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Youngsville Parkway Youngsville Parkway Presented by Raymond J. Reaux, PE

Youngsville Parkway Presented by Raymond J. Reaux, PE

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Youngsville ParkwayYoungsville Parkway

Presented by

Raymond J. Reaux, PE

Town of Youngsville Government

Mayor

Wilson B. Viator, Jr.

Town of Youngsville Council

Jesse Vallot

Brenda Burley

Paul Huval

Huey Romero

A.J. Bernard

Financially Constrained Transportation Plan

N

North – South Beltway

Youngsville Parkway

Youngsville Parkway Funding History

– State of Louisiana, Division of Administration, Office of Facility Planning and Control;

• September 2003 – Funding of $250,000

– Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government• May 2004 – Funding of $305,000

– St. Martin Parish

– Iberia Parish

Preliminary Engineering

• Project Coordination– Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (LaDOTD)

– Lafayette City – Parish Consolidated Government (LCG)

– I-49 Design Consultants

– St. Martin Parish

– Lafayette Parish School Board

– Land Owners

– Utility Companies

– Public Hearings

Preliminary Engineering

• Roadway Alternatives

– Classifications• LaDOTD Urban Arterial 1, 2, or 3

– Typical Sections• 90 Ft. Right-of-Way, 2-Lane Urban Road, Open Ditch • 150 Ft. Right-of-Way, 2-Lane Urban Road, Open Ditch• 150 Ft. Right-of-Way, 4-Lane Urban Road, Open Ditch• 150 Ft. Right-of-Way, 4-Lane Urban Road, Subsurface Drainage

– Horizontal Alignments• Eleven segment alignments

Town of Youngsville Council Action 1

• Classification: LaDOTD Urban Arterial 3

• Typical Section: 2-Lane Urban Road, Open Ditch

• Roadway Right-of-Way: 150 Foot

• Design Speed: 50 miles per hour

1 Town of Youngsville Ordinance No. 2004-002

February 12, 2004 .

Typical Section

Design and Opinion of Probable Cost = $ 10.1 million

25’57’ 8’ 12’ 12’ 8’ 28’

150’ Right of Way

2 Lane with Shoulder

shoulder shouldertravel lane

travel lane

Typical Section (Future Expansion 4-Lanes)

12’28’ 8’ 12’ 15’ 8’12’

150’ Right of Way

shoulder shouldertravel lane

travel lane

12’14’1’

travel lane

travel lane

turn lane

28’

Metropolitan Planning Organization

– Citizen Advisory Committee – March 1st, 2004

– Transportation Technical Committee - March 1st , 2004

– Transportation Policy Committee – April 5th, 2004

– Lafayette Consolidated Government Planning and Zoning Commission – April 7th, 2004

– Lafayette City-Parish Council 1 – May 4th, 2004

1 Lafayette City-Parish Ordinance No. 0-093-2004

Youngsville Parkway Alignment

School Board Property School Board Property (Section 16)(Section 16)

Green T. Lindon Elementary

Ernest Gallet Elementary

Youngsville Elementary

Baker Hughes

US 90

Lasalle Coulee

LA

HW

Y 7

34

N

Le Triomphe

Fly Through…….

Lafayette Parish School Board Town of Youngsville Section 16 Property

12 acres

N

400 acres

144 acres

Why Build The Youngsville Parkway?

Addresses Regional Transportation Needs

– An Important Segment of the North-South Beltway

– Aligns with the Proposed I-49 Interchange

– Aligns with a Proposed St. Martin Parish Roadway

– Assist during Hurricane Evacuation Events

Why Build The Youngsville Parkway?

Foster Regional Economic Development

– Lafayette Parish– Lafayette Economic Development Authority– Town of Youngsville– St. Martin Parish– Iberia Parish

Why Build The Youngsville Parkway?

Address Youngsville Population Expansion

– Youngsville is the fastest-growing Town in the State of Louisiana

– Population grew 25 percent to near 5,000 from July 2000 to June 2004.

Why Build The Youngsville Parkway?

Address Youngsville Population Expansion

Planned Residential Development.– Village of Copperfield (150 ac.) -18 lots– Sugar Mill Pond (2,000 ac.) – initially 100 lots – Copperwood East – 74 lots– Highland Plantation - 50 lots– Copperwood East - 74 lots– Chelsea Meadows – 24 lots – Shadowbrook - 55 lots– Madison Court - 11 lots– Adjacent Lafayette Parish Development

QUESTIONS QUESTIONS

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