Route 22, Dauphin County, District 8

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1. Money Counts

• Safety project on 4-
• miles of Route 22
• Sight distance issues
• causing crashes at
• median openings
• Initial solution required
• extensive
• environmental studies,
• ROW acquisition,
• reconstruction, jug
• handles

Route 22, Dauphin County, District 8
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1. Money Counts
Original Study Recommendation
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1. Money Counts
Right Size Design
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1. Money Counts

• Bid out in June 2005, 3 years sooner than
  initially envisioned.
• Reduced lane widths from 12 to 11, shoulder
  width from 7 to 6
• Eliminated additional environmental studies and
  ROW takes
• needed for a wider section.
• Original Estimate 5.8 Million
• Final Cost 1.9 Million
• Savings 3.9 Million
• District closely coordinated with West Hanover
  Township and
• responded to community desire for new traffic
  signals
• Township provided design of new signals -
  sharing resources

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2. Leverage Preserve Existing Investments
Accelerated Bridge Program
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3. Choose Projects with High Value/Price Ratio

• Intersection at LOS F with 220-sec. signal cycle
• Initial solution proposed is grade-separation
• Interchange would have significant ROW impacts,
  require extensive studies, and is very costly

US 11/15 21st Street Intersection Improvements,
Cumberland County, District 8
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3. Choose Projects with High Value/Price Ratio

• At-grade solution addressing traffic issues was
  developed
• Intersection improvements, including
• 2nd Left Turn Lane on US 11-15 Northbound
• Additional lane on 21st Street
• Left turns from SR 1014 Westbound
• Moving existing left-hand merge of US 11-15 with
  SR 1014 to occur at a signal

Before
After
US 11/15 21st Street Intersection Improvements,
Cumberland County, District 8
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3. Choose Projects with High Value/Price Ratio

• 160-sec. signal cycle length
• Improvements on operations and safety
• Changes all within the existing ROW
• Cost Savings
• - Interchange 12.5M
• - At Grade 2.6M
• - Savings 9.9M

Before
After
US 11/15 21st Street Intersection Improvements,
Cumberland County, District 8
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4. Safety First and Maybe Safety Only

• 4-lane commercial corridor scheduled for
  re-paving
• Lower Paxton Township requested DOT to look at an
  intersection experiencing high rates of crashes

Route 22 Paving Project, Dauphin County, District
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4. Safety First and Maybe Safety Only

• Reduced widths of travel lanes (from 12 to 11)
  and shoulder helped calm traffic
• Eliminated left outs at the intersection
• Allowed for 10 painted median and left turn lane
  addressing safety problem
• Commercial traffic could use local network to
  access US 22

Route 22 Paving Project, Dauphin County, District
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5. Look Beyond Level of Service
5 Minutes
7 Minutes
12th Street Corridor/ Bayfront Parkway, Erie,
District 1
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6. Accommodate All Modes of Travel

• Bridge over Amtrak was structurally deficient
• Route 72 is a major gateway into historic city
  of Lancaster and a multi-modal corridor
• High bicycle and pedestrian area
• Community desired a gateway design into
  Historic Downtown Lancaster

SR 72 Fruitville Pike Bridge, Lancaster County,
District 8
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6. Accommodate All Modes of Travel

• Bicycle facilities designed in collaboration with
  Lancaster bicycle clubs, Amtrak, Red Rose
  Transit, and County
• Bicycle facility lane markings and "share the
  road" signs were installed.

SR 72 Fruitville Pike Bridge, Lancaster County,
District 8
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7. Enhance local network
Need 7 to 9 Lanes
73,500
25,000
9,000
6th
12,000
8th
27,500
12th
15 Lanes
12th Street Corridor/ Bayfront Parkway, District 1
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8. Build Towns Not Sprawl

• The loss of AMP/TYCO campus (over 2,500 jobs) had
  a big impact on adjacent commercial areas and the
  City of Harrisburg
• Challenge was how to revitalize area and
  capitalize on redevelopment opportunities of
  former campus
• Paxton St. was a one-way state highway that made
  access and traffic circulation difficult

Paxton Street, District 8, Dauphin County
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8. Build Towns Not Sprawl

• Public-private partnership between developers,
  Swatara Township, and PennDOT
• Local funds used for all pre-construction
  activities
• Re-established two-way traffic on Paxton St. and
  created new and improved access to TecPort Center
  and Harrisburg East Mall
• TecPort Center now provides over 3,500 jobs.
  Additional 1,500 jobs planned in the future.

Paxton Street, District 8, Dauphin County
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9. Understand the Context Plan Design Within
the Context
Rural Area
Coming into Town
Town Center
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10. Develop Local Governments as Strong Land Use
Partners

• Historic Annville Main Street adjacent to
  Lebanon Valley College
• Roadway resurfacing and improvement of SR 934 and
  SR 422
• Area also needed pedestrian facility and parking
  improvements
• Community Desire for Downtown revitalization

SR 422 Annville Streetscape, Lebanon County,
District 8-0
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10. Develop Local Governments as Strong Land Use
Partners

• Coordinated with Borough to develop solution
  appropriate to historic context and supported
  downtown revitalization
• Left turn lanes were appropriately sized to
  improve safety and address congestion but
  minimize loss of parking
• Borough helped with bank reconstruction
• Project funding from state, local and private
  funds including Transportation Enhancements
  Program, STP funds, Maintenance funds, and
  53,000 from private donations

SR 422 Annville Streetscape, Lebanon County,
District 8-0
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10. Develop Local Governments as Strong Land Use
Partners
SR 422 Annville Streetscape, Lebanon County,
District 8-0