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HomeMy WebLinkAboutComments ODOT 12/7/2006 :;-~. : -Oregon DATE: December 7,2006 Department of Transportation Region 2 Tech Center , 455 Airport Road SE Building A Salem, ()regon 97301-5397 Telephone (503) 986-2990 Fax (503) 986-2839 . File: T227c2 Theodore R.Kulongoski, Governor, TO: Ed Moore Area 5 - Senior Planner FROM: Stephen B. Wilson, PE . Region 2 SeriiorTraffic Anal . 'SUBJECn Thomas FoxProperties. " 'Q' Street@,Pioneer Parkway TrafficImpact Analysis (Addendum) Review ,. Eugen~Springfield Highway - OR 126 (lligh~ay #227) . .' Milepost 4j4 - 4,94 . City of Springfield 'Lane COJlnty ~,- ",-.::~-'.....,,"" ,'~+-:~>'''~ " . '",.,5:""::.i.,,,,~~. . . .. ".<'..>,r.- '.'";:;,,, 'These are review comments for the Thollia.~ Fox Properties Traffic Impact' Analysis,{T-IA).", Addendum; prepared by JRH Transportation Engineering,,' The .focus of this revieW.Hstthel',.:~ analysism,ethod()logies a.nd assumptions,",;.~~:~~\'~ ",: . , . _ . -. . . ~,~i.~~.::-~. . '., , .' There is il'sigtiificant ~rror 'in the trip generation assessment that should warrant a recev~I'ti~tion'.:. 'of the impacts and propsed mitigation for thi~ develop]11ent. Also, a determination ofwQ'gtlfeti.ob' not the DepaI1ment has acces,s control, or, even jurisdiction; may impact the proposed dnv~way . to 'Q'Street. Final approval for this developmimtshould be delayed until thisdeteriTi;r\~{!??"is- . made... . .' ..- . . ..: . '.:'. ' ". '. ~ '. '.. ' ~ ';';?~~~~.r?t,.:. ....._.,~.~......-.~"J.__, _ . -< " ~\I'age:~ :~iI'!I'ara2rapli:'Il: The initial report was submitted to thy.City of Spr:ingfjeld,;'o.lf, 1.'.. March 2,2'005 whileJhe Addendumwas submitted on Oci,jb:ei',.' .6,2006, after.the City's initial review, Neither ofthesenlp~rts.i, ," . were submitted to qDOT for revi(:w, Due to the proximiWkif,;, . GfmeraI. . 'ODOTExpressway(OR 126) interchange ramp tetmiriaJsitii;tIlej.' project site, either the Consultant or the City should"have... included the Department'in the review process from the start," Receiving the information this late could only. serve to delaj)h!;. . process, :.', .\ nla, -". . ,-~. . ,~\" . i".~ ~ ._, F"., , .. , There is a significant error in the deteITJlination of trips for the Drive-In Bank (ITE #912), The Average Rate quoted in this table is 8.65 trips/KSF, while the actual rate iri the tll Edition ITE Trip Generation table is 45,74 trips/KSF,' This yields a total PM peak trip volume of 208 trips rather than 39 trips, This should have a' significant impact on the conclusions and, ,recommendations,' . Based bn the previous comment, the assertion in this se'ition that the revised site plan will generation fewer trips than were deiennined in the March 2005 study is false, A third iteration of this study shall use the Addendum trip generation ,study, taking into account the previously noted correction, TIle infonnation in this table is confusing, It, is difficult to detennine which trips are attributable to the development. This infonnation needs tooe checked. to ensure that "pass-by". trips are riot subtracted .from the net new ttips entering and exiting' the site. Preliminary research'indicates that aDaT has 'purchased Access Control along 'Q' Stieet between the on~ramp and the Pi()neer Parkway, '[his as~essment is not definitive, and a subsequent appraisal is currently underway by aDaT Right-of-Way; with a report' pending. 'The results of this detennination may complicate :the Developer's desire Jor a right~in/righi-but approach to 'Q' Street. Even if an approach is pennitted; the developer should be required to construct a median barrier. on 'Q'Street, rather than just'- a "pork chop" in the driveway,. in ,order to brevent left-turns, . A .reviewoCthe procedures . used in the COrisultant's Synchro and 'SimTraffic analyses has determined" the faCtors and methodologies used are . consistent with PDQ,!: . analysis procedures, ' . If you ha~e iuiy. question;rregarding my comments, please contact me by photie at,(503) 986~, . . . . - _.. ,'_, . -'. .. t. , ", , . 2857 or by,e~mail at, stevhen.b. wilso~(ii).odoutiJte.or,us, . <: 2 2 n/a, . 'n/a, 'wa. Cc: . Table I Traffic Volumes Figure3 March 2005 Report Access 'Contro!' Synchro,&' SimTniffic . Procedures I Jim Hanks.- JRH . Gary McKinney- City'of Spr1ngfiiM . Mike Spaeth' . .' .. . .'. David Warren Dennis Santos Rob HeyJl1an . Mike Wilbur , Rile' l. '-' ','", , . , ~ -. . .J.... ~ .'''.', " .-' . '-"~'f.~ ''':'1 --.'.3~ -- ',tf'.~d'. . . "~'.;~ .' - ,;. ,'~ n.... 'i:;';~ft'; :,:,:-!.! . '.. ~'l ~~~ -,,,,"I'.,,,,,,,, " . '. l...~ . ~ ,.i,~ :;;. ,;,: :".~ -:~'rrit '. :':'~~'