Transcript S.R. 19 at S.R. 119 Roundabout Intersection Improvement Project Wednesday, August 21, 2013 6:00 p.m.

S.R. 19 at S.R. 119 Roundabout Intersection
Improvement Project
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
6:00 p.m. Presentation
NorthWood High School Auditorium
Nappanee, Indiana
Welcome
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Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement
Purpose/Explanation of Public Information Meeting
Public Meeting Format
Visit our sign-in table
Informational Handouts
Participate during public comment session
Project display area
INDOT
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INDOT Mission:
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INDOT will plan, build, maintain and operate a superior
transportation system enhancing safety, mobility and
economic growth
INDOT Values:
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Respect
Teamwork
Accountability
Excellence
INDOT Profile
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6 district offices
3,722 employees
$396 million/annual operating budget
$1 billion/annual capital expenditures
28,410 total lane miles
 5,098 lane miles of interstate
 16,519 lane miles of two-lane roads
 5,320 INDOT-owned bridges
Welcome
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Introduction of INDOT Project Officials
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Project Management
Design
Real Estate
Public Involvement
Local Officials
Elkhart County
Recognition of Elected Public Officials
Public Meeting
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Sign-in at attendance table to be added to project
mailing list
Letters were mailed to project stakeholders within
project area
Announcement of this meeting was posted to INDOT
website and public involvement list serve
Media release issued
Project Stakeholders
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Indiana Department of Transportation
Indiana Division Federal Highways Administration
Elkhart County
Local communities
Elected Public Officials
Community residents and citizens
Commuters
Trucking industry
Schools
Emergency Services
Project Purpose and Need
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Improve intersection configuration & traffic operation
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Reduce rear end & right angle crashes
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Replace failing small structure over Christophel Ditch
Existing Conditions
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S.R. 19 classified as a rural minor arterial
roadway
S.R. 119 classified as a rural major collector
roadway
One travel lane in each direction
Speed limit; 55 mph
Poor intersection alignment
Combination of signalized and stop-controlled
intersection
Existing Conditions S.R. 19
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Asphalt travel lanes 12ft wide
Paved shoulders 4ft to 5ft wide
Last resurfaced in 2003
Intersection signalized in 2005
Land use is agricultural with some commercial
Existing Conditions S.R. 119
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Asphalt travel lanes 12 ft. wide
Paved shoulders 1-2 ft. wide
Last resurfaced in 2002
Intersection signalized in 2005
Land use is agricultural and residential
Existing Conditions C.R. 44
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Narrow travel lanes, 9 ft wide
No shoulders
Poor drainage
Commercial property access
Stop-control at S.R. 19
C.R. 44 East is gravel road
Poor intersection angle
Existing Small Structure
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Small structure over Christophel Ditch
Concrete slab box culvert with concrete
wingwalls
Exposed reinforcing steel
Concrete fractures
Scour present
Wingwalls require riprap
Intersection Improvement
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Single Lane Roundabout
Designed to accommodate oversize trucks
Center island and outside truck aprons
Similar capacity to signalized intersection
Everyone slows down
Project Typical Sections
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Approaches are broken down into shoulder
sections and curb & gutter sections
S.R. 19
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12 ft-wide lane & 8 ft shoulder transitions to 15 ftwide lane with curb & gutter section
Raised center median in curb & gutter section
Project Typical Sections
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S.R. 119
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12 ft-wide lane & 2 ft shoulder transitions to 15 ftwide lane with curb and gutter section
Raised center median in curb & gutter section
Project Typical Sections
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C.R. 44
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Transition from existing lane width to 15 ft-wide
lane with curb & gutter section
Raised center median in curb & gutter section
Roundabout Typical Section
Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)
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Phase 1
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S.R. 19 will remain open during construction
S.R. 119 & C.R. 44 East closed to traffic at S.R. 19
C.R. 44 West will remain open during Phase 1
Roundabout S.R. 119, C.R. 44 East constructed
during Phase 1
Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)
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Phase 2
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Construct transitions to existing S.R. 19
S.R. 19 remains open to traffic
S.R. 119 & C.R. 44 East will remain closed
C.R. 44 West will remain open during Phase 2
Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)
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Phase 3
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Shift S.R. 19 traffic to the new roundabout
S.R. 119 & C.R. 44 opened to traffic
Construct the C.R. 44 West approach to the
roundabout
Roundabout Safety
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Conflict Diagram
Roundabout Safety
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All vehicles slow to enter roundabout
Reduced speed differential with Amish
horse & buggy
Reduced Conflict Points
Reduced number of injury and property
damage crashes
Roundabout Safety
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Slowing vehicles at the roundabout
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Provide deflection on the approach roadway
Install curb & gutter for visual narrowing of
roadway
Successively smaller radius curves to
roundabout entry
Reduce excessive sight distance
Provide signage in advance of roundabout
Roundabout Safety
Roundabout Safety
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Roundabout Basics
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Slow down on approach to the roundabout
Look left
Yield to traffic within the roundabout
Merge in to the traffic flow
High Speed Rural Roundabouts
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Crash analysis shows reduction in crashes at
rural high speed roundabouts
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62-68% reduced total crashes
85-88% reduced injury crashes
Factors include, reduced speeds on all
approaches, reduced conflict points, and
change in the type of crashes
High Speed Rural Roundabouts
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Locations of Roundabouts:
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Bittersweet & Cleveland, St. Joseph County, IN
S.R. 25 & Old S.R. 25 in Lafayette, IN
Maryland – 9 high speed rural roundabouts*
Washington – 2 high speed rural roundabouts*
Kansas – 3 high speed rural roundabouts*
Oregon – 2 high speed rural roundabouts*
Minnesota – 1 high speed rural roundabout*
Wisconsin – 2 high speed rural roundabouts*
Ontario, Canada – 1 high speed rural roundabout*
*Source: Isebrands, H., Quantifying safety and speed data for rural roundabouts with
high-speed approaches (2011)
Roundabout Outreach & Education
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INDOT will partner with MAGOC and
local communities to provide roundabout
education including:
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Brochures
Instructional presentations
Roundabout videos
Other
Roundabout Outreach & Education
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Roundabout Commercial Video
Roundabout Operations
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Roundabout Designed for future growth
Analysis shows delays <10 seconds per
vehicle on average in peak hours
Delay for a signalized intersection is >10
seconds on average in the peak hours
Roundabout experiences reduced delay
during off-peak hours
Roundabout Simulation Videos
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Vissim Simulation
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2034 Design Year simulation
Amish buggy simulation
Truck turning movements
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School Bus and WB-65 movements
Oversized Truck movements Northbound &
Southbound on S.R. 19
Real Estate Acquisition Process
Proposed Right-of-Way
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Approximately 9 acres of permanent r/w
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Approximately 0.1 acre of temporary r/w
Real Estate Acquisition Process
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"Uniform Act of 1970"
 All federal, state, and local governments must
comply
 Requires an offer for just compensation
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Acquisition Process
 Appraisals
 Review Appraisals
 Negotiations
Project Schedule
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Public Information Meeting – August 2013
Preliminary Design Plan refinement: Summer 2013
Real Estate Acquisition Activities: 2013 - 2014
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Appraising
Negotiations / Buying
Utilities coordination / relocation
Project Let for contractor bidding: Winter 2015
Construction: 2015
INDOT would like to hear from you
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Talk with INDOT project team members
Comment sheet in information packet
E-mail or Mail comments to INDOT
Sign-in sheet to be added to project mailing list
Visit INDOT website at www.in.gov/indot/2366.htm
“Public Involvement” page
Visit INDOT Fort Wayne District page at
www.in.gov/indot/2703.htm
All comments are very much appreciated and will be
given full consideration by project team
Public Involvement Team
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Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement
(317) 232-6601 [email protected]
INDOT Fort Wayne District Customer Service
Center (866) 227-3555 [email protected]
Submit Public Comments
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Submit public comments using the options described in 1st
page of information packet
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Public Comment Form
Via e-mail
Participating during public comment session via microphone
INDOT respectfully requests comments be submitted by
Thursday, September 12, 2013
All comments submitted will reviewed, evaluated and given
full consideration during decision making process
THANK YOU
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Please visit with INDOT project officials
following the public comment session
Project Open House
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Project maps, displays, real estate acquisition
table, INDOT project officials, informal Q & A
Thank you for your attendance this evening