THOROUGHFARE PLAN TRANSPORTATION UPDATE

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THOROUGHFARE PLANTRANSPORTATION UPDATE
WELCOME

• Presented by R. Thomas Homan, City Manager
• March 28, 2006, 730 AM, Delaware Hotel
• Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce
• Industrial Committee

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TRANSPORTATION UPDATE

• THOROUGHFARE HISTORY AND PLAN UPDATE
• MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER STUDY/DESIGN
• CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES

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THOROUGHFARE PLAN

• UPDATE TO TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO INCLUDE 2030
  TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS
• REPRIORITIZATION OF MAJOR CAPITAL INFRUSTRUCTURE
  INVESTMENT IN 2006
• INCLUDES ACCESS MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS ALONG US23,
  US 42, AND US36 TO PRESERVE LEVEL OF SERVICE OF
  MAIN ARTERIALS SERVING DELAWARE

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GLENN PARKWAY

• NEW 4.5 MILE 4-LANE ARTERIAL FROM US23/PEACHBLOW
  TO US36
• SERVES AS A MAJOR COLLECTOR TO EXPECTED
  RESIDENTIAL GROWTH EAST OF THE CITY
• MORE EFFICIENT COMMERCE ROUTE FOR LOCAL
  BUSINESSES
• 1.3 MILE PHASE (I) CONSTRUCTION IN 2006 (GRADY
  BLVD TO NORTH GLENN ROSS)
• US23 CONNECTION CONSTRUCTED IN 2007
• CONNECTION TO US36 PENDING FUTURE LAND
  DEVELOPMENT
• TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST 30 MILLION

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VETERANS PARKWAY

• 1.8 MILE LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY CONNECTION FROM
  US23/42 INTERCHANGE TO GLENN ROAD
• ALTERNATE TRUCK ROUTE BETWEEN US23, US42 AND US
  36 EAST TO INTERSTATE 71.
• PROVIDES ALTERNATE TRUCKING ROUTE FROM CONGESTED
  EAST WILLIAM STREET AREA
• START INITIAL FEASIBILITY STUDY IN SPRING 2006
• CONSTRUCTION PENDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING
• ESTIMATED PROJECT COST 40 MILLION

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THE POINT INTERSECTION

• CURRENT TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS INDICATE FAILURE OF
  OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY EXPECTED
• DEVELOPE SCOPE OF EAST SIDE CIRCULATION STUDY FOR
  2006
• RECONSTRUCTION OF RAIL OVERPASS
• RECONFIGURATION OF POINT INTERSECTION
• WIDENING OF EAST WILLIAM STREET AND CENTRAL
  AVENUE
• MODIFICATION OF TRAFFIC PATTERNS TO INCLUDE
  ONE-WAY IN OUTBOUND MOVEMENTS

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US23/PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE INTERCHANGE

• COMMENCE FEASIBILITY STUDY SPRING 2006
• PROVIDES FULL ACCESS INTERCHANGE NORTH OF
  DOWNTOWN
• REDUCES DOWNTOWN AND LOCAL ROADWAY CONGESTION
• REDUCE DANGEROUS NORTHBOUND U-TURNS
• ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING REQUIRED
• ESTIMATED PROJECT COST 7-10 MILLION

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US23/SR315 INTERSECTION

• 2006 STUDY AND DESIGN START IN SPRING
• ALIGNS STRATFORD ROAD AND SR315 INTO A SINGLE
  SIGNALIZED POINT
• ELIMINATES DUAL SIGNALS
• REDUCES SEVERE SKEW AT CURRENT INTERSECTIONS
• IMPROVES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF INTERSECTION
• CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED IN 2008
• ESTIMATED PROJECT COST 1.5 MILLION

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SOUTH HOUK ROAD

• FINAL PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETE SPRING
  2006
• PROVIDES NEW NORTH/SOUTH CONNECTION AROUND WEST
  SIDE OF CITY
• LINKS PITTSBURGH DRIVE TO US36
• IMPROVED FIRE SERVICE AND RESPONSE TIME

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MERRICK PARKWAY

• 3 MILE CONTROLLED ACCESS ARTERIAL COLLECTOR FROM
  SR203/SR37 INTERSECTION TO US23 AT PANHANDLE
  ROAD
• SERVES AS A LARGE RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR FACILITY
• PROVIDES IMPROVED LOCAL COMMERCE ROUTE
• REQUIRES REALIGNMENT OF TROY ROAD
• REQUIRES GRADE SEPERATED CROSSING OF CSX LINE
• CONSTRUCTION PENDING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

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SAWMILL PARKWAY

• NEW CONNECTION FROM SOUTH SECTION LINE ROAD,
  ACROSS US42, AND TO EXISTING PARKWAY TERMINUS
  NEAR HOME ROAD.
• 4-LANE CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITY
• PROVIDES ALTERNATE NORTH/SOUTH ROUTE BETWEEN
  SECTION LINE AND LIBERTY ROADS
• OPENS ACCESS TO DELAWARE INDUSTRIAL PARK
  DEVELOPMENT
• PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION BY DELAWARE
  COUNTY ENGINEERS OFFICE
• CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED IN 2008

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CURTIS STREET REALIGNMENT

• PROPOSED PROJECT TO REMOVE 90 DEGREE TURNS IN
  CURTIS STREET
• PROVIDES SAFER TRUCK MOVEMENTS ALONG ROUTE
• MAINTAINS ACCESS TO EXISTING BUSINESSES
• ESTIMATED PROJECT COST 800,000 (UNFUNDED)
• PENDING FURTHER DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL

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TRANSPORTATION UPDATE

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• Presented by R. Thomas Homan, City Manager
• March 28, 2006, 730 AM, Delaware Hotel