Intelligent Transportation Systems Legacy Catalog
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Technical Memorandum No. 1 Intelligent Transportation Systems Legacy Catalog Prepared for: Florida Department of Transportation ITS Office 605 Suwannee St., MS 90 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450 (850) 410-5600 July 3, 2002 Phase I – ITS Corridor Master Plans – ITS Legacy Catalog Document Control Panel Document Name: Technical Memorandum No. 1 – ITS Legacy Catalog Created By: Diane Quigley Date Created: July 2001 Version No.: 2 Reviewed By: Terry Shaw Reviewed By: Travis Justice Modified By: Pamela Hoke Date Modified: July 3, 2002 i Phase I – ITS Corridor Master Plans – ITS Legacy Catalog Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview...................................................................................1 1.2 Purpose of the Study ..............................................................2 1.2.1 Justification for the Study ............................................................................2 1.3 Study Corridors .......................................................................3 1.4 Study Framework ....................................................................6 1.4.1 Study Goals..................................................................................................6 1.4.2 Study Components.......................................................................................8 2. Legacy Catalog.................................................................. 10 2.1 Regional Demographics........................................................10 2.1.1 Population Growth.....................................................................................11 2.1.2 Employment Growth..................................................................................16 2.1.3 Income Growth..........................................................................................21 2.2 System Geometric Characteristics ......................................26 2.2.1 Area Types.................................................................................................26 2.2.2 Existing Lanes and Interchanges ...............................................................29 2.2.3 Interchange Density...................................................................................31 2.2.4 Programmed, Planned, and 2025 FIHS Cost-Feasible Plan Capacity Improvement Projects ................................................................................37 2.3 Existing and Future Travel Demand ....................................42 2.3.1 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) ....................................................42 2.3.2 Percent Heavy Vehicles .............................................................................50 2.4 High Accident Locations.......................................................55 2.5 Major Activity Centers, Special Generators, and Tourist Attractions..............................................................................57 i Phase I – ITS Corridor Master Plans – ITS Legacy Catalog 2.6 Major Hospitals and Educational Facilities.........................61 2.7 Intermodal Issues for Transit ...............................................63 2.7.1 Bus Service................................................................................................63 2.7.2 Rail Service................................................................................................66 2.8 Intermodal Issues for Freight Movement ............................66 2.8.1 Overview....................................................................................................66 2.8.2 Truck and Intermodal Terminals ...............................................................67 2.8.3 Truck Movements ......................................................................................71 2.8.4 Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Stations .............................................................75 2.9 Evacuation Coordination Services ......................................77 2.9.1 Emergency Diversion Routes ....................................................................77 2.9.2 Reverse Lane Operational Plans ................................................................77 2.10 Corridor Needs Assessment ................................................80 3. Existing and Planned ITS Services ................................. 82 3.1 Existing, Programmed, and Planned Projects....................82 3.2 Communications Networks ..................................................98 3.2.1 Microwave Tower Locations.....................................................................98 3.2.2 Proposed Fiber Optic Network (FON).......................................................98 3.3 Telemetry Traffic Monitoring Sites (TTMS) .........................98 3.4 Institutional Agreements ....................................................101 3.4.1 District Two.............................................................................................101 3.4.2 District Three...........................................................................................101 3.4.3 District Four.............................................................................................102 3.4.4 District Five.............................................................................................102 3.4.5 District Six...............................................................................................103 3.4.6 District Seven...........................................................................................104 3.4.7 District Eight (Florida’s Turnpike District) .............................................105 3.4.8 Statewide..................................................................................................105 ii Phase I – ITS Corridor Master Plans – ITS Legacy Catalog List of Figures Figure ES.1 Florida’s ITS Corridors..........................................................................ES-1 Figure ES.2 Existing ITS Services.............................................................................ES-4 Figure ES.3 Existing ITS Services.............................................................................ES-5 Figure ES.4 Southeast Florida SunGuideSM Coverage Area .....................................ES-6 Figure 1.1 ITS Study Corridors.....................................................................................4 Figure 2.1 Corridor Area Types ..................................................................................28 Figure 2.2 Existing Lanes............................................................................................30 Figure 2.3 Existing Interchanges.................................................................................36 Figure 2.4 Programmed Capacity Improvements........................................................38 Figure 2.5 Planned Capacity Improvements ...............................................................39 Figure 2.6 2025 FIHS Cost-Feasible Plan Improvements..........................................40 Figure 2.7 Existing 2000 AADT .................................................................................43 Figure 2.8 Projected 2010 AADT ...............................................................................44 Figure 2.9 Projected 2020 AADT ...............................................................................45 Figure 2.10 Existing Truck Percentages (T24) Factor....................................................51 Figure 2.11 1999 High Frequency Crash Locations......................................................56 Figure 2.12 Major Attractions.......................................................................................60 Figure 2.13 Hospitals and Schools................................................................................62 Figure 2.14 Passenger Intermodal Facilities .................................................................65 Figure 2.15 Existing Truck Terminals ..........................................................................68 Figure 2.16 Major Airports ...........................................................................................69 Figure 2.17 Major Seaports...........................................................................................70 Figure 2.18 2000 Truck Volumes..................................................................................72 Figure 2.19 2010 Truck Volumes..................................................................................73 Figure 2.20 2020 Truck Volumes..................................................................................74 Figure 2.21 Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Stations .............................................................76 Figure 2.22 Reverse Lane Implementation ...................................................................79 Figure 3.1 Florida’s Major ITS ...................................................................................83 Figure 3.3 Florida’s Major ITS (Insets) ......................................................................84 Figure 3.3 Statewide Ten-Year ITS Cost-Feasible Plan .............................................85 Figure 3.4 Microwave Tower Locations .....................................................................99 Figure 3.5 Telemetered Traffic Monitoring Sites .....................................................100 iii Phase I – ITS Corridor Master Plans – ITS Legacy Catalog List of Tables Table ES.1 FIHS Limited-Access Facility