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OPEN HOUSE #1 December 4, 2014 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Trainor Gate Road to Johansen Expressway
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DOT&PF Ivet Hall, P.E., Project Manager DOWL HKM Steve Noble, P.E., Project Manager Chase Nelson, P.E., Project Engineer Rachel Steer, Project Coordinator/Public Involvement
Introductions—Project Team 2
Project Background Review Data Collection Discuss Concepts Public Questions and Discussion
Agenda 3
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Project study area includes the road right-of-way and surrounding properties
Purpose: Improve safety and capacity for motorized and non-motorized users The upgrade to Old Steese is needed because: • Elevated crash rates • Discontinuous/lack of pedestrian facilities • Congested intersections
5 Draft Purpose & Need
• Bicycle and pedestrian facilities • Intersection and roadway improvements • Associated improvements:
– Drainage – Utilities – Lighting – Railroad crossing – Landscaping
6 Key Project Elements
Corridor Background / History 7
1996
2012
Recent Commercial & Roadway Developments 8
AUTOZONE (2014)
Land Use/Zoning and Undeveloped Land 9
10 Projected Corridor Traffic Volume
AADT=Annual Average Daily Traffic
11 Existing Conditions
12 Existing Conditions
13 Existing Conditions
14 Transportation Issues/Concerns
• Lack of pedestrian or bicycle facilities
• Long delays at Trainor Gate • Short distance/ congestion
between Steese Expy and Old Steese on Trainor Gate
• Long delays at some of the commercial driveways
• High traffic demand
15 Traffic Safety • Intersection crash rates above
state average at: • Old Steese Hwy/Johansen Expy. • Old Steese Hwy/Helmericks Ave. • Old Steese Hwy/Trainor Gate Rd.
• Congested road, driveways and intersections • Crash rates • Narrow right-of-way • Limited space for utilities • Limited pedestrian facilities • Complex on-site drainage facilities and public
storm water system • Railroad crossing • Trainor Gate Road operations
16 Summary of Key Challenges
Completed: • Topographic survey • Draft Traffic and Safety Study
In progress: • Public and stakeholder outreach • Data collection • Preliminary engineering • Environmental analysis
17 Work Completed and In Progress
Initial Concepts
Concept 1: 3-Lanes with Signals Concept 2: 3-Lanes with Roundabouts Concept 3: 4-Lanes with Roundabouts Concept 4: 5-Lanes with Signals Concept 5: 5-Lanes with Roundabouts
All concepts include: • Sidewalks • Shoulders • Trainor Gate converted to one-way (westbound)
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Trainor Gate Intersection • Not sufficient length to store traffic • Intersection improvements at Old
Steese/Trainor Gate would be in conflict with queued vehicles on Trainor Gate
• Railroad limits widening options and complicates intersection controls
• Recent closure of west leg by ARRC • Maintaining westbound movements
limits impacts to operations on Steese Expressway
• Ample capacity northbound to exit the area via Johansen Expressway
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Pedestrian Accommodations
• Non-motorized Transportation Plan • Sidewalks on one or both sides? • Shoulders to accommodate bicycles • Connections to adjacent/intersecting pedestrian routes • ADA Accessible
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21 Typical 3-Lane Road
22 Typical 4-Lane Road
23 Typical 5-Lane Road
Traffic & Safety Analysis Results
• 3-lane configuration remains heavily congested under all signalized and roundabout options.
• 4-lane and 5-lane concepts improve safety and will meet operational performance standards for existing and future conditions.
• 4-lane configuration with roundabouts has the lowest average delay.
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4-Lane vs. 5-Lane
• 5-lanes accommodates two-way center turn lane – More direct access to driveways – Longer pedestrian crossing distance
• 4-lane concept has a raised median – Prohibits left turns; – Improves safety by eliminating potential for head on and angle crashes – All movements are made as right turns and circulation around the
roundabouts
• 4-lane concept has lowest average delay per vehicle but more out of direction travel
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Signals vs. Roundabouts
Roundabouts: • Reduced traffic delay; improves air quality • Slower traffic, reduced frequency/severity of crashes • Lower annual maintenance cost
Signals: • Dedicated pedestrian crossing phases • Prioritizes Old Steese through traffic
Public Perceptions
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Survey & Mapping Summer 2014 Environmental Fall 2014–Spring 2015 Preliminary Engineering Fall 2014–Spring 2015 Final Design and Permitting Spring 2015–Spring 2016 Right-of-Way/Easements Spring 2015–Spring 2016 Anticipated Start of Construction Summer 2016
27 Schedule
Open House #1 December 2014 Area Businesses Meeting #2 Spring 2015 Open House #2 Spring 2015 Open House #3 Fall 2015
28 Public/Stakeholder Outreach
www.oldsteese.com
Fill out a comment form or email comments to: oldsteese@dowlhkm.com
Contact Us: Rachel Steer – Public Involvement Manager: 374-0275
Ivet Hall, P.E. – DOT&PF Project Manager: 451-5386
29 Questions/Comments
30 Graphics as a board:
• State environmental checklist • Primary considerations:
• Right-of-way acquisition and impacts • Possible contaminated sites • Air quality
31 Environmental Analysis
Fairbanks Area Wide Planning
Consistency with: • FMATS Non-motorized Transportation Plan • Richardson Highway/Steese Expressway Planning
and Environmental Linkage Study • FMATS Long Range Transportation Plan • 2011 Helmericks Extension Mitigation Strategy Study • 2010 Steese Highway/Johansen Expressway Area
Traffic Improvements Study
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North of Trainor Gate Road
33 Existing Conditions
34 Existing Conditions
South of Trainor Gate Road
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