firms in acquiring funds to maintain business operations.
Conversely, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) stimulated the economy by providing
access to a substantial amount of funds for transportation infrastructure.  These are just a few examples of
changes in policies both at the local and federal levels that may affect priorities and projects.
1.6 Plan Approval Process
Input from the Executive Committee, the Technical Advisory Committee, the Community Advisory
Groups, and the community at large was used by DPW staff to prepare the draft plan.  The draft plan was
reviewed by the Executive Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee in November 2014.  The
Community Advisory Groups met in November 2014 to review the draft plan.  This final plan includes
their review and comments.
1.7 Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives
The development of the Vision, Goals and Objectives for the plan is an important step in the planning
process.  The first step in the development of these goals and objectives was a review of the Guidelines
for Transportation in Executive Order 333-1991.  Although much has changed since the adoption of those
guidelines, the vision, goals and objectives articulated in 1991 provided a substantive base from which to
build the CTMP.   Combined with a review of existing conditions, advanced traffic forecasting
techniques, and sound engineering practices, the vision, goals, and objectives provide a framework for
the eventual evaluation and prioritization of transportation solutions.
This Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives were presented to the citizens of USVI in draft form on the
website, www.usvitransportationplan.com, and in a series of three meetings in July 2009.  The public
response was positive and supportive of the developed goals as presented at these meetings.  The goals
and objectives are provided in Table 1.1.
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Table 1-1 - Vision, Goals and Objectives
Goal 1 –Economic Development
Provide an integrated transportation system that
grows the economy of the USVI
OBJECTIVES
1.1 
Provide smooth and efficient transfers of passengers and freight between ports, airports,
railroads, and highways.
1.2 
Support economic development in specific geographic areas by providing access to
redevelopment and infill areas, central business districts, and designated activity centers.
1.3 
Examine institutional or regulatory modifications that will improve efficiency and service.
Goal 2 – Safety and Security
Improve the safety and security on all transportation
modes in the Territory through education,
enforcement and engineering solutions
OBJECTIVES
2.1 
Develop a management system to store crash data and analyze trends in crash location,
frequency and types on a semi-annual basis.
2.2 
Reduce the overall crash rate on UVSI roadways
2.3 
Reduce the overall fatality rate for all transportation modes, including automobiles, mass
transit, bicycles, and pedestrians.
2.4 
Reduce emergency response time.
2.5 
Ensure the safe transport of elementary and secondary school students regardless of mode
chosen.
2.6 
Plan for and provide transportation options during emergency evacuation for special needs
populations.
Plan Layer
Definition
Developed By
Vision
Broad, overarching theme that underlies all
advancements of the Transportation Master Plan.
USVI DPW leaders
Project team
Public Involvement
Goals
General statements of direction for the entire
transportation system.
USVI DPW leaders
Project team
Public Involvement
Objectives
Specific outcomes to achieve the goal.
USVI DPW leaders
Project team
Public Involvement
Vision
An integrated transportation system which serves the needs of
the USVI community.
Mission
Develop, operate and maintain an integrated transportation
system that promotes safe, reliable, cost effective and efficient
movement of people, services and goods.
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Table 1.1 (Continued) - Vision, Goals, and Objectives
Goal 3 – Operation and Maintenance
Maximize the efficiency of existing transportation
facilities and services through upgraded facilities
and improved management, operations and
maintenance activities
OBJECTIVES
3.1 
Bring the existing infrastructure into a state of good repair.
3.2 
Develop standards and schedules for maintaining transportation facilities, services and
equipment for all modes of transportation to extend their life and reduce maintenance costs.
3.3 
Integrate operations and maintenance activities into the planning and programming process by
developing specific system performance measures.
3.4 
Identify and implement the best available technologies to improve the reliability and efficiency
of the transportation system.
Goal 4 - Environmental Sustainability
and Land Use
To ensure that the transportation system supports the
development of communities that provide
transportation choices and preserves the Territory’s
natural, historic, and cultural resources.
OBJECTIVES
4.1 
Support in-fill development and the concentration of new commercial and office space in
activity centers that can be interconnected by transit, bikeways and sidewalks.
4.2 
Avoid, minimize, or mitigate potential adverse effects of transportation on the natural, historic
and cultural resources of the USVI.
4.3 
Reduce the reliance on fossil fuel use of the transportation system.
4.4 
Improve mobility, promote healthy lifestyles, and reduce air pollution and congestion through
increased public transit services and bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
4.5 
Maintain limits on the number of rental and taxi vehicles to reduce congestion and air
pollution.
4.6 
Reduce impervious surfaces where possible.
4.7 
Build projects that support pedestrians, bicycles and transit.
Goal 5 – Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and Accessibility
To maximize mobility and accessibility by
strategically managing transportation facilities and
services to reduced travel times and levels of
congestion
OBJECTIVES
5.1 
Develop a Congestion Management System that employs a mode-neutral analytical framework
to improve mobility for residents and tourists.
5.2 
Provide effective and economical transportation choices and alternatives for people and goods
movement.
5.3 
Improve transportation system operating efficiency.
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Table 1.1 (Continued) - Vision, Goals, and Objectives
Goal 6 - Provide a Seamless and
Integrated Transportation Network
To improve on-island and inter-island accessibility
and mobility for people and goods across all modes of
transportation; ensure interconnected access to all
areas of the Territory, the nation and the world
OBJECTIVES
6.1 
Plan and develop each mode of transportation in coordination with other modes to promote
convenience, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
6.2 
Increase mode choice and access for persons with disabilities, low-income residents, non-
English speaking citizens and elderly populations.
6.3 
Provide an integrated network of pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
6.4 
Improve connections for freight and passenger movements within the USVI and to additional
Caribbean and global destinations.
6.5  
Provide efficient access to existing and planned activity and employment centers.
Goal 7—Agency and Public Outreach in
Transportation Planning and
Programming
To improve coordination, communication, and
cooperation among transportation professionals,
users, providers, and those affected by
transportation activities, regardless of race,
religion, national origin, or income.
OBJECTIVES
7.1 
Coordinate transportation planning and programming activities among the Department of
Public Works, the Port Authority, the Department of Interior and Homeland Security.
7.2 
Implement an effective and ongoing community outreach program that supports informed
decision-making through improved communications and responsive planning and
programming methods and techniques.
7.3 
Provide underserved groups, populations and areas with equal access to information and
input into the decision-making process for transportation planning, financing, construction,
operations and maintenance activities.
7.4 
Ensure that all stakeholder communications and outreach efforts are properly coordinated,
consistent, understandable and simply presented.
7.5 
Ensure that all required public input is properly documented, interpreted and distributed as
necessary in a timely and effective fashion.
7.6 
Provide adequate time for public review and comment at key milestones of the transportation
planning process.
7.7 
Support collaborative working relationships among federal, territorial and local interests with
the objective of removing barriers, aligning interests, and developing innovative, equitable
solutions.
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Table 1.1 (Continued) - Vision, Goals, and Objectives
Goal 8 - Financial Accountability
To create a transportation funding structure that is
stable and reliable and supports a viable
transportation system to achieve territorial and
local goals now and into the future.
OBJECTIVES
8.1 
Develop a financially responsible implementation plan that allocates and maximizes the use of
all available financial resources.
8.2 
Seek out and promote public-private partnerships for innovative delivery of services and
projects.
8.3 
Explore alternative funding sources
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2.0 Overview of the Territory
The U.S. Virgin Islands are comprised of three main islands and many small cays.  The islands are
approximately 150 square miles in size, but are spread across several hundred square miles of area. St.
Croix is the largest island, being approximately 80 square miles; St. Thomas is approximately 33 square
miles, and St. John is approximately 22 square miles.
The population of the Territory is approximately 107,000 people.  Most of the population lives on the
three main islands, with a small amount on Water Island. In terms of population distribution and based
on 2010 Census data, St. Croix has approximately 51,000 people; St. Thomas 52,000 people; and St. John
4,200 people.  Water Island is a small cay south of St. Thomas.  It is a bedroom community with
approximately 200 residents.  About half of the residents of Water Island are seasonal residents and
reside on the island part time.  The other half of the residents that live on Water Island primarily work
and attend school on St. Thomas.
Historically, each island has developed differently according to its geography.  St. Thomas has
traditionally been, and continues to be a commercial port due to the deep water harbor of Charlotte
Amalie.  St. Thomas is also one of the most popular cruise ship destinations in the Caribbean.  St. Croix at
one time thrived as a plantation island producing sugar, but has since developed light industry due to its
abundance of flat land.  Attempts to develop a tourist economy on par with St. Thomas on the island of
St. Croix continue to be a primary goal of the Virgin Islands government.  St. John started as a plantation
island, but the Danish government abandoned the island economically after the slave revolt in 1733.  As
such, much of the island was undeveloped when the Virgin Islands National Park was created in 1956.
As a result of the park, privately owned property is a valuable resource on St. John, providing sites for
luxury residences.  Figure 2.1 shows a map of the Territory.
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Figure 2.1 - USVI Territory
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2.1 Overview of St. Thomas
St. Thomas is a very mountainous island with very little flat land.
Although St. Thomas is 13 miles long, more than 80 percent of the
population lives in the eastern half of the island. Economic activity
in the construction of luxury residences has produced a recent
surge in real estate values in St. Thomas.
Charlotte Amalie remains one of the number one cruise ship
destinations in the world.  More than 2,000,000 tourists visit St.
Thomas yearly on cruise ships.  Most of those visitors arrive at the
West Indian Company Ltd. Dock at the eastern end of Charlotte
Amalie.  The Virgin Islands Port Authority recently expanded the
Crown Bay facility in Subase to accommodate larger vessels that
will become the norm in the cruise industry, replacing the smaller
ships presently in use.  The Red Hook facility on the eastern end of
the island provides inter-island commuter travel between St.
Thomas, St. John and Tortola.  The Virgin Islands Port Authority
recently began expanding the Red Hook facility to address the
growing needs of that community.  Inter island commuter travel
also is provided in Charlotte Amalie harbor at the Edmund
Wilmoth Blyden IV Marine Terminal.  Air travel is provided
through the Cyril E. King Airport, which is located in the western
portion of the island.
The automobile is the preferred mode of transportation in St. Thomas.  Public transportation is provided
along the primary east-west route to the major population centers.  The existing system lacks equipment
and frequently breaks down.  There is a system of taxi jitneys, locally referred to as “dollar taxis” that
provide an ad hoc alternative to the public transportation system.  No public transportation is provided
along the northern and southern sides of the island, only through the central spine.  This is due to the
mountainous terrain and density of population in those areas.
2.2 Overview of St. Croix
St. Croix geographically is a contrast to St.
Thomas.  The island is approximately 21
miles long and seven miles wide.  Much of
the land is relatively flat, with two mountain
ranges in the north and east end of the
island.  There are two main towns,
Christiansted in the east and Frederiksted in
the west.  Most of the population lives
between these two towns.
Christiansted was once the capital of the Danish West Indies, and as such, is rich in historical public and
private buildings.  Frederiksted was originally developed as a shipping port for the plantations in the
west and has historically been a secondary town to Christiansted.  St. Croix abandoned agriculture as its
primary industry in the 1960’s and since that time has developed light industry and tourism as its
primary industries.  Much of the agricultural land between Christiansted and Frederiksted has been
redeveloped with light industry, residential communities, and shopping centers.  The mid-island area
used to include the third largest oil refinery in the world (HOVENSA) and includes the Sunny Isle
Shopping Center, a mjor commercial center on the island.  However, the economy of St. Croix has been in
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a state of decline since Hurricane Hugo in 1989.  The Virgin Islands Government, working through the
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, recently completed the Frederiksted Revitalization Project.  This
ambitious project, developed in concert with the cruise ship
industry, included enhancing the existing Ann Abramson Pier and
the creation of a new beach.  As a result of these improvements,
cruise ships have returned to St. Croix.
The recently renovated and expanded Henry Rohlsen Airport is
located on the western edge of the mid-island area.  It is hoped that
the expansion of the runway to 10,000 feet will allow St. Croix to
attract direct flights from Europe.  There are several roadways that
traverse the island from east to west.  The primary arteries are the Melvin Evans Highway and the Queen
Mary Highway.  Many north-south roads traverse both streets, making vehicular traffic much less
congested than St. Thomas.  Public transportation, like St. Thomas, is relegated to areas of greater
population density.  However, the geography and roadway network of St. Croix allows for a much easier
expansion of the system than St. Thomas.
2.3 Overview of St. John
St. John is a mountainous island approximately 22 square miles in
size.  More than 70 percent of the island is owned the U.S.
National Park Service.  Since 1956, the park has been, and
continues to be the major attraction of St. John.  There are two
main population centers, Cruz Bay on the eastern end and Coral
Bay on the western end.  Most of the people visiting St. John arrive
at Cruz Bay.  The economy of Cruz Bay is presently very active, as
a 
result 
of 
the
development 
of 
luxury
housing 
communities
primarily in the eastern end of the island. Congestion in Cruz
Bay and along the north shore beaches tends to be the major
problem in St. John’s transportation network.  The Virgin Islands
Port Authority recently constructed the Enighed Pond Freight
facility to alleviate congestion in the Cruz Bay area.  The
passenger ferry still lands in Cruz Bay and likely will continue to
do so until additional roadway and parking improvements
adequately link the new facility with other areas of Cruz Bay.
2.4 Overview of Water Island
Water Island is a bedroom community of St. Thomas.  The
marine facilities serving the island are inadequate and need to be
expanded and repaired.  The main ferry landing has been
damaged since Hurricane Marilyn in 1995.  A floating dock now
serves as its replacement. Cargo and trash removal is presently
done at Flamingo Pond.  However, these facilities are inadequate
and are not properly integrated into the existing roadway
system.  Flamingo Pond appears to be an area where it will be
appropriate to develop commercial and institutional activities on
the island if the residents so desire.
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St Croix
49%
St John
4%
St Thomas
47%
3.0 Characteristics of the Territory
Outlined in this chapter are several major demographic, transportation, land use, employment, and
economic development trends that provide important context for the actions specified in the 2040
Comprehensive Transportation Master Plan.  The Territory has experienced almost constant growth over
the last 20 years.  Although this growth slowed in 2008 and 2009 due to worldwide economic conditions,
the long term trends show a future of steady population and visitor growth, which could easily result in
greater congestion, longer travel times, and more pollution.  The results of these trends are a greater need
for an efficiency and multimodal transportation system in order to avoid significant adverse impacts that
affect the quality of life of the residents and visitors to the Territory.
The analysis included in the following sections use various sources in order to have an assessment of
existing conditions and growth trends.  The data were avalable for a wide range of years between 1989
and 2014.  While the same set of years is not consistent throughout the analysis, it does provide an
overview of the characteristics of the islands and the potential future growth.
3.1 Community Characteristics
The following data describes the existing condition of the social, economic and travel characteristics of
island residents.
3.1.1
Population and Households
Since 1980, the US Census Bureau has established “census sub-districts” as the primary subdivisions of
the U.S. Virgin Islands for the reporting of decennial census data.  The 20 census sub-districts are legally
established entities intended to be permanent areas that reflect land use planning districts1.
A breakdown of the percentage of the Territory by island is illustrated on Figure 3.1.  The graph shows St.
Croix and St. Thomas with similar population, between 49 and 47 percent of the total territory
population.  Four percent of the population live in St. John based on the 2010 Census data.
Figure 3.1 - USVI 2010 Population by Island
As shown in Table 3-1, population in the Territory increased moderately on St. Croix and St. Thomas,
with St. John experiencing the greatest percent change over the last 40 years.  On St. Croix, the Sion Farm
1 The 2000 Census was the first decennial census for which the entire United States and its territories are
covered by census tracts.
Overall, the older more
urban cities and towns
are losing population
on average while areas
outside these centers
are gaining population
creating more dispersed
developments, longer
trips, auto dependency
Source: U.S. Census
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sub-district contains the greatest concentration of the population, with 25 percent residing in this sub-
district in 2010.  Christiansted and Frederiksted, which are the two major towns on the island, decreased
in population, while the East End, South Central and Anna’s Hope sub-districts each gained population.
In St. Thomas, the Charlotte Amalie sub-district (which includes the USVI capital and the island’s major
urban center) had the highest population concentration of approximately 36 percent of all island residents
in the year 2010.  However, this sub-district experienced a four percent decline in population from 1980 to
2010.  St. Thomas, which has the greatest population density of all the islands, grew by 16 percent
between 1980 and 2010.  Areas with the most significant growth since 1980 included the West End, East
End and Northside sub-districts as indicated in Table 3.1 below.  Despite the island having the smallest
population density, St. John has experienced significant growth in the Central and Coral Bay sub-districts
over the last 30 years.  This data was used as a base to estimate future population growth.
Table 3-1 - 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 Census Data – Population
Geography
Location
(Sub-
District)
Population
2010
Avg HH
Size
2010
Median
Age
1980
1990
2000
2010
Absolute
Change
(2010-
1980)
%
Change
(2010-
1980)
2010
Avg Pop
Density
St. Croix
49,730
50,140
53,230
50,600
880
1.8%
610
2.5
38.2
Anna's Hope
Village
3,290
3,660
4,190
4,040
750
22.8%
410
2.44
40.6
Christiansted
3,410
3,200
2,870
2,630
-790
-23.2%
3460
2.2
38.5
East End
1,650
1,740
2,340
2,450
810
49.1%
190
2.19
48.6
Frederiksted
3,950
4,070
3,770
3,090
-860
-21.8%
2240
2.49
33.1
Northcentral
5,770
5,500
5,760
4,980
-790
-13.7%
390
2.49
39.5
Northwest
5,710
4,830
4,920
4,860
-850
-14.9%
270
2.52
35.5
Sion Farm
12,560
11,880
13,570
13,000
440
3.5%
1380
2.49
38
Southcentral
6,310
7,430
8,130
8,050
1,740
27.6%
640
2.7
36.4
Southwest
7,070
7,840
7,700
7,500
430
6.1%
1360
2.6
37.8
St. John
2,470
3,500
4,200
4,170
1,700
68.8%
210
2.18
41.9
Central
250
620
750
780
530
212.0%
60
2.11
40.1
Coral Bay
260
360
650
630
380
146.2%
330
2.09
45.3
Cruz Bay
1,930
2,470
2,740
2,710
780
40.4%
980
2.23
41
East End
40
50
60
50
10
25.0%
60
1.7
58.5
St. Thomas
44,370
48,170
51,180
51,630
7,260
16.4%
1650
2.35
39.8
Charlotte
Amalie
19,300
20,590
18,910
18,480
-820
-4.2%
5500
2.3
38
East End
4,720
5,930
7,670
8,400
3,680
78.0%
1600
2.36
40.2
Northside
5,730
6,400
8,710
10,050
4,320
75.4%
950
2.22
41.6
Southside
4,450
4,670
5,470
5,410
960
21.6%
1220
2.51
39.1
Tutu
8,940
9,080
8,200
6,870
-2,070
-23.2%
4530
2.59
40.2
Water Island
150
170
160
180
30
20.0%
190
1.96
55.3
West End
1,080
1,320
2,060
2,240
1,170
108.3%
430
2.33
40.7
TOTALS
96,570
101,810 
108,610 
106,410
9,840
10.2%
790
2.41
39.2
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Figures 3.2 through 3.4 illustrate the population densities for each of the island.  Population density is a
gauge for identification of the most populated areas in the Territory.
Figure 3.2 - St. Croix – 2010 Population Density by Census Block Group
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Figure 3.3 - St. John – 2010 Population Density by Census Block Group
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Figure 3.4 - St. Thomas – 2010 Population Density by Census Block Group
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Recent figures from the Bureau of Economic Research indicate the USVI population grew to 115,430 in
2008 but continues to decline at a rate of approximately four percent per year as seen on Table 3-2.
Table 3-2 - 2001-2012 Population by Island
Year
St. Croix
St.
Thomas
St. John
Territory
Population
2001
53,670
51,510
4,220
109,400
2002
53,930
51,850
4,250
110,030
2003
54,280
52,180
4,280
110,740
2004
54,630
52,520
4,310
111,460
2005
54,640
52,530
4,310
111,480
2006
55,720
53,570
4,390
113,680
2007
56,240
54,070
4,430
114,740
2008
56,580
54,390
4,460
115,430
2009
52,612
50,583
4,148
107,343
2010
50,601
51,634
4,170
106,405
2008 to 2012 Average
Annual Percent Change
-5%
-2%
-3%
-4%
2011 to 2012 Annual
Percent Change
-3.8%
2.1%
0.5%
-0.9%
Source:  USVI Bureau of Economic Research – USVI Annual Economic Indicators
Between 1980 and 2010, the number of households increased in the U.S. Virgin Islands from 28,330 to
43,210 a change of 52 percent (an average household size of 2.4 percent).  This is results in a marked
decrease in household size.  Furthermore the number of households with children has decreased by
almost eight percent from 2000 to 2010 with roughly one quarter of each island’s households containing
children.   This is illustrated on Figure 3.5.
Figure 3.5 - 2000 – 2010 Percentage of Household with Children
37.8%
27.6%
32.2%
29.6%
22.1%
25.3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
St.Croix
St.John
St.Thomas
US Census 2000
US Census 2010
Percent Households with Children under 18 years of Age
Source: US Census 2000, 2010
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Motorcycle
0.1%
Walk
3.6%
Other
1.9%
Work at Home
1.7%
Carpool
21.0%
Drive Alone
69.8%
Public
Transportation
5.8%
2010 St.Croix
Motorcycle
0.5%
Walk
17.2%Other
4.4%
Work at Home
5.1%
Carpool
26.7%
Drive Alone
65.1%
Public
Transportation
8.2%
2010 St.John
Motorcycle
0.3%
Walk
7.1%Other
3.2% Work at Home
2.2%
Carpool
28.5%
Drive Alone
62.7%
Public
Transportation
16.7%
2010 St.Thomas
3.1.2
Travel Characteristics
Several modes of travel are available to residents of USVI, however
on average 66 percent of all workers drove alone to work in 2010,
representing a 14 percent increase from 2000 to 2010. Carpooling
experienced a mild increase on all the islands. People taking public
transportation in St. Thomas increased by four percent in 2010
whereas in St. Croix and St. John people taking public
transportation decreased by three percent and 0.8 percent
respectively.   This is illustrated on Figure 3.6.
                     Figure 3.6 - Mode of Transportation
Each island has distinctive travel characteristics.
St. Thomas and St. Croix have higher ages of
single drivers and numbers of vehicles, as well as
the longest travel times to work. St. John’s
residents tended to walk more while achieving
shorter commute times.  Overall carpooling in the
USVI as a percentage of total transportation usage
is significantly higher than in the United States,
demonstrating unique travel patterns on the
islands.  This may indicate a need for improved
bus coverage and service.
The number of workers walking to work
increased in St. John from 2000 to 2010. On St.
Thomas and St. Croix people walking to work
remained same at seven percent and four percent
respectively.
The majority of workers on St. Thomas and St.
Croix (who did not work at home) experienced
commutes of 15 to 19 minutes and 30 to 34
minutes respectively.  Additionally, for St. Croix
the number of commuters experiencing travel
times over 45 minutes from 2000 to 2010 increased
by 40 percent.  For St. John, half of the workers
had travel times less than 14 minutes.
The USVI average travel time to work in 2000 and
2010 was 20 and 16 minutes, a slight decrease
(four percent) from 2000 (the US average
commute time was 26 minutes {ACS 2006-2010}).
Table 3.3 summarizes the changes in car
availability in the USVI Territory between 2000
and 2010.  The data, obtained from the US Census
Bureau, shows an almost 43 percent increase in
the number of households with three cars or more
The number of households
with vehicles has increased
significantly from 2000 to
2010. 
St. 
Thomas 
has
experienced 
a 24 percent
increase of one and two car
households while St. Croix
has seen almost 50 percent
increase in households with
three or more vehicles.
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and 10 percent decrease in the number of households without a car in the period analyzed.  This
demonstrates the continued reliance on personal vehicle as a means of transportation in the Territory.
Table 3-3 - Household Vehicles
Vehicle
Availability
Total
St.
Croix
St.
John
St.
Thomas
2000
None
9,860
4,520 
370
4,970
1
18,370
8,640 
820
8,910
2
9,610
4,860 
450
4,300
3 or more
2,810
1,440 
90
1,280
2010
None
8,910
3,530 
380
5,000
1
19,480
8,690 
870
9,920
2
10,800
5,420 
520
4,860
3 or more
4,030
2,130 
130
1,770
% Change
None
-10%
-22% 
3%
1%
1
6%
1%
6%
11%
2
12%
12% 
16%
13%
3 or more
43%
48% 
44%
38%
Source: US Census 2000 and 2010.
Vehicle registrations in all the islands between the years 2000 and 2010 are shown in Figure 3.7. FY 2003
showed lowest vehicle registrations in the decade and FY 2009 showed highest number of vehicle
registrations. Average number of vehicles registered between 2001 – 2010 increased nine percent when
compared to average vehicles registered between FY 1991 – 2000. In short, USVI residents are becoming
increasingly auto-dependent.
Figure 3.7 - 2000 – 2010 USVI Vehicle Registration
50,000
55,000
60,000
65,000
70,000
75,000
80,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bureau of Economic Research, US Virgin Islands
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3.1.3
Safety
Crash data has been compiled intermittently over the years as staff and budget has allowed.  The accident
data on Figure 3.8 was obtained from the USVI Police Department (VIPD) and shows that traffic
accidents on St. John and St. Thomas have risen slightly over a five-year period from 1998 through 2002
after declining in the 1990s.  Comparable data was not available for St. Croix beyond 1997.
The Department is in the process of implementing a new
software that would allow obtaining information about
the location of the accidents.  That software would also
support keeping accurate crash data with details as to
location, type of accident, weather and road conditions
and time of day to help the agency identify high crash
locations and analyze the underlying reasons.  These
causes may range from access management issues (too
many curb cuts), roadway geometry issues, enforcement,
and road users (drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, students)
education.  Once the causes have been identified, effective
solutions, 
which 
could 
include 
improved 
public
awareness campaigns on vehicle safety, increased law
enforcement, 
better 
signage 
and 
redesign 
of
transportation facilities, can be implemented.  With an
aging population ages, these options will become
especially vital to protect the health and safety of the
traveling public.
Figure 3.8 - 1994 – 2002 Summary of Traffic Accidents
*Vehicle registration data from 1994 to 2002.
USVI Traffic Accidents
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
St Croix St John & St Thomas Source: USVI Dept of Public Safety
A leading cause of accidents today is
“distracted driving”, often caused by
cell phone use.  Many states are
regulating the use of cell phones
while driving.  If it has not already
done so, the USVI should enact cell
phone legislation.
The USVI does have a primary seat
belt law, allowing officers to ticket a
driver for not wearing a seat belt,
without any other traffic offense
taking place, with maximum fines of
up to $250.
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3.1.4
Public Schools
The U.S. Virgin Islands currently has 33 public schools comprised of 23 elementary, five junior high, and
five high schools.  Sixteen of the schools are found on St. Thomas, 15 on St. Croix, and two on St. John.
The St. Croix District had a total of 8,054 students as of September 2009; St. John/St. Thomas District had
7,714 students in September 20092.  Table 3.4 shows the address of the public schools in the Territory.
Table 3-4 - Public Schools
School
Address
Island
Elementary
E. Benjamin Oliver
#148-325 Anna's Retreat, Tutu, Saint Thomas, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Edith Williams
#1 Estate Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Jane E. Tuitt
#19 Levoki Straede, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, VI
00802
St. Thomas
Joseph Gomez
#142 Anna's Retreat, Tutu, Saint Thomas, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Joseph Sibilly
#14, 15 & 16 Estate Elizabeth, Saint Thomas, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Gladys Abraham
#68a Estate Lindberg, Saint Thomas, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Leonard Dober
#9-a & 10-b Kronprindsens Gade, Saint Thomas, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Herbert Lockhart
#41 Estate Thomas, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Yvan Bowski
#15b & 16 Estate Mandahl, Saint Thomas, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Ulla F. Muller
#7b Estate Contant, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Alexander Henderson
#73 Estate Concordia, Frederiksted, VI 00820-4665
St. Croix
Evelyn Williams
13- A Mount Pleasant, Frederiksted, 00841
St. Croix
Claude O. Markoe
Plots 7175 Mars Hill
St. Croix
Eulalie Rivera
Route #1 Grove Place, Frederiksted, VI 00840
St. Croix
Juanita Gardine
Estate Richmond, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820-4665
St. Croix
Lew Muckle
317 Sion Farm, Christiansted, VI 00820-4665
St. Croix
Pearle B. Larsen
Estate St. Peters, Christiansted, VI 00820-4665
St. Croix
Ricardo Richards
#491 Barren Spot, Christiansted, VI 00850
St. Croix
Charles H. Emanuel
Kingshill Star Route #1, St. Croix, VI 00851
St. Croix
Alfredo Andrews
RR #1 Kingshill, St. Croix, VI 00850
St. Croix
Guy Benjamin
#1 & 2 Emmanus, Coral Bay, St. John, VI 00830
St. John
Julius E. Sprauve
#14-18 Estate Enighed, St. John, VI 00831
St. John
2 USVI Department of Education, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation.
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Table 3.4 (Continued) - Public Schools
School
Address
Island
Junior High
Bertha Boschulte
#9-1 & 12a Bovoni (western), St. Thomas, VI, 00802
St. Thomas
Addelita Cancryn
#1 Crown Bay, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00804
St. Thomas
Arthur A. Richards
#20-21 Stoney Ground, Frederiksted, VI 00840
St. Croix
Elena L. Christian
64-65ad La Grande Princesse, St. Croix, VI 00820-4665
St. Croix
John H. Woodson
Rural Route #1 Kingshill, St. Croix, VI 00850
St. Croix
High
Charlotte Amalie
#8 & 9 Estate Thomas, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802
St. Thomas
Ivanna Eudora Kean
Tract A Of 1 & 2 Est. Nazareth, St. Thomas, VI 00802
St. Thomas
St. Croix Central High
RR #2 Kingshill, St. Croix, VI 00851
St. Croix
St. 
Croix 
Educational
Complex
RR #2 Kingshill, St. Croix, VI 00850
St. Croix
St. 
Croix 
Educational
Complex Vocational
RR #2 Kingshill, St. Croix, VI 00850
St. Croix
3.1.5
Key Travel Indicators
Continuing reductions in household size, widespread auto availability,
and the ongoing suburbanization of population and jobs have resulted
in intense use of the region’s roadways. VMT (or the total miles traveled
by all vehicles for a section of roadway in a given amount of time) will
continue to exceed population and automobile growth in the future as
USVI becomes more auto-oriented and car depended for work and non-
work trips.  The results of this sprawl phenomenon are well
documented leading to more congestion, wasting time and money, as
well as degradation of air quality and health.  Figure 3.9 shows that the
increase in VMT (37 percent) is significant when compared to the
increase in population (seven percent).
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Figure 3.9 - 1990 – 2000 Key Travel Indicators
Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands; US Department of Transportation, US Census and
Consultant Team
3.1.6
Employment
The number of jobs in the USVI did not grow appreciably from 2000 to 2010; however the distribution of
occupations and professions changed considerably as shown on Figure 3.10.
Figure 3.10 - 2010 Employment by Sector
Construction and
mining
5%
Manufacturing
5%
Transportation,Wareho
use and Utilities
3%
Wholesale and retail
trade
15%
Financial Activities
5%
Leisure and hospitality
17%
Information
2%
Services
21%
Federal government
2%
Territorial government
27%
Key Travel Indicators
Percent Change 1990* to 200
6.7%
21.7%
37.2%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Population
Vehicle Registrations
Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Between 2000 and 2011, leisure and hospitality occupations
had the greatest increase.  As seen on Table 3.5,
transportation, warehouse, and utilities 
employment
decreased by approximately 40 percent from 2000 to 2011.
Hovensa, Ritz-Carlton, and K-Mart were the three largest
employers on the islands.
Table 3-5 - USVI Employed Population 16 Years and Older
Category
2000
2010
2011
Change
2000 to 2011
Change
2010 to 2011
Change
2000 to 2011
Private sector
29,020
31,030
30,550
6.9%
-1.5%
5.3%
Construction and
mining
1,950
2,100
2,040
7.7%
-2.9%
4.6%
Manufacturing
2,480
2,120
2,050
-14.5%
-3.3%
-17.3%
Transportation,
Warehouse and
Utilities
2,450
1,510
1,500
-38.4%
-0.7%
-38.8%
Wholesale and
retail trade
8,950
6,710
6,750
-25.0%
0.6%
-24.6%
Financial
Activities
1,950
2,360
2,360
21.0%
0.0%
21.0%
Leisure and
hospitality
0
7,300
7,220
0.0%
-1.1%
0.0%
Information
0
770
800
0.0%
3.9%
0.0%
Services
11,240
9,140
9,320
-18.7%
2.0%
-17.1%
Federal
government
860
960
960
11.6%
0.0%
11.6%
Territorial
government
12,170
12,120
11,560
-0.4%
-4.6%
-5.0%
Total
42,050
44,110
43,080
4.9%
-2.3%
2.4%
Source: USVI Bureau of Economic Research
3.1.7
Income
Household income distribution, though a less significant indicator of transportation need, does help to set
the contextual environment for the study area.  St. Croix experienced the largest increase in median
household income at 68 percent from 2000 to 2010, whereas St. John has the highest per capita and
household income for the Territory.  Based on the 2010 Census, the overall median household income of
$37,250 and per capita income of $21,360 were much less than the US average of $51,920 and $27,330
respectively.  Figure 3.11 reflect the change in overall income between 2000 and 2010.
In 2011, the leisure and hospitality
sector employed 17 percent of the
USVI work force - one of the largest
non-governmental sectors - mainly
from tourism related activities.
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Figure 3.11 - USVI Median Household Income Distribution (2010-2040)
$21,400
$32,480
$26,890
$36,040
$40,640
$38,230
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$45,000
St.Croix
St.John
St.Thomas
US Census 2000
US Census 2010
Source: US Census 2000, 2010
3.1.8
Tourism
The USVI’s economy is driven by tourism, which has been very volatile and extremely competive in
recent years.  After experiencing near steady increases for several years, visitor arrivals peaked in 2005
and have gone down or leveled off.  The USVI Department of
Tourism, the Virgin Islands Port 
Authority, and 
the
Department of Public Works are actively working in
developing programs and putting infrastructure in place to
reverse that trend.  Any deviation in the number of
excursionists and tourists can have a major impact on the
government’s tax revenue (for maintaining older or building
new transportation facilities), as well as the spillover effect on
retail stores and restaurants.  The Territory’s revenue
collections in the first six months of fiscal year 2009 declined 22
percent, below 2008 levels.  However, there are several factors
that could mitigate against an even sharper decline and lay
ground for recovery.  First, the American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act of 2009 may bring some stability to the economy
by stimulating jobs and investment. Second, as energy prices
remain subdued due to the recession, additional disposable income may encourage consumer spending
and travel.  As the economy grows, new transportation challenges will be introduced to serve new
businesses in new locations and attract skilled workforce as te quality of life is enhanced.
Figure 3.12 shows a summary of visitor activity by island and my mode of arrival.
As incomes increase so does the
purchase 
of 
private
automobiles 
for 
work-based
and non-work trips over other
means of transportation such as
public 
transit 
or 
walking.
Moreover, 
as 
incomes 
and
population 
increase 
the
transportation 
network 
will
become more congested with
cars (as shown in the next
section) given limited capacity.
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Figure 3.12 - 2010 Visitors by Island and by Mode
Percentage of Visitors by Island
Air
24%
Cruise
76%
St. Thomas/ St. John
Air
50%
Cruise
50%
St. Croix
Percentage of Visitors by Mode
St.
Thomas
/ St.
John
79%
St. Croix
21%
Air
St.
Thomas/
St. John
92%
St. Croix
8%
Cruise
  Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands
3.1.9
Air and Cruise Visitors
Almost all cruise passengers enter the USVI through St. Thomas’ ports.  As shown on Figures 3.13 and
3.14, the number of cruise passengers decreased on St. Croix by 92 percent from 2000 to 2008 as service
was suspended for a couple of years.  Cruise ship activity resumed on St. Croix in 2009 and 2010.  The
number of cruise passengers has seen a steady increase of 14 percent on St. Thomas/St. John between
2000 and 2004 with some fluctuations until 2007 and not much growth was observed from 2008 - 2010.
Based on 2010 data, three quarters of the visitors to St. Thomas/St. John arrived via cruise ships.  The
majority of all visitors arriving by air fly into St. Thomas (Cyril King International Airport) with only 21
percent utilizing Henry Rohlsen International Airport on St. Croix.  St. John does not have an airport for
visitors, requiring ferry service to reach the island.  With the influx of tourists entering St. Thomas and St.
Croix, maintenance and improvement of transportation facilities will be required to accommodate future
growth and sustain a vibrant service oriented economy.
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Figure 3.13 - Visitor Arrivals to St. Thomas/St. John
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Air
Cruise
Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands
Figure 3.14 - Visitor Arrivals to St. Croix
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Air
Cruise
Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands
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3.1.10
Visitor Surveys
In early 2009, Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), on behalf of the U.S. Virgin Island Department of
Public Works, contracted with NuStats, Inc. to conduct an intercept survey of short- and long-
term visitors to provide an accurate and comprehensive overview of their travel patterns in the
islands.  Primary data collection took place between February 24, 2009 and March 6, 2009, with
a second round of data collection taking place on St. John on May 1, 2009.  A team of trained
interviewers managed by NuStats collected a total of 560 complete and usable surveys for both
short-term (day) and long-term (overnight) visitors3.
3.1.10.1
Short -Term Visitor Results
Almost all short-term visitors came to the USVI for recreation.  Overall, 88 of respondents took
three or fewer trips during their stay.  As seen on Figure 3.15, the top three modes of travel
used were walk (40), safari taxi (35), and regular taxi (18).  Only two of short term visitor trips
were made via rental car.
A total of 621 separate destinations were recorded.  The most visited destinations, with each
garnering over 20 responses, were:
Charlotte Amalie Downtown, St. Thomas
Havensight Mall, St. Thomas
Crown Bay Center, St. Thomas
Magen’s Bay Beach, St. Thomas
Cruz Bay Town, St. John
Lockhart Garden Shopping Center, St. Thomas
Cruz Bay Ferry Terminal, St. John
3 U.S. Virgin Islands Annual Tourism Indicators. Bureau of Economic Research – Office of the Governor.
Available at http://www.usviber.org/pdfs/TOUR06.pdf.
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Figure 3.15 - Short Term Visitor Mode of Transportation
Regular
Taxi
18%
Safari Taxi
35%
Rental Car
2%
VITRAN
Bus
1%
Ferry
Boat
3%
Other
1%
Walk
40%
Source:  NuStats,Inc.
3.1.10.2
Long Term Visitor Results
Long -erm Visitors traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands by plane or boat, stayed on the islands at
least one night and the average stay was eight nights.  Ninety-nine traveled by airplane to the
U.S. Virgin Islands.  As seen on Figure 3.16, the most popular trip modes for long-term visitors
were rental car (41), walking (19), and regular taxi (17).  Only one percent of respondents
traveled using the VITRAN Bus.  The most visited destinations, with each garnering over 20
responses, were:
Cruz Bay Town, St. John
Cinnamon Bay Beach, St. John
Charlotte Amalie Downtown, St. Thomas
Magen’s Bay Beach, St. Thomas
Figure 3.16 - Long Term Visitors Mode of Transportation
Regular
Taxi
17%
Safari
Taxi
4%
Rental
Car
41%
VITRAN
Bus
1%
Ferry Boat
9%
Other
9%
Walk
19%
Source:  NuStats,Inc.
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3.1.11
Hotel Occupancy
Examining historical information regarding the usage and occupancy of hotels serves as a proxy for
determining future economic growth related to the service sector on USVI.  These rates typically reflect
longer stay visitors and business persons that entered the Territory via airplane versus daily cruise ship
excursionists.  As seen on Table 3.6, on  St. Thomas/St. John the number of hotels remained same
whereas hotel rooms, average hotel size and occupancy rates increased slightly by 0.2 percent over the 10-
year period from 2000 to 2010.  St. Thomas has experienced a higher occupancy rate than the other
islands.
On St. Croix, the number of hotel and occupancy rates declined by 10 percent and 6 percent respectively,
but average hotel size has been increased by 15 percent between 2000 and 2010.  Both of these occupancy
levels are below the Caribbean hotel occupancy rate of 66.3 percent4 in 2010. St. Croix tends to have
smaller hotels on average than St. Thomas, possibly as a result of fewer air visitors.
Table 3-6 - 2000 – 2010 Hotel Data
Category
2000
2010
% Change
St. Thomas/St. John
Number of hotels
30
30
0.0%
Number of hotel rooms
3,793
3,799
0.2%
Average hotel size (rooms per hotel)
126
127
0.2%
Occupancy rate ( )
60.6
60.7
0.2%
St. Croix
Number of hotels
19
17
-10.5%
Number of hotel rooms
889
915
2.9%
Average hotel size (rooms per hotel)
47
54
15.0%
Occupancy rate ( )
48.6
45.8
-5.8%
Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands
4Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association < www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com/.../State-of-the-
Industry_STR.pptx>
Leisure and hospitality is one of the main sources of non-governmental employment in the USVI.
As the economy of the Territory grows, so does the demand for better infrastructure and
transportation facilities to accommodate further economic expansion.
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3.1.12
Land Use
The USVI is a well known popular tourist destination because of its white sandy beaches, nightlife, and
quaint historic towns.  Cruz Bay, Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted and Frederiksted remain vital centers of
commerce and housing.  However, the islands have also undergone rapid suburbanization, with the
resultant dispersal of housing units, shopping centers, resorts and employment centers.
Land use data represented in this section is collected from different agencies.  Department of Planning
and Natural Resources (DPNR) grants building and environmental permits associated with new
construction; the Office of the Lieutenant Governor is the owner of the GIS data system.  The most recent
complete land use data available is from 1999 when the Eastern Caribbean Center of the USVI compared
the 1989 Land Use Inventory to 1999 aerial photography.  The resulting report was titled Land Use
Inventory Automation and Update Final Report, and dated December 17, 2004.  According to the inventory
and consistent with the population and employment growth experienced in the Territory, land use
characteristics changed appreciably over the 1989 to 1999 decade as the tourism trade grew and
developed in the Virgin Islands.  This analysis showed considerable development territory wide in
residential homes, businesses, tourist facilities and marinas.
In 1999, over 50 percent of St. Croix was still undeveloped, with residential properties occupying 20
percent of the land followed by agricultural uses at 13 percent.   St. Croix has two historic towns,
Christiansted and Frederiksted, and a relatively large shopping center called Sunny Isle located in the
central region of the island.  While still relatively undeveloped, Figure 3.17 shows that between 1989 and
1999, the land use sectors that showed the most growth were residential/medium density communities
(81 percent) followed by residential/low density (56 percent) and retail/commercial (31 percent).
Figure 3.17 - St. Croix Land Use Summary
St. Croix Land Use Characteristics-1999
St. Croix, Change in Land Use 1989-1999
As illustrated on Figure 3.18, the largest land-use on St. John is National Park land, followed by
undeveloped and residential categories
As shown below, residential development, particularly low density uses such as single-family homes,
have significantly increased in number between 1989 and 1999.  The number of residential units on St.
John more than doubled over this ten-year period.
Resort/
Hotel
2%
Retail/
Commercial
31%
Residential
(Low
Density)
56%
Residential
(Medium
Density)
81%
Residential
(High
Density)
1%
Agriculture
Resort/Hotel
Retail/Commercial
Industrial
Public
Residential
Urban
Waterfront
Parks
Undeveloped
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Figure 3.18 - St. John Land Use Summary
St. John Land Use Characteristics -1999
St.John Change in Land Use 1989-1999
Resort/Hotel
4%
Residential
(Low Density)
165%
Residential
(Medium
Density) 59%
Based on the data provided by DPNR, the majority of the island of St. Thomas was undeveloped in 1999
as shown on Figure 3.19.  Residential areas also occupied a great portion of the island.
However, similar to the other two islands, between 1989 and 1999, growth on St. Thomas also exploded.
The land use sectors that showed the most growth were Retail/Commercial which almost doubled in
size, followed by medium-size residential units and hotels.
Figure 3.19 - St. Thomas Land Use Summary
St.Thomas Land Use Characteristics-1999
St.Thomas Change in Land Use-1989-99
Since 1999, the land use parcel data has not been consistently updated, so more recent comprehensive
land use data is not available.  In an effort to track where development has been happening, several
meetings were held with officials of Department of Planning and Natural Resources, the agency
responsible for issuing building and environmental permits, and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor,
the developer and owner of GIS parcel-based data for the Territory.  As a result of these meetings, some
recent development data was obtained by island.  However, a thourough analysis could not be completed
since the individual permits were not correlated to the land use parcel number.  Using available data,
Figures 3-20 through 3-22 show land use by island and reflect 1999 development patterns.
Resort/
Hotel
18%
Retail/
Commercial
46%
Residential
(Low
Density)
9%
Residential
(Medium
Density) 27%
Residential
(High
Density)
10%
Agriculture
Resort/Hotel
Retail/Commercial
Industrial
Public
Residential
Urban
Waterfront
Parks
Undeveloped
Agriculture
Resort/Hotel
Retail/Commercial
Industrial
Public
Residential
Urban
Waterfront
Parks
Undeveloped
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Figure 3.20 - USVI St. Croix Land-use Map (2009)
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Figure 3.21 - USVI St. John Land-use Map (2009)
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Figure 3.22 - USVI St. Thomas Land-use Map (2009)
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3.1.13
Development and Redevelopment Trends
Tables 3.7 and 3.8 summarize the number or major building permits issued in the Territory over a three-
year period between 2005 and 2008.  These data give some indication of the type and amount of
development that has occurred in the Territory over the past several years.  There was no correlation,
however, between the permits granted and the land use parcel number, so the location of development
cannot be mapped easily.  Discounting “all other building permits” a category developed to encompass
the many small and miscellaneous building permits issued, the number of single family residential
permits outpaced all others.
Table 3-7 - 2005-2008 Building Permits St. Thomas/St. John
Type of permit
St. John
St. Thomas
Total for 4 years
Average per
year
Commercial
16
108
124
31
Residential-multi family
120
378
498
125
Residential-single family
179
363
542
136
All other building permits
263
1,057
1,320
330
Total
578
1,906
2,484
621
Source:  Building Permits Databases from St. John/St Thomas
Table 3-8 - 2009 Building Permits St. Croix
Type of permit
St. Croix
Commercial
21
Residential-multi family
58
Residential-single family
145
All other building permits
428
Total
652
Source:  Building Permits Databases from St. Croix
The trend evidenced in the building permit data is confirmed by the construction permit data shown on
Table 3.9 and Figures 3.23 through 3.26.  The dollar value associated with residential construction is more
than twice that of non-residential construction.
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Table 3-9 - Construction Permit Value by Year/Type in Thousands of Dollars
Category
Year
St. John/St.
Thomas
St. Croix
Total
Total Construction
Permit Value
2010
$80,676
$106,557
$187,233
2009
$85,888
$175,932
$261,820
2008
$183,803
$89,530
$273,333
2007
$172,899
$93,175
$266,074
2006
$217,658
$225,046
$442,704
2005
$274,267
$115,910
$390,177
2004
$210,214
$129,222
$339,436
2003
$174,721
$80,915
$255,636
2002
$190,539
$68,769
$259,308
2001
$106,662
$57,595
$164,257
Private Residential
Construction Permit
Value
2010
$52,785
$73,432
$126,217
2009
$69,589
$66,061
$135,650
2008
$135,506
$74,975
$210,481
2007
$110,147
$69,892
$180,039
2006
$143,551
$86,128
$229,679
2005
$157,888
$68,100
$225,988
2004
$121,635
$89,025
$210,660
2003
$109,738
$54,379
$164,117
2002
$74,942
$49,798
$124,740
2001
$72,231
$45,061
$117,292
Private Non-
Residential
Construction Permit
Value
2010
$11,430
$20,108
$31,538
2009
$8,653
$48,077
$56,730
2008
$31,028
$8,591
$39,619
2007
$57,056
$18,748
$75,804
2006
$64,798
$121,557
$186,355
2005
$79,265
$39,535
$118,800
2004
$63,954
$37,128
$101,082
2003
$27,391
$15,201
$42,592
2002
$20,006
$4,292
$24,298
2001
$7,889
$6,315
$14,204
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Table 3.9 (Continued) - Construction Permit Value by Year/Type in Thousands of Dollars
Category
Year
St. John/St.
Thomas
St. Croix
Total
Public Construction
Permit Value
2010
$16,462
$13,017
$29,479
2009
$7,330
$55,214
$62,544
2008
$17,268
$5,964
$23,232
2007
$2,887
$4,534
$7,421
2006
$9,309
$17,361
$26,670
2005
$37,114
$33,963
$71,077
2004
$24,624
$33,963
$58,587
2003
37,591
11,335
$48,926
2002
95,592
14,680
$110,272
2001
13,989
2,813
$16,802
Source: Bureau of Economic Research, USVI
Figure 3.23 - Total Construction Permit Value in Thousands of Dollars
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
$400,000
$450,000
$500,000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
St. John/St. Thomas
St. Croix
Total
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Figure 3.24 - Private Residential Construction Permit Value in Thousands of Dollars
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
St. John/St. Thomas
St. Croix
Total
Figure 3.25 - Private Non-Residential Construction Permit Value in Thousands of Dollars
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
St. John/St. Thomas
St. Croix
Total
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Figure 3.26 - Public Construction Permit Value in Thousands of Dollars
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
St. John/St. Thomas
St. Croix
Total
The relationship of land use and transportation facilities, as shown in Figure 3-26, is a cyclical one:
transportation facilities prompt land development; land development prompts expansion of
transportation facilities.
Figure 3.26 - Land Use and Transportation Cycle
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The absence of updated land use information, combined with the fact that the USVI does not yet have an
adopted Future Land Use Plan, prevented the development of future travel forecasts using the
transportation model developed as part of the Comprehensive Master Plan effort.  Traffic flow analysis
requires a thorough understanding of roadway capacity and existing and future commercial, residential,
resort and industrial land development, which generate traffic.  Uncertainties like when and where the
development happens and not knowing the magnitude and type of development limits the model
developing capabilities in forecasting future travel demand for the various modes of transportation in the
Territory.  The model, which is designed to simulate traffic conditions and decision making behavior over
time, estimates traffic generation based on different types of land use and density of development.  The
model is however an excellent tool as developed to identify existing congested roadway within the
Territory as well as test impacts of proposed develpopment in specific areas as well as roadway and
transit improvements scenarios.  For additional information on the travel demand model developed for
the Territory, refer to Travel Demand Model Development Report, June 2014 developed by Parsons
Brinckerhoff, Inc.
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4.0 Transportation System and Facilities
The transportation system on the US Virgin Islands contains several facilities and services including
roads, bridges, buses, ferries, airports, water ports and trails for walking and cycling.
These modes often work together to provide mobility within and between each island. For instance, at
most locations ferry service connects each of the islands to public transportation – bus service – providing
service within each of the islands. Pedestrian facilities exist within the urban centers and tourist areas but
are not often found in the rural areas. Several recreational trails exist (mainly on St. John) but are not used
for daily commuting.  Figures 4.1 through 4.3 show the transportation facilities in the Territory for each
island.
The ability to maintain existing infrastructure and especially to build new capacity depends on several
factors including proper planning, programming, obtaining political and public support and funding.
Prior to determining future needs it is important to ascertain the existing conditions and their current
levels of service and condition. The following section outlines briefly the current bridge and road
facilities, as well as ferry, aviation, and transit services by island in the USVI.
4.1 Roadway and Bridge Facilities
The US Virgin Islands’ road network covers all
three islands and transverses mountainous
topography and coastal towns.  USVI places
responsibility for highways to the territorial
Department of Public Works.  In the US Virgin
Islands, highways which begin with the numbers
1-2 are located on the island of St. John, 3-4 are
located on St. Thomas, and 5-7 are located on St.
Croix and 9 on Water Island.
The existing transportation network includes
roadways, bridges, transit, sidewalks, other
bicycle and pedestrian facilities, harbors, and
airports.  As shown in Table 4.1, the USVI DPW maintains a roadway network with 483 miles of federal-
aid highways and 310 miles of other public roadways. In addition to roadways, USVI DPW maintains 19
bridges and culverts throughout the island.  An FHWA bridge inspection program indicated two bridges
are in immediate need of repair or replacement as shown on Table 4.1.
Roadways require maintenance, such as repaving, signage, pavement markings, or lighting. Many states
have adopted an asset management program to assist in developing their maintenance budgets. Under
asset management, the condition of existing roadways is rated from acceptable (with no major safety or
geometric concerns) to poor (minor safety issues, geometric issues, pavement disrepair) and unacceptable
(major alignment, safety, or pavement repair issues). These ratings are tied into GIS, and as repairs are
made they are noted.
DPW recently collected information on their roadway system, notably the pavement conditions of the
various roadways.  This data can be obtained from DPW upon request.
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Figure 4.1 - St. Croix Transportation Facilities Network
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Figure 4.2 - St. John Transportation Facilities Network
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Figure 4.3 - St. Thomas Transportation Facilities Network
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4.1.1
Roadway Facilities
The USVI recently embarked on setting the base for development of an asset management
system and program. Based on informal field surveys conducted during the preparation of the
CTMP and development of the database for the asset management system, the condition of
most of the roads in the Territory is fair to poor in St. Thomas and St. John, and good in St.
Croix.  On St. Thomas and St. John, most roads are narrow, two lanes with no or narrow
shoulders.  Because of the topography, there are many blind corners.  Pavement markings are
mostly faded and on many facilities, guardrails are damaged or non-existent.  These issues were
confirmed by the community advisory groups for each island.  Several reconstruction, repaving
and safety projects were identified by each community advisory group.  Table 4.1 shows a
summary of the highways in the Territory.
Table 4-1 – Summary of Roadways
Roadway
Number
of
L
Lane
Miles
Roadway
Number
of
L
Lane
Miles
St. John
St. Croix
Highway 10
2
16.72
Highway 58
2
5.6
Highway 20
1
1.03
Highway 60
2
14.84
Highway 20
2
12.89
Highway 62
2
17.3
Highway 104
1
0.22
Highway 63
2
13.22
Highway 104
2
5.99
Highway 64
2
12.08
Highway 107
2
7.76
Highway 65
2
2.4
Highway 108
2
1.37
Highway 66
4
37.08
Highway 206
2
2.6
Highway 68
2
4.74
St. John Total Lane Miles
48.58
Highway 69
2
10.16
St. Thomas
Highway 70
2
27.8
Highway 30
2
22.1
Highway 72
2
6.44
Highway 30
3
0.78
Highway 73
2
7.56
Highway 30
4
9.72
Highway 74
2
4.78
Highway 32
2
6.9
Highway 75
1
0.41
Highway 33
2
12.8
Highway 75
2
15.52
Highway 35
2
4.27
Highway 76
2
11.02
Highway 37
2
3.6
Highway 78
2
7.5
Highway 38
2
12.49
Highway 79
2
5.82
Highway 38
3
2.1
Highway 80
2
13.42
Highway 39
2
4.37
Highway 81
2
5.02
Highway 40
2
13.93
Highway 82
2
16.94
Highway 42
2
6.1
Highway 83
2
3.84
Highway 301
2
1.94
Highway 85
2
4.58
Highway 302
2
1.57
Highway 622
2
3.06
Highway 303
2
2.4
Highway 624
2
1.58
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Table 4.1 (Continued) - Summary of Roadways
Roadway
Number
of Lanes
Lane
Miles
Roadway
Number
of Lanes
Lane
Miles
St. Thomas
St. Croix
Highway 304
2
2.2
Highway 661
2
1.18
Highway 305
2
0.38
Highway 663
2
2.86
Highway 306
2
0.6
Highway 669
2
3.6
Highway 308
1
0.21
Highway 681
2
1.2
Highway 308
2
3.28
Highway 682
2
0.86
Highway 313
2
0.69
Highway 701
2
4.6
Highway 314
2
0.8
Highway 702
2
2.12
Highway 315
2
1.8
Highway 704
2
1.8
Highway 318
2
1.4
Highway 705
2
2.2
Highway 322
2
2.54
Highway 707
2
2.66
Highway 332
2
2.08
Highway 708
2
2.54
Highway 333
2
1.64
Highway 751
2
1.28
Highway 334
1
0.3
Highway 752
2
3.82
Highway 379
2
2.4
Highway 753
2
0.88
Highway 381
2
1.54
Highway 763
2
3.6
Highway 382
2
1.07
Highway 765
2
2.4
Highway 384
2
2.06
Highway 7010
2
2.2
Highway 386
2
3.29
Highway 7013
2
1.8
Highway 388
2
1.2
Highway 7532
2
0.8
Highway 394
2
1.7
St. Croix Total Lane Miles 
295.11
Highway 404
2
2.12
TOTAL Territory Lane
Miles
483.7
Highway 405
2
1.64
St. Thomas Total Lane Miles
140.01
Source:  Parsons Brinkerhoff roadway survey and DPW GIS aerial maps.
4.1.2
Bridges and Culverts
As shown in Table 4.2, there are 20 bridges and culverts in the Territory and all of them are in St. Croix.
Seven of these structures are rated “satisfactory” or above and two rated as “failing”.  The remaining 11
are rated as fair, poor or serious.  As this inspection data was last updated in 2001, the conditions may
have changed.
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Table 4-2 - 2001 Bridge Inspection Condition Rating
Route &
Structure
Number
Bridge Name
Rating of
Structure/
Substructure
Location
Date Built/
Reconst.
Structure Type
63-05
Creque Dam Bridge
4/5
Butler Bay
Unknown 
1 Arch Mort. Rubble
63-10
Rainbow North
5
Sprat Hall
Unknown 
3 Arch Mort. Rubble
64-05
Bethlehem Old Work
2/3
Bethlehem
Middle
Unknown 
I-Beam/ Conc. Deck
64-10
Treatment Plant
5/4
Bethlehem
Middle
Unknown 
T-Beam Reinf. Conc.
66-10
Williams Delight
West
7/7
William’s
Delight
1978
3-Cell RCBC
66-11
Williams Delight East
6/7
William’s
Delight
1978
3-Cell RCBC
66-20
Mannings Bay West
6/4
Bethlehem
Middle
1971
T-Beam Reinf. Conc.
66-21
Mannings Bay East
5/3
Bethlehem
Middle
1971
T- Beam Reinf. Conc.
69-10
River road
6/5
River
Unknown 
1 Arch Mort. Rubble
70-20
Agriculture
5/4
Lower Love
Unknown 
3 Arch Mort. Rubble
70-25
Castle Burke
4/1
Bethlehem Old
Work
Unknown 
T- Beam Reinf. Conc.
72-10
Holy Cross
5/5
Jealousy
Unknown 
1 Arch Mort. Rubble
72-15
Calquohoun
6/5
Calquohoun
Unknown
3- Cell RCBC
82-05
Pearl B. Larsen
6/6
St. Peters
Unknown 
T- Beam Reinf. Conc.
85-05
Tulipan
5/4
Mount Welcome
Unknown 
T- Beam Reinf. Conc.
7025-05
Paul E. Joseph
2/3
King St.
Federiksted
1927
T- Beam Reinf. Conc.
652-05
National Guard
8/8
Bethlehem
1998
3-Cell RCBC
669-05
VIPD
7/7
Golden Grove
1984
T- Beam Reinf. Conc.
766-10
Grove Place
4/4
Grove Place
Unknown
3-Cell RCBC
N
Not Applicable
6
Satisfactory Condition
2
Critical condition
9
Excellent Condition
5
Fair Condition
1
Failure Condition
8
Very Good Condition
4
Poor Condition
0
Failed Condition
7
Good Condition
3
Serious Condition
Source:  Department of Public Work
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4.1.3
Traffic Counts
An extensive data collection program was conducted as part of this master plan preparation.  Based on
the counts collected in the Spring of 2009, the roadways with the highest average daily traffic volumes on
each island are discussed in the following sections.
4.1.3.1
St. Croix
Route 681, south of Route 70 Queen Mary Highway carries the highest number of vehicles per day on St.
Croix – 19,200 vehicles per day.  Route 70 in Christiansted and west of the US Virgin Islands Department
of Agriculture, Route 75 north of Christiansted, and Melvin Evans Highway (Route 66) by HOVENSA
carry the next highest number of vehicles per day, around 17,000.
4.1.3.2
St. Thomas
Alton Adams Highway (Route 38) by the Hospital area carries the highest number of vehicles per day in
the Territory or 27,300 vehicles per day.  Veterans Drive (Route 30) through Charlotte Amalie and
Weymouth Rhymer/Raphune Hill carry the next highest number of vehicles per day, around 21,000
vehicles.
4.1.3.3
St. John
Traffic on St. John is considerable less than on the other islands but it concentrated around the Cruz Bay
area.  The counts show that on average, 4,000 vehicles use Centerline Road (Route 10), Northshore Road
(Route 20), and Southside Road (Route 104) on a daily basis interacting with numerous pedestrians in
that area.
The traffic count data also showed high truck ages in St. Croix on Route 62 (by Humbug) and Southshore
Road (Route 60) by Robin Bay, with trucks accounting for 17  percent of the vehicular traffic on these
roads.  In St. Thomas, the percentage of trucks on Veterans Drive through Charlotte Amalie ranges from
16 to 24 percent of the total number of vehicles on that road.  This is reflective of the fact that currently,
this is the most manageable roadway for heavy vehicles (flat grade) connecting the west and east ends of
the island.  On St. John, particularly in Cruz Bay, trucks account for close to 17 percent of the vehicular
traffic on Centerline Road, Northshore Road, and Southshore Road.
4.1.4
Public Transit
The Virgin Islands Transit System (VITRAN), under the auspices of the
Department of Public Works, Office of Transportation, is responsible
for providing public transportation to residents of the Virgin Islands.
VITRAN-PLUS Paratransit Services provides public transportation to
certified disabled persons, in accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
VITRAN buses, except VITRAN-PLUS minivans for disabled individuals, are equipped with an electronic
farebox system.  The fares are: basic fares - $1; senior citizens - $0.55; students - $0.75; and, transfers -
$0.25.  Fares for disabled persons are $4 for a round trip, and $2 one-way.
Between March 2009 and September 2009, amount of service provided, as measured by revenue hours of
operations, decreased from 1,420 annual hours of service to 1,115.  On the other hand, demand increased
from 6,983 passengers to 7,553 in the same period as illustrated Figure 4.4.
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Figure 4.4 - Transit Service and Demand
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12
Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12
Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12
Passengers
Vehicle Hours
Vehicle Hours
Passengers
4.1.4.1
St. Croix
The VITRAN Public Bus System covers various areas of the
island. Air-conditioned buses run between Christiansted and
Frederiksted every two hours daily (except Sundays) from 5:30
am to 9:00 pm.  From Christiansted, buses travel along Route 75
to Golden Rock shopping center. They continue on Route 70 with
stops at Sunny Isle Shopping Center, La Reine Shopping Center,
St. George's Botanical Gardens and Whim Plantation before
getting to Frederiksted.  Bus service is also available from the
airport to Christiansted and Frederiksted.  The fare is $1 a person
and senior citizens receive a discounted fare of $.55. Students pay
$.75 discounted fare and people with disability ride free of charge with an ID.  Figure 4.31 provided in a
previous section of this report shows the current transit routes on St. Thomas.
5.
4.1.4.2
St. John
VITRAN buses run along Centerline Road.  The buses travel from the Cruz Bay ferry dock, through to
Coral Bay and then to Salt Pond Bay.  From Cruz Bay the bus leaves at 6 am, 7 am and then 25 minutes
past the hour until 7:25 pm.  From Salt Pond Bay the bus leaves at 5 am, 6:00 am, 7:00 am, 8:00 am and
then 10 minutes after the hour until 8:10 am.  The fare is $1 a person. Senior Citizens receive a discounted
fare of $.55.  Figure 4.2 provided in a previous section of this report shows the current transit routes on St.
John6.
5 St. Croix Island Guide. VInow.com Virgin Islands Transportation Guide & Community Transportation.
Web. 15 Apr. 2009.  <http://www.vinow.com/stcroix/getting_around_stx/>.
6 St. John Island Guide. VInow.com Virgin Islands Transportation Guide & Community Transportation.
Web. 15 Apr. 2009.  < http://www.vinow.com/stjohn/getting_around_stj/>.
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4.1.4.3
St. Thomas
Both city and county buses run on the island of St. Thomas. County buses run from 5:30 am until 7:00 pm,
servicing the area between "town" (Charlotte Amalie) and Red Hook once every hour. There are also
buses that travel west of the airport toward Bordeaux. City buses travel between the Schneider Regional
Medical Center bus stop to town starting at 6:15 am and running until 8:00 pm. The first bus from the
Airport to town is at 6:00 am and the last is 8:00 pm. The city bus fare is $0.75, slightly less than the
county bus, at $1.
Figure 4.3 provided in a previous section of this report shows the current transit routes on St. Thomas.
An extensive transit ridership survey was conducted in 2009 for the CTMP.  In Table 4.3, the cumulative
number of transit boardings per island is reported.  Table 4.3 shows that St. Thomas’ totals were
approximately four times that of the other islands, given that the transit service provided is more
frequent and extensive than on St. Croix or St. John7.
Table 4-3 - VITRAN Observed Boardings
Island
VITRAN
Observed Daily Boardings (by Island)
St. Thomas
1,330
St. John
316
St. Croix
334
Total
1,980
Source:  Transit On-Board Survey Spring 2009 – NuStats, Inc.
4.1.4.4
Other Private Transit Service
Taxis are available on St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix
with fixed taxi fares between major points on each island.
Taxis are regulated by the USVI Taxi Commission, which
sells medallions to licensed drivers.  The number of taxis
per island is also strictly regulated by the Taxi
Commission. As shown in Table 4.4, the number of taxis
allowed is reaching the maximum point.
Safari buses, sometimes called “dollar rides” are a
transportation mode unique to the Territory.  A safari is a
truck that has been outfitted with bench seating in the
back.  It is open air but covered.  The ‘dollar rides’ do not
have signs identifying them as such; however they generally run the same route as the public bus and
pull in or close to bus stops.  They are generally unregulated and operate mostly to assist with the
transportation needs of residents.
7 St. Thomas Island Guide. VInow.com Virgin Islands Transportation Guide & Community Transportation.
Web. 15 Apr. 2009.  < http://www.vinow.com/stthomas/getting_around_stt/>.
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From the survey, the number of observed riders on the Safari Taxis is approximately 6,000 per day.
Table 4-4 - Taxis by Island
Island
Number of Taxis
Permitted
Number of Medallions
Granted to Date
St. Croix
800
500
St. Thomas
1,500
1,200
St. John
300
150
4.1.5
Transit Service and Population Density
Transit service planning suggests that transit service offered follows transit demand. Review of current
transit services on USVI suggests that most transit services offered is used by residents while visitors are
nore likely to use other mode of transportation.
St. Croix offers several publicly operated buses and is also
the island with the highest number of local residents. St.
Thomas has several bus routes that operate between
Charlotte Amalie, Tutu, Southside, and East End. There is
currently no public transportation service going to the
beaches on the north side of the island.
On St. John, there is one bus route between Cruz Bay and
Coral Bay, currently VITRAN buses do not provide
service to the northern portion of the island where most
tourist destinations are located.
To understand transit demand in areas that are not
primarily tourist oriented, one usually looks at residential
and employment density as a marker of trip origins and
destinations.  Pushkarev and Zupan8 attempted to set
minimum densities that support various types of transit.
Pushkarev and Zupan took into account density of development at both ends of the trip, residential
densities at the start of the trip and downtown commercial densities at the end of the trip.  This is
illustrated on Figure 4.5.
8 Pushkarev, B., J. M. Zupan, and R. S. Cumella. Urban Rail in America: An Exploration of Criteria for Fixed-
Guideway Transit. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1982
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Figure 4.5 - Transit Demand and Residential Density
Research shows that a minimum of four dwellings per acre is needed to develop a transit demand of
hourly service.  As shown in Table 4.5, the existing population density of the islands does not meet these
requirements.  The sub-districts with the highest density in the Territory such as Charlotte Amalie, Tutu
and Christiansted, have population densities of 3.61, 2.76 and 2.44 dwellings/acre.  Most of the territory
has a population density of well under one dwelling/acre as seen on Table 4.5.  However, transit service
in most parts of the territory is a crucial element of the transportation system as it is often the only means
of transportation for aging population and school-age children.
St. John and St. Thomas islands have 2.3 million annual visitors on cruise ships and airlines combined.  Of
this number, nearly 34 percent, or 788,480 tourists visit the islands in the first quarter of the year 2010.  In
other words, nearly 262,830 additional visitors come to the islands in each of those three months. This
means that there are approximately 4.8 visitors for every local resident during the month of January,
resulting in a combined population density (including visitors) of 6,230 people per square mile.  This
makes St. Thomas/St. John combined density higher than Atlanta at 3,154 and just slightly lower than
Baltimore at 7,672 people per square mile when visitors are included.
To get a general idea of whether additional transit service is warranted to serve the Territory, tourist
demand can be converted to residential and employment travel used by Pushkarev.  In doing so, we
obtain comparable population density of 5.5 dwelling units per acre and nearly 36 million square feet of
employment space.  Using the graphic previously developed by Pushkarev and Zupan, an “hourly” to
“moderate” bus service is warranted using current population and tourist numbers.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
0
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
5
EMPLOYMENT CENTER SIZE
(Millions of Square Feet of Non-Residential Floor Space)
RESIDENTIAL DENSITY
(Dwelling Units per Acre)
Local (Metro) Bus
Frequent Service
Moderate Service
Hourly Service
Express Bus (BRT)
Rail Transit
Walk Access
Auto Access
Light Rail Transit
Heavy Rail Transit
Commuter Railroad
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Table 4-5 - Residential Development Density
Geography
(Sub-district)
2010 Population
Density
(Pop per Sq. Mile)
2010 Household
size
(persons per
household)
2010 Household
Density
(HH per Sq. Mile)
St. Croix
610
2.50
238
Anna's Hope Village
410
2.44
167
Christiansted
3,460
2.20
1,471
East End
190
2.19
87
Frederiksted
2,240
2.49
856
Northcentral
390
2.49
157
Northwest
270
2.52
107
Sion Farm
1,380
2.49
548
Southcentral
640
2.70
220
Southwest
1,360
2.60
516
St. John
210
2.18
95
Central
60
2.11
28
Coral Bay
330
2.09
158
Cruz Bay
980
2.23
435
East End
60
1.70
36
St. Thomas
1,650
2.35
689
Charlotte Amalie
5,500
2.30
2,289
East End
1,600
2.36
675
Northside
950
2.22
426
Southside
1,220
2.51
481
Tutu
4,530
2.59
1,737
West End
190
1.96
1,001
Water Island
430
2.33
18
Source: US Census Bureau
This includes demand not only from local resident population but also transient populations such as
visitors and tourists.  Tourists to the USVI are likely to take large number of trips given how spread out
tourist destinations or areas on the islands.  However, many of the tourist trips are very specific – from
the larger towns such as Charlotte Amalie or Tutu to the beaches on the northern or eastern section of the
island on St. Thomas and from Cruz Bay to the beaches on the northern section of St. John.  VITRAN does
not presently serve these destinations.  However, the consistency of visitors travelling to these areas
could create a transit demand similar to commuter behaviour, especially during high tourist seasons on
the island.
This sketch level overview demonstrates that more frequent bus service would likely be warranted if the
tourism market and routes were considered in transit service planning.  A more detailed analysis of
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travel patterns is needed, particularly for the local resident population.  Data presented earlier shows an
increase in service demand to further attenuate this suggestion.
To address service needs terrytiwide, DPW is completing a Comprehensive Transit Plan which looks at
all aspects of their transit service from routes, existing and future needs, and fare structure.
4.1.6
Ferry Service
There is privately run ferry service provided both within
the USVI as well as to the British Virgin Islands. This
transportation mode is an essential part of the
transportation system in the Virgin Islands allowing both
tourists and residents a way to travel from island to
island9.
4.1.6.1
Within the USVI
Several private passenger ferries and car-barge service
operates daily between St. Thomas (Red Hook and
Charlotte Amalie), St. John (Cruz Bay) and St. Croix
(Christiansted).  Figures 4.1 through 4.3 in previous
section, show the location of the docks and the ferry routes providing service between the islands in the
USVI Territory.
Other inter-island ferry services include:
·
Water Island Ferry: Crown Bay, St. Thomas - Water Island
·
Frenchman's Reef Resort - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Ferry
4.1.6.2
Outside the USVI
Several regular scheduled service private passenger ferries shuttle between the British and US Virgin
Islands:
·
St. Thomas to Tortola, British Virgin Islands
·
St. John to West End, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
·
St. Thomas/St. John to Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
·
St. Thomas/St. John to Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
4.1.7
Aviation Service
The Cyril E. King Airport is located on the southwestern side of St. Thomas, approximately four miles
east of the capital city, Charlotte Amalie.  The airport terminal hours of operation are from 6 am to 11 pm.
9 Virgin Islands Ferry Schedules. VInow.com Virgin Islands Transportation Guide & Community. Web. 15.
Apr. 2009.
<http://www.vinow.com/general_usvi/interisland_ferry/>.
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The length of the runway is 7,000 feet. The terminal has 11 gates and is host to several major airlines.
There are also commuter flights between St. Thomas, St. Croix, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands.
At the time of this study non-stop jet service is available from Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago,
Boston, Newark and New York.
The Henry E. Rohlsen Airport is located on the southwestern side of St. Croix.  The airport terminal is
open from 5:30 am to 11 pm.  The airport is served by several major airlines and commuter flights
between St. Thomas, St. Croix, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. At the time of this study non-
stop jet service is available from various major cities in the continental U.S., including Miami.
The Port Authority completed a $42 million renovation and expansion of Henry E. Rohlsen Airport.  The
terminal was expanded from 76,000 to 181,000 square feet.  The runway was also extended from 7,600 to
10,000 feet.  There are no airports on St. John or Water Island10.
4.1.8
Marine Service
This section on marine services includes facilities, docks, terminals, ports and piers listed by Island.  Each
service mentioned includes a brief description.  These services are an important part of the economy of
the Virgin Islands providing opportunities for employment, trade and tourism11.
4.1.8.1
St. Croix
On St. Croix, there are five marine locations ranging from cruise ship ports, such as the Ann E. Abramson
Marine Facility to large piers for tanker vessels.  Many of these facilities are operated by the Virgin
Islands Port Authority (VIPA).
Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility - The Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility, located in Frederiksted, is the
main cruise ship port in St. Croix.  The 1,526-foot pier can accommodate two eagle-class vessels, weighing
a maximum of 142,000 gross tons each with drafts up to 29 feet on the north side and 34 feet on the south
side.  It can also accommodate two mini-cruise vessels with drafts of 18 feet. Anchorage is also available
in the outer harbor for larger ships.
Gallows Bay Dock - The Gallows Bay Dock, located in Christiansted, is a vital link for small cargo vessels
serving St. Croix and other Caribbean islands.  The dock is conveniently located about a mile from
downtown Christiansted. The length of the dock is 400 feet with a maximum draft of 13 feet.  It can
accommodate mini-cruise vessels, small inter-island sloops, ferries, private yachts, cargo vessels and U.S.
Coast Guard vessels.  The dock at this facility was repaired in 2002. The Port Authority plans to shift all
cargo operations from this port to the Gordon A. Finch Molasses Pier along the south shore of St. Croix.
Svend Aage Ovesen, Jr. Seaplane Terminal - The Seaplane Terminal in St. Croix is located in
Christiansted.  Air service is available from this facility daily from Christiansted to downtown Charlotte
Amalie, St. Thomas.  Flights are also available to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and packages are offered to
connect passengers to the British Virgin Islands via inter-island ferries.
10 U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Airports. U.S. Virgin Islands Vacation Guide TravelVI.com.  Web.16 Apr.
2009.
<http://www.travelvi.com/USVIPreparedTraveler/virginIslandsUSVI_airports.shtml>.
11 Seaports and Marine Facilities. Virgin Islands Port Authority Gateways to America’s Caribbean. Web. 11
May 2009.  <http://www.viport.com/seaports.html#The%20Ann%20E.%20Abramson%20Marine%20Facility>.
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Wilfred "Bomba" Allick Port - The Wilfred "Bomba" Allick Port and Transshipment Center, located in
Krause Lagoon, is locally known as "The Containerport."  This facility is located on a 45-acre parcel on the
south shore of St. Croix next to HOVENSA and Virgin Islands Port Authority Molasses Pier. It is 12 miles
from the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility, and it is located close to the Henry E. Rohlsen International
Airport and an industrial park.  This port is the hub for commercial and industrial marine activity on St.
Croix and serves as a transshipment center to many other locations.  The length of the dock is 1,000 feet
and is capable of berthing vessels with drafts up to 30 feet. VIPA is currently reinforcing the dock.
Gordon A. Finch Molasses Pier - The Gordon A. Finch Molasses Pier, located in Krause Lagoon, sits on an
eight-acre site on the south shore of St. Croix.  This multi-purpose facility is primarily used to import
molasses by tanker vessels to the Virgin Islands Rum Industries Limited distillery. It is also used for the
importation of all liquid asphalt to the island, bulk cargo such as gravel, cement blocks and other
construction material critical to St. Croix's construction industry. The pier can also accommodate
submarine cable vessels, which are used to lay and repair intercontinental underwater telephone cables.
Virgin Islands Port Authority is currently designing plans to shift all cargo operations from the Gallows
Bay Marine Facility in Christiansted, St. Croix to the Molasses Pier.
4.1.8.2
St. John
There are three marine locations on the island of
St. John.  These include the Loredon L. Boynes Sr.
Dock the Victor William Sewer Marine Facility
and the Theodore Eric Moorehead Marine
Facility.  The facilities are run by the Virgin
Islands Port Authority.
Loredon L. Boynes Sr. Dock - The Loredon L.
Boynes Sr. Dock, located in Cruz Bay, is the main
port of entry to St. John. The length of the dock is
267 feet.  It can accommodate four vessels
simultaneously.  Several ferry operators provide
service from this facility to Red Hook and the
Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St. Thomas.  Dinghy
dock berthing is also available.
Victor William Sewer Marine Facility (“The Creek) - The Victor William Sewer Marine Facility is located
in Cruz Bay.  The length of the dock is 296 feet with a draft of 10 feet.  However, the Port Authority has
ceased all cargo operations at this port.  This dock is now used for the berthing of passenger ferries and
tenders.  Passenger ferries and charter vessels that require federal inspection must also use this facility.
VIPA is in the process of developing designs to reconfigure this dock into a ferry passenger facility.
Theodore Eric Moorehead Marine Facility (Enighed Pond) - The Theodore Eric Moorehead Marine
Facility was completed in 2006.  The pond was developed into a cargo facility to accommodate the
increase of cargo traffic at the St. John Cargo Dock, which previously handled cargo and foreign vessels
in a limited space in Cruz Bay.  VIPA has shifted all cargo activity from the Creek to Enighed Pond.
The facility consists of 650 lineal feet of berthing space for cargo vessels, six acres for cargo handling and
storage, and a channel and turn-around area for vessels up to 175 feet in length with a draft of up to 12
feet.
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4.1.8.3
St. Thomas
St Thomas has the largest number of marine services with six different facilities illustrated on Figure 4.3
and discussed below.
Austin "Babe" Monsanto Marine Facility - The Austin "Babe" Monsanto Marine Facility, located in Crown
Bay, is one of two cruise ship ports in St. Thomas.  It has two docks which can accommodate three cruise
ships simultaneously.  The main dock has two berths. The south side of the dock is 940 feet in length with
a draft of 37 feet, and the north side of the dock is 940 feet in length with a draft of 28 feet.  The adjoining
dock is 435 feet in length with a draft of 27 feet. Vessels can obtain access to the Crown Bay Cruise Ship
Port through the East Gregerie and the West Gregerie channels.
Crown Bay Cargo Port - The Crown Bay Cargo Port is comprised of 20 acres.  The bulkhead at the facility
is 2,720 feet, with a maximum draft of 30 feet. Container and general cargo are handled at this facility.
This port is a vital link to the Virgin Islands economy as most of its foods, materials and other goods are
imported.  The Crown Bay Cargo Port also serves
as a trans-shipment port for cargo being shipped
to many of the other Caribbean islands.
Edward Wilmoth Blyden IV Marine Terminal -
The
 Edward
 Wilmoth
 Blyden
 IV
 Marine
Terminal is located in Charlotte Amalie. This
facility is a hub for seaplane service between the
U.S. Virgin Islands and ferry service between the
USVI, the British Virgin Islands, and between St.
Thomas and Puerto Rico.
Charles F. Blair, Jr. Seaplane Terminal - The
Seaplane Terminal in St. Thomas is located
adjacent to the Blyden Terminal in downtown
Charlotte Amalie.
The Waterfront - The Waterfront, located in the Charlotte Amalie Harbor, encompasses 3,200 feet of
bulkhead space that runs parallel to the shopping district in St. Thomas.  The Waterfront can
accommodate mini-cruise ships and cruise ship tenders. The draft alongside The Waterfront ranges from
four feet to 14 feet.
Urman Victor Fredericks Marine Terminal (Red Hook) - Red Hook Terminal is located on the eastern end
of St. Thomas and primarily serves passengers traveling between St. Thomas and St. John, and St.
Thomas and the British Virgin Islands.  The Red Hook Marine Facility was significantly upgraded in the
fall of 2007, by expanding the dock and constructing a 9,500 foot terminal with additional open-air
seating along the dock.
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5.0 Environmental and Natural Features
The environmental and natural features section contains information on air quality, threatened and
endangered species including critical habitat areas of concern, and protected lands such as historic
districts or environmentally sensitive areas.  Many of these features and areas are protected under the
National Environmental Policy Act, and therefore must be avoided. If they cannot be avoided, any
negative impacts must be mitigated.
5.1 Air Quality
Under the Clean Air Act, the US EPA establishes primary air quality standards to protect public health,
including the health of "sensitive" populations such as people with asthma, children, and older adults. US
EPA has set national air quality standards for several common air pollutants and continuously monitors
regional attainment of these pollution thresholds.  Neither island is currently in non-attainment or out of
compliance with federal standards.  These criteria pollutants include:
·
CO - Carbon monoxide
·
NOx - Nitrogen oxides
·
VOC 
- 
Volatile 
organic
compounds
·
SO2 - Sulfur dioxide
·
PM2.5 - Particulate matter (size
< 2.5 micrometers)
·
PM10 - Particulate matter (size <
10 micrometers)
·
NH3 - Ammonia
In 2011, EPA’s National Emissions Inventory (NEI) documented a total of approximately 12,700 tons of
the above mentioned pollutants which is an 11 percent decrease from 2008 EPA’s NEI numbers of
approximately 14,200 tons. As shown in Figure 5.1, St.Thomas produced 49 percent of the air pollution
emissions from mobile sources (i.e., cars, buses and boats) whereas St. Croix and St.John produced 46
percent and five percent pollutants respectively.
In 2011, emissions from St. Thomas had decreased by 12 percent when compared with 2000 emissions,
whereas 2011 emissions in St. Croix increased by seven percent  when compared with the year 2000
emissions (St. Croix contains one of the world's largest petroleum refineries – HOVENSA - providing
heating oil and gasoline to the U.S Gulf Coast and the eastern seaboard). St. John emissions remain
almost unchanged from 2000.
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 Figure 5.1 - USVI 2011 Nonpoint and Mobile Source Emissions versus 2010 Population
Source: US EPA 2011 National Emissions Inventory and U.S. Census 2010
5.2 Protected Lands
The World Database on Protected Areas reports seventeen nationally recognized protected areas, marine
and terrestrial, in the U.S. Virgin Islands and these areas are discussed below.
Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge is characterized by a thorn scrub habitat with rocky coastline
surrounded by spectacular reefs.  Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge is administered as part of the
Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex.
Buck Island Reef (National Monument) is a small, uninhabited, 176 acre island about 1.5 miles north of
the northeast coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.  It was established to preserve "one of the finest
marine gardens in the Caribbean Sea." Two-thirds of the island is surrounded by an elkhorn coral barrier
reef, providing an ecosystem for over 250 fish species and a variety of other marine life including spotted
eagle rays, nurse sharks, lemon sharks, and juvenile Blacktip reef sharks and Whitetip reef sharks. In the
spring endangered Leatherback turtles come onto the beach to nest while Green turtles and Hawksbill
turtles nest during the summer months.
Cas Cay/Mangrove Lagoon (Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary) – Mangrove Lagoon is located on
the south-east coast of St. Thomas. An attractive and protected area with exceptional natural resources.
Innovative transportation-related improvements to curb these emissions will be needed
primarily through alternatives to single-occupancy driving.  These solutions will be aimed at
maintaining and/or improving air quality, a vital element in keeping the scenic character of the
islands and positively impacting tourism and the health of its residents.
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Manglar islands, rocky cliffs, clear waters, sea grass beds and salt ponds provide rich habitats for reef fish
and other marine life as well as many birds. It is common to see nesting egrets, pelicans and herons. Cas
Cay is a 15 acre Wildlife Preserve for white-cheeked pintail ducks, red-billed and white-tailed tropic
birds, Brown pelicans, oyster catchers, roseate terns, egrets, herons and sandpipers. A special and rare
dry forest ecosystem of mampo, sea grape and ink berry begins at the south side volcanic cliffs and
extends into a flat, sandy area with a red mangrove forest, complete with a village of hermit crabs.
Compass Point Pond (Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary) is a salt pond in the mangrove lagoon at
Benner Bay in St. Thomas. Salt ponds are very important wildlife feeding and roosting habitats.
Estate Thomas (Experimental Forest) is a public forest on St. Croix administered by the U.S. Forest
Service and serves as a wildlife sanctuary.
Green Cay (National Wildlife Refuge) is the nesting ground for the American oyster catcher, brown
pelican and other shore birds. This site is also one of only two islands where the endangered St. Croix
ground lizard still exists. Green Cay NWR is administered as part of the Caribbean Islands National
Wildlife complex. Green Cay is also considered as a National Natural Landmark.
Hassel Island (National Park) is an island located within St. Thomas’ Charlotte Amalie Harbor. The
island consists of 135 acres in size of which 122 acres are part of the Virgin Islands National Park.
Hind Bank (Flora Protection Area) is a 16 square nautical mile designated marine conservation district
located in St. Thomas. This area was closed permanently in 1999 to protect an important red hind
(Epinephelus guttatus) spawning site.
Jack and Isaac Bays (Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary) include 301 acres (122 hectares) of white
sand beaches and upland forests and make up one of the few pristine ecosystems remaining on St. Croix.
Coral reefs in these bays are home to at least 400 species of fish, including parrot fish, blue tangs, four-
eyed butterfly fish and sergeant majors.  These beaches have the largest nesting populations of green and
hawksbill turtles on St. Croix and are under the care of the Nature Conservancy.
Magens Bay Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the North Atlantic side of St. Thomas.
Magens Bay features a well-protected white sand beach stretching for nearly a mile.
Saint John Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the Virgin Islands National Park which
protects over 7000 acres of the 12,500 acre island.
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Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve is a 1,015-acre park that holds some of
the largest remaining mangrove forests in the Virgin Islands, as well as coral reefs and a submarine
canyon (described in No. 13). Salt River Bay is considered a National Natural Landmark.
Salt River Submarine Canyon National Historic Park Protected Area at the mouth of Salt River Bay
provides habitat for deep water corals, sponges and fishes. The site is primarily located within the Salt
River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve and also includes Sugar Bay, the shores of
which support the remaining stands of mangrove in the Virgin Islands.
Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge located within Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, is the only
place in the United States or American
Territories which is regularly used for
nesting by the endangered leatherback
sea turtle. In addition, unique sand pits
enclose a salt pond at this site. Sandy
Point National Wildlife Refuge is
administered as part of the Caribbean
Islands National Wildlife complex and
is also considered a National Natural
Landmark.
Southgate Pond Marine Reserve and
Wildlife Sanctuary is a 13 hectare salt
pond with 7.7 hectares of associated
wetlands within the Southgate Coastal
Reserve in St. Croix. The Southgate
Coastal Reserve also encompasses a
mangrove forest, beach forest and
upland grassland. The salt pond provides habitat for many resident and migrant birds including several
species classified as threatened or endangered. Three species of sea turtles nest on the beach berm – all
classified as threatened or endangered.
St. James Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary provides protection for a diversity of interrelated
habitats. Mangroves and seagrass beds provide refuge for juvenile fish and invertebrates and the coral
reefs support the adults that migrate out to the nursery habitats.
Virgin Islands National Park and Biosphere Reserve encompasses underwater areas that teem with
marine life, white sand beaches and acres of lush green forests on St. John.  There are also Pre-Columbian
Amerindian settlements, Danish colonial sugar plantation ruins, forts and a marine railway. The Virgin
Islands Coral Reef National Monument was established from 12,708 acres of federally owned submerged
lands off the island of St. John.  This area, administered by the National Park Service, protects coral reef
and mangrove habitat crucial for the biological diversity of the entire Caribbean.
5.3 Natural Landmarks
In addition, there are seven areas that have been designated as National Natural Landmarks. A few are
considered protected areas and are described above.  The National Natural Landmark program,
administered by the National Park Service, recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding
examples of the United States' natural history.
West End Cay - The West End Cay’s are unique in the Virgin Islands region because of the nesting sea
birds. Only in the Cordillera, Desecheo, and Mona and Monito Islands in Puerto Rico are there similar
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nesting sites free of interference from rodents and humans. These isolated islands are one of the few
nesting sites for species such as the blue-faced booby, the Bahama duck and the endangered brown
pelican.
Coki Point Cliffs - The Coki Point Cliffs are one of the rare localities on St. Thomas where fossils are
found. There are very few locations where fossiliferous Lower Cretaceous rocks are exposed and this, the
only place in the Virgin Islands, is quite rich in Caprinuloidea rudistids, a marine bivalve, as well as other
fossils.
Lagoon Point - Lagoon Point is an excellent example of a Caribbean fringing reef and is unique, because
unlike Buck Island or Teague Bay, this site represents a protected reef. The site also includes a mangrove
area and a salt pond.
Vagthus Point - Vagthus Point is the best-known locality for Upper Cretaceous fossils in the Virgin
Islands.  In addition, it is the only known site in the world in which Barrettia and Titanosarcolites are
found together.
5.4 Threatened and Endangered Species
Protected species are plant and animal species that are listed as endangered, threatened or species of
concern by federal or state agencies. There are several species that are protected under the jurisdiction of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
and US Fish and Wildlife Service. In addition, the US Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural
Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife cooperates with National Marine Fisheries Service and US Fish
and Wildlife Service to ensure species that are endangered, threatened, and/or indigenous to USVI, are
monitored and protected.
Preliminary data were collected through online searches of available information to identify protected
species and determine if protected species and critical habitat occur within the area. A list of federally
endangered, threatened or species of concern that may occur within the area was developed after a
review of all available information.  Literature review indicates that there are designated critical habitats
located in several areas in the US Virgin Islands for the leatherback sea turtle and the elkhorn and
staghorn corals.
Table 5.1 shows a list of USVI coastal areas of particular concern developed by USVI department of
planning and Figure 5.2 shows the critical habitat areas.
Table 5-1 - USVI Coastal Areas of Particular Concern
Common Name
Status
Common Name
Status
Fauna
Staghorn coral
T
Blue Whale
E
Elkhorn coral
T
Finback Whale
E
St. Croix ground lizard
E
Sei Whale
E
Striped croaker
SSC
Loggerhead sea turtle
T
Dusky Shark
SSC
Green sea turtle
T
Night shark
SSC
Leatherback sea turtle
E
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Table 5.1 (Continued) - USVI Coastal Areas of Particular Concern
Common Name
Status
Common Name
Status
Fauna
Sand tiger shark
SSC
Sperm Whale
E
Virgin Islands tree boa
E
Mangrove rivulus
SSC
Speckled hind
SSC
Roseate Tern
T
Warsaw grouper
SSC
Brown pelican
E
Hawksbill sea turtle
E
Caribbean monk seal
E
Kemps ridley sea turtle
E
Humpback Whale
E
Flora
Vahl's boxwood
E
St. Thomas prickly ash
E
E – Endangered
T - Threatened 
SSC - Species of Concern
Figure 5.2 - Critical Habitat Areas
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5.5 Cultural Resources
The USVI is home to three district
designations on the National Register
of Historic Places. The three districts
are Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted,
and Frederiksted and are discussed in
detail below.
5.5.1
Charlotte Amalie:
The Charlotte Amalie historic district
of St. Thomas, added to the NRHP on
July 19, 1976, is bounded by Nytvaer,
Berg and Government Hills to the
north and west, Bjebre Gade to the east, and St. Thomas Harbor to the south. The district includes many
historic sites, such as Fort Christian (the oldest structure in the Virgin Islands) and the adjacent
Emancipation Gardens Park (the site of the reading of St. Thomas Emancipation Proclamation).
Blackbeard’s Castle, built in 1679 by the Danes, is found within the district as well.
5.5.2
Christiansted
Christiansted historic district was added to the NRHP on October 15, 1966 for its architectural,
community planning, and military significance, among others. The district is bound on St. Croix and
surrounded by Christiansted Harbor, New Street, Peter's Farm Hospital Street, and West Street.  It
includes over 250 contributing buildings and two historic sites, including the Christiansted National
Historic Site, which is bounded by King Street, Queen Street, Queens Cross Street, and Christiansted
Harbor.  Among the historic buildings in Christiansted include the Danish West India & Guinea
Company Warehouse and Fort Christiansvaern, both built in 1749.
The State Historic Preservation Office also maintains a Historic and Architectural Control District within
the boundary of the National Historic District of Christiansted.  The boundary is generally east of King’s
Cross Street and north of East Street.
5.5.3
Frederiksted
The Frederiksted historic district of St.
Croix is bounded by Fisher Street, the
public cemetery, Fort Frederik, and the
western shoreline, and was added to the
NRHP on August 9, 1976. The district
includes many historic buildings, such
as Fort Frederik and St. Patrick's Roman
Catholic Church, which was built in
1848.  A significant portion of the town
was burned in 1878 during a labor
revolt.  Reconstruction took place
immediately and utilized the Victorian
architectural style, the dominant style of
the day, ultimately giving the historic
district 
much 
of 
its 
present-day
character.
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6.0 Future Conditions
Developing a 2040 CTMP requires a good understanding of the future.  We need to answer the question:
What will the transportation needs be in the year 2040?  In order to determine the answer to this question, the
project team must develop projections such as:
·
How many residents will live in the USVI and where will they live?
·
Where will local residents and visitors go?
·
How many tourists will visit the Territory on annual basis?
·
What mode of transportation will residents and tourists use to move around?
6.1 Population Projections
From 1980 to 2010, USVI’s total population has increased from 96,569 to 106,410 persons.  Utilizing these
figures, the Territory’s population could increase by approximately 12 percent to nearly 120,000 from
2010 to 2040 as shown on Table 6.1 and Figures 6.1 through 6.3.  This estimate accounts for the economic
downturn that occurred afater 2008 and impact of closing HOVENSA.  This estimate assumes a
moderately paced recovery process and the limited availabiity of land for aggressive growth.  Other
variables were also considered including an aging population, which may be caused by more people
living longer, fewer births, or an increase in net adult immigration, must be taken into account.
Table 6-1 - Population Projections by Island
Source
St. Croix
St. John
St. Thomas
Total
1980 Census Data
49,751
2,469
44,505
96,725
2000 Census Data
53,234
4,197
51,181
108,612
2010 Census Data
50,600
4,170
51, 630
106,410
Average annual growth between
1980 and 2010
0 %
2.3 %
0.5 %
0.3 %
2000 Census Median Age
31.9
36.7
34.4
33.4
2010 Census Median Age
38.2
41.9
39.8
39.2
% Change in Median Age
19.7%
14.2%
15.7%
17.4%
65 years and older in 2000
4,495
302
4,320
9,117
65 years and older in 2010
7,089
491
6,808
14,388
% Change in 65 yrs & older
57.7%
62.6%
57.6%
57.8%
Projected 2040 population
53,500
6,190
59,990
119,680
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The average median age in 2010 for the islands of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas respectively was 38.2,
41.9 and 39.8 (US Average was 37.2).  Territorial median age was 39.2 in 2010 whereas in 2010 territorial
median age was 33.4. Population projections indicate this median age increasing to beyond 40 years in
2040.  Likewise the population over the age of 65 was increased by 57.8 percent over the last decade. This
aging of the population will result in fewer births than would be predicted straight line.
Household size in 2010 for the island of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas islands was 2.5, 2.18 and 2.35
respectively, each representing roughly a 10 percent decrease from 2000 (US Average in 2010 was 2.58).
Trends in household characteristics help predict travel patterns and subsequently future transportation
needs. For instance, smaller households generally indicate a greater number of vehicle trips per person,
mainly because larger households can typically economize by making trips that serve a larger number of
residents. While the pattern might not hold true for particular households or demographic groups, it does
accurately characterize travel patterns in the aggregate. Smaller households are likely to affect
transportation by augmenting the effects of population increases, increasing the growth rate of trips and
vehicle miles traveled (VMT).
Based on the available Census Data, the following steps were followed in developing the projected
population estimates for the Territory:
1.
Census sub-division level population and household data between 1980 and 2010 are used to
calculate an average growth rate bu Census sub-divison level.
2.
Those growth rates are applied to all the Census Blocks that come under the respective
Census sub-divison to estimate 2040 population.  This allows maintaining the same rate of
growth in specific area rather than applying a blanket growth rate to the entire island.
3.
If the subdivision has a negative growth rate, the 2040 population and households numbers
were kept the same as 2010 numbers.
4.
If the Census block falls under more than one Census Subdivision, an average growth rate is
applied to 2010 numbers to develop the 2040 projections.
The projections were developed by Census Block Groups in order to further identify speficic areas where
growth occurs.  The change in population density between 2010 and the estimated 2040 population
figures was then calculated and illustrated on Figures 6.1 through 6.3.  Areas with anticipated high
growth and higher population densities will require improvements to the transportation system to
maintain mobility.
From this analysis, areas that show an increase in population density in 2040 include the area along
Queen Mary’s Highway and Anna’s Hope Village in St. Croix, Cruz Bay area in St. John, and the Central
and Eastern sections of St. Thomas.
As retirees continue to get older, age-related travel disabilities will increasingly limit their
mobility. These changes require specific transportation solutions including better accessibility to
public transportation, adequate pedestrian facilities and safer roads.
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Figure 6.1 - St. Croix – 2010 to 2040 Projected Increase in Population
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Figure 6.2 - St. John – 2010 to 2040 Projected Increase in Population
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Figure 6.3 - St. Thomas – 2010 to 2040 Projected Increase in Population
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Private Sector
(Non-Farming)
Federal
Government
Territorial
Government
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2030
2040
Source: US Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands
Employment
6.2 Employment
Employment in the USVI has seen a decline in the past five years.  However, with economic development
strategies being put in place, employment is expected to increase at a conservative pace over the next 30
years, totaling around 50,330 jobs by 2040.  This is roughly a 14 percent increase from 2010 to 2040 which
is slightly greater than the projected population increase of 12 percent for the same timeframe.  The bulk
of these new jobs will be created in the private sector mainly due to new growth in the leisure and
hospitality industries, as well as professional services.
The projections shown on Figure 6.4 are based on data reported by the Bureau of Econmic Research in
their Annual Economic Indicators.  The 2010 to 2040 estimates were developed from growth rates based
on data prior to 2010.
Figure 6.4 - USVI Employment by Sector
6.3 Land Use Projections
The USVI does not have an adopted future land use plan at this time, but has been working on
developing one as required by Act 2278.  The development of a future transportation plan, however, is
highly dependent on future land development.  New residential developments, stores, resorts, and
industries create a demand for roads and bus service to reach them.  Thus the traffic and travel patterns
of residents and tourists will change over time.
In the absence of a land use plan, meetings were held with developers to get a sense of where
development is likely to happen.  From these informal meetings, development seems to be focused near
the hospital area in St. Thomas and towards the center and along the southeast coast of St. Croix.
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6.4 Economic Development Projections
The Territory has certainly not been spared from the economic hardships both in the US and in the global
markets.  These hardships were even more prevalent in the Territory with the closing of the HOVENSA
oil refinery in 2012.  A downshift in the economy resulted with a decrease of 2.6 percent in civilian
employment in 2012 as reported by the Bureau of Economic Research.  The unemployment rate in the
Territory has steadily declined from 8.8 percent in 2011 to 10.6 percent in 2012 and 13.2 percent as of
January 2013.  This trend is expected to continue, in the short-term, as major employment sectors such as
construction, manufacturing and service industries continue to report a loss in employment.
The Government of the Virgin Island has however been very pro-active and has taken aggressive
measures to boost the economy.  A Comprehendive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) report for
the Territory was developed in 2009 by the Bureau of Econmomic Research and in collaboratioin with
private, commerce and non-profit sectors of the population.  The goal of the CEDS was to identify
strategies to identify strategies to create a vibrant economy for the Territory, develop skilled labor force,
build and maintain an efficient transportation system, and create affordable health care system.  Various
priority projects were identified in the CEDS to support the identified goals and objectives.
As an answer to HOVENSA’s closure, the Government has developed and put in place a strategy to re-
employ laid-off staff.  The Department of Labor was successful in obtaining a grant to assist in the
economic recovery process post HOVENSA.  The funding was used to provide training related services
to more than 1,235 workers affected by the closure as well as local subcontractors providing ancillary
services to HOVENSA.
The manufacturing sector has seen an increase in rum production with Diageo USVI, Inc. starting their
Captain Morgan Rum production in December 2012, while Beam Inc, continues to produce the Cruzan
branded rum.
The tourism sector has also rolled out innovative marketing campaign in order to increase this vital part
of the economy of the Territory.  Numerous events targeted at attracting more visitors are planned,
including cultural fairs, Carnivals, Festivals, Rolex Regatta, and Taste of St. Croix.
The Government is also taking a pro-active approach at encouraging visitors to the Territory with
development of major transportation infrastructure improvements including Main Street, Charlotte
Amalie Revitalization, Veterans Drive Improvements, and Marine Transportation planning.  The West
Indies Company (WICO) is actively working on dock expansion in order to increase the cruise ship
capacity and attract more passengers to the islands.  The Port Authority is also planning and
implementing improvements to their facilities in order to increase the visitors’ experience when they first
arrive in the Territory.
In line with the global economy, the Territory will continue to be challenged by declining market.  Its
success will be in continue to focus on markets that have brought positive growth such as the cruise
industry and manufacture.
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7.0 Transportation Funding and Financing
This chapter presents an overview of funding
and financing options available to the Territory
in order to develop a financially feasible
transportation plan that meets the needs of the
USVI and satisfies the applicable regulatory
requirements. In order to satisfy the requirement
for a financially constrained plan, revenues are
first projected for the planning period (2013–
2040) for the major transportation funding
sources that are available through federal and
local 
government. 
Then, 
based 
upon the
projected funds availability, the restrictions
governing the use of particular funding sources,
and the other inputs for CTMP project selection,
projects are proposed that fit the available
budget.
The ability to maintain, improve and enhance transportation facilities and services on the USVI depends
on adequate financial resources.  This section describes the various revenue sources available for
transportation projects and a forecast of anticipated revenue for the island during the plan horizon.
Financial assumptions were developed in consultation with the Government of USIVI.  Revenue forecasts
were developed based on historical and existing funding levels and anticipated inflationary factors.
7.1 Funds for Transportation
USVI funds capital projects using federal and local sources.  Federal sources include the Territorial
Highway Program administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and several programs
administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  Locally, the USVI primarily uses General
Fund appropriations towards transportation projects. In addition, in lieu of having a dedicated source of
local funding for transportation projects, the USVI legislature issues bonds for transportation and other
infrastructure projects as needed.  This section presents the various federal revenue sources that could be
applied towards the projects in the 2040 Master Plan.
7.1.1
Territorial Highway Program
The Territorial Highway Program (THP) is the USVI’s largest federal funding source for transportation
projects.  The THP was created by Section 112 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 (Public Law
91-605) by adding Section 215 to Title 23 of the United States Code (U.S.C.).  Federal financial assistance
was granted to the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa for the construction and improvement of
a system of arterial highways and necessary inter-island connectors through the General Fund of the
Treasury (assistance to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was added under the
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978). This system is referred to as the Territorial Highway
System (THS).  Section 1114 of MAP-21 repealed 24 U.S.C. 215 and re-established the THP under the
Territorial and Puerto Rico Highway Program in 23 U.S.C. 165(c).  Under MAP-21, many of the program’s
key provisions, including its central objectives, remain the same.  MAP-21 modified how the THP is
funded, as discussed below, and made slight modifications to project eligibility.
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THP Funding & Obligation Authority. Under MAP-21, the THP is no longer funded as a set-aside of
the National Highway System program but rather is receives funding directly from the Highway Trust
Fund.  Funding is authorized at $40 million in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2013 and FFY 2014 and is
available for obligation up to three years after the last day of the FFY in which the funding is authorized.
The program remains subject to the annual obligation limitation imposed on the Federal-aid highway
fund under the provisions of Section 1102(f) of MAP-21.  Program dollars continue to be distributed
among the four territories based on the following administrative formula that has been used since FFY
1993:
·
American Samoa -10%
·
Guam - 40%
·
Northern Mariana Islands - 10%
·
U.S. Virgin Islands - 40%
Federal Share. Under 23 U.S.C. 165(c)(2)(B), the federal share for this THP funding is in accordance with
23 U.S.C. 120(g), which states that the federal share for any project under Title 23 in the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is 100 percent.
Program Eligibility.  Eligible project types identified in 23 U.S.C. 165(c)(6)(A) are:
·
Projects eligible for the surface transportation program.
·
Cost-effective, preventive maintenance.
·
Ferry boats, terminal facilities, and approaches.
·
Engineering and economic surveys and investigations for the planning and the financing of
future highway programs.
·
Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of highway use.
·
The regulation and equitable taxation of highway use.
·
Research and development as necessary in connection with the planning, design, and
maintenance of the highway system.
Funds may not be used for routine maintenance or projects located on roads functionally classified as
local with the following exceptions:
·
Replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and protection for bridges and tunnels, including any
such construction or reconstruction necessary to accommodate other transportation modes.
·
Inspection and evaluation of bridges and tunnels and training of bridge and tunnel inspectors
and inspection and evaluation of other highway assets.
·
Highway and transit safety improvements and programs.
·
Highway and transit research and development and technology transfer programs.
·
Environmental mitigation efforts.
·
Projects and strategies designed to support congestion pricing, including electric toll collection
and travel demand management strategies and programs.
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7.1.2
Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds
FTA’s largest formula-based grant program, this source has the broadest eligibility. Eligible activities
include capital, planning, and operating costs for transit systems in small urban areas, like Virgin Islands
Transit (VITRAN), or in large urban areas that operate up to 100 buses in fixed-route service during peak
hours. In addition, under MAP-21, Job Access and Reverse Commute was eliminated as a standalone
formula program and folded into Section 5307 as an eligible activity. Under the prior authorization
legislation (SAFETEA-LU), USVI received annual apportionments between $19,000 and $20,000 for Job
Access and Reverse Commute activities.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. Section 5307 (f)(3)(g), USVI is treated as an urbanized area under Section
5307. Funds may be obligated for up to three years after the last day of the FFY in which the funding is
authorized.  The federal share is 80 percent for capital projects and 50 percent for operating assistance.
In FFY 2013, FTA apportioned $1.1 million in Section 5307 funds to USVI.  This was a slight increase over
annual apportionments under the prior authorization, which ranged between $973 million and $977
million.
7.1.3
Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program
Changed to a formula program under MAP-21, FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities program provides capital
funding to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related
facilities.  Prior to MAP-21, Bus and Bus Facilities was administered as a discretionary program. In FY
2013, $115,473 was apportioned to the USVI under this program.
7.1.4
Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Disabled Persons
This program is intended to enhance mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities by providing
funds for programs to serve the special needs of transit-dependent populations beyond traditional
public transportation services and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit
services. Under MAP-21, Section 5310 is combined with the Section 5317 New Freedom program, which
seeks to reduce barriers to transportation services and expand the transportation mobility options
available to people with disabilities beyond the requirements of the ADA of 1990. At least 55 percent of
program funds must be used for capital projects.
7.1.5
Emergency Relief Program
Congress authorized in 23 USC 125, a special program from the Highway Trust Fund for the repair or
reconstruction of federal-aid highways and roads on federal lands which have suffered serious damage
as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause. This program, commonly
referred to as the emergency relief (ER) program, supplements the commitment of resources by states,
their political subdivisions, or other federal agencies to help pay for unusually heavy expenses resulting
from extraordinary conditions.
The applicability of the ER program to a natural disaster is based on the extent and intensity of the
disaster.  Damage to highways must be severe, occur over a wide area, and result in unusually high
expenses to the highway agency. Applicability of ER to a catastrophic failure due to an external cause is
based on the criteria that the failure was not the result of an inherent flaw in the facility but was sudden
and caused a disastrous impact on transportation services.
For the purposes of 23 U.S.C 125, the federal-aid highways in the territories are those on the approved THS, which
include the major roads on USVI.  In accordance with Subsection 125(f), for purposes of the emergency relief
program, the territories are considered as states. Under the provisions of Section 125(d), the annual
obligation limitation for ER funding in the territories as a group is $20 million.
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For the purpose of expense planning in the CTMP, the only ER revenues programmed are funds
previously authorized for projects corresponding to the November 2003 heavy rains disaster.
7.2 Short-Term Funding Availability (TTIP)
The TTIP is a subset of the longer-range CTMP.  All of the projects included in the four-year TTIP are
included as the highest priority in the CTMP.  The funds that are available in the TTIP are also included
in the CTMP.  Details of the first four year’s worth of revenue are shown in the 2014-2017 Territorial
Transportation Improvement Plan included in Appendix B. USVI’s federal funds are currently being
prioritized and are programmed to address needs of the local community that have not been addressed
over many years, such as collapsing bridges, flooding roads with poor drainage, poor lane visibility, high
accident locations, potential landslides, eroding embankments, shoreline protection, traffic signal
installations and other immediate needs.
7.3 Future Revenue Projections
It is estimated that at a minimum, there will be approximately 18 million per year in transportation-
related revenue available to USVI over the life of the USVI (2014–2040).  These funds will come from the
annual allocation from the Territorial Highway Program (THP).  Additional funds will come from a
variety of sources including:
·
Annual Federal Transit Administration (FTA) allocations
·
Federal earmarks
·
Transit operating appropriations authorized by USVI  legislature
The funding sources identified above are those that have either been historically available to the
Government of USVI or are those that are reasonably expected to be available to USVI in the immediate
future.  As discussed above, the funds shown in the four-year TTIP are included in the revenue forecast
in the CTMP.
Historically, funding for transportation improvements has been provided mainly by FHWA and FTA.
However, there are a variety of other funding/financing options that USVI is exploring. These additional
options can provide a vehicle for other contributing parties to help pay for the impacts on the
transportation system.  For example, new residential, commercial, and industrial developments impact
the roadways and should have a role in the related transportation improvements required as a result of
the developments.
7.4 Innovative Financing
The Government of USVI does not have the financial resources to support major infrastructure
investments.  USVI’s funding resources are already over-extended, and the current level of U.S. federal
support is fully committed to meeting the transportation needs of the existing population.
For USVI to attract external or private financing and capital to its projects, it would first need to identify a
cash flow stream that could be pledged for repayment or equity return. Often, user fees are enacted to
provide this cash and can take the form of direct payments, like tolls, or indirect fees, such as taxes or
special assessments. The challenge in any such mechanism is to charge those who benefit from the
improvement while not penalizing those who do not. A variety of bond market mechanisms can be used
to reduce the overall cost of any borrowing, provided credit support is in place.
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The USDOT has several programs in place to assist public sponsors in financing and funding large
programs.  Details of two of these programs are provided below.
7.4.1
Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles (GARVEE)
A GARVEE is a debt financing instrument (bond, note certificate, lease, etc.) that enables funding of
transportation projects based on anticipated receipt of future federal revenues. GARVEEs permit states
and territories to pay debt service with future federal highway funds and may be used for any project
eligible for assistance under Title 23. There are two forms of GARVEE bonds: direct and indirect
GARVEEs. Additional information on these types of GARVEEs is provided below.
Direct GARVEE Bonds are issued for a specific project or set of projects and are eligible for federal
reimbursement for the principal, interest, issuance costs, credit enhancement fees, and other costs
incidental to financing the bonds. Direct GARVEE Bonds require a project payment agreement between
FHWA and the state or territory’s department of transportation, which authorizes federal reimbursement
to the state or territory for annual debt service over a number of years. The share of federal
reimbursement is dependent on the overall local/territorial funding contribution from either the debt
service payments or other funding sources to ensure that the appropriate total federal/territorial pro-rata
is achieved for the project.
Indirect GARVEE Bonds are not attributed to a particular project or set of projects; rather, they are
backed by anticipated federal-aid highway construction reimbursements for other transportation projects.
Indirect GARVEEs give the USVI flexibility to apply the construction reimbursements for one or more
FHWA-approved projects to the debt service of other projects that were constructed without federal
approval. This is possible because once a federal-aid highway project is constructed, the federal
reimbursement the territory receives for project expenditures is considered territory funding and as such
is free from federal requirements. However, unlike Direct GARVEE Bonds, Indirect GARVEE Bonds
cannot be used to reimburse interest, issuance costs, credit enhancement fees, or others financing-related
costs.
Candidates for GARVEE financing are typically large projects or programs that have the following
characteristics:
·
They are large enough to merit pay-as-you-go grant funding, with the costs of delay outweighing
the costs of financing.
·
They do not have access to a revenue stream (such as taxes or tolls) and other forms of repayment
(such as state or territory appropriations) are not feasible.
·
The sponsors of the projects are willing to reserve a portion of future federal-aid highway funds
to satisfy debt service requirements.
·
The steps in the GARVEE process are as follows:
·
Territory seeks approval of GARVEE project as an advance construction project(s). This
designation ensures that the project will follow Federal-aid procedures and preserves the
eligibility of the project to be reimbursed with future Federal-aid funds.
·
Territory makes election to receive reimbursements for construction or debt service.
·
FHWA approves project as debt-financed project and executes project agreement(s).
·
Territory issues bonds and uses proceeds for construction.
·
Territory requests conversion of advance construction (AC) project(s) to federal-aid project(s) for
semi-annual/annual debt service payments.
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·
FHWA obligates federal funds for requested debt service payment.
·
Territory claims reimbursement for federal share of bond debt service and funds are paid to state
account.
·
Territory uses federal-aid reimbursement for debt service on bonds.
GARVEE projects must appear on the TTIP. This includes debt service payments to be made from
federal-aid reimbursement. Approval of the project to be debt-financed is required from the FHWA
Division Office. Approved projects then seek reimbursement for debt service rather than reimbursement
of construction costs (there are exceptions where a project can received a combination of the two—FHWA
approval is required). Projects funded with the proceeds of GARVEE debt instruments are administered
in the same manner and are subject to the same requirements as other Title 23 projects.
7.4.2
Grant Anticipation Notes
Grant Anticipation Notes (GANs) are similar in concept to GARVEEs. GANs, however, are specifically
used for transit projects and are backed by pledges of future FTA formula or discretionary funds.
7.4.3
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
Created in 1998 under Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the Transportation
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) is a credit assistance program administered by
USDOT. TIFIA provides federal credit assistance in the form of direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby
lines of credit to finance surface transportation projects of national and regional significance. It provides
improved access to capital markets, flexible repayment terms, and potentially more favorable interest
rates than can be found in private capital markets for similar instruments.
Projects must be eligible for federal assistance through existing surface transportation programs and are
subject to the applicable federal requirements under U.S.C. Title 23 and Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the U.S.
Code, NEPA, Buy America, and the Civil Rights and Uniform Relocation Acts. TIFIA projects must have
a capital cost of at least $50 million, a capital cost of $15 million for an intelligent transportation system
project, or capital cost equal to 1/3 of the most recently-completed fiscal year’s formula apportionments
for the State in which the project is located. TIFIA projects must pledge repayment in whole or in part
with dedicated revenue sources such as tolls, user fees, special assessments, sales tax revenues, or other
non-Federal sources. Senior debt must be rated investment grade by two rating agencies, unless the
project cost is less than $75 million. U.S. DOT administers TIFIA credit through a competitive application
process.
As noted previously, TIFIA offers three forms of credit assistance: secured (direct) loans, loan guarantees,
and standby lines of credit. Direct loans reimburse a project sponsor’s expenditures for eligible project
costs, including right-of-way acquisition, design, construction, and financing costs. Loan guarantees and
lines of credit provide sources of capital should project revenues fall short of amounts needed to repay
commercial project investors. TIFIA credit instruments can offer project sponsors an excellent way to
boost debt service coverage and enhance senior project obligations at an affordable cost, giving projects
similar borrowing rates to tax-exempt bonds and fewer restrictions on private participation than tax-
exempt bonds. TIFIA allows for debt repayment terms extended over a period of up to 35 years for no
more than 33 percent of a project’s capital cost for standby lines of credit and up to 49 percent of capital
costs for a loan.
MAP-21 enacted a seven-fold increase in the size of the TIFIA program, authorizing $750 million in FY
2013 and $1 billion in FY 2014. The process for approval of TIFIA assistance is depicted in  Figure 7.1.
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Figure 7.1 - TIFIA Process for Selection and Funding of a TIFIA Project
Source: FHWA Innovative Program Delivery, TIFIA Technical Resources
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/technical_resources/background.htm
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8.0 Transportation Needs Assessment
In the absence of an established and adopted future land use plan, an alternate approach was used for the
identification of the future transportation needs in the CTMP.  In lieu of identifying roadway and transit
needs from estimated projections from the travel demand model, transportation needs were developed
using a two-tier process which included both input from the public as well as projected growth in the
Territory.  The process and results are summarized in the following sections.
8.1 Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification
An extensive list of projects was developed in this first tier of analysis based on input from the public.
For each island, Community Advisory Group (CAG) was created based on the established Public
Outreach Plan included in Appendix C.  This group included up to 10 members representing a cross
section of the community and met on various occasions on each island (July 2009, October 2009,
December 2009, March 2013, and May 2013) to work hand in hand with the department to identify goals
and objectives, transportation issues, and potential solutions.
In the October 2009 CAG meetings, participants were asked to identify: congested areas, high crash
locations, inter-island issues, access issues, missing roadway connections, transit service issues, and
parking needs.  This process resulted in an extensive list of projects.
In December 2009, the CAG members were asked to perform a preliminary evaluate the projects
identified against the island wide goals of:
·
Economic development
·
Safety and Security
·
Operation and Maintenance
·
Environmental Sustainability and Land Use
·
Manage Congestion
·
Provide an integrated Transportation System
Project evaluation was based on number of points assigned to each project based on their impact on each
of the planning factors identified.  The points were assigned based on relative scale and score assigned to
the scale as shown on Table 8.1.  This evaluation process results in all modes of transportation being rated
equally and the priority of the projects reflecting the priority assigned to the various planning factors.
In addition to the CAG, local agencies were also highly involved in the identification of transportation
needs and projects.  Members of the Executive Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee, which
included staff from numerous public agencies on the islands also had opportunities to review, provide
comments, and make recommendations on elements of the plan.
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Table 8-1 – Preliminary Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Criteria
Scale
Score
Project has very negative impact relative to the
specified evaluation criteria
1
-2
Project has negative impact relative to the specified
evaluation criteria
2
-1
Project is neutral relative to the specified
evaluation criteria
3
0
Project has positive impact relative to the specified
evaluation criteria
4
1
Project has very positive impact relative to the
specified evaluation criteria.
5
2
This preliminary transportation needs identification process was applied to the projects identified and the
results summarized in Tables 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 for St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix.
Table 8-2 – Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. John
St. John CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Improve Centerline Road (Route
10): install sidewalks, guardrails,
shoulders, drainage, repair
crumbling cliffs, 97 blind corners
between Coral Bay and Cruz Bay,
widen road from Cruz Bay to North
Shore Road (Route 20)
Operations
Maintenance
and System
Preservation
9
10
9
6
6
5
45
Complete paving of King’s Hill
Road (Route 20) east of Centerline
Road (Route 10)
Operations
Maintenance
and System
Preservation
9
9
6
7
6
7
44
Post and print ferry & bus
schedules; provide real time
information
Transit Project
9
7
7
6
6
7
42
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Table 8.2 (Continued) - Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. John
St. John CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Install Park & Ride lot at Myrah
Keating Clinic on Centerline Road
(Route 10) at Gifft Hill Road (Route
204)
Transit Project
8
7
4
6
7
7
39
Move people ferry dock to Creek
Area or Enighed Pond (Large Pond)
Congestion
Management/
Relief
7
8
6
7
6
4
38
Extend times of operations of
VITRAN buses and frequency of
service
Transit Project
7
7
6
6
6
6
38
Build South Shore Road connecting
Reef Bay Road to Cocoloba Point
New Roadway
Facilities
9
7
5
5
5
7
38
All new roads should have
sidewalks and stormwater facilities
Islandwide
Projects
8
9
7
5
5
4
38
Install guardrails along East End
Road (Route 10) from Route 107
and Route 108 to Hansen Bay
Safety and
Operational
Improvements
7
10
7
4
4
5
37
Install guardrails along East End
Road (Route 10) from Route 107
and Route 108 to Hansen Bay
Safety and
Operational
Improvements
7
10
7
4
4
5
37
Install guardrails along East End
Road (Route 10) from Route 107
and Route 108 to Hansen Bay
Safety and
Operational
Improvements
7
10
7
4
4
5
37
Coordinate ferry schedule with
VITRAN bus schedule
Islandwide
Projects
6
4
4
8
6
8
36
Install sidewalks along Route 107 in
Coral Bay and Johnson Bay
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
7
8
4
5
6
6
36
New parking lot at car barge at
Enighed Pond
Congestion
Management/
Relief
5
3
5
8
9
5
35
Build a  large parking garage at
DMV
Congestion
Management/
Relief
6
7
5
5
7
5
35
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Table 8.2 (Continued) - Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. John
St. John CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Pave John Head Road (Route 206)
to provide north-south connection
between North Shore Road (Route
20) and Centerline Road (Route 10)
Operations
Maintenance
and System
Preservation
5
7
7
5
5
5
34
Provide 
bus 
shelters 
at 
three
locations on Centerline Road (Route
10) at John Head Road (Route 206),
west of Reef Bay Trail, and east of
Kings Hill Road on North Shore
Drive (Route 20)
Transit Project
6
7
6
4
4
7
34
Build bus shelters at both ends of
King’s Hill Road (Route 20) at
Centerline Road (Route 10) and at
Route 107
Transit Project
6
7
5
5
5
6
34
Connect Route 107 to Route 108
New Roadway
Facilities
9
6
3
4
7
5
34
Install guardrails along Bordeaux
Mountain Road (Route 108)
Safety and
Operational
Improvements
6
8
6
4
4
5
33
Pave Route 204 to provide north-
south connection between North
Shore Road (Route 20) and
Centerline Road (Route 10)
Operations
Maintenance
and System
Preservation
5
7
5
5
5
5
32
Provide bus service and bus shelter
on Gifft Hill Road, south of
Southside Road and bus service
along South Shore Road (Route 104)
this is combining 11, 15 and 20)
Transit Project
6
5
4
4
6
5
30
Provide rest areas with public
bathrooms on Centerline Road
(Route 10), North Shore Road
(Route 20), Bordeaux Mountain
Road (Route 108), and Route 107.
Islandwide
Projects
8
6
3
4
5
30
Develop affordable interisland
travel
Islandwide
Projects
5
4
3
5
6
5
28
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Table 8.2 (Continued) - Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. John
St. John CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Close off road next to connections
(to Cruz Bay Ferry Terminal)
Congestion
Management/
Relief
4
4
3
4
6
3
24
Develop Truck Rules/ Heavy
Equipment: regulate size, noise,
time of day, and exhaust of truck
traffic in residential areas, escort
vehicles enforcement, designate
Truck routes.
Islandwide
Projects
6
6
4
3
3
1
23
Pave Johnny Horn Trail
New Roadway
Facilities
6
4
4
4
2
2
22
Seaplane service to St John
Islandwide
Projects
4
1
1
0
7
7
20
Build Park & Ride lot by Centerline
Road (Route 10) and King Hill Road
(Route 20)
New Roadway
Facilities
5
3
2
3
4
3
20
Better coordinate access by car
/rental car companies for the
people ferries
Congestion
Management/
Relief
6
4
0
2
2
5
19
Extend Route 109 to Annaberg
New Roadway
Facilities
3
5
1
0
4
1
14
Finish paving Bordeaux Mountain
Road (Route 108) from Centerline
Road (Route 10) to Route 107
Transit Project
2
3
0
0
0
0
5
Add shuttle service to Red Hook
Ferry Dock on the hour
Transit Projects 
14 
14
13
14
13
13
81
Improve intersection/expand road
at intersection of Smith Bay Road
(Route 38) and Route 32 (Fort
Milner Intersection)
Safety and
Operational
Improvement
12 
14
11
10
14
12
73
Designate truck routes  (do
feasibility study)
Islandwide
Projects
7
12
12
12
10
8
61
Provide alternate east-west road  in
West End
New Roadway
Facilities
9
13
2
8
14
13
59
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Table 8-3 – Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. Thomas
St. Thomas CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Improve switchback  at Crown
Mountain Road (Route 33) at Route
338 and Scott Free Road
Safety and
Operational
Improvement
5
13
13
4
12
10
57
Improve Agnes Fancy / Fireburn
Road  (Catherineburg Road) -
Northwest of Charlotte Amalie at
end of Mannassah Hill Road
Congestion
Management/
Relief
6
12
8
6
12
10
54
Re-construct sidewalks in
downtown Charlotte Amalie
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
10
9
8
6
10
9
52
Study feasibility of providing Park
and Ride lots at multiple locations
Transit Projects
10
8
2
8
8
8
44
Provide sidewalks and bus shelters
on  Hull Bay Road/Skyline Drive
(Route 40)
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
5
10
4
6
9
8
42
Re-construct sidewalks in
downtown Charlotte Amalie
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
10
9
8
6
10
9
52
Study feasibility of providing Park
and Ride lots at multiple locations
Transit Projects
10
8
2
8
8
8
44
Provide sidewalks and bus shelters
on  Hull Bay Road/Skyline Drive
(Route 40)
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
5
10
4
6
9
8
42
Study Territory wide Water Taxi
system
Congestion
Management/
Relief
11
8
2
4
7
7
39
Widen and build turning lane on
Airport Road (Route 32)
Congestion
Management/
Relief
5
9
3
4
8
8
37
Build Parking lot/garage at end of
Red Hook Road
Congestion
Management/
Relief
8
7
3
3
7
7
35
Install sidewalks: Red Hook,
Bovoni, Tutu intersection to Nadir,
Nadir intersection to Red Hook,
Simith Bay to Tutu with curb cuts.
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
5
6
5
6
6
6
34
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Table 8-3 (Continued) - Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. Thomas
St. Thomas CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Provide Transit Route (Lovenlund
Route) along Mahogany Run Road
from Tutu Park Mall
Transit Projects
9
7
3
2
6
4
31
Provide sidewalks and bus shelters
on Crown Mountain Road ( Route
33) from Veterans Drive/Morovian
Highway (Route 30)
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
3
10
4
2
5
6
30
Provide new road--North/South--
connecting Smith Bay Road (Route
38) to Bovoni Road (Route 30).
Alternate to Bovoni Road and
Turpentine Run Road/Mariendahl
Road (Route 32)
New Roadway
Facilities
1
8
0
5
8
6
28
Provide a bus route to Patriot
Manor
Transit Projects
4
7
-1
3
6
7
26
Provide bus pull-off near Pueblo
Supermarket on Subbase Road
(Route 304)
Transit Projects
0
10
3
3
5
4
25
Study circulation of Mannassah Hill
Road into Savan is too narrow (One
Way)
Safety and
Operational
Improvement
-2
7
2
1
4
4
16
Study provision of express Bus
service from:  Red Hook Ferry Dock
to Downtown Charlotte Amalie,
Red Hook to Tutu Park Mall, Nadir
going west to Bovoni, Havensight
to Downtown Charlotte Amalie
Transit Projects
2
2
2
2
2
2
12
Provide sidewalks near hospital
and shopping center on Alton
Adams Road (Route 38) and
Centerline Road/Wilma Blyden
Road (Route 313) from Lovers Lane
to Long Bay Road
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
2
2
1
2
1
2
10
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Table 8-3 (Continued) - Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. Thomas
St. Thomas CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Build multi-level parking garage in
Charlotte Amalie
Congestion
Management/
Relief
3
-1
-3
0
6
3
8
Install sidewalk on Subbase Road
(Route 304) from Crown Bay
Marina to Pueblo Supermarket with
curb cuts
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
-1
4
1
1
0
2
7
Table 8-4 – Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. Croix
St. Croix CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Improve roads in Sunny Isle area
(Route 79/Route 70/Route 66)
(Island Center Road to Sunny Isle
Intersection)
Congestion
Management/
Relief
3
14
13
4
13
9
56
Improve Hess Road (Route 681)
from Centerline Road (Route 70) to
Route 68/Route 681 (Sunny Isle
Intersection)
Congestion
Management/
Relief
4
14
12
4
14
7
55
Improve Northside Road (Route 75)
from Queen Mary Highway (Route
70) and King Street
Congestion
Management/
Relief
6
12
11
6
9
9
53
Improve  Queen Mary
Highway/Centerline Road (Route
66/70)
Congestion
Management/
Relief
5
12
12
2
12
9
52
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Table 8.4 (Continued) – Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. Croix
St. Thomas CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Study signal warrant to relieve
congestion by Agricultural and
Highway/Public Safety (Queen
Mary Highway (Route 70) between
Route 705 and Route 665) and
traffic detection systems
Congestion
Management/
Relief
6
12
11
4
12
7
52
Improve intersection at Route 75
and Route 70  (La Reine
intersection)
Safety and
Operational
Improvements
8
13
12
2
11
6
52
Improve intersection  at Clifton Hill
Connector (Queen Mary Highway
and Route 75)
Safety and
Operational
Improvements
2
14
12
5
10
7
50
Improve scenic roads, look out
points/ equestrian trail/ bike trail
Islandwide
Projects
8
13
8
8
6
6
49
Improve Five Corners Intersection
(Northside Road area)
Safety and
Operational
Improvements
4
11
10
1
12
11
49
Improve Route 663 from Centerline
Road (Route 70) to Zenon Street
(Route 66) (Central High to Vialco
Intersection)
Congestion
Management/
Relief
3
9
8
5
11
9
45
Install bike path along Southside
Road (Route 62) from Route 70 to
Green Cay National Wildlife
Refuge
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
4
10
11
10
3
3
41
Improve safety of Mahogany Road
(Route 76) and install erosion
control east of Jolly Hill
Safety and
Operational
Improvements
8
14
8
7
0
4
41
Improve Melvin Evans Highway
(Route 66/Route 705)
Congestion
Management/
Relief
8
8
10
2
7
4
39
Install North Shore Scenic Road
(Route 78) and bike path from
Canaan Ridge Road (Route 69) to
Hams Bay/Route 63
New Roadway
Facilities
6
10
9
7
4
3
39
Connector road under design,
Container Port Intersection (Route
75)
New Roadway
Facilities
5
7
5
5
10
6
38
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Table 8.4 (Continued) – Preliminary Transportation Needs Identification – St. Croix
St. Thomas CAG
Prioritized Projects
Type
Economic Development
Safety and Security
Operation and
Maintenance
Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Manage Congestion to
Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Provide an Integrated
Transportation
Network
Total
Points
Implement AARP Sidewalk study
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
6
11
6
3
7
5
38
Repave Midland Road (Route 72)
from River Road (Route 69) to
Northside Road (Route 75)
Operations
Maintenance
and System
Preservation
4
10
8
2
3
4
31
Study potential bypass of historic
bridge- Route 72 by Route 669 and
River Road (Route 69)
New Roadway
Facilities
4
4
9
0
0
3
20
Install bike path along Queen Mary
Highway (close to Route 75)
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Projects
3
5
3
2
0
3
16
Source: CAG meetings, October and December 2009
In addition to the projects identified by the members of the CAG, the following projects have been
identified by the Department of Public Works:
·
Operation and Maintenance Project:
o
Christiansted Roadway resurfacing and sidewalks
·
Safety and Operational Improvements:
o
Route 709 extension
o
Route 85 Improvements
o
Route 70 and Route 703 Roundabout
o
Intersection improvements at Route 66 and Route 68
o
Route 792
8.2 Recommended Transportation Needs Identification
Using the projects a second screening process was performed to identify recommended projects and
establish a timeframe for implementation.  The projects identified by the CAG and DPW staff were
further evaluated based on existing congested locations based on traffic count data as well as estimated
projected growth.  The projects were than grouped based on the following criteria:
Current Projects - Projects out to bid, completed, or under design would take place between now and
year 3.
Near-Term Projects - Locally and federally funded projects included in the Territorial Transportation
Improvement Plan would take place between now and year 5.
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Short-Term Projects - Projects not included in the above categories and located within high growth areas
(400 people per square miles or greater) would take place between year 5 and year 10.
Long-Term Projects - Other identified projects not included in any of the above categories would take
place beyond year 10.
The final list of project as grouped based on the above criteria is included in Appendix D.  The estimated
cost associated with each project has also been identified, resulting in a total estimated cost of
approximately $160 million beyond the current funds identified in the 2013-2017, with $65 million
identified in the Short-Term project category.  The estimated costs were based on a per mile cost from
most recent bids received by Department of Public Works.  The costs were developed for planning
purposes only and will need to be re-evaluated once the scope of the project is better defined and
construction plans are developed.
Maps illustrating the projects are also included in Appendix D.  The project list and maps will be useful
tool for development of the Territorywide Tranportation Improvement Plan.
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9.0 Performance Measures
The development of a performance measurement monitoring program will assist an agency’s ability to
undertake a regular assessment of organizational and system performance.  In terms of long range
strategic planning, this type of program facilitates an assessment of progress based upon the evaluation
of goal and objective achievement.  Once a baseline evaluation is established form the compilation of
specific data and other information indicators, additional work can be done to further develop and refine
specific performance targets.  Furthermore, regular performance evaluation assessments will identify
organization and system performance gaps that will enable an agency to assemble and deploy the
necessary strategies and resources for performance improvement.
The implementation of a performance measure monitoring program is further promoted by the Federal
government as embodied by the National Performance Review which defines performance measurement
as:
"A process of assessing progress toward achieving predetermined goals,
including information on the efficiency with which resources are
transformed into goods and services (outputs), the quality of those outputs
(how well they are delivered to clients and the extent to which clients are
satisfied) and outcomes (the results of a program activity compared to its
intended purpose), and the effectiveness of government operations in
terms of their specific contributions to program objectives."
Therefore policies, strategies, and performance measures were identified for each of the goals and
objectives according to the seven topics described in the previous section.  Table 9-1 presents the
performance measures identified for each of the goals and objectives and the recommended measures to
be put in place to address those needs for assessment of performance.
Table 9-1 shows the performance measures identified for each of the goals and objectives and the
recommended measures to be put in place to address those needs.  DPW has been pro-active in
developing the platform on which most of the performance measures will be developed and evaluated by
creating a database of most of the elements of the transportation network.
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Table 9-1 - Performance Measures
Goal 1 – Economic
Development
Provide an integrated transportation system that supports and grow the economy of the US Virgin Islands.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
1.1
Move residents
efficiently to and
from ports, airports,
docks, and major
employment hubs.
Provide smooth transfer and transportation
of passengers through coordinated service.
Post VITRAN route schedule and set
service frequency not to exceed 30
minutes at ports, airports, docks.
Yes
No
 X
1.2
Move freight
efficiently between
ports, airports, and
docks.
·
Proactively work with agencies and
other stakeholders to determine freight
transport needs and develop measures
to support those needs.
·
Develop a freight route map and
implement a traffic count program to
identify freight activity.
·
Maintain identified freight routes in
state of good repair.
·
Signage provided on freight routes.
·
Annual traffic count program
developed and implemented.
·
5%  of transportation dollars spent to
maintain and improve identified
freight routes.
No 
No
X
1.3
Support economic
development in
specific geographic
areas.
·
Work with agencies and other
stakeholders to identify specific areas in
need of economic revitalization or
development.
·
Provide access to redevelopment and
infill areas, central business districts,
and designated activity centers.
·
10%  of development in designated
areas.
·
5%  of transportation dollars
allocated to improvements in
designated areas.
·
Adopt plans for redevelopment areas
and enterprise zones.
Yes
Yes
X
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Table 9.1 (Continued) - Performance Measures
Goal 2 – Safety and
Security
Improve the safety and security on all transportation modes in the Territory through education, enforcement
and engineering solutions.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
2.1
Reduce overall crash
rate on USVI
roadways.
·
Improve/develop crash reporting
system and data analysis on all of the
roadways in the Territory to store
crash data and analyze trends by
location, type, and frequency.
·
Integrate safety considerations in all
transportation planning documents.
·
5%  reduction in number and rate
of crashes per 100 thousand of
vehicle miles traveled and per
miles of roadways.
·
Annual analysis of crash data.
No
On St.
Croix
starting
2007.
 
X
2.2
Reduce overall
fatality rate and
number of injuries for
automobiles, mass
transit, bicycles, and
pedestrians.
·
Improve/develop reporting system
and data analysis on all of the
roadways in the Territory to store
transportation related fatality and
injury data and analyze trends by
location, type, and frequency.
·
Provide driver education training for
new drivers and senior citizens.
·
5%  reduction in number and rate
of fatalities and injuries:
o per 100 thousand of vehicle
miles traveled and per miles of
roadways.
o involving pedestrians and
bicyclists.
o involving transit vehicles and
heavy vehicles (trucks).
o 20%  residents graduates of
driver education training.
Yes
No
 
X
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Table 9.1 (Continued) - Performance Measures
Goal 2 – Safety and
Security
Improve the safety and security on all transportation modes in the Territory through education, enforcement and
engineering solutions.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
2.3
Reduce emergency
response time.
Improve operating characteristics and
design of the transportation system to
accommodate emergency vehicles.
·
10% reduction in response time.
·
Average emergency response time
under 10 minutes.
No 
No
 
X
2.4
Ensure safe
transport of
elementary and
secondary school
students regardless
of the chosen mode
of transportation.
Develop and implement a Safe Route to
School program.
·
Number of miles of designated Safe
Route to Schools.
·
Dollars invested in and number of
projects funded for Safe Route to
School.
No 
No
 
X
2.5
Ensure safe
transport of
passengers and
goods.
Develop, adopt, and implement
enforcement and education programs on
safety laws, speed, seatbelts and
bicycle/pedestrians for the general public
and transit and truck drivers.
·
Education material developed.
·
Number of transit and truck drivers
trained over number of trucks and
transit vehicles.
No 
No
 
X
2.6
Ensure safe
transport during
emergency
evacuation to
shelters.
·
Develop, adopt, and implement an
emergency response plan for the
Territory, with special consideration
for special needs population.
·
Provide uncongested roads to
hospitals.
·
Average evacuation time under four
hours
·
Signage provided on evacuation route
designations.
·
Number of personnel trained to
participate on Community Emergency
Response Teams.
Yes
X
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Table 9.1 (Continued) - Performance Measures
Goal 2 – Safety and
Security
Improve the safety and security on all transportation modes in the Territory through education, enforcement and
engineering solutions.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
2.7
Ensure security of
transportation
facilities and
services.
·
Coordinate with Homeland Security to
adopt standards and policies to ensure
safety of transportation facilities.
·
Incorporate security standards into the
planning, design, and operation of
transportation facilities and services.
·
Develop and adopt Transportation
Facilities Security Plan in
coordination with Bureau of
Homeland Security and
transportation facilities stakeholders
(freight, cruise ship/ferry operators).
·
Annual review of Plan.
No 
No
 
X
2.8
Ensure security on
critical network
links.
Facilitate development of projects that
enhance the security of critical network links.
·
Develop critical network link map.
·
5%  of transportation dollars spent on
projects on critical network links.
No 
No 
X
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Table 9.1 (Continued) - Performance Measures
Goal 3 – Operation and
Maintenance
Improve management, operations and maintenance activities for existing transportation facilities
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
3.1
Bring the existing
infrastructure and
facilities into a state of
good repair.
·
Develop management system to
inventory existing system.
·
Develop program for inspecting and
reporting conditions on existing
transportation infrastructure.
·
Develop standards and schedules for
maintenance of transportation
facilities, services and equipment.
·
Annual inspection and reporting
system.
·
Development of Maintenance
standards and schedule.
·
30%  of roadway miles in good, fair,
and poor conditions (IRI).
·
Average roadway roughness index of
2.5.
·
Average age of transit vehicles does
not exceed 15 years.
·
Average distance driven by transit
vehicles between breakdowns.
·
10%  of transportation dollars spent
on maintenance activities.
No 
No 
 
X
3.2
Integrate operations
and maintenance
activities into the
planning and
programming process.
Identify operations and maintenance
activities and allocate funds as part of
planning and programming.
5%  of transportation dollars allocated to
operations and maintenance.
No 
No
 
X
3.3
Improve reliability
and efficiency of the
transportation system.
Identify and implement the best available
technologies to improve reliability and
efficiency of the transportation system.
Annual review of technology applicable
to USVI.
No 
No
 
X
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Table 9.1 (Continued) - Performance Measures
Goal 4 – Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Ensure the transportation system supports the community development and preserves the Territory’s natural,
historic, and cultural resources.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
4.1
Enhance community
livability and visual
quality.
·
Develop and adopt land development
plan that require integration of
pedestrian and bicycle facilities as
part of development and
redevelopment.
·
Manage stormwater runoff and
erosion through best management
practices including use of vegetation
for infiltration.
·
Reduce impervious surfaces where
possible.
·
Build projects that support
pedestrians, bicycles, and transit as
modes of transportation.
·
5%  of transportation dollars spent on
stormwater management and erosion
control projects.
·
1% of transportation project dedicated
to landscaping.
·
1% of transportation dollars spent on
bicycle and pedestrian facilities,
including crosswalks and pedestrian
signals.
·
Develop typical sections that include
sidewalks for new construction in
residential and commercial areas, and
provide crosswalks and pedestrian
signals at all signalized intersections.
Yes
Yes
X
4.2
Emphasize growth in
existing or planned
centers for
development.
·
Develop and adopt land development
plan that manages urban sprawl.
·
Locate new development in activity
centers that can be served by transit,
bikeways and sidewalks.
·
 1%  of transportation dollars
allocated to transit, bikeways, and
sidewalks in smart growth centers.
·
30% of population within walking
distance to transit.
No 
No
 
X
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Goal 4 – Environmental
Sustainability and Land
Use
Ensure the transportation system supports the community development and preserves the Territory’s natural,
historic, and cultural resources.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level 
of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
4.3
Preserve natural,
historic, and
cultural resources.
·
Develop and adopt land
development plan and regulations
that avoid or minimize potential
adverse effects of transportation on
the natural, historic, and cultural
resources of the USVI.
·
Work with National Parks Service,
SHPO and DNPR to maintain an
updated digital database of
natural, historic, and cultural
resources.
·
Adopted land development plan.
·
Digital database of natural, historic, and
cultural resources.
·
50 miles of Scenic Byways and Historic
Trails developed annually.
Yes
Yes
X
4.4 
Conserve energy.
Reduce reliance on fossil fuel on the
transportation system.
·
5%  of alternative fuel vehicles registered by
category.
·
15%  of transit vehicles using alternative
fuel.
Yes
Yes
X
4.5
Manage congestion
and air pollution.
Maintain limits on the number of car
rentals and taxi vehicles in the
Territory.
·
Annual count of rental vehicles and taxis
not to exceed 10% of total vehicles.
·
Number of public transit boardings not to
be less than 6,000 per year.
Yes
Yes
X
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Table 9.1 (Continued) - Performance Measures
Goal 5 – Manage Congestion to Optimize Mobility and
Accessibility
Maximize mobility, accessibility and decrease congestion by strategically
managing transportation facilities and services.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
5.1
Identify, monitor and
improve traffic
conditions in congested
areas.
·
Develop a Congestion
Management System that
employs a mode-neutral
analytical framework.
·
Develop a traffic count program
to monitor changes in vehicular
traffic on an annual basis.
·
Use the travel demand forecast
tool to monitor improvements in
the efficiency of the
transportation system.
·
CMS plan that incorporates
Transportation Systems Management
(TSM) and Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) solutions that is
consulted for all new projects.
·
Annually updated traffic count program
including schedule, location of count
stations, identification of location for
continuous counts.
·
Annual vehicle miles and hours of travel.
·
Average travel speeds.
·
 20%  of workforce can get to work
within 30 minutes.
No 
No
 
X
5.2
Limit dependence on
single-occupant vehicles.
·
Provide effective and economical
transportation choices.
·
Expand public transit service to
additional geographic areas.
·
Improve transit service
reliability and travel times.
·
Transit service on-time performance to
exceed 10% Average Transit travel time.
·
30%  residents within walking distance
of transit stop.
·
Develop car/van pool program to major
employment centers.
Yes
Yes
X
5.3
Provide efficient access
to existing and planned
activity and
employment centers.
Address deficiencies in access to
existing activity and employment
centers.
·
1%  of transportation dollars spent in
existing activity and employment
centers.
Yes
Yes
X
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Table 9.1 (Continued) - Performance Measures
Goal 6 – Provide an integrated Transportation
Network
Ensure access across all modes of transportation throughout the Territory and the
world.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
6.1
Plan and develop each mode
of transportation in
coordination with other
modes.
·
Incorporate analysis of all applicable
modes as part of the transportation
planning and design process.
·
Incorporate analysis of all applicable
transportation into the development
permit process.
·
Updated planning, zoning and
subdivision ordinances.
·
Updated development
approval process.
Yes
Yes
 
X
6.2
Provide mode choice and
access for persons with
disabilities, low-income
residents, non-English
speaking citizens, students,
and elderly populations.
·
Increase/provide transit service to
areas with persons with disabilities,
low-income residents, non-English
speaking citizens, students, and
elderly populations.
·
Provide transit shelters and pull-out
bays near schools.
·
30% of transit service coverage
(miles of service) in areas with
high number of people with
disabilities, low-income areas,
and elderly population.
·
30% of schools served by
transit and have shelters.
Yes
Yes
X
6.3
Provide an integrated network
of pedestrian and bicycle
facilities.
·
Identify and digitize existing
pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
·
Develop pedestrian and bicycle plan
for the Territory.
·
Pedestrian and bicycle paths in
electronic format.
·
Bicycle and pedestrian plan.
·
Miles of pedestrian and bicycle
facilities.
No 
No 
 
X
6.4
Improve connections for
freight and passenger
movements within the USVI
and to additional Caribbean
and global destinations.
Address deficiencies in existing
connections between transportation
modes at port, airports, and ferry docks.
10% of transportation dollars spent
improving connections at port,
airports, and ferry docks.
Yes
Yes
X
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Table 9.1 (Continued) - Performance Measures
Goal 7 – Public Outreach and Coordination in
Transportation Planning and Programming.
Improve coordination and cooperation among transportation professionals, users, and
providers.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
7.1
Ensure that federal agencies,
other departments, the
community, and other
stakeholders are involved in the
planning, design and
construction of transportation
facilities.
Coordinate transportation activities among
USVI and federal departments and
community stakeholders.
Annual number of coordination
meetings with federal and
Territory agencies.
Development of a USVI Public
Involvement Guidebook for
transportation projects.
Yes
Yes
X
7.2
Provide underserved groups,
populations and areas with
equal access to information and
input.
Identify underserved populations and use
appropriate outreach techniques to serve their
needs.
GIS mapping of underserved
populations.
Develop Community Impact
Assessment guidance for special
needs population.
Yes
No
 X
7.3
Ensure that the outreach
process is an integral and
effective part of the planning
and design process.
·
Develop public outreach plan for all
transportation planning and design
project.
·
Ensure that all communications and
outreach efforts are properly coordinated,
consistent, and understandable.
·
Ensure that all required public input is
documented, interpreted and distributed
in a timely and effective fashion.
·
Provide adequate time for public review
and comment at key milestones of the
transportation planning process.
·
75  of projects have public
outreach plans.
·
75  of comment forms received
reflect good project
understanding.
·
75  of public outreach events
are documented within one
week.
·
Adopt NEPA or more
generous timeframes for
public review times.
Yes
Yes
X
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Goal 8 – Financial
Accountability
Create a funding structure that supports a viable transportation system now and into the future.
Objectives
Policies
Performance Measures
Base Data Available
Info Collected Now
Level of
Effort
Required
Minimal
Moderate
Major
8.1
Ensure responsible
project programming
and spending.
·
Document a process for
selecting and funding
projects to be included in
the Transportation
Improvement Plan (TIP).
·
Include existing and
anticipated funds and life
cycle costs in the
planning decision making
process.
TIP procedures adopted and implemented.
Yes
No
 X
8.3
Reduce transportation
costs.
Promote energy efficient
modes and develop
intermodal transportation
facilities.
·
Average transportation cost per ton of freight
does not exceed industry average.
·
Average cost to commute per household does not
exceed 20%  of household income.
No 
No 
X
8.4
Seek out and promote
public-private
partnerships for
innovative delivery of
services and projects.
Explore alternative funding
sources.
20% transportation facilities constructed using
innovative funding methods such as design-build
methods, competitive contracting mechanisms for
transit services, and pursuit of joint-development
opportunities with the tourism sector.
No 
No 
 
X
Executive Order 330-1991
Appendix A
2014-2017 Terry-wide
Transportation
Improvement Plan
Appendix B
FY
Project Name
Project
Number
Island
Description
Estimated Cost
Accumulated
Total
Balance "MT10"
Funds Available
Authorization
Status
Comments
$ 15,300,000.00
FY-14
Statewide Planning and
Research
SPR-
0015(1)*
TER
Planning and Research
Activities
$ 200,000.00
$ 200,000.00
$ 15,100,000.00
Committed
Includes Software upgrades necessary for
Mapping/Data Collection per Transportation
MultiModal  Study etc.
FY-14
Vitran Bus Facility
TBD
STX
Construction of Bus
Depot
$ 4,000,000.00
$ 4,200,000.00
$ 11,100,000.00
Committed
Transfer to FTA
FY-14
Clifton Hill Phase I
NH-75(3)
STX
Construction of Route 75
from Intersection w/ RT
66 to Inters. w/ RT 70
$ 5,000,000.00
$ 9,200,000.00
$ 6,100,000.00
Committed
100% Plans submitted to FHWA for
review/appoval Nov. 2013
FY-14
Fire Station Relocation
VI-314(3)
STT
Construction of Fire
Service Facility
$ 2,201,281.20
$ 11,401,281.20
$ 3,898,718.80
Committed
Needed for Contract Award
FY-14
Brookman Road Phase II
VI-32(9)
STT
Route 32 Reconstruction
of 4400 LF
$ 1,268,584.00
$ 12,669,865.20
$ 2,630,134.80
Committed
Needed for Contract Award
FY-14
Fort Christian Settlement
NH-E(3)
STT
Administrative Payment
for Court Settlement of
Disputed Item
$ 585,000.00
$ 13,254,865.20
$ 2,045,134.80
Pending in FMIS
Project is Closed (to be re-opened to make
payment
FY-14
Route 37,Hull Bay Road
Emergency Repair
ER-VI-37(2)
STT
Retaining Wall/pavement
restoration
$ 68,392.50
$ 13,323,257.70
$ 1,976,742.30
Committed
Needed for Contract Award
FY-14 Route 10, Centerline Road
Emergency Repairs
ER-VI-10(4)
STJ
Slope
Stabilization/retaining
wall/guardrail/drainage
improvements
$ 275,110.00
$ 13,598,367.70
$ 1,701,632.30
Committed
Needed for Contract Award
FY-14
Route 20, Rte 104
Emergency Repairs
ER-VI-
9999(127)
STJ
Slope Stabilization/Curb
Wall/drainage
Improvements
$ 48,667.00
$ 13,647,034.70
$ 1,652,965.30
Committed
Needed for Contract Award
FY-14
Melvin Evans
NH-66(11)
STX
Preliminary Engineering
Cost for DPW Staff
$ 20,000.00
$ 13,667,034.70
$ 1,632,965.30
Pending in FMIS
For Cost Allocation Charges to Project
Department of Public Works
United States Virgin Islands Federal-Aid Highway Program
Territory-wide Transportation Improvement Program FY-2014
(Revised  April 22, 2014)
FY-14
Veterans Drive
DPC-A34(1)
STT
Prelimin./Constr.
Engineering
$ 153,000.00
$ 13,820,034.70
$1,479,965
Committed
To Be Transferred to Fed. Lands
Multimodal Study
VI-
9999(132)
TER
Master Plan Update
$ 581,854.00
$ 14,401,888.70
$ 898,111.30
Committed
For GIS Enhancement, Intersection Planning
FY-14
Crucan Bikepath
NH-
9999(115)
STX
ROW Acquisition
$ 735,111.30
$ 14,555,146.00
$ 163,000.00
Committed
FY-14
Melvin Evans PH I
VI-66(11)
STX
Preliminary Engineering
Cost for Federal Lands
$ 163,000.00
$ 14,718,146.00
$ 0.00
Auhorized
Tranferred to Federal Lands for Preliminary
Engineering Costs
FY-14 Crown Bay Improvements-
Phase II
STT
STX
Widening/Improvements
from Route 306/33 Int. to
Route 30/33 Int. at Nisky
Center
$ 1,500,000.00
$ 1,500,000.00
-$1,500,000
Pending
plans complete - on shelf
FY-14
Bordeaux Bay Road
VI-318(1)
STT
2.3 Mi Reconstruction
$ 8,000,000.00
$ 9,500,000.00
-$9,500,000
Pending
Design Work Ongoing
FY-14
Melvin Evans Highway 1
VI-66(11)*
STX
Construction of Garvee
Phase I
$ 12,000,000.00
$ 21,500,000.00
-$21,500,000
Pending
To Be Funded by Garvee Financing
FY-14
Islandwide Pavement
Rehab Contract II
VI-
9999(134)
STT
3R/Landscape
Improvements Route 30
Moravian Highway
$ 3,000,000.00
$ 24,500,000.00
-$24,500,000
Pending
Route 30 Moravian Highway (on Shelf)
FY-14
Bridge Replacement
TBD
STX
Route 64 Bridge Slide In
EDC II Initiative
$ 20,000.00
$ 24,520,000.00
-$24,520,000
Pending
Design Services In - House (no new funds
needed for Preliminary Engineering)
FY-14
Ferryboat Acquisition
TBD
STT
For Construction of
Vessels
$ 3,600,000.00
$ 28,120,000.00
-$28,120,000
Pending
FY-14
Scenic Road Ph. II
TBD
STX
3R/4R Construction .63Mi
$ 3,000,000.00
$ 31,120,000.00
-$31,120,000
Pending
Plans 95% complete on shelf
FY-14
Veterans Drive Phase I
DPC-B34(1)
STT
Route 30 Widening to 4
Lanes from RT 314
Lovers Lane Intersection
to Hospital Gade/RT 35
$ 18,300,000.00
$ 49,420,000.00
-$49,420,000
Pending
To Be Funded by Garvee Financing
FY-14
Cruzan Bikepath PH I
9999(115)
STX
7 Mi Segment from Est.
Humbug to Great Pond
$ 3,500,000.00
$ 52,920,000.00
-$52,920,000
Pending
ROW/Environmental Work Ongoing
STT - St. Thomas
      STJ - St. John
  TER - Territory Wide
TBD - To be Determined     *  -  Proposed
Project No.
Legend:   STX - St. Croix
Unfunded
Department of Public Works
United States Virgin Islands Federal-Aid Highway Program
Territory-wide Transportation Improvement Program FY-2014
(Revised  April 22, 2014)
FY
Project Name
Project
Number
Island
Description
Estimated Cost
Accumulated
Total
Balance of Funds
Available
Authorization
Status
Comments
$ 16,000,000.00
FY-15
Statewide Planning and
Research
SPR-
0016(1)*
TER
Planning and
Research Activities
$ 50,000.00
$ 50,000.00
$ 15,950,000.00
Committed
Territorial SPR Funding
FY-15
Turpentine Run Bridge
Approaches
VI-A30(1)
STT
Design/Build Ph I
$ 5,875,000.00
$ 5,925,000.00
$ 10,075,000.00
Committed
1st Transfer to Federal Lands
FY-15
Cruzan Bikepath Ph I
NH-
9999(115)
STX
7 Mi Segment from
Est. Humbug to
Great Pond
$ 2,575,000.00
$ 8,500,000.00
$ 7,500,000.00
Committed
FY-15
Garvee Debt Service
TBD
TER
Administrative
Payment
$ 7,500,000.00
$ 16,000,000.00
$ 0.00
Committed
Interest/Debt Service
FY-15
$ 16,000,000.00
$ 0.00
Committed
FY-15
$ 16,000,000.00
$ 0.00
Committed
FY-15
Veterans Drive
Improvements Phase IIA
DPC-A34(1)
STT
Route 30/35 inter.
Hospital Gade to
Vendors Plaza
around the Point
$ 21,400,000.00
$ 37,400,000.00
-$21,400,000
Committed
Construction around the Capital Bldg
FY-15
Bordeaux Bay Road
VI-318(1)
STT
2.3 Mi
Reconstruction of
Route 318
$ 15,000,000.00
$ 52,400,000.00
-$ 36,400,000.00
Committed
FY-15
Veterans Drive
Improvements Phase IIB
DPC-A34(1)
STT
Route 30 Vendors
Plaza to Windward
Passage
$ 25,000,000.00
$ 77,400,000.00
-$61,400,000
Committed
FY-15
Spring Gut Road
VI-85(1)
STX
Construction
$ 15,000,000.00
$ 92,400,000.00
-$ 76,400,000.00
Committed
FY-15
Raphune Hill Contract II
VI-38(3)
STT
Relocation of Route
381/Route 38
Intersection
$ 15,000,000.00
$ 107,400,000.00
-$ 91,400,000.00
Committed
Unfunded
Department of Public Works
United States Virgin Islands Federal-Aid Highway Program
Territory-wide Transportation Improvement Program FY-2015
(Revised May 7, 2014)
FY
Project Name
Project
Number
Island
Description
Estimated Cost
Accumulated
Total
Balance of Funds
Available
Authorization
Status
Comments
$ 16,000,000.00
FY-16
Statewide Planning and
Research
SPR-
0017(1)*
TER
Planning and
Research Activities
$ 50,000.00
$ 50,000.00
$ 15,950,000.00
Committed
Territorial SPR Funding
FY-16
Spring Gut Road PH I
VI-85(1)
STX
2.2 Mi of Route 85
Reconstruction
Canegata Park to
South Shore Road
$ 4,950,000.00
$ 5,000,000.00
$ 11,000,000.00
Committed
FY-16
Cruzan Bike Path Ph II
NH-
9999(115)
STX
From Great Pond to
Point Udall
$ 2,805,000.00
$ 7,805,000.00
$ 8,195,000.00
Committed
Phase II funding
FY-16
Garvee Bonds
TBD
TER
Administrative
Payment
$ 7,500,000.00
$ 15,305,000.00
$ 695,000.00
Committed
Interest/Debt Service
FY-16
Turpentine Run Bridge
Approaches
VI-A30(1)
TER
Design/Build Ph II
$ 695,000.00
$ 16,000,000.00
$ 0.00
Committed
2nd Transfer to Federal Lands
FY-16
TER
$ 16,000,000.00
$ 0.00
Committed
FY-16
$ 0.00
FY-16
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
Committed
FY-16
Veterans Drive
Improvements Phase IIB
DPC-34(1)
STT
Construction
$ 25,000,000.00
$ 25,000,000.00
-$25,000,000
Committed
Phase II
FY-16
FY-16
Unfunded
Department of Public Works
United States Virgin Islands Federal-Aid Highway Program
Territory-wide Transportation Improvement Program FY-2016
(Revised May 7, 2014)
FY
Project Name
Project
Number
Island
Description
Estimated Cost
Accumulated
Total
Balance of Funds
Available
Authorization
Status
Comments
$ 16,000,000.00
FY-17
Statewide Planning and
Research
SPR-
0018(1)*
TER
Planning and
Research Activities
$ 50,000.00
$ 50,000.00
$ 15,950,000.00
Committed
Territorial SPR Funding
FY-17
Raphune Hill  Contract III
VI-38(3)
STT
Construction
$ 8,450,000.00
$ 8,500,000.00
$ 7,500,000.00
Committed
Transfer to Federal Lands
FY-17
$ 8,500,000.00
$ 7,500,000.00
Committed
FY-17
Garvee Bonds
TBD
TER
Administrative
Payment
$ 7,500,000.00
$ 16,000,000.00
$ 0.00
Committed
Interest/Debt Service
FY-17
TER
$ 16,000,000.00
$ 0.00
Committed
FY-17
TER
$ 16,000,000.00
$ 0.00
Committed
FY-17
$ 0.00
FY-17
Raphune Hill Contract 3
VI-38(3)
STT
Construction
$ 10,000,000.00
$ 10,000,000.00
-$ 10,000,000.00
Committed
Widening of Middle Section Rt. 38
FY-17
Veterans Drive
Improvements Phase IIB
DPC-34(1)
STT
Construction
$ 25,000,000.00
$ 35,000,000.00
-$35,000,000
Committed
Phase II
FY-17
Mahogany Road
VI-76(1)*
STX
Construction
$ 8,000,000.00
$ 43,000,000.00
-$ 43,000,000.00
FY-17
Unfunded
Department of Public Works
United States Virgin Islands Federal-Aid Highway Program
Territory-wide Transportation Improvement Program FY-2017
(Revised February 20, 2014)
Public Outreach Plan
Appendix C
Public Outreach Plan
January 2009
2040
2040 United States Virgin Islands
Transportation Master Plan
PUBLIC OUTREACH PLAN
Prepared for:
USVI Department of Public Works
Prepared by:
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
January 2009
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INTRODUCTION
The development of a Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is an endeavor which requires the collective
knowledge and input of a broad range of stakeholders.  As this is the first LRTP for the US Virgin Islands, there are
no protocols in place for undertaking an effort of this magnitude.  Federal regulations issued following the passage
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) in 2005
require that timely information about transportation issues and decision-making processes be provided to citizens,
affected public agencies, and stakeholders throughout the statewide transportation planning process, and that the
outreach be formally documented.  While as a US Territory, the USVI is not required to comply with FHWA
requirements, her leaders recognize that increased stakeholder and citizen interest in transportation makes a
credible communication and public involvement process critical for consensus building.
Consistent with best practices, the USVI is committed to providing a public involvement process that provides
opportunities for public review and comment at key decision points, with adequate public notice and access to
underlying technical and policy information.  The public outreach program will work at several levels, and includes
outreach to public and agency officials, organizations representing a wide variety of interests and constituencies
throughout the Territory, and members of the general public.  The process will also reach out to those traditionally
underserved by existing transportation systems, such as low-income and minority households, so that their needs
can be considered.  Information on the plan’s development will be made readily available, and opportunities for
review and comment will be provided and publicized.
This Public Outreach Plan has been designed to assure the Project Team achieves the overall goal and objectives for
communication associated with the development of the LRTP as described below.
Goal: To improve coordination, communication, and cooperation among transportation users, providers, and
those affected by transportation activities, regardless of race, religion, national origin, or income.
Objectives:
·
Provide equal access to underserved groups, populations and areas to public information and decision-
making about transportation planning, financing, construction, operations and maintenance activities.
·
Support informed decision-making through improved communications and responsive planning and
programming methods and techniques.
·
Support collaborative working relationships among federal, territorial and local interests with the
objective of removing barriers, aligning interests, and developing innovative, equitable solutions
·
Identify all potential stakeholders, ensuring that they are properly notified of outreach efforts in a
timely fashion.
·
Ensure that all stakeholder communications and outreach efforts are properly coordinated, consistent,
understandable and simply presented.
·
Ensure that all required public input is properly documented, interpreted and distributed as necessary
in a timely and effective fashion.
·
Provide continued guidance to the planning and engineering team relative to public outreach and
communications efforts.
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2.0
OUTREACH METHODOLOGIES
There are a number of techniques that are generally accepted as “standard practices” for public engagement in the
USVI. It is expected that certain presentations, press announcements and meetings will be jointly facilitated by the
Office of the Governor, the Department of Public Works and the planning team as is appropriate. Methodologies
that are expected to be used include, but are not limited to the following:
·
Meetings with Local and Federal Agencies – information exchange with agency planners and
statisticians is crucial to the development of the overall effort. These federal agencies and departments
also have the potential to be important consensus builders when properly engaged. Where practical
and appropriate, we will combine agencies in joint meetings for efficiency.
·
Meetings with the Office of the Governor and Policy Makers –it will be important to have
meetings with the Governor, members of the Legislature and other policy makers. Elected or appointed
representatives will need to be informed on the overall planning efforts. Letters or briefings will be
utilized with these individuals or bodies as are appropriate.  It is anticipated on-going formal and public
briefings/hearings/round tables will be required from the planning team.
·
Meetings with interest groups- These include making presentations and leading discussions at
regularly scheduled meetings with specific stakeholder groups, such as social, ethnic, cultural,
environmental, neighborhood based, and others that may need to be engaged for specified and
focused purposes. Such meetings will be on an as needed basis and will primarily be used to glean any
needed information by the planning team. Focused invitations may be sent to these community groups
to attend public meetings and provide input as required and appropriate.
·
Creating public awareness of the plan through the media – this is accomplished through press
releases, press conferences, print, radio and television interviews, local talk shows and a limited
amount of paid advertising such as newspaper inserts or supplements. The media plan will include full
briefs to each media group with appropriate graphics that will be utilized throughout the public
outreach period for consistency.
The degree to which any of the above methods is utilized will be determined to a certain extent by the dynamics of
external influences and the level of responsiveness from the public. Our approach will be proactive in nature, but
responsive to community concerns and changing attitudes.
3.0
COMMUNITY OUTREACH STRATEGIES AND PRODUCTS
Outreach Products will be tied to the information to be disseminated at each milestone. Such products may include:
·
Development of point and/or briefing papers, presentations, etc. based on information from technical
teams
·
Establishment of internal policies and processes for effective communications and messaging
·
Creation of graphical and style guidelines for internal and external communications to endure
consistency of message and message styles
·
Drafting of stakeholder letters, invitations and outreach documents
·
Press Conferences & media updates/alerts
·
Newspaper & publication articles, editorials & periodicals, newspaper inserts, paid & earned
advertisements
·
Media interviews/Speaker circuits
·
Organized meetings with various user groups for specific input, reporting and building support for the
GTP effort
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Organized public meetings for specific presentations, updates and building general support.
·
Comment Response Forms for feedback
·
Static Display Boards, general and/or specific information handouts as required, power point
presentations, questionnaires and flyers
·
Project website for 24/7 access to  information
The above products/mediums will be tailored to fit the types of feedback desired or to be shared, the importance of
the message relative to the need for building community support and other considerations that are tied to particular
dynamics that exist at the time of dissemination (elections, announcements, etc.).
3.1
The Plan
The Plan
I.  Executive Committee
An executive committee of high level staff will set policy and oversee the study.  Representatives of the following
agencies will be invited to participate in the meetings, which will be held consistent with the schedule which follows.
Executive Committee Member Agencies
·
DPW
·
Port Authority
·
FHWA
·
FTA
·
DPNR
·
Office of the Governor
II. Advisory Committee
An advisory committee of technical staff will provide input on the technical aspects of the study with membership
from the following agencies.  Meetings will be held consistent with the schedule which follows.
Advisory Committee Member Agencies:
·
DPW
·
Port Authority
·
DPNR
·
Bureau of Tourism
·
UVI/ECC
·
VIPD
·
Department of Education
·
Government Operations
·
Energy
·
Island Administrator
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Homeland Security
·
National Park Service
·
WICO (cruise ships)
·
US Postal Service
·
Shipping Associations
·
WAPA
·
Innovative Telephone
·
Emergency Responders/Hospital
III. Public Meetings/Hearings
In addition to the committee process described above, DPW will provide opportunities for citizens and the general
public to participate in the long-range planning process through a series of public meetings.  Three public meetings,
one each on St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, will be held:
·
At the beginning of the study, in order to publicize the study, get input on the scope of the study, ask
members of the general public to review the draft goals and objectives, and identify any specific
problem areas.
·
When the DRAFT plan is available, in order to receive comments on the DRAFT plan that can be
incorporated into the Final Document, public hearings will be scheduled.
IV. Schedule
This tentative meeting schedule has been prepared based on the project work schedule.  The Executive and
Advisory Committees Meetings will generally be scheduled around key project milestones or major deliverables
rather than on a more standard schedule such as meeting quarterly.
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MEETING SCHEDULE
MARIE, PLEASE NOTE THIS HAS BEEN REVISED TO SHOW “SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION” OF THE
TASKS BY DECEMBER 2009, ALTHOUGH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY
2010
Month/Year
Subject/Focus Areas
Meetings
December 2008
Kick-Off, Issue Identification; Goals and
Objectives
Executive Committee
Technical Committee
February 2009
Existing Conditions, Traffic and Land Use
Trends and Issues,
Refine Goals and Objectives
Executive Committee
Technical Committee
Public
June 2009
Future Land Use and Demographic conditions,
Survey Results, Draft Measures of
Effectiveness
Executive Committee
Technical Committee
September 2009
Final Measures of Effectiveness, Goals and
Objectives, Transportation Forecasts and
Critical Problems
Executive Committee
Technical Committee
December 2009
Short Range Improvements, Long Range
Alternatives, Draft Financial Plan
Executive Committee
Technical Committee
February 2010
Draft Plan Workshop
Executive Committee
Technical Committee
Public Hearing
V.  Speakers’ Bureau
A Speakers’ Bureau consisting of Executive and Technical Committee representatives will be made available for
presentations on the LRTP at citizens, environmental and business organizations’ meetings.  These organizations are
loosely categorized as follows:
·
Political Associations/Organizations
·
Community Groups
·
Rotary
·
ADA Advisory Committee
·
Unions
·
Retail Association
·
Hotel Association
·
Chamber of Commerce
·
Taxi Association
·
Environmental Organizations
·
Boards of Realtors
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League of Women Voters
·
Shipping Associations
The type of stakeholder group interaction will vary relative to the group itself, the type of information to be shared,
levels of confidence and consensus that can be gained, and the effectiveness of the communications medium to be
utilized. Evaluations of the various information campaigns, and input received as a result, will determine the need
for strategic or tactical adjustments throughout the process.
Methodologies and products will be customized to fit the audience and ambience of the presentation venue. For
instance, specific stakeholder groups such as trucking companies or real estate development groups may have
specific concerns or interests that are very different from landowners or government agencies. It is likely that
private sector stakeholder group meeting venues may be conducted in a comfortable boardroom during the
workday, while a neighborhood group meeting may take place in a community center. Subject messaging, room
temperature, acoustics and venue size will all have an effect on attention span and the degree of engagement by
the audience.
There are several advantages to attending meetings of other organizations.  DPW will engage people who would
probably not attend a formal public meeting about a transportation plan or project.  The transportation agency also
benefits from having an already assembled audience that may be more comfortable because they are in a familiar
setting, making communication easier and more effective.
VI. CommentSense
All comments received throughout the development of the LRTP, regardless of source  (public meeting, public
hearing, or through presentations given by the Speaker’s Bureau) will be entered into CommentSense®, Parson
Brinckerhoff’s proprietary, web-based software tool designed to facilitate the capture, storage and management of
stakeholder data by demographics, by submissions, and by individual issues (categories).  CommentSense® is a
partially-customized database application which facilitates collecting, tracking and analyzing data input.  The data
records that comprise the database are modifiable through a user-friendly administrative interface, which includes
functionality to: manage the display fields of user interface; add, edit and archive records; track record status;
document response actions for individual records; search and query data subsets using specific search criteria; and
export and print data record subsets.
VII.   Outreach Materials
All public outreach materials will be bi-lingual, English and Spanish.  Bi-lingual representatives will also be present at
all public meetings.  Care will also be taken to adapt the language to the literacy level of the intended recipients.
All presentation materials will be developed consistent with the graphic protocols established for the project.  This
will allow easy identification of project materials, whether it’s a handout, newsletter, fact sheet, or display ad.
A plan website will provide public access to the technical and policy information under development for the plan,
project schedule and meetings, and will include a mechanism for receiving and responding to suggestions and
comments.  The website will also provide users with an opportunity to join an e-mail or postal mailing list to receive
periodic notices on statewide planning matters. This website based database will be the master outreach
database.   Macromedia Flash ™ technology will be employed to permit the integration of graphics, text, audio,
video and database-driven content into the websites to create intuitive user interfaces, interactive tools, and online
multimedia presentations.  For this project, the results could be,
§
Interactive Maps
§
Real-time Data Map Display
§
Animated Trends Display
§
Youth-oriented features
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VIII. Stakeholder List:
A comprehensive list of stakeholders will be developed. Stakeholders include but are not limited to Local and federal
government agencies, Policy makers including the Governor and, Legislators, and Business community members
and user groups.
IX. Travel Characteristic Surveys
While the stated purpose of these surveys is to produce travel databases to be used for estimation and
development of the travel demand model, this highly visible data collection effort will also serve as a means of
public outreach to a large part of the island travelers.  . Three main surveys will be conducted:
·
Home Interview Surveys
Data from 1,200 households on the islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John will be conducted.  The
survey population will be households with telephones in the study area, which covers about 92% of all
occupied housing units
·
Visitors surveys
A total of 500 completed questionnaires will be collected with 250 completes from short-term visitors
(assumed to be cruise ship visitors) and 250 completes from long-term visitors (assumed to arrive via the
airports). Data collection will be conducted at cruise ship docks and airports. Since the vast majority of
visitors arrive in St. Thomas, the majority of visitor interviews will be conducted on that island.
·
Public Transport Surveys
Surveys will be conducted on-board the buses, ferry, taxis, and safari taxis using a self-administered
questionnaire. In all surveys, the vehicle (or vessel) will be sampling unit. The schedule of vehicles in
operation will be obtained and a systematic sample of hours of operation taken. Sampling will be done by
day of week and time of day.  Altogether 3,000 to 4,000 questionnaires will be obtained.
X.  Roles and Responsibilities
Executive and Advisory Committees
DPW staff will organize the Executive and Advisory Committees, which consists of selecting, notifying, and
confirming the member’s involvement and presence at the meetings.  Working with the PB team, DPW shall
schedule the meetings at the appropriate time, locate the facilities and send out notices.  The PB Team will attend
the committee meetings; prepare/present relevant and appropriate project materials; document the meeting, and
notify the members of the meeting summary availability on Project Solve.
Speakers’ Bureau
Presentations will be scheduled by DPW staff in coordination with available speakers’ schedules.  A calendar will be
made available on Project Solve to facilitate communication among project team members of speaking
engagements.  The PB team will prepare a power point presentation for use by the Speaker’s Bureau.  This
presentation will be updated as data is collected and tasks completed.
Public Meetings
Working with the PB team, DPW shall schedule the meetings at the appropriate time, locate the facilities and send
out notices.  DPW shall provide the PB Team with a list of appropriate and relevant media outlets, including ethnic
media outlets.  The PB Team will prepare and distribute press releases and display ads, attend the public meetings;
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prepare/present relevant and appropriate project materials; document the meetings, and notify the attendees of the
meeting summary availability on Project Solve and the project website.
Surveys
The surveys will be conducted by NuStats, a Texas based firm with extensive survey experience nationwide, and
administered by local staff from the islands.
Stakeholder List
DPW will facilitate the creation of a comprehensive database that will be linked into the website for ease of updating
as the project continues.  PB staff will assume responsibility for updating and maintaining the database and provide
mailing labels for use by DPW.
4.0
CONCLUSION
The preceding items represent a general overview of the various tasks associated with the outreach efforts for the
2040 USVI Transportation Plan.  Because of the inherent dynamics of the project and political sensitivities, it is
imperative that all outreach efforts be consistent, focused, properly coordinated and well-organized. This includes
ensuring that the messages are simple and graphic in presentation and that the message presenters are
appropriate to the various stakeholders. All outreach efforts will be coordinated to the finalized project milestones.
The Public Involvement and Community Outreach Plan will be constantly strategize to provide and encourage
effective communications, appropriate messaging and effective feedback at milestones within the planning timeline
to support the planning process. Our approach will be proactive in nature, yet flexible to accommodate external
influences or events that may shape community perspectives. All outreach efforts will be conducted in partnership
with and at the direction of the Office of the Governor, the Department of Public Works and our planning team.
It is anticipated that the USVI community will be active participants in the planning process through our outreach
execution. The Parsons Brinkerhoff team is confident our focused efforts will be a shining example of how proper
planning, partnerships and public participation can translate into positive, achievable and lasting results for all.
Transportation Needs
Project List, Costs, and
Maps
Appendix D
 2040 U.S. Virgin Islands Comprehensive Master Transportation Plan - Needs Plan
Type
Improvement Type
Description
Map Reference (1)
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Add sidewalk
Sidewalks on Subbase Road (Route 304) from Crown Bay Marina to Pueblo
Supermarket with curb cuts - Completed
STT # 6
N/A
N/A
Congestion
Management/Relief
Elevated parking garage in Charlotte Amalie – Project out to bid
STT # 7
N/A
N/A
lslandwide Projects
Marine Transportation Service - Planning Underway
STT # 8
N/A
N/A
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Add sidewalk
Sidewalks near hospital and shopping center on Alton Adams Road (Route 38)
and William G Lewis Lane from Lovers Lane to Long Bay Road – Already
implemented
STT # 9
N/A
N/A
Congestion
Management/Relief
Road Improvements
Widen Raphune Hill Road/Weymouth Rhymer (Route 38) to 4-lanes and add
sidewalk and bike path to Donoe Road (Route 39) – Under design
STT # 10
N/A
N/A
Congestion
Management/Relief
Roadway Widening
Agnes Fancy I Fireburn Road expansion (Catherineburg Road)- Northwest of
Charlotte Amalie at end of Mannassah Hill Road – Under design
STT # 11
N/A
N/A
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Sidewalk Reconstruction Downtown Charlotte Amalie – Under design
STT # 12
N/A
N/A
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Roadway Widening
Mannassah Hill Road into Savan operational improvements - Completed
STT # 13
N/A
N/A
New Roadway Facilities
New Roadway
Historical bridge, potential bypass- Route 72 and River Road (Route 69) – Ready
for bid
STX # 10
N/A
N/A
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Intersection
Improvements
Intersection improvements at Clifton Hill Connector (Queen Mary Highway
(Route 70) and Route 75) – Planning and Construction Underway
STX # 17
N/A
N/A
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Intersection
Improvements
La Reine Intersection improvements at Route 75 and Route 70 –  Planning and
Construction Underway
STX # 18
N/A
N/A
Operations Maintenance
and System Preservation
Roadway Resurfacing
& Congestion Study
Christiansted town Road Resurfacing – Underway & Christiansted Congestion
Study
STX # 19
N/A
N/A
Operations Maintenance
and System Preservation
Spring Gut Road (Route 85) Improvements – Currently Planned
STX # 20
N/A
N/A
Estimated Study
Cost
Notes/Assumptions
Current
Projects
Estimated
Construction Cost
Priority
Timeframe
Parameter
Project
0 to 3 years
Project Out to
Bid, Completed,
or Under Design
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Type
Improvement Type
Description
Map Reference (1)
Estimated Study
Cost
Notes/Assumptions
Estimated
Construction Cost
Priority
Timeframe
Parameter
Project
John Head Road (Route 206)
STJ # 1
$
Mid Depth Repair
Kongens Gade (Education Street)
STT # 1
$173,990
Full Depth Repair
St. Joseph & Rosendahl (Route 39 and 394)
STT # 2
$1,549,670
Mid Depth Overlay
Emile (Milo) Francis Memorial Dr. (Route 38)
STT # 3
$1,028,630
Full Depth Overlay
Hull Bay Road (Route 37)
STT # 4
$527,810
Mid Depth Overlay
Roy Lester Schneider Hospital Access Road
STT # 5
$275,440
Full Depth Repair Overlay
Catherineburg Road (Garden St. Route 379)
STT # 6
$383,990
Intersection Expansion
Cathrineberg Road Intersection Improvements
STT # 7
$250,000
Full Depth Repair
Adel Gade Road Reconstruction
STT # 8
$129,180
Mid Depth Repair
West End Road (Route 301)
STT # 9
$438,520
Full Depth Repair
Water Island Route 95 and Fort Hill Rehabilitation
STT # 10
$505,000
Mid Depth Repair
Altona Lagoon Roadway
STX # 1
$254,370
Full Depth Repair
Estate Tulipan Welcome Roadways
STX # 2
$294,210
Full Depth Repair
“Mary’s Fancy” Road (Route 709)
STX # 3
$629,790
Full Depth Repair
Hannah’s Rest | White Lady Roadway
STX # 4
$575,180
2" Overlay
Mahogany Road (Rt. 76) & Creque Dam Rd (Rt. 58)
STX # 5
$1,230,160
Mid Depth Repair
Hams Bluff Road (Route 63)
STX # 6
$1,384,530
2" Overlay
South Gate Road (Route 60)
STX # 7
$672,060
Full Depth Repair
Estate Mon Bijou Roadway & Pedestrian Bridge
STX # 8
$191,060
Overlay
North Shore Road (Cane Bay) (Route 80)
STX # 9
$672,060
Full Depth Repair
Midland Road West (Estate Lower Love) (Route 72)
STX # 10
$279,080
Mid Depth Repair
Estate Mount Pleasant East Roadway
STX # 11
$181,340
2" Overlay
Estate Concordia West Roadways
STX # 12
$134,720
2" Overlay
Claudia A. Bennie Benjamin Mem. Dr. (Route 79)
STX # 13
$594,000
Road to Coral World/Coki Pt Beach
STT # 1
$1,500,000
Turpentine Run Bridge approaches
STT # 2
$
Turpentine Run 3R project
STT # 3
$
St. Peter mountain road - Drainage Crossing
STT # 4
$
Scott Free Road - Road Reconstruction and Widening
STT # 5
$
Rothschild Francis Market Square Enhancement Project
STT # 6
$
Black Point to Fortuna Road - Pavement Rehabilitation
STT # 7
$2,500,000
Redhook ARRA Project - Sidewalk and Drainage Improvements
STT # 8
$1,800,000
Polyberg Road - 3R Project
STT # 9
$
Long Bay ARRA Project
STT # 10
$6,000,000
Hurricane Omar Emergency Repairs - MSE Wall
STT # 11
$770,000
Crown Mountain Slide Project - MSE Wall
STT # 12
$
Crown Bay Sidewalk and Drainage Improvements - Phase I & II
STT # 13
$1,100,000
Caret Bay Road - Drainage Crossing
STT # 14
$
Connector Road Between Route 33 on South and North - 3R Project
STT # 15
$
Contant Road to Route 33 - 3R Project
STT # 16
$
Midland Road West
STX # 1
$
ARRA Roadside Safety Improvements
STX # 2
$
ARRA Queen Mary Improvements
STX # 3
$
Christiansted Bypass Phases I & IA
STX # 4
$
Christiansted Bypass Contract 3
STX # 5
$
Scenic Road Repairs
STX # 6
$
Scenic Road Washouts
STX # 7
$
Mon Bijou
STX # 8
$
Near
Term
Locally Funded
Projects
Federally
Funded Projects
0 to 5 years
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Description
Map Reference (1)
Estimated Study
Cost
Notes/Assumptions
Estimated
Construction Cost
Priority
Timeframe
Parameter
Project
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Road Improvements
Improvement of Switchback in Elizabeth at Crown Mountain Road (Route 33)
and Scott Free Road
STT # 2
$484,840
N/A
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Sidewalk and Bus
shelters
Sidewalks and bus shelters on Crown Mountain Road (Route 33) from Veterans
Drive (Route 30) to Hull Bay Road (Route 37)/Skyline Drive (Route 40)
STT # 3
$5,113,170
N/A
Build 5 ft sidewalks and 12 bus shelters
Transit Projects
New Route
New Transit Route (Lovenlund Route) along Mahogany Run Road (Route 42)
from Tutu Park Mall
STT # 15
N/A
N/A
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Add sidewalk
Sidewalk needed: Red Hook, Bovoni with curb cuts, Tutu intersection to Nadir,
Nadir intersection to Red Hook with curb cuts, Smith Bay to Tutu with curb cuts
STT # 18
$2,301,610
N/A
Build 5 ft sidewalks
Congestion
Management/Relief
New Parking
Build Parking at end of Red Hook Road – Coordination with Port Authority
STT # 19
$80,000
N/A
Provide Parking
Transit Projects
Transit Project
Express Shuttle Bus Service from: Red Hook Ferry Dock to Downtown Charlotte
Amalie, Red Hook to Tutu Park Mall, Nadir going west to Bovoni, Havensight
to Downtown Charlotte Amalie
STT # 20
N/A
N/A
Congestion
Management/Relief
Roadway Widening
Improve Queen Mary Highway/Centerline Road (Route 70)
STX # 1
$21,543,770
N/A
Provide additional lane in each direction and
provide pavement markings
Congestion
Management/Relief
Road Improvements
Roadway improvements on Hess Road (Route 681) from Centerline Road (Route
70) to Route 68
STX # 2
$1,082,260
N/A
Provide additional lane in each direction and
provide pavement markings
Congestion
Management/Relief
Roadway Widening
Improve Melvin Evans Highway (Route 66)
STX # 5
$15,675,880
N/A
Provide additional lane in each direction and
provide pavement markings
New Roadway Facilities
New Road
Route 68 proposed re-alignment to Hess Road
STX # 23
$883,740
N/A
Build new road connecting Route 68 to Hess
Road and provide pavement markings and
traffic signal (1)
Congestion
Management/Relief
New Parking
New parking at car ferry at Enighed Pond (Short Term Temporary Parking
Exist)
STJ # 1
$80,000
N/A
Parking lot study
Islandwide Projects
Policy/Regulation
Change
Ferry Schedule needs to be coordinated with VITRAN bus schedule
STJ # 2
N/A
N/A
Congestion
Management/Relief
Policy/Regulation
Change
Better coordinate access by car /rental car companies for the people ferries
STJ # 4
$20,000
N/A
Congestion
Management/Relief
Ferry Dock
Move passenger ferry dock to Creek Area or Enighed Pond (Large Pond) –
Coordination with Virgin Island Port Authority
STJ # 5
$80,000
N/A
Congestion
Management/Relief
Feasibility Study
Evaluate feasibility of parking garage at Enighed Pond
STJ # 6
N/A
$80,000
Feasibility study
Transit Projects
Transit Project
Provide bus service and bus shelter on Gift Hill Road, south of South Shore
Road and bus service along South Shore Road (Route 104)
STJ # 9
$20,000
N/A
Build bus shelter
Operations Maintenance
and System Preservation
Corridor
Improvements
Improvements needed on Centerline Road (Route 10): sidewalks, shoulders,
repair crumbling cliffs, 97 blind corners between Coral Bay and Cruz Bay, widen
road from Cruz Bay to North Shore Road (Route 20). Note: Guardrail and
Drainage Improvements on Route 10 are included in TTIP FY 2014.
STJ # 10
$17,313,340
N/A
Widen road (0.2 mile on each direction) from
Cruz Bay to North Shore Road, Resurface and
improve shoulders for 50 percent of corridor,
Improve drainage for 10 percent of corridor,
Provide/replace guardrail for 25 percent of
corridor, Replace/renew pavement markings on
75 percent of corridor, Provide sidewalk on 30
percent of corridor (5 feet wide).
$64,678,610
$80,000
Short
Term
5 to 10 years
Projects in high
growth areas (3)
Sub-Total
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Type
Improvement Type
Description
Map Reference (1)
Estimated Study
Cost
Notes/Assumptions
Estimated
Construction Cost
Priority
Timeframe
Parameter
Project
New Roadway Facilities
New Road
Bordeaux Bay road from Sandy Bay to Fortuna Road (Route 30) (South Shore)
and to West End Road (North Shore)
STT # 1
$9,540,400
N/A
Provide new two-lane road, markings
Transit Projects
Transit Project
Patriot Manor- Expanded Service
STT # 4
N/A
Transit Projects
Transit Project
Bus pull-off near Pueblo Supermarket on Subbase Road (Route 304)
STT # 5
$31,520
N/A
200 ft roadway widening
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Study
Truck Route Designation Study
STT # 14
N/A
$50,000
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Road Improvements
Improvement/road expansion at Smith Bay Road (Route 38) and Route 32 (Red
Hook Ferry Terminal Area)
STT # 16
$466,690
N/A
Extend eastbound left-turn and right-turn bays
0.1 miles (3 lanes), Add northbound left-turn
lane 0.1 miles (1 lane), Extend westbound left-
turn and right-turn bays 0.03 miles (3 lanes)
New Roadway Facilities
New Road
New Road North/South connecting Weymouth Rymer (Route 38) to Bovoni
Road (Route 30).  Alternate to Bovoni Road and Turpentine Run
Road/Mariendahl  Road (Route 32)
STT # 17
$3,120,510
N/A
Build new two-lane road and provide pavement
markings
Congestion
Management/Relief
Road Improvements
Roadway improvements on Route 663 from Queen Mary Highway/Centerline
Road (Route 70) to Melvin Evans Highway (Route 66)
STX # 3
$1,352,830
N/A
Provide additional lane in each direction and
provide pavement markings
Congestion
Management/Relief
Road Improvements
Roadway improvements in Sunny Isle area (Island Center Road (Route
79)/Queen Mary Highway/Centerline Road (Route 70)/Melvin Evans Highway
(Route 66)
STX # 4
$1,538,840
N/A
Provide additional lane in each direction and
provide pavement markings
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Bike Path
Pedestrian/Bike path needed along Queen Mary Highway (close to Route 75)-
La Reine to Sunny Isle
STX # 6
$440,110
N/A
Add Bike Path (8 ft wide) - Northside Road to
Sunny Isle
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Bike Path
Proposed bike path along Southside Road (Route 62) from Route 70 to Cramer
Park (Now being acquired)
STX # 7
$4,527,950
N/A
Add Bike Path (8 ft wide)
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Road Improvements
Improve Northside Road (Route 75) from Queens Mary Highway (Route 70) to
King Street
STX # 8
$10,924,080
N/A
Provide additional lane in each direction and
provide pavement markings
New Roadway Facilities
New Roadway and
Bike Path
North Shore Scenic Road (Route 78) and bike path from River Road (Route 69) to
Hams Bay/Route 63
STX # 9
$28,167,400
N/A
Provide one new travel lane in each direction
and provide pavement markings, bike path (8 ft
wide)
Congestion
Management/Relief
Intersection
Signalization
Signal warrants needed to relieve congestion by Grove Place (Queen Mary
Highway (Route 70) and Golden Grove Route 705 and Route 669) (2 warrants)
STX # 11
$392,960
$20,000
Provide turn lanes (0.1 mile) on Queen Mary
Hwy, Provide Lane markings at intersection,
Install 2 Traffic Signals, Perform Signal Warrant
Analysis
Operations Maintenance
and System Preservation
Resurfacing
Substandard pavement conditions on Midland Road (Route 72) from River Road
(Route 69) to west of Casper Holstein Drive  (Route 65)
STX # 12
$1,623,040
N/A
Resurface two-lane road
New Roadway Facilities
New Road and
Intersection
Improvement
Route 709 Extension from Route 66 to Route 68
STX # 13
$689,030
N/A
Provide one new travel lane from Route 66 to
Route 68 and  provide pavement markings
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Intersection
Improvements
Five Corners Intersection (Northside Road area) – Intersection Analysis
STX # 14
N/A
$50,000
Intersection Analysis
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Sidewalk Study
Implement ADA Sidewalk Study lslandwide
STX # 15
N/A
$150,000
Sidewalk Study
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Safety/Drainage
Improvements
Ethel McIntosh Memorial Drive/Mahogany Road (Route 76) safety
improvements east of Jolly Hill
STX # 16
$1,362,470
N/A
Resurface, improve shoulders, drainage
improvements and marking for the entire
Corridor, provide guardrail for 25% of the
corridor and place 6 traffic speed and alignment
changes signs through out the corridor
Long
Term
Greater than
10 years
Other identified
projects
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Type
Improvement Type
Description
Map Reference (1)
Estimated Study
Cost
Notes/Assumptions
Estimated
Construction Cost
Priority
Timeframe
Parameter
Project
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Roundabout
Orange Grove and Contentment Road intersection Route 70 & Route 708
Roundabout
STX # 21
$960,220
N/A
Provide 200 ft widening of 2-lane roads in all 4
directions, pavement marking and roundabout
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Intersection
Improvements
Intersection improvements at Route 66 and Route 68
STX # 22
$409,820
N/A
Provide 200 ft widening of 2-lane roads in all
four directions and pavement marking
Congestion
Management/Relief
Access Circulation
Study
Close off road next to connections (to Car Ferry Terminal) – Access Circulation
Study
STJ # 3
N/A
$20,000
Access Circulation Study
Transit Projects
Transit Improvement
Extend times of operations of VITRAN buses and frequency of service
STJ # 7
N/A
N/A
Transit Projects
Transit Improvement
Post and print ferry and bus schedules
STJ # 8
N/A
N/A
Operations Maintenance
and System Preservation
Resurfacing
Pave Route 204 to provide north-south connection between North Shore Road
(Route 20) and Centerline Road (Route 10) – Coordination with National Park
Service
STJ # 11
$2,065,820
N/A
Provide paving and marking on existing trail for
two-lane road
Operations Maintenance
and System Preservation
Resurfacing
Pave John Head Road (Route 206) to provide north-south connection between
North Shore Road (Route 20) and Centerline Road (Route 10) – Coordination
with National Park Service
STJ # 12
$1,416,560
N/A
Transit Projects
Transit Improvement
Bus shelters identified at three locations on Centerline Road (Route 10) at John
Head Road (Route 206), west of Reef Bay Trail, and east of Kings Hill Road on
North Shore Drive (Route 20)
STJ # 13
$120,000
N/A
6 bus shelters on both sides
Transit Projects
Transit Improvement
Park & Ride lot at Myrah Keating Clinic on Centerline Road (Route 10) at Gift
Hill Road (Route 204)
STJ # 14
$200,000
N/A
Operations Maintenance
and System Preservation
Resurfacing
Complete paving of King's Hill Road (Route 20) east of Centerline Road (Route
10)
STJ # 15
$1,785,460
N/A
Transit Projects
Transit Improvement
Build bus shelters at both ends of King's Hill Road (Route 20) at Centerline Road
(Route 10) and at Route 107
STJ # 16
$80,000
N/A
1 bus shelter for every one mile distance on each
side (i.e., 4 bus shelters)
New Roadway Facilities
Transit Improvement
Build Park & Ride by Centerline Road (Route 10) and King's Hill Road (Route
20)
STJ # 17
$200,000
N/A
New Roadway Facilities
New Road
Build South Shore Road connecting Reef Bay Road to Cocoloba Point at Route
107
STJ # 18
$9,735,170
N/A
Provide one new travel lane in each direction
and provide pavement markings
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Guardrail
Guardrails needed along Bordeaux Mountain Road (Route 108)
STJ # 19
$1,861,260
N/A
Provide guardrail
Islandwide Projects
Rest Areas
Need rest areas with public bathrooms on Centerline Road (Route 10), North
Shore Road (Route 20), Bordeaux Mountain Road (Route 108) and Route 107
STJ # 20
$250,000
N/A
Transit Projects
Transit Improvement
Need bus service along Bordeaux Mountain Road (Route 108) from Centerline
Road (Route 10) to Route 107
STJ # 21
N/A
N/A
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Projects
Add sidewalk
Sidewalk priority along Route 107 in Coral Bay and Johnson Bay
STJ # 22
$784,730
N/A
Add 5 ft wide sidewalk
Safety and Operational
Improvements
Guardrail
Guardrails needed along East End Road (Route 10) from Route 107 and Route
108 to Pond Bay
STJ # 23
$2,597,250
N/A
Provide guardrail
Islandwide Projects
Policy/Regulation
Change
All new roads should have sidewalks and stormwater facilities (Cost shown in
respective projects)
STJ # 24
N/A
N/A
Included in individual projects
Long
Term
Greater than
10 years
Other identified
projects
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Type
Improvement Type
Description
Map Reference (1)
Estimated Study
Cost
Notes/Assumptions
Estimated
Construction Cost
Priority
Timeframe
Parameter
Project
Islandwide Projects
Policy/Regulation
Change
Truck Rules/Heavy Equipment: regulate size, noise, time of day, and exhaust of
truck traffic in residential areas, escort vehicles enforcement, designate truck
routes
STJ # 25
N/A
$80,000
New Roadway Facilities
New Road
Improve Route 107 South of Bordeaux Mountain Road (Route 108)
STJ # 26
$1,450,940
N/A
Provide one new travel lane in each direction
and provide pavement markings
New Roadway Facilities
New Road
Extend Route 109 to Annaberg
STJ # 27
$2,186,340
N/A
Provide one new travel lane in each direction
and provide pavement markings
New Roadway Facilities
Resurfacing
Pave Johnny Horn Trail; Coordination with National Park Service
STJ # 28
$4,511,820
N/A
Provide one new travel lane in each direction
and provide pavement markings
$94,793,220
$370,000
$159,471,830
$450,000
Long
Term
Greater than
10 years
Other identified
projects
(3) - Areas estimated to increase to 400 people per square mile between 2010 and 2040 based on Census data.
Sub-Total Long-Term Projects
Total Estimated Program Cost (Short-Term and Long-Term Projects)
(1) - Island and project number.  STT = St. Thomas, STX = St. Croix, and STJ = St. John.
(2) - 2014 dollars.
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ROUTE 74
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ROUTE 64
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WHIM RD
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ROUTE 76
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CENT ERL INE RD
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PO INT RD
ROUTE 66
ROUTE 69
ROUTE 701
ROUTE 629
CONCO RDIA RD
CREQ UE DA M RD
DEAN HIL L RD
MARS HILL R D
HES S RD
RAMA LN
HILL S T
ROUTE 63
QUE EN S T
JE FF ERS ON WAY
W AIRP ORT RD
ROUTE 705
2ND S T N
ACOS TA S T
ROBIN LN
KING S T
GE ORG E RD
HAMS BLUF F RD
NEW ST
CITRUS LN
DR EL LER ST
LA GRANG E RD
ROUTE 751
CIRRUS RD
PE TRO NEL LA RD
ROUTE 79
VAGLI W AY
JUM BIE LN
MS BE A R D
ARCHIBALD JOH ANNES S T
DIVIS ION AVE
STR AND ST
DOLP HIN S T
SE AGL E DR
ROUTE 752
W S T JOHN RD
ROUTE 75
WINDS OR RD
PARADIS O AV E
JO S HUA S LN
RIDGE RD
ROBIN CIR
DIVI DIV I TRL
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HAMS BLUF F RD
ROUTE 63
RIVE R RD
ROUTE 66
ROUTE 79
CENT ERL INE RD
ROUTE 66
SO UTHS IDE RD
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Hovensa
La Rein e
Long ford
Sion Hill
La Grange
Mo n Bijou
Jo lly Hill
Ham s Blu ff
Colqueho un
Great Po nd
Mo unt F an cy
Cramer Park
Can e G ard en
Sand y P oint
Poin t Udall
Teague P oint
Fred eriksted
Lowry's Hill
Christ ian sted
Enf ield Green
Mo unt P leasan t
Mo unt P leasan t
Williams Delig ht
Seaplane Termin al
La Grande Princess
St. Croix Renaissance
Estat e M t. W ash ingto n
Cruz an Rum Dist illery
Divi Carina Bay R esort
Jerusalem & Figt ree Hill
Green Cay W ildlife Refug e
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ARRA 
Ro adside 
Safety 
Impro vements 
 
3 
ARRA 
Queen 
Mary 
Impro vements 
 
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Bypass 
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Bypass Co ntract 
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Lago o n 
Ro adw ay 
 
 
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Wel
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Ro adw ays 
 
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“Mary’s 
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Ro ad 
(Ro ute 
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4 
Hannah ’s 
Rest 
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White 
Lady 
Ro adw ay 
 
5 
Mah o gany 
Ro ad 
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& 
Creque 
Dam 
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58)
  
6 
Hams 
Bl
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Ro ad 
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7 
So uth 
Gate 
Ro ad 
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8 
Estate 
Mo n 
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Ro adw ay 
& 
Pedestrian 
Bridge 
 
9 
No rth 
Sh o re 
Ro ad 
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(Ro ute 
80)
 
 
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Midland 
Ro ad 
West 
(Estate 
Lo w er 
Lo ve) 
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72)
  
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Mo n Bijou
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Ham s Blu ff
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Can e G ard en
Sand y P oint
Poin t Udall
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Christ ian sted
Enf ield Green
Han nah's R est
Mo unt P leasan t
Mo unt P leasan t
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Bet hlehem Old Works
St. Croix Renaissance
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Number 
Project Type 
Project Description 
1 
Cong estion Manag em ent
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Relief 
Im prove Queen 
Mary 
Hig hway/
Centerline Road 
(Rout
e 
70) 
2 
Cong estion Manag em ent
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Relief 
Roadway 
im provem ent
s 
on 
Hess 
Road 
(Rout
e 
681) 
from 
Cent
erline 
Road 
(Rout
e 
70) 
t
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Rout
e 
68 
3 
Cong estion Manag em ent
/
Relief 
Roadway 
im provem ent
s 
on 
Route 
663 
from 
Queen 
Mary 
Hig hway/
Cent
erline 
Road 
(Rout
e 
70) 
t
o 
Melvin 
Evans 
Hig hway 
(Rout
e 
66) 
4 
Cong estion Manag em ent
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Relief 
Roadway 
im provem ent
s 
in 
Sunny 
Isle 
area 
(Island 
Center 
Road 
(Route 
79)/
Queen 
Mary 
Hig hway/
Cent
erline Road 
(Rout
e 
70)/Melvin 
Evans 
Highway 
(Rout
e 
66) 
5 
Cong estion Manag em ent
/
Relief 
Im prove 
Melvin 
Evans 
Hig hway 
(Rout
e 
66) 
6 
Pedest
rian 
and 
Bic ycle 
Projects 
Pedest
rian/
Bike 
pat
h 
needed 
along 
Queen 
Mary 
Highway 
(close 
to 
Rout
e 
75)
- La 
Reine 
t
o 
Sunny 
Isle 
 
7 
Pedest
rian 
and 
Bic ycle 
Projects 
Proposed 
bike 
pat
h 
along 
Sout
hside Road 
(Rout
e 
62) 
from 
Route 
70 
t
o 
Cram er 
Park 
(Now 
b eing 
acquired) 
8 
Cong estion Manag em ent
/Relief 
Im prove 
Nort
hside Road 
(Rout
e 
75) 
from 
Queens 
Mary 
Hig hway 
(Rout
e 
70)
 
to 
King 
St
reet 
9 
New 
Roadway 
Facilities 
Nort
h 
Shore 
Scenic 
Road 
(Route 
78) 
and 
b ike 
path 
from 
River 
Road 
(Rout
e 
69) 
t
o 
Ham s 
Bay/
Route 
63 
10 
New 
Roadway 
Facilities 
Hist
orical 
b ridg e,
 
pot
ential 
b ypass- Rout
e 
72 
and 
River 
Road 
(Rout
e 
69) 
– 
Ready 
for 
b id 
11 
Cong estion Manag em ent
/
Relief 
Signal 
warrant
s 
needed 
t
o 
relieve 
c ong estion by 
Grove 
Place 
(Queen Mary 
Hig hway 
(Rout
e 70) 
and 
Golden 
Grove Rout
e 
705 
and Rout
e 
669) 
(2 
warrant
s) 
12 
O perat
ions Maint
enance 
and 
Syst
em 
Preservat
ion Sub standard 
pavem ent
 
condit
ions on 
Midland 
Road 
(Rout
e 
72)
 
from River 
Road 
(Rout
e 
69)
 
to 
west
 
of 
Casper 
Holst
ein 
Drive 
 
(Rout
e 
65) 
13 
New 
Roadway 
Facilities 
Rout
e 
709 
Ext
ension 
from 
Rout
e 
66 
t
o 
Route 
68 
14 
Safety 
and 
O perat
ional Im provem ent
s 
Five 
Corners 
Int
ersec t
ion 
(Nort
hside 
Road 
area) 
– 
Int
ersec t
ion 
Analysis 
15 
Pedest
rian 
and 
Bic ycle 
Projects 
Im plem ent
 
ADA 
Sidewalk 
Study lslandwide 
16 
Safety 
and 
O perat
ional 
Im provem ent
s 
Ethel Mc Int
osh 
Mem orial 
Drive/Mahog any 
Road 
(Route 
76) 
safet
y 
im provem ent
s 
east 
of 
Jolly 
Hill 
– Included 
in 
TTIP 
17 
Safety 
and 
O perat
ional 
Im provem ent
s 
Int
ersection 
im provem ent
s 
at 
Clifton 
Hill 
Connector 
(Queen 
Mary 
Hig hway 
(
Rout
e 
70)
 
and 
Route 
75) – 
Planning 
and 
Const
ruct
ion 
Underway 
18 
Safety 
and 
O perat
ional Im provem ent
s 
La 
Reine 
Intersection im provem ents 
at 
Rout
e 
75 
and 
Rout
e 
70 
– 
 
Planning 
and 
Const
ruction 
Underway 
 
19 
O perat
ions Maint
enance 
and 
Syst
em 
Preservat
ion Christ
ianst
ed 
t
own 
Road 
Resurfacing 
– 
Underway 
& 
Christ
ianst
ed 
Cong estion 
St
udy 
20 
O perat
ions Maint
enance 
and 
Syst
em 
Preservat
ion Spring 
Gut
 
Road 
(Rout
e 
85) 
Im provem ent
s 
– 
Current
ly 
Planned 
21 
Safety 
and 
O perat
ional Im provem ent
s 
O rang e 
Grove 
and 
Content
m ent
 
Road 
int
ersect
ion 
Route 
70 
& 
Rout
e 
708 
Roundab out 
22 
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and 
O perat
ional Im provem ent
s 
Int
ersection im provem ents 
at
 Rout
e 
66 
and 
Rout
e 68 
23 
New 
Roadway 
Facilities 
Rout
e 
68 
proposed 
re-alignm ent
 
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o 
Hess 
Road 
 
 
 
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Hull Bay
Beach
Sapphire Beach
Magens Bay
Beach
Bolongo Bay
Beach
Morningstar
Beach
Brewers Bay
Beach
Secret H arbor
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Cyril E. King Airport
Sm ith B ay
Crown Bay
Sandy B ay
Lindber g Bay
Dor othea B ay
Frenchm an's B ay
HULL BAY RD
VE TE RANS DR
BOV ONI RD
ROUTE 42
FORT UNA RD
RED HO OK RD
MANDA L RD
SM ITH BAY RD
TRAILE R RD
RIDGE RD
DONO E BY P RD
LANDFILL RD
6T H ST
TOW ER DR
ROUTE 40
BREW E RS BAY RD
LIM E S T
LIM ES TO NE RD
ROUTE 303
MAG E N S BAY RD
SE A VIE W R D
BAY R D
MANDA HL RD
DONO E RD
WE YM O UTH RHY M ER HIG HWAY
HILTO N RD
VALLE Y R D
SALT P OND RD
HILL
ROUTE 384
CROW N M TN RD
BARANA UMA
MAIN RD
EM E RALD HILL RD
HILL S T
ROUTE 333
ROUTE 304
ROUTE 322
ELM RD
ROUTE 404
BOLO NGO BAY RD
HAW K HILL RD
9T H ST
MAF OLIE RD
C ST
MART INIQUE DR
MIDDL E RD S
ROS S RD
WINTBE RG RD
WAT ER G ATE RD
LOW ER RD
SKY LINE DR
HIBISCUS LN
ROUTE 30
PE TE RBORG
DOUG LAS S T
ROS A L IM A RD
1S T S T
SM ITH BAY RD
SM ITH BAY RD
FORT UNA RD
RIDGE RD
Tut u M all
Coral W orld
Drakes Seat
Mo untain Top
Ferry Termin al
Lockhart Gardens
Seaplane Termin al
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US Virgin Islands
USVI 2040 Transportation Plan
Federally and Locally
Funded Projects
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GE NERAL GADE
DOM INI GADE
VE TE RANS DR
VE S TER G ADE
MURP HY GADE
HILL S T
MAF OLIE RD
LER KE G ADE
STR AND GADE
NORS IDEV E I GADE
STO RE G ADE
PRINDS E SS E GADE
PALM ST RADE
RAADET S G ADE
SM AL S TATE RD
KOM M ANDANTS GADE
JE P PE GA DE
CIRCLE ST
FORT E S TRADE
NEL LING G ADE
CATHE RINE BE RG RD
JAS M IN S TATE RD
KANAL GADE
IN TE G ADE
Ferry Termin al
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RUME R DR
VE TE RANS DR
9T H ST
C ST
8T H ST
ALTO N ADAM S S R DR
7T H ST
10T H ST
ROUTE 38
6T H ST
B ST
4T H ST
A S T
3RD S T
PRINDS E NS G ADE
2ND S T
1S T S T
KANAL GADE
Lockhart Gardens
Reg ional M ed ical Cent er
Water
Island
Hassel
Island
Thatch Cay
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Number 
Federally Funded Projects 
 
1 
ROAD TO CORAL WORLD/COKI PT BEACH 
 
2 
TURPENTINE RUN BRIDGE APPROACHES 
 
3 
TURPENTINE RUN 3R PROJECT 
 
4 
ST. PETER MOUNTAIN ROAD - DRAINAGE CROSSING 
 
5 
SCOTT FREE ROAD - ROAD RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING 
 
6 
ROTHSCHILD FRANCIS MARKET SQUARE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT 
 
7 
BLACK POINT TO FORTUNA ROAD - PAVEMENT REHABILITATION 
8 
REDHOOK ARRA PROJECT - SIDEWALK AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS 
9 
POLYBERG ROAD - 3R PROJECT 
10 
LONG BAY ARRA PROJECT 
11 
HURRICANE OMAR EMERGENCY REPAIRS- MSE WALL 
12 
CROWN MOUTAIN SLIDE PROJECT - MSE WALL 
13 
CROWN BAY SIDEWALK AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE I & II 
14 
CARET BAY ROAD - DRAINAGE CROSSING 
15 
CONNECTOR ROAD BETWEEN ROUTE 33 ON SOUTH AND NORTH - 3R PROJECT 
16 
CONTANT ROAD TO ROUTE 33 - 3R PROJECT 
 
Project 
Number 
Locally Funded Projects 
 
1 
Kongens Gade (Education Street) 
 
2 
St. Joseph & Rosendahl (Route 39 and 394) 
 
3 
Emile (Milo) Francis Memorial Dr. (Route 38) 
 
4 
Hull Bay Road (Route 37) 
 
5 
Roy Lester Schneider Hospital Access Road 
 
6 
Cathrinberg Road (Garden St. Route 379) 
 
7 
Cathrinberg Road Intersection Improvement 
8 
Adel Gade Road Reconstruction 
9 
West End Road (Route 301) 
10 
Water Island Route 95 and Fort Hill Rehabilitation 
 
Population Density Increase (2010 - 2040) Per Sqm
0
1 - 100
101 - 200
201 - 400
401 - 800
> 800
Funding Type
Federal Funded Projects
Locally Funded Projects
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Coki Beach
Hull Bay
Beach
Sapphire Beach
Magens Bay
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Bolongo Bay
Beach
Morningstar
Beach
Brewers Bay
Beach
Secret Harbor
Beach
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Cyril E. King Airport
Sm ith B ay
Crown B ay
Sandy B ay
Lindber g B ay
Dor othea B ay
Frenchm an's B ay
HULL BAY RD
VE TE RANS DR
BOV ONI RD
ROUTE 42
FORTU NA RD
MANDAL RD
SM ITH BAY RD
TRAILE R RD
W E ND RD
RID GE RD
DONOE BY P RD
ROUTE 315
LANDFILL RD
6T H ST
ROUTE 40
LIM E S T
LIM ES TONE RD
ROUTE 303
MAG EN S BAY RD
BAY RD
MANDAHL RD
DONOE RD
HILTO N RD
VALLE Y RD
SALT P OND RD
HIL L
ROUTE 384
BARANA UM A
MAIN RD
EM E RALD HILL RD
BORDE AUX RD
ROUTE 333
ROUTE 304
ROUTE 404
BOLO NGO B AY RD
ROUTE 39
HAW K HILL RD
MAF OLIE RD
MART INIQUE DR
MIDDL E RD S
ROS S RD
WATE R G ATE RD
LOW ER RD
ROUTE 308
SKY LINE DR
PRO JE CT RD
HIB IS CUS LN
COKI P OINT RD
PE TE RBORG
GOL D HILL RD
1S T S T
TOP SIDE RD
SM ITH BAY RD
ROUTE 40
ROUTE 39
RID GE RD
FORTU NA RD
Tut u M all
Coral W orld
Drakes Seat
Mo untain Top
Ferry Terminal
Lockhart Gardens
Seaplane Terminal
Reg ional Med ical Center
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USVI 2040 Transportation Plan
Community Advisory 
Group Projects
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ROUTE 30
MO RAV IAN HIGHW AY
ROUTE 304
ROUTE 306
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HIL L S T
MAF OLIE RD
NYE GADE
KONGE NS GADE
PRINDS E NS G ADE
GE NERAL G ADE
VE ST ER G ADE
DRONNINGE NS GADE
MURP HY GADE
NYE NORS IDE VE I
PALM ST RADE
THOM AS ST
GAS VAERK S G ADE
ES PANIOL E
JO DE G ADE
Water
Island
Hassel
Island
Thatch Cay
0
1
2
0.5
Miles
Project Type
Congestion Management/Relief
Islandwide Projects
New Roadway Facilities
Operations Maintenance and System Presevation
Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects
Safety and Operational Improvements
Transit Projects
Territorywide Projects
Population Density Increase (2010 - 2040) Per Sqm
0
1 - 100
101 - 200
201 - 400
401 - 800
> 800
Project 
Number 
Project Type 
Project Description 
1 
New 
Roadway 
Facilities 
Bordeau x 
Bay 
road 
from 
Sandy 
Bay 
to 
Fortu na 
Road 
(Rou te 
30) 
(Sou th 
Sh ore) 
and 
to 
West 
End 
Road 
(North 
Sh ore)
 
2 
Safety 
and 
Operational I
m provem ents 
Im provem ent 
of 
Switch b ack 
In 
Elizab eth 
at 
Crown 
Mou ntain 
Road 
(Rou te 
33) 
and 
Scott 
Free 
Road 
(Inclu ded 
in 
TTIP ) 
3 
P edestrian 
and 
Bicycle 
P rojects 
Sidewalks 
and 
b u s 
sh elters 
on 
Crown 
Mou ntain 
Road 
(Rou te 
33) 
from 
Veterans 
Drive 
(Route 
30) 
to 
Hull 
Bay 
Road 
(Rou te 
37)/
Skyline Drive 
(Rou te 
40) 
4 
Transit P rojects 
P atriot 
Manor- Expanded 
Service 
5 
Transit P rojects 
Bu s pu ll-off near P u eblo Su perm arket on Su bb ase Road (Rou te 304) 
6 
P edestrian 
and 
Bicycle 
P rojects 
Sidewalks 
on 
Su b b ase 
Road 
(Rou te 
304) 
from 
Crown 
Bay 
Marina 
to 
P u eb lo 
Su perm arket 
with 
cu rb 
cu ts 
- 
Com pleted 
7 
Cong estion Manag em ent/
Relief 
Elevated 
parking 
g arag e 
in 
Ch arlotte 
Am alie 
– 
P rojec t 
out 
to 
b id 
8 
lslandwide 
P rojects 
Marine 
Transportation 
Service 
– 
P lanning 
Underway 
9 
P edestrian 
and 
Bicycle 
P rojects 
Sidewalks 
near 
h ospital 
and 
sh opping 
center 
on 
Alton 
Adam s 
Road 
(Rou te 
38) 
and 
William 
G 
Lewis 
Lane 
from 
Lovers 
Lane 
to 
Long 
Bay 
Road 
– 
Already 
im plem ented 
10 
Cong estion Manag em ent/
Relief 
Widen 
Raph une 
Hill 
Road/Weym ou th 
Rh ym er 
(Route 
38) 
to 
41anes 
and 
add 
sidewalk 
and 
b ike 
path 
to 
Donoe 
Road 
(Rou te 
39) 
– 
Under 
design 
11 
Cong estion Manag em ent/
Relief 
Agnes 
Fancy 
I Fireb urn 
Road 
expansion 
(Cath erineb urg 
Road)- 
North west 
of 
Ch arlotte 
Am alie 
at 
end 
of 
Mannassah 
Hill 
Road 
– 
Under 
desig n 
12 
P edestrian 
and 
Bicycle 
P rojects 
Sidewalk Reconstru ction Downtown 
Ch arlotte 
Am alie 
– 
Under 
desig n 
13 
Safety 
and 
Operational I
m provem ents 
Mannassah 
Hill 
Road 
into 
Savan 
operational 
im provem ents 
- 
Com pleted 
14 
Safety 
and 
Operational I
m provem ents 
Tru ck Rou te 
desig nation stu dy 
15 
Transit P rojects 
New 
Transit 
Route 
(Lovenlu nd 
Route) 
along 
Mah og any 
Ru n 
Road 
(Rou te 
42) 
from 
Tu tu 
P ark 
Mall 
16 
Safety 
and 
Operational I
m provem ents 
Im provem ent/
road expansion 
at 
Sm ith 
Bay 
Road 
(Rou te 
38) 
and 
Rou te 32 
(Red 
Hook 
Ferry 
Term inal 
Area) 
17 
New 
Roadway Facilities 
New Road North /Sou th connecting Weym ou th Rym er (Rou te 38) to Bovoni Road (Rou te 30).  Alternate to Bovoni Road and 
Tu rpentine Ru n Road/Mariendah l 
 Road (Rou te 32) 
18 
P edestrian 
and 
Bicycle 
P rojects 
Sidewalk 
needed: 
Red 
Hook,
 
Bovoni 
with 
c u rb 
cu ts,
 
Tu tu 
intersection 
to 
Nadir,
 
Nadir 
intersection 
to 
Red 
Hook 
with 
cu rb 
cu ts,
 
Sim ith 
Bay 
to 
Tu tu 
with 
cu rb 
cu ts 
19 
Cong estion Managem ent/
Relief 
Bu ild 
P arking 
at 
end 
of 
Red 
Hook 
Road 
– 
Coordination 
with 
P ort 
Au th ority 
20 
Transit P rojects 
Express 
Sh uttle 
Bu s 
Service 
from :
 
Red 
Hook 
Ferry 
Doc k 
to 
Downtown 
Ch arlotte 
Am alie,
 
Red 
Hook 
to 
Tutu 
P ark 
Mall,
 
Nadir 
g oing 
west 
to Bovoni,
 
Havensigh t 
to 
Downtown 
Ch arlotte 
Am alie 
 
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N SHORE RD
CENTERLINE RD
SOUTHSIDE RD
E END RD
ROUTE 107
ROUTE 107
BORDEAUX MT RD
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Vies Beach
Maho Bay
Beach
Cru z Bay
Beach
Tru nk Bay
Beach
Caneel Bay
Beach
Francis Bay
Beach
Cinnamon Bay
Beach
Haw ksnest Bay
Beach
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Fish Bay
Reef Bay
Cruz Bay
Cora l Bay
Brown Bay
East End Bay
Eni ghed Pond
Sal t Pon d Bay
Rendez-vou s Bay
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REE FBAY TR L
ROUTE 107
N SHO RE RD
DENNIS BAY RD
Z RD
FISH BAY RD
ROUTE 108
MARINA DR
BAY S T
E 6TH RD
FORT SBE RG RD
ROUTE 10
ROUTE 104
PO ND BAY
REE F BAY RD
SHO RE DR
JO HNNY HORN TRL
ZIM ME R LN
SKY TO P RD
DEAVE R RD
CARIBE
SO UTHS IDE RD
AJA X P EA K RD
MIL L ROUND RD
ME LO RD
ROUTE 107
ROUTE 107
ROUTE 107
ROUTE 107
MARINA DR
ROUTE 107
REE FBAY TR L
ROUTE 108
ROUTE 107
Contant
Mary Po int
Anna Po int
Can eel Bay
East E nd Bay
Harbo r P oint
Calabash Bo om
Cocoloba P oint
Annaberg S ugar Mill Ruin s
Mo unt P leasen t and Retreat
St. John, 
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USVI 2040 Transportation Plan
Community Advisory
Group and Locally
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1 
John He ad Road (Route 206) 
 
 
Project 
Number 
Project Type 
Project Description 
1 
Congestion Manage m e nt/Re lie f 
Ne w p arking at car fe rry at Enighe d 
Pond (S hort T e rm T e m p orary Parking Exist) 
2 
Island wid e Proje cts 
Fe rry S che d ule ne e d s to b e 
coord inate d with 
V IT RAN b us sche d ule 
3 
Congestion Manage m e nt/Re lie f 
Close off road ne xt to conne ctions 
(to 
Car Fe rry T e rm inal) 
– Acce ss Circulation S tud y 
4 
Congestion Manage m e nt/Re lie f 
Be tte r coord inate acce ss b y car /rental car com p anie s for 
the p e op le fe rrie s 
5 
Congestion Manage m e nt/Re lie f 
Move p assenge r fe rry d ock to 
Cre e k 
Are a or Enighe d Pond 
(Large Pond ) – Coord ination with V irgin Island 
Port 
Authority 
6 
Congestion Manage m e nt/Re lie f 
Evaluate 
fe asib ility of p arking 
garage at 
Enighe d Pond 
7 
T ransit Proje cts 
Exte nd tim e s of op e rations 
of V IT RAN 
b use s and 
fre q ue ncy of se rvice 
8 
T ransit Proje cts 
Post and p rint fe rry 
and b us sche d ule s 
9 
T ransit Proje cts 
Provid e b us service and b us she lter on Gift Hill Road , south of 
S outh S hore 
Road 
and b us se rvice along S outh S hore Road (Route 104) 
10 
Op e rations Mainte nance and S yste m 
Pre se rvation Im p rove m e nts ne e d e d on 
Cente rline Road (Route 10): sid e walks,
 should ers, rep air crum b ling cliffs, 
97 b lind corne rs b e twe e n Coral 
Bay and 
Cruz Bay, wid e n road from Cruz Bay to North 
S hore Road (Route 
20)).
{ 
Note : Guard rail and 
Drainage Im p rove m e nts on Route 
10 
are includ e d in 
T T IP 
FY 
2014} 
11 
Op e rations Mainte nance and S yste m 
Pre se rvation Pave Route 
204 to p rovid e 
north-south conne ction b etwe e n North S hore Road 
(Route 
20) and 
Ce nte rline Road (Route 10) – 
Coord ination with National 
Park S e rvice 
12 
Op e rations Mainte nance and S yste m 
Pre se rvation Pave John He ad Road (Route 206) to p rovid e 
north-south conne ction b e twe e n 
North S hore 
Road 
(Route 20) 
and Cente rline Road (Route 10) – Coord ination with 
National Park S e rvice 
13 
T ransit Proje cts 
Bus she lte rs 
id e ntifie d 
at thre e locations 
on Cente rline Road (Route 10) at John 
He ad Road 
(Route 206), west of Re e f Bay T rail, 
and e ast of K ings Hill Road on North S hore Drive 
(Route 20) 
14 
T ransit Proje cts 
Park & 
Rid e lot 
at Myrah K e ating Clinic 
on 
Cente rline Road (Route 10) at Gift 
Hill Road (Route 204) 
15 
Op e rations Mainte nance and S yste m 
Pre se rvation Com p le te p aving 
of 
K ing'
s 
Hill Road 
(Route 20) e ast of 
Ce nte rline Road (Route 10) 
– Long 
T e rm 
16 
T ransit Proje cts 
Build 
b us she lte rs at b oth e nd s of K ing'
s Hill Road (Route 20) at Ce nterline 
Road (Route 10) 
and at Route 107 
17 
Ne w 
Road way Facilitie s 
Build 
Park 
& Rid e 
b y Ce nte rline Road (Route 
10) and 
K ing'
s 
Hill Road 
(Route 
20) 
18 
Ne w 
Road way Facilitie s 
Build 
S outh S hore 
Road 
conne cting 
Re e f Bay 
Road 
to Cocolob a Point at Route 107– Long T e rm 
19 
S afety and 
Op e rational Im p rovem e nts 
Guard rails 
ne e d e d 
along Bord e aux Mountain Road (Route 108) – Long T erm 
20 
Island wid e Proje cts 
Ne e d re st are as with p ub lic b athroom s on Ce nte rline Road 
(Route 
10), 
North S hore 
Road 
(Route 20),
 Bord e aux Mountain 
Road 
(Route 108) and Route 107 – 
Long 
T e rm 
21 
T ransit Proje cts 
Ne e d b us 
service along 
Bord e aux Mountain Road (Route 
108) from 
Ce nte rline Road (Route 10) to Route 107 
22 
Pe d e strian 
and Bicycle Proje cts 
S id e walk p riority along Route 107 
in Coral Bay 
and Johnson Bay 
23 
S afety and 
Op e rational Im p rovem e nts 
Guard rails 
ne e d e d 
along East 
End Road (Route 10) from Route 107 and 
Route 
108 
to Pond 
Bay – Long T e rm 
24 
Island wid e Proje cts 
All new road s should have 
sid e walks and 
storm wate r facilitie s 
25 
Island wid e Proje cts 
T ruck Rule s/He avy Eq uip m e nt: re gulate 
size , noise , tim e of d ay,
 and e xhaust 
of 
truck traffic 
in re sid e ntial 
are as, escort ve hicle s 
e nforcem e nt, d e signate 
truck route s 
26 
Ne w 
Road way Facilitie s 
Im p rove Route 
107 S outh of Bord e aux Mountain Road (Route 108) 
27 
Ne w 
Road way Facilitie s 
Exte nd Route 109 
to Annab e rg 
28 
Ne w 
Road way Facilitie s 
Pave Johnny Horn 
T rail 
– Long T e rm ; 
Coord ination 
with National 
Park S e rvice 
 
Funding Type
Locally Fu nded Projects
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Population Density Increase (2010-2040) Per Sqm
≤ 100
101 - 200
201 - 400
401 - 800
> 800
Project Type
Cong estion Manag ement/Relief
Islandw ide Projects
New Roadw ay Facilities
Operations Maintenance and System Presev ation
Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects
Safety and Operational Improv ements
Transit Projects