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Bobby Ferrell,Chairman a e evle Rhonda Adams
Brenda Boudreaux TARKANSAS Matthew Petty
Agenda
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Street Committee Meeting
March 27, 2012
A meeting of the Fayetteville Street Committee will be held on March 27, 2012 at 6:15
pm or immediately following the Equipment Committee in Room 326 of the City
Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville Arkansas.
AGENDA:
1. Call meeting to order by Chairman Bobby Ferrell.
2. General Update of the Transportation Bond Program.
3. VAN ASCHE DRIVE-Review of cross sections and preliminary design for the
extension of Van Asche Drive, from Gregg Avenue to Highway 112.
4. ROUNDABOUT AT NORTH HILLS AND FUTRALL DRIVE -Review of
bids for construction of the Roundabout at North Hills and Futrall Drive. (Bids
are due on Monday, March 26. Bid results will be presented at the Street
Committee Meeting.)
5. HIGHWAY 265 (JOYCE-CITY LIMITS) Review of a request from Vista
Health Services for a median break at their driveway access on Highway 265.
6. STREET PRESERVATION PROGRAM: Transportation Division
presentation of proposed pavement preservation program. (Information to be
presented at the Street Committee Meeting.)
7. NORTH STREET AT SCULL CREEK TRAIL: Presentation of options for
operational changes to the Scull Creek Trail Crossing at North Street.
(Information to be presented at Street Committee Meeting.)
8. Adjourn
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TRANSPORTATION BOND ISSUE
PROGRESS REPORT—March 2012
The Transportation Bond Issue consists of projects that will be designed, contracted, and administered by City
Staff or consultants/contractors working for the City, along with 3 projects that will be designed and
administered by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department(AHTD). Six (6) projects have been
completed; most of the other projects are underway and are in various stages of design or construction. A
summary of the status of these projects follows.
1) Wilson Park/Washington Willow Area Traffic Calming
a. Project Summary/Status
• Complete. Original Budget: $384,000 Final Cost: $205,000
2) Intersection improvements at Gregg Ave. and North Street
a. Project Summary/Status
• Complete. Original Budget: $1,082,000; Final Cost: $690,000
3) Zion Road (N. College to Vantage)
a. Project Summary/Status
• Complete. Original Budget: $2,540,000; Final Cost: $2,272,000
4) College Avenue (Rock to Maple)
a. Project Summary/Status
• Complete. Original Budget: $1,740,000; Final Cost: $1,841,000
5) Mount Comfort Road (1540 to Rupple Road)
a. Project Summary/Status
• Project includes 2 construction contracts:
o Contract 1: Intersection improvements at Mount Comfort/1540/ Shiloh/Deane
Solomon Rd.
o Contract 2: Widening of Mount Comfort Road, from Rupple Rd. to Alpine Ave.
• Total Estimated Cost: $10.5 million
• Construction is complete on both projects.
b. Upcoming Activities:
• Contract closeout tasks.
6) Cato Springs Road (U of A Technology Corridor)
a. Project Summary/Status
• Project consists of reconstruction and widening to 2 and 3 lanes, with curb and gutter and
sidewalks, from Hwy 7 1 B to Razorback Road.
• Total Project budget: $6.02 million
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• Federal funding expected: $2.88 million
• Construction Contract: $3,815,172 with Dean Crowder Construction
b. Recent Actions:
• City Council approval of the payment to Arkansas and Missouri Railroad for railroad crossing
work to be completed by the railroad. Work includes realigning and adjusting the rails to
create a smoother crossing, and upgrading the signal crossing to make a safer crossing.
• Utility relocation by AT&T is complete
• Water and sewer relocation work has been suspended pending relocation of SWEPCO poles
and Arkansas Western Gas lines.
• SWEPCO and Arkansas Western Gas relocations are continuing.
c. Upcoming Activities:
• Continued coordination with local utilities for relocation of their facilities. AWG is still
planning to be complete by the end of March. It does not appear that SWEPCO will meet
their schedule to complete relocations by mid-April. Staff will continue to keep in contact
with SWEPCO to provide as many resources to the project as much as possible. Cox
Communications and a University of Arkansas communications line will have to be moved
onto the new poles once SWEPCO has completed their work.
• Coordination with Arkansas and Missouri Railroad for upgrades to the railroad crossing.
• Resumption of water and sewer relocations after other utilities are clear.
7) Fayetteville Expressway Economic Development Corridor
a. Project Summary/Status
• Federally funded project that is intended to provide better access to the retail centers and
restaurants in the Northwest Arkansas Mall area and to Washington Regional Hospital and
adjacent medical park.
• Federal Funds expected: $8 million
• Total Project Budget: $10 million
• 3 projects have been selected for funding in the project area by the Street Committee and City
Council: Extension of Van Asche Drive from Gregg Avenue to Hwy 112, westbound
"flyover" from Hwy 71B to Fulbright Expressway, and intersection improvements at Fulbright
Expressway/Shiloh/North Hills Blvd. Design on the flyover and roundabout projects is
ongoing by Jacobs Engineering. Design of Van Asche Drive is underway by City Staff.
b. Recent Actions:
• Roundabout Project
o AHTD approval to advertise for bids was received, and the advertisement was issued
on March 5th.
• Flyover Project
o AHTD approval of preliminary plans was received. Work on the next stage of plan
development is underway.
• Van Asche Drive
o The environmental report is complete. Requests for reviews by the US Army Corps of
Engineers (USACOE) and State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) have been made.
c. Upcoming Activities:
• Roundabout Project
o Bids for construction will be received on March 26, 2012. Reviews by the Street
Committee and City Council should be complete by April 17th, so that construction can
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begin in early May.
• Flyover Project
o Consultant submittal of 90% complete roadway plans and 90% complete bridge plans
is scheduled for the end of March.
• Van Asche Drive
o Submittal of environmental documents to AHTD for review after responses from the
USACOE. The review request to the COE was made in May 2011.
o Review of preliminary alignments and cross sections by the Street Committee.
8) Rupple Road (6th St. to Persimmon)
a. Project Summary
• Extension of Rupple Road as a 4-lane boulevard from south of Owl Creek School to 6th Street.
• Total project budget: $8.155 million
9) Garland Avenue (I540 to Howard Nickell Road)
a. Project Summary/Status
• Project includes widening to 5 lanes, with curb and gutter and sidewalks. Design firm: Jacobs
Engineering
• Estimated Project Cost: $3.66 million.
• This project is on hold at this time
10)Maple and Lafayette Street Historic Bridges
a. Project Summary/Status
• Study complete. Funding in the amount of$1 million through the Federal-aid bridge program
administered by AHTD has been secured.
b. Recent Actions:
• Scope of work for design has been drafted, for use with the request for letters of interest from
consultants.
• The scope of work has been reviewed and approved by AHTD.
c. Upcoming Activities:
• Advertisement for letters of interest from consultants.
• Selection of a design consultant for rehabilitation design.
The following projects in the Bond Program will be designed, contracted, and administered by AHTD or its
consultants/contractors. The schedules for these projects are established by AHTD based on their workloads and
available funding.
11)Crossover Road (Hwy 265)-Mission to Joyce
• Estimated construction cost was $15.4 million, City's share is 50% of cost, up to $7.7 million
• AHTD letting date: September 2011; low bid received was $12,612,320.32
• City share of contract is $6.3 million
• Water and sewer relocations, along with other utility relocations, are ongoing. The City's contractor
will be working near Joyce Blvd. and Coy Kaylor Drive beginning the week of March 26th, to connect
the new 36-inch waterline to the existing system.
• Work on the roadway is continuing by the contractor for AHTD:
o Placement of fill between the two box culvert crossings north of Old Wire Road is continuing,
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as is work on construction of the box culverts near Old Wire.
o Major drainage work near Joyce and Coy Kaylor is set to begin soon, after completion of
water line relocations in the area. The drainage work will consist of moving a segment of
creek, similar to the work near Old Wire Road.
12)Hwy 16 Improvements-Armstrong to Stonebridge Rd.
• AHTD scheduled letting date: Fall 2012
• Current agreement with AHTD for 50% of project costs to be paid by the City, up to $5 million.
• AHTD right of way acquisition is complete
• Acquisition of the utility easements by the City is underway. City staff is also working with Arkansas
Western Gas to acquire easements for use by both the City and AWG to expedite acquisition and
reduce costs to both utilities. Acquisition is approximately 87% complete (33 of 38) as of March
2012.
• City Council approval to proceed to condemnation of the remaining tracts was received at the March
20 Council Meeting.
• The advertisement for construction bids for water and sewer relocations on this project will be out in
Mid April.
13)Garland Avenue(North to Melmar)
• Total project cost originally estimated at $6.7 million
• City Share originally estimated at $5.2 million, current estimate is $ 4.04 million
• AHTD scheduled letting: Fall 2012
• A revised agreement with AHTD for this project has been developed whereby AHTD will pick up the
cost of the project now, with the City paying their agreed upon share of the project cost towards
another project in 2013.
• Engineering staff is currently preparing water and sewer relocation designs.
• Utility easement acquisition by the City is underway. As of March 2012, acquisition is approximately
86% complete (50 of 58 tracts acquired)
• City Council approval for condemnation of the 8 remaining easements was received at the March 6
council Meeting.
• The advertisement for bids for water and sewer relocations is out. Bids are due by April 11, 2012.
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CC: Mayor Jordan
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Jeremy Pate, Development Services%Director
FROM: Chris Brown, P.E., City Engineer
DATE: March 23, 2012
SUBJECT: Van Asche Drive Extension-Gregg to Garland
BACKGROUND
Resolution 92-07, passed on May 15, 2007, recognizes Van Asche as one of three projects (along with the
Roundabout and Flyover Projects) to be constructed using Federal earmark funds from the 2005 Federal
Highway Bill.
A second resolution, numbered 72-08 and passed on March 18, 2008, approved the use of Transportation Bond
Funds for construction of the Van Asche Extension, with the caveat that the project will not proceed until
property owned by the WG Land Company, LP is annexed into Fayetteville.
A third resolution, numbered 108-10 and passed on June 15, 2010, affirmed the City Council's decision to
utilize federal aid fund for the Van Asche Drive project and authorized the Mayor to sign an agreement with
AHTD to utilize the federal funds.
On February 15, 2011, the City Council approved a contract with Garver Engineers to prepare the
Environmental Assessment required to comply with requirements of FHWA. The assessment is complete at this
time and we are waiting on approval from the Corps of Engineers.
PROJECT DETAILS
The conceptual design includes the following elements:
• 4-11' wide driving lanes
• A 20' wide median from Gregg Avenue to just east of Mcguire
• Turning lanes at Gregg Avenue, Ball Street, and Garland Avenue
• A 5' sidewalk on the north side, and a 12' trail on the south side of Van Asche, with generally a 10'
wide greenspace, except where space is limited near I-540
It should be noted that the Master Street Plan typical section for this classification of street includes bicycle
lanes on both sides. Since the proposed design includes a 12' wide multi-use trail, bike lanes are not proposed
to be included. The 12' wide trail is part of the Clabber Creek Trail that will ultimately connect to the Scull
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Creek Trail to the east, and will run along the west side of Garland Avenue before following Clabber Creek to
the west.
Drawings of the conceptual design are attached. These drawings were presented to the Street Committee on
May 14th, 2010, and no concerns with the design were noted. At this time, staff is preparing to move forward
with the preliminary design phase of the project, therefore, we request Street Committee review to confirm
concurrence with the conceptual design.
BUDGET AND SCHEDULE
The total estimated cost of construction for this project is $3.5 million. Right of way, engineering, and
construction management costs bring the total estimated project cost to $5.23 million. Federal funding left over
after the Roundabout and Flyover Projects will more fully defined after these projects are let to construction, but
the current estimate is that approximately $2 million in federal funding will be available for the Van Asche
Project.
The current project schedule estimates that the project design will be complete and ready to bid by May of
2013. As has been the case with our other federally funded projects, utilizing federal funds on this project will
most likely result in additional time and cost required to receive AHTD and Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) approvals throughout the project development process. Review time for these agencies are built into
the schedule; however, review times exceeding those estimated in the schedule could push this completion date
back.
As the project progresses,potential phasing plans may be presented for consideration by the Committee and
City Council. It appears likely that, in order to construct the full project, funding from the third issuance of
bonds in the Transportation Bond Program will be needed. It is estimated that these bonds will not be available
until 2014. However, after the amount of federal funding is known, along with costs for other bond projects, it
may be possible to construct at least a portion of the Van Asche improvements in advance of the third bond
issue.
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FROM: Chris Brown, P.E., City Engineer
DATE: March 23,2012
SUBJECT: Highway 265 -Median Break Request at Vista Health Services Access Drive-4253 N. Crossover
Arkansas Highway 265, from Joyce Boulevard to the northern City limits of Fayetteville,is planned for widening and
improvement by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department(AHTD) in 2013. Planned improvements include
widening to 4 lanes with a 15 foot wide grass median.
As part of the planning and development of this project, an Access Management Plan was prepared and approved by the
City of Fayetteville, AHTD, and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission in 2009. The plan includes the
following general design concepts:
• Median breaks generally spaced at Y4 mile intervals
• Traffic signals generally spaced at V2 mile intervals
• Allowance for u-turns at all median breaks
• Allowance for additional median breaks, "if there is an identified safety or operational problem, or
both, at an adjacent intersection with an existing median break".
Recently, the City has received a request for an additional median break at the access drive for Vista Health, located
between median breaks as Sterling Court and Zion Road. A traffic study prepared by Peters and Associates, Inc. of Little
Rock was submitted with this request.
After review of this request, a full median break is not recommended, due to:
• Insufficient traffic counts into and out of the driveway
• Proximity of this location to adjacent median breaks. The break at Zion Road is approximately 850
feet away,the one at Sterling Court is approximately 650 feet away.
Emergency call(fire and police)records were also reviewed. A total of 280 emergency responses have been made to the
Vista Health Campus (80 police and 200 fire)in the past 3 years. Due to this high emergency call volume, an emergency
access median break is being considered at this location. Details of the emergency access configuration are attached. The
Fayetteville Police and Fire Departments are supportive of this recommendation as well.
I have also discussed this recommendation with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. They have not
finalized their response,but preliminary recommendations are in agreement with the proposed emergency access break.
Also, it has not been determined whether a formal revision to the Access Management Agreement is required to add this
break to the project. If it is required, formal City Council action to approve an amendment to the Agreement will be
necessary.
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Dear Street Committee Members,
I'm writing this letter to ask for your support in recommending approval for an
emergency access median break to be installed in the area of the 4200 block of N. Crossover
Road. Over the past three years, the Fayetteville Police Department has responded to
approximately 80 emergency calls for service at or near the Vista Health Campus. With the
Highway 265 widening project, this median would provide emergency services with timely
ingress to these high priority calls. Our well-timed response could prove to be vital to the safety
of our citizens, emergency medical personnel, firefighters, and police officers.
Your consideration is greatly appreciated.
Sincere
Greg Tabor
Chief of Police
Fayetteville Police Department
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RE: Amendment Request to Hwy 265 (Crossover Road)
Access Management Plan in Fayetteville
Dear Honorable Jordan:
There are several healthcare uses along Crossover Road,between Zion Road and Sterling Court.
Emergency vehicles including ambulances and fire trucks need to access these sites. Without a
median cut in the immediate vicinity of these uses,critical time could be lost due to the need to
bypass the site on Crossover Road(from the fire station to the south),then make a u-turn at Zion
Road and travel south to one of the Vista Health or Youth Bridge drives that would only be
accessible via right-turn with construction of the median as planned. Fire trucks,school busses
and trucks of single-unit-30 size or larger will not be able to make a northbound to southbound
u-tum on Crossover Road at Zion Road with the roadway geometry as planned.
Safe,direct and convenient ingress and egress to Vista Health and Youth Bridge is a necessity
for emergency vehicles as well as for patients,visitors and medical staff. I have discussed this
with Former Fire Chief,Terry Lawson,as well as current Chief,Harley Hunt,and they both
agree that there would be serious access and safety concerns with not having a Median Break.
We have studied an option of including an amendment to the Highway 265 Access Management
Plan to allow for a full directional median break at Vista Health/Docs Professional Building.
There is provision in The Highway 265 Access Management Plan to accommodate changes and
we are requesting that the City of Fayetteville consider a proposed median break at Vista Health
/Docs Professional Building.
The Highway 265 Access Management Plan states,"Future median breaks may be considered if
there is an identlfted safety or operational problem, or both, at an adjacent intersection with an
existing median break"
The Highway 265 Access Management Plan states in the Design Concept section, "As a
principal arterial, the proposed design for Highway 265 from Township to Ivey Lane is intended
to balance the need to provide for long distance travel on the roadway and reasonable access to
abutting properties while at the same time maintaining the capacity of the roadway to operate in
a safe and efficient manner."Currently,there is no planned median break between Zion Road
and Sterling Court,over a 0.3 mile south of Zion Road. Consistent with the design concept of
the Highway 265 Access Management Plan,a median break at Vista Health Drive B/Docs
Professional Building access drive would add safety and convenience for motorists diverted by
the construction of the proposed median while providing reasonable access to abutting properties
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manner. It would also reduce emergency vehicle access time to and from the medical facilities
located along this segment of Crossover Road.
The study for a proposed revision to the Highway 265 Access Management Plan to include a
median break at Vista Health has been conducted by Peters and Associates Engineers, Inc. A
copy of this report is included for your review.
Should you have any questions, require any additional information, or set up a possible meeting
time, please contact me at your convenience.
Very Truly Yours,
Kyle W Naples
(479)957-0345
kylennvistahealthservices.com
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5507 Rauch Drive - Suite 205 (501) 868-399912 y
Little Rock, Arkansas 72223 Fax (501) 868-9710 January 10, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
Introduction 1
Access Management Plan 3
Existing Traffic Conditions 6
Projected Traffic Volumes 8
Capacity and Level of Service 10
Emergency Access 17
Recommendations 19
Benefits of Median Break at Vista Health Drive B 19
Figures 23
APPENDIX
Capacity and Level of Service Calculations
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Peters & Associates Engineers, Inc., at the request of Vista
Health Services and Youth Bridge, has conducted a traffic
engineering study relating to a proposed revision to the exist-
ing Access Management Plan for Crossover Road (Highway
265) at the main Vista Health access drive in Fayetteville,
Arkansas. The primary focus of this study is to identify traf-
fic operation effects if another median break is allowed at the
main Vista Health access drive opposite Docs Professional
Building access drive.
The Highway 265 access management pian. includes pro-
posed widening of Crossover Road to provide of two
northbound lanes and two southbound lanes divided by a
raised median with northbound and southbound left-turn
lanes at proposed breaks in access. Currently, there is no
planned median break between Zion Road and Sterling
Court. Under the current Access Management Plan for
Crossover Road, each of the four access drives serving Vista
Health and Youth Bridge would change from fully-
directional drives served by a center bi-directional left-turn
lane to right-in / right-out limited access drives. The High-
way 265 access management plan is described in more detail
in a subsequent section of this report.
This is a report of methodology and findings relating to a
traffic engineering study undertaken to:
® Evaluate traffic operations at the following study inter-
sections for the condition of initial completion of Cross-
over Road construction and for 20-year hence:
o Crossover Road at Zion Road
o Crossover Road at Sterling Court.
® Research Arkansas State Highway and Transportation
Department (AHTD) projected traffic volumes for this
section of Crossover Road and determine future out-year
and traffic volume growth rate used by AHTD.
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Calculate projected traffic volumes at study intersections
for analysis out-year to include background traffic growth
using same growth rate as used by AHTD.
® Identify the effects on future out-year traffic operations
with and without a median break at Vista Health Drive B.
® Evaluate traffic operations for the study intersections with
and without a median break at Vista Health Drive B.
Projected traffic conditions in this study assume completion of
planned roadway improvements along Crossover Road. In the
following sections of this traffic study report are traffic data,
study methods, findings and recommendations. The study is
technical in nature. Certain data and calculations relative to
traffic operational analysis are referenced in the report. Com-
plete calculations and data are included in the Appendix of the
report.
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Elements of the Highway 265 Access Management Plan are de-
scribed as follows:
Design Concept
As a principal arterial, the proposed design for Highway
265 from Township to Ivey Lane is intended to balance the
need to provide for long distance travel on the roadway
and reasonable access to abutting properties while at the
same time maintaining the capacity of the roadway to op-
erate in a safe and efficient manner. Consequently, access
to abutting property is subordinate to the goal of traffic
movement and subject to necessary management of en-
trances and exits.
Design Elements
Raised median-divided facility
• Median breaks generally spaced at 1/4 mile intervals
® Traffic signals generally spaced at 1/2 mile intervals.
Future signal locations at median breaks will be deter-
mined by meeting warrants, on a case by case basis.
Future median breaks may be considered if there is an
identified safety or operational problem, or both, at an ad-
jacent intersection with an existing median break.
Quick turn-around (bulb-out) design at all median breaks
to allow U-turns. Nine (9) full directional median breaks
with quick turnarounds at the following locations:
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® Ferguson Avenue/Candlewood Drive
® Old Wire Road
Sterling Court
® Zion Road
• Sterling Court
® West Zion Road
® East Zion Road
® Hearthstone Drive
® Albright Road.
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Minimum access point (driveway or street intersec-
tion) spacing of 300 feel from centerline of driveway
or street intersection. No parcels along the Roadway
shall be subdivided into lot sizes too small to meet
the minimum access point spacing requirement
unless a written easement agreement is executed be-
tween adjacent properties.
Existing driveways in place at the date of the adop-
tion of' this Plan that do not conform with the stan-
dards herein shall be designated as nonconforming
features and shall be brought into compliance with
the applicable standards under the following condi-
tions: (a) When new access connection permits are
requested; (b) Upon expansion or improvements to
commercial or multi family residential property
greater than SO percent of the assessed property
value or gross floor area or volume; or (c) As road-
way improvements allow.
The location and number of existing driveways shall
be updated and amended into the Plan immediately
after construction of each widened portion of the
Roadway is completed.
Property that fronts the Roadway and a lower-
classification street should place higher priority on
accessing the lower-classification street.
The following graphics depict preliminary design concepts
for the planned median breaks at Sterling Court and at Zion
Road.
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Hourly, 24-hour traffic counts were made on Crossover
P Road at following location in the vicinity of the study area
by this consultant:
24-HOUR
TWO-WAY TABLE &
STREET ` VOLUME CHART
Crossover Road Between Zion Road and Sterling Court 15,954 Table 1/Chart 1
Other traffic count data collected as a part of this study in-
clude AM and PM peak hours vehicle turning movement
counts at the following intersections:
o Crossover Road at Zion Road
o Crossover Road and Vista Health northernmost ac-
cess drive (Drive A)
o Crossover Road at Vista Health southernmost access
drive / Docs Professional Building access drive
(Drive B)
o Crossover Road and Youth Bridge northernmost ac-
cess drive (Drive C)
o Crossover Road and Youth Bridge southernmost ac-
cess drive (Drive D)
o Crossover Road at Sterling Court.
AM and PM peak hours vehicle turning movement counts
made as a part of this study are shown on Figure 3, "Existing
Traffic Volumes - AM and PM Peak Hours."
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Crossover Rd Between Zion Rd and Sterling Ct
TIME Northbound Southbound NB + SB
01:00 PM 459 508 967
02:00 PM 538 568 1106
03:00 PM 611 597 1208
04:00 PM 623 636 1259
05:00 PM 661 628 1289
06:00 PM 425 502 927 800 Gr_ossaYaLflo�d Bsrimen_�on.Roadaod$tarling court_IraiT c Haudy.Yolww es_.__.____..___
07:00 PM 303 329 632 700 0Northbound
91 Southbound
08:00 PM 210 197 407 000
09:00 PM 165 146 311 500
10:00 PM 134 139 273 > 400
11:00 PM 129 88 217
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05:00 AM 184 166 350 Hour
06:00 AM 373 347 720 Table 1—Chart 1 24-Hour Traffic Counts
07:00 AM 684 536 1220 Crossover Road Between Zion Road and Sterling Court
08:00 AM 564 579 1143
09:00 AM 418 485 903
10:00 AM 390 416 806
11:00 AM 441 449 890
12:00 PM 442 502 944
24-NourTota l: 7935 8019 15954
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!J:16111 ® ' Existing AM and PM peak hour volumes were redistributed
to account for the AHTD planned improvements on Cross-
over Road in the vicinity of the study area to establish ex-
pected traffic volumes at initial completion of the roadway
improvements. This was done for conditions with and with-
out a median break on Crossover Road at Vista Health Drive
B / Docs Professional Building access drive. The traffic vol-
umes expected during the AM and PM peak hours at the
study intersections for these conditions are shown on Figure
4, "Initial Completion Traffic Volumes Without Median
Break at Drive B - AM and PM Peak Hours," and Figure 5,
"Initial Completion Traffic Volumes With Median Break at
Drive B - AM and PM Peak Hours."
AHTD provided existing average daily traffic volumes
(ADT) and projected 20-year ADT volumes for Crossover
Road in the vicinity of the study area.
The AHTD traffic volumes for 20-year growth show an ap-
proximate 67 percent projected increase. This equates to an
annual growth rate of approximately 2.6 percent per year on
Crossover Road in the vicinity.
Traffic volumes projected at initial completion of the AHTD
planned roadway improvements shown on Figure 4, "Initial
Completion Traffic Volumes Without Median Break at
Drive B - AM and PM Peak Hours," and Figure 5, "Initial
Completion Traffic Volumes With Median Break at Drive B
- AM and PM Peak Hours" were then projected to reflect 20-
year background growth, using a similar annual growth rate
as used by AHTD. This was done for conditions with and
without a median break on Crossover Road at Vista Health
Drive B / Docs Professional Building access drive. These
projected 20-year volumes are depicted in Figure 6, " Pro-
jected 20-year Traffic Volumes Without Median Break at
Drive B - AM and PM Peak Hours," and Figure 7, " Pro-
jected 20-year Traffic Volumes With a Median Break at
Drive B - AM and PM Peak Hours." These 20-year projected
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volumes have taken into account the following growth be-
yond existing traffic volumes:
• Volumes on Crossover Road and on Zion Road assumed
to increase 2.6 percent annual growth per year for 20
years.
• U-Turns on Crossover Road at the planned and proposed
median breaks assumed to increase 1.5 percent annual
growth per year for 20 years. (This accounts for increase
in traffic over 20 years for future development in the im-
mediate vicinity.)
• No increase to traffic volume on the existing study ac-
cess drives or on Sterling Court assumed.
Traffic volumes shown on Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are the val-
ues used in traffic operations calculations conducted as a part
of this study. Initial completion traffic and projected 20-year
traffic growth as well as likely diverted traffic caused by the
proposed median construction has thus been accounted for in
this analysis.
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jj Generally, the "capacity" of a street is a measure of its ability to
® accommodate a certain magnitude of moving vehicles. It is a
rate as opposed to a quantity, measured in terms of vehicles per
hour. More specifically, street capacity refers to the maximum
number of vehicles that a street element (e.g. an. intersection) can
be expected to accommodate in a given time period under the
prevailing roadway and traffic conditions.
The measure of traffic operation of intersections is the average
length of time an approaching vehicle is delayed before it can
proceed through an intersection when compared to free flowing
conditions. The delay is measured in seconds per vehicle. Inter-
section Level of Service (LOS) is represented by the letter
grades A (best) through F (worst). The LOS at an intersection as
defined in the Highway Capacity Manual is shown in the follow-
ing table.
Level of Service Criteria
Signalized Intersections Unsignalized Intersections
Level of Service Average Control Delay Average Control Delay
seconds/vehicle seconds/vehicle
A Oto 10 Oto 10
B > 10and s20 > 10and 15
C > 20and <<- 35 > 15and 25
D > 35and S55 > 25 and 35
E > 55and -< 80 > 35and 50
F > 80 > 50
Traffic operational calculations were performed as a part of this
study for traffic operating conditions of initial completion and
projected 20-year traffic for the study intersections. This analy-
sis was performed for the condition with and without a median
break at Vista Health Drive B / Docs Professional Building ac-
cess drive. This analysis was performed using Synchro Version
6, 2003. This computer program has been proven to be reliable
when used to analyze capacity and levels of traffic service under
various operating conditions. Detailed results for all capacity
calculations are included in the Appendix. The adjacent street
AM and PM peak traffic periods were used for these calcula-
tions.
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CAPACITY ANALYSIS
Level of Service Analysis Results
Initial Completion Traffic Conditions
Without Median Break at Vista Health Drive B /
Docs Professional Building Access Drive
Capacity and level of service analysis was performed for ini-
tial completion traffic conditions for the AM and PM peals
hours for the study intersections of Crossover Road and Zion
Road and Crossover Road and Sterling Court without a me-
dian break at Crossover Road and Vista Health Drive B /
Docs Professional Building access drive.
As indicated in Table 2, "Level of Service Summary — Initial
Completion Traffic Conditions Without Median Break at
Drive B," all vehicle movements for initial completion traf-
fic conditions at the study intersections without a median
break at Crossover Road and Vista Health Drive B / Docs
Professional Building access drive are expected to operate at
what calculates as an acceptable LOS "C" or better level for
the AM and PM peak hours. U-turns were projected for the
AM and PM peals hours at the median breaks and are in-
cluded in the projected traffic condition analysis for each
intersection.
Traffic volumes used for this analysis are shown on Figure 4,
"Initial Completion Traffic Volumes Without Median Break
at Drive B - AM and PM Peak Hours."
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TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
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AT DRIVE B
Crossover Road and Zion Road SIGNAL C C A A B A
PM C C A A B B
Crossover Road and Sterling Court STOP' C C A A A A n/a
pM SIGN C C A A A A n/a
Table 2 Level of Service Summary— Initial Completion Traffic Conditions Without Median Break at Drive B
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