Transcript Potential Alignments – Area A

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Review of traffic recommendations
Review of alignment alternatives
Review of public & property owner outreach
Overview of recommended alignment
Alignment considerations
Key issues
Next steps
• Significant impact & cost
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Impact to existing business
Cost to widen existing roadway & bridge
Does not support alternative modes
Attracts regional thru traffic
Provides less capacity (6 +2 > 8)
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8 lane ≈ 64,000 (at LOS D)
6 lane plus 2 lane ≈ 69,000 (at LOS D)
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Traffic forecasts support 2 lane roadway
Other bridge crossings along SR 400 are 2 lanes
Minimize residential & environmental impacts
Consistent with Transportation Master Plan
• Small traffic increase if connected to Houze Rd
• ADT Increase = 500 – 1,000
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Provides access to north & south
Connects to HBR at 3 locations
Warsaw Rd can accommodate additional ADT
Consistent with Transportation Master Plan
Reduce impacts to single family residential
• Build BCBR
• 2 Lane BCBR
• Terminate at
Warsaw Road
A-1
A-3
A-2
B-1
B-3
(Yellow)
B-4
B-2
C-1
C-2
 December 10, 2009 at Doubletree Hotel, 6 to 8 PM
 55 people in attendance
 23 comment cards submitted
 11 against project
 4 conditional
 2 uncommitted
 6 support project
 No fatal flaws identified in “against project” group
 Need to respond to community concerns
 11 residents against project
 Potential impacts to Warsaw Road – 7 residents
 Potential impacts to Liberty Square – 2 residents
 Too expensive – 1 resident
 Will increase crime in East Roswell – 1 resident
 9 of 11 residents against project expressed impacts that
can be mitigated
Increase crime in
East Roswell
Potential impacts to
Warsaw Road
Potential impacts to
Liberty Square
Too expensive
6 residents live in Bainbridge subdivision
4 residents live in Liberty Square
1 resident lives in East Roswell
 4 residents conditional regarding project
 Impacts to Warsaw Road – 1 resident
 Impacts to Old Holcomb Bridge Road – 1 resident
 May impact funding of other projects – 1 resident
 Should consider 4 lane roadway – 1 resident
 2 residents uncommitted regarding project
 Should connect east side to Alpharetta (Northpoint
Parkway) – 1 resident
 No comment – 1 resident
 6 residents supportive of project
 Improve traffic on Holcomb Bridge Road – 5 residents
 Buffer to Liberty Square – 1 resident
 Other positive comments received during meeting by
GS&P and City staff that were not written down
Property Owner
Response to Date
Kimberly Clark
Strongly supports project, attended public meeting
Belcourt Apartments
No negative response to project
Old Alabama Townhouses
No negative response to project
Aspen Pointe Apartments
Strongly supports project, attended public meeting
Four Hundred Golf
Supports concept, needs more details on project
City of Roswell
Supports project and process
Roswell Creek Apartments
No negative response to project
 Alignment Considerations
 Environmental
 Neighborhood impacts
 System connectivity
 Access to public facilities
 Development and redevelopment potential
 Consistency with Roswell Transportation Master Plan
Single Family
Residences
Wetlands &
Streams
Apartments
Georgia
Power Line
Easement
Townhomes &
Apartments
Big Creek Park
Old Alabama
Townhomes
Kimberly Clark
Master Plan
 Access to Park
from Roadway
 Location of
potential
parking area for
trail/park
 Modifications to
access and control
 Relocation of
maintenance
building
 Potential trail
parking
 Access
 Development of 27
acres
 Trail to Park
adjacent to
apartments
 Minimal impact
to residential
units
 Possible grade
issues on west
side and north
side of property
 Development of
16 acres
 Minimal impact to
apartments
 Access plan
 Relocation of tennis
courts
 Old HBR extension
coordination
 Redevelopment
potential of 26 acres
 Access to Cell
Tower
 Possible wetlands
and floodplain
impacts
 Future connection
to Mansell Rd
 Possible grade
issues
 Possible drainage
concerns
 15 acres with
significant
wetlands
 Apartment
displacements
 Property access
 Buffer along
Liberty Square
 Redevelopment
potential of 31
acres
 Evaluate
terminus point
2008 GS&P
Estimate
$40 to $50
million
2010 City of
Roswell
Estimate
$44 million
2010 GS&P
Estimate
$42 to $50
million
• Technical issues
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Warsaw Road detailed evaluation
Wetland impacts
Resolve alignment issues
Access to adjacent properties
Refine bridge concept
• Community & property issues
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Redevelopment
NFCID involvement
Continue outreach to citizens
Continue coordination with adjacent property owners
• Funding sources
• Conventional federal and state sources limited
• Need to consider local funding strategy
• Local funding = local control of process
• City Council direction/concurrence
• Recommended Alternative
• Continued coordination
• Inter-Departmental
• External Stakeholders
• Finalize documents
• Transportation Committee meeting – March 2010
• Second public meeting – April 2010
• Scope phase 2 of project