BRAC-133 Information Archive

BRAC-133 Mark Center is the designation given to Alexandria's Mark Center location for the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), and a number of other Department of Defense agencies that are now considered part of Fort Belvoir. The facility, now owned and currently under construction by the federal government, is on Mark Center property located near the intersection of Seminary Road and Beauregard Street at the I-395 interchange.

Mayor William Euille, provides a detailed overview of the federal BRAC 133 process, site selection and the City processes that lead to the Army's selection of the Mark Center site for the Washington Service Headquarters.

• BRAC-133 Meeting Materials 
• Plans, Maps, & Other Media 
• Studies & Reports 
• Presentations 
• Correspondence 

BRAC-133 Meeting Materials

• November 10, 2010 - BRAC-133 Ad Hoc Subcommittee meeting
  • Meeting Audio
• October 13, 2010 - BRAC-133 Ad Hoc Subcommittee meeting
  • Meeting Audio
• September 21, 2010 - BRAC-133 Ad Hoc Subcommittee Meeting
  • Meeting Audio - Sept. 21, 2010 BRAC-133
• September 15, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Audio BRAC-133 Advisory Group Monthly Meeting
  • Staff Presentation 
• August 25, 2010 - BRAC-133 Ad Hoc Subcommittee Meeting
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Audio  
  • Letter from Mayor to NCPC Chairman
  • Staff response to Army response to Staff comments on BRAC-133 Draft TMP
• July 21, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Audio
  • Staff Presentation
• July 19, 2010 - BRAC-133 Ad Hoc Subcommittee Meeting
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Audio
• July 15, 2010 - Public Hearing on the BRAC-133 Draft TMP
  • Staff Presentation on BRAC-133 Draft TMP 
• July 1, 2010 - BRAC-133 Ad Hoc Subcommittee Meeting
  • Agenda
  • Minutes 
• June 23, 2010 - BRAC-133 Ad Hoc Subcommittee Meeting
  • Agenda
  • Minutes 
  • Meeting Audio
• June 16, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Agenda
  • Draft Minutes 
  • Staff Presentation on Concerns with the BRAC-133 Draft TMP 
• May 19, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Agenda 
  • Minutes 
  • BRAC Interchange Modification Report update from T&ES
  • BRAC Transportation Management Plan update from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• April 21, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Agenda 
  • Letter and attachment regarding Analysis of Short Term Improvements 
  • BRAC-133 TMP Update 
  • Short-Term Transportation Improvements Update 
  • Interchange Justification Report (IJR) Update 
  • Beauregard Corridor Plan update - see April 10 presentations on Beauregard Corridor Plan page
• March 17, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
  • Meeting Video 
  • Public Art Presentation 
  • Short Term Improvements Presentation 
  • BRAC-133 Access Alternatives Presentation 
• March 11, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Mark Center Access Study Citizen Information Meeting 
• March 1, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
  • Beauregard Corridor Conceptual Access Alternative Study, Urban Deck Examples 
• February 17, 2010 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
  • Meeting Video 
  • Presentation on I-395 Access Alternatives. This presentation presents long-range options for access from I-395 to the Mark Center area.
  • Presentation on Seminary / Beauregard Area Road Improvements. This presentation outlines the roadway construction currently planned and under way to provide increased capacity for access to the BRAC-133 site prior to occupancy in 2011.
• December 16, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
• November 18, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
  • Presentation on Issues for NCPC Review
• October 21, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
  • Presentation on I-395 / Seminary Road Interchange Justification Report
• September 16, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Presentation on VHB Transportation Study 
• August 19, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
  • Presentation on VHB Traffic Analysis
• July 15, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • July 15, 2009 
• June 17, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • June 17, 2009 
  • Presentation on BRAC-133 Mark Center site plan and building design
• May 20, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
• May 13, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
• April 13, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes 
  • IDA Presentation
• March 11, 2009 - BRAC Advisory Group
  • Meeting Minutes

Plans, Maps, & Other Media

• BRAC-133 Project Tracking Worksheet 
• BRAC-133 Office Complex
• BRAC Placemat (Updated 10-7-2010) 
• BRAC-133 Construction Web Cam
• Additional Photos 
• Rendering of the Proposed DoD BRAC-133 Project at Mark Center
• Mark Center 2004 Approved Plan 
• Landscape Design Site Plan 
• Beauregard Corridor Plan
• King / Beauregard Intersections Improvements 

Studies & Reports

• Short/Mid-Term Improvements -- Analysis of Improvements 
• BRAC-133 Final Transportation Management Plan (TMP) October 2010
  • Final TMP October 2010 
• BRAC-133 Transportation Management Plan (TMP) (July 30, 2010)
  • Title Page and Table of Contents 
  • Executive Summary 
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction 
  • Chapter 2 - Employee Relocation & Travel Characteristics 
  • Chapter 3 - Site Conditions 
  • Chapter 4 - Traffic Impact Analysis 
  • Chapter 5 - Travel Demand Management (TDM) Plan 
  • Chapter 6 - Monitoring & Evaluation Plan 
  • Appendix A - Response to Public Comments on Draft TMP 
  • Appendix B - Zip Code Analysis 
    • Part I - Actual Population 
    • Part II - Extrapolated Population 
  • Appendix C - Public Transit Route Maps & Public Feeder Services 
  • Appendix D - Existing Slug Pick-Up Points 
  • Appendix E - Regional Park & Ride Lots 
  • Appendix F - Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) 
  • Appendix G - Possible Bicycle Routes to BRAC-133 
• Army responses to Additional Comments on the BRAC-133 Draft TMP
• Army responses to the City of Alexandria Staff Comments on the BRAC-133 Draft TMP
• BRAC-133 Draft Transportation Management Plan (TMP) (June 2, 2010)
  • Title Page and Table of Contents 
  • Executive Summary 
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction 
  • Chapter 2 - Employee Relocation & Travel Characteristics 
  • Chapter 3 - Site Conditions 
  • Chapter 4 - Traffic Impact Analysis 
  • Chapter 5 - Travel Demand Management (TDM) Plan 
  • Chapter 6 - Monitoring & Evaluation Plan 
  • Appendix A - Zip Code Analysis 
  • Appendix B - Public Transit Route Maps & Public Feeder Services 
  • Appendix C - Existing Slug Pick-Up Points 
  • Appendix D - Regional Park & Ride Lots 
  • Appendix E - Bicycle Safe Routes 
• Comments in response to the June 2nd BRAC-133 Draft Transportation Management Plan:
  • City of Alexandria Staff Comments 
  • BRAC Advisory Group Comments 
  • Fairfax County Comments 
  • Additional Comments 
• Final Environmental Assessment (July 2008)
• Link to VDOT web page for Mark Center Access Study Operational Analysis Report and Appendices
• Final VHB Transportation Study Report -- Appendices (November 3, 2009)
• VDOT Transportation Study (April 2009)
• I-95 395 HOT Lane Project Volume 1 -- Volume 2 (section 1) -- Volume 2 (section 2) -- Volume 3 (January 7, 2009)
  * This is a draft study that has been submitted to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for review and comment and is subject to change pending that review process.
• I-95 395 Transit-TDM Study -- Appendices (February 29, 2008)
• Seminary - Beauregard Corridor Study (January 19, 2007)
• Mark Center Traffic Study (March 31, 2003)

Presentations

(For presentations to BRAC-133 Advisory Group see meeting materials above)

•  2011-10-19 Staff Powerpoint Presentation 
• 2011-10-19 FHWA Presentation 
• Beauregard Corridor Plan - Transportation Analysis Presentation (September 30, 2010 Community Meeting)
• Beauregard Corridor Plan - Transitway Corridor Feasibility Study (September 30, 2010 Community Meeting)
• City Council Meeting on Interchange Justification Report (IJR) (December 12, 2009)
  (proceed to Item 4 on the docket to view the video of the public testimony and Council discussion)
• Alexandria City BRAC Activities Update Presentation (June 16, 2009)
• Planning Commission Presentation (March 5, 2009)
• NCPC BRAC-133 Review Presentation (February 5, 2009)
• Community Presentation (December 4, 2008)

Correspondence

• Fairfax County Letter to City Council with Recommendations Regarding Alternatives Related to the Interchange Justification Report for I-395 and Seminary Road  (May 25, 2010)
• BRAC-133 Advisory Group Letter to Transportation Commission (November 30, 2009)
• Memo regarding proposed comments to the National Capital Planning Commission regarding BRAC-133 site and building design (November 30, 2009)
• Status Report on DoD BRAC 133 Project (October 9, 2009)
• Army Response Letter Regarding On-Site Remote Inspection Facility (RIF) (August 12, 2009)
• Congressional Letter Regarding On-Site Remote Inspection Facility (RIF) (July 15, 2009)
• BRAC Comparison with the Approved DSUP and FAQ (June 24, 2009)
• Duke Reality Letter to Council (June 1, 2009)
• BRAC-133 Advisory Group Letter to Council (May 28, 2009)
• City Response to NCPC Pending Council Review (January 21, 2009)