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Elizabeth River Crossings Study EElizabethlizabeth RivRiverer CCrrossingsossings SStudytudy T08-07 June 2008 HAMPTON ROADS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Chesapeake Poquoson * Clifton E. Hayes, Jr. * Charles W. Burgess, Jr. Gloucester County Portsmouth * Lane B. Ramsey * Douglas L. Smith Hampton Suffolk * Randall A. Gilliland * Selena Cuffee-Glenn Isle Of Wight County Virginia Beach * Stan D. Clark * Louis R. Jones James City County Williamsburg * Bruce C. Goodson * Jackson C. Tuttle, Ii Newport News York County * Joe S. Frank * James O. McReynolds Norfolk * Paul D. Fraim Hampton Roads Planning District Commission * Dwight L. Farmer, Executive Director/Secretary Transportation District Commission Of Hampton Roads * Michael S. Townes, President/Chief Executive Officer Virginia Department Of Transportation * Dennis W. Heuer, District Administrator - Hampton Roads District Williamsburg Area Transport * Mark D. Rickards, Executive Director Federal Highway Administration Robert Fonseca-Martinez, Division Administrator - Virginia Division Federal Transit Administration Letitia A. Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3 Federal Aviation Administration Terry Page, Manager, Washington Airports District Office Virginia Department Of Aviation Randall P. Burdette, Director Virginia Port Authority Jerry A. Bridges, Executive Director *Voting Member PROJECT STAFF Dwight L. Farmer Executive Director/Secretary Camelia Ravanbakht HRMPO Deputy Executive Director Robert B. Case Principal Transportation Engineer Andy C. Pickard Senior Transportation Engineer Marla K. Frye Administrative Assistant Robert C. Jacobs General Services Manager Michael R. Long Assistant General Services Manager Christopher W. Vaigneur Reprographics Coordinator ELIZABETH RIVER CROSSINGS STUDY This report was included in the Work Program for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, which was approved by the Commission and the Metropolitan Planning Organization at their meetings of March 21, 2007. PREPARED BY HAMPTON ROADS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION JUNE 2008 T08-07 REPORT DOCUMENTATION TITLE REPORT DATE Elizabeth River Crossings Study June 2008 AUTHOR GRANT/SPONSORING AGENCY Andy Pickard, PE, AICP VDOT / FHWA ORGANIZATION NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 (757) 420-8300 ABSTRACT The City of Portsmouth requested a comprehensive study to identify the present and long-term (2030) demand for crossing the Elizabeth River between the Midtown Tunnel and the High Rise Bridge. An estimate of the latent crossing demand in the study area and the ability of present and proposed facilities to accommodate this demand are reviewed. Two alternative crossings not included in the region’s 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan were analyzed. Public transportation, bicycle, and pedestrian modes for crossing this portion of the Elizabeth River were also reviewed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The contents of this report reflect the views of the Hampton Roads MPO. The Commission is responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the FHWA, VDOT, or the Commission. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. FHWA or VDOT acceptance of this report as evidence of fulfillment of the objectives of this planning study does not constitute endorsement/approval of the need for any recommended improvements nor does it constitute approval of their location and design or a commitment to fund any such improvements. Additional project level environmental impact assessments and/or studies of alternatives may be necessary. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…………………………...…………………………………………..v STUDY AREA……………………………………………………………………………………1 HISTORY………………………………………………………………………………………...2 BRIDGE AND TUNNEL SPECIFICATIONS………………………………………………….2 The Jordan Bridge………………………………………………………………………2 SOCIOECONOMIC DATA……………………………………………………………………..5 DEMAND FOR THE CROSSINGS………………………………………………………...….6 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE CROSSINGS…………………………………………...7 Alternative A: Creation of A New Loop Road………………………………………10 Alternative B: Widening of Military Highway………………………………………..15 Comparison of Alternatives…………………………………………………………...19 MODEL SENSITIVITY TO TOLLS……………………………………………………….….21 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION……………………………………………………………..…24 Existing Bus and Ferry…………………………………………………………….….24 Light Rail Corridors…………………………………………………………………....26 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES……………………………………………..….27 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES…………………………………………………………………28 APPENDICES Appendix A. Development of Demand Quantities………………………………….30 Appendix B. Converting Among 2000, 2004, and 2007 Dollars…..………......….32 iii MAPS, FIGURES AND TABLES MAPS Map 1. Elizabeth River Crossings Study Area……………………………………………....1 Map 2. Recent Traffic Volumes and Congestion…………………………………………....4 Map 3. Areas of Region………………………………………………………………………..5 Map 4. 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan Projects in Study Area………………..…8 Map 5. 2030 LRP Traffic Volumes and Congestion…………………………………..…....9 Map 6. Alternative A: Creation of New Loop Road…………………………………….....11 Map 7. 2030 Alternative A Traffic Volumes and Congestion……………………………..14 Map 8. Alternative B: Widen Military Highway……………………………………….……16 Map 9. 2030 Alternative B Traffic Volumes and Congestion……………..………….……18 Map 10. Existing Public Transportation…………………………………….………………25 FIGURES Figure 1. Timeline of Crossings of the Elizabeth River Study Area ………………………2 Figure 2. Summary of Bridge and Tunnel Specifications…………………………………..3 Figure 3. Comparison of 2030 Average Weekday Volumes……………………………..19 Figure 4. Comparison of 2030 Volume to Capacity Ratio…………………………..……20 Figure 5. Difference in 2030 Volume Relative to $0.60 Toll on Jordan Bridge for Alternative A…………………………………...……………………………………………….22 Figure 6. Difference in 2030 Volume Relative to $0.60 Toll on Gilmerton Bridge for Alternative B……………………………………………………………………………...…….22 Figure 7. Boardings for HRT Routes………………………………………………………..26 Figure 8. Sidewalks on the Jordan and Gilmerton Bridges……………………………....27 TABLES Table 1. Population and Employment for Areas of Region……………………………...…6 Table 2. Estimated Demand for the Elizabeth River Crossings………………………..….6 Table 3. Toll Details of MPO Package of Toll Projects…………………………………...10 Table 4. Change in 2030 Average Weekday Volume With Alternative A…………….…13 Table 5. Change in 2030 Average Weekday Volume With Alternative B……………….17 Table 6. Change in 2030 Volume Per Ten Cent Increase in Toll………..………………23 Table 7. Elasticity of 2030 Volumes……………………………………………………….. 23 Table 8. Summary of Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities……………………………..……28 iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Elizabeth River corridor between the Midtown Tunnel on the north and the High Rise Bridge (I-64) on the south currently serves over a quarter-million vehicle trip crossings each weekday. It boasts the tunnel with the highest weekday usage of the six tunnels in the region (the Downtown Tunnel), three of the region’s five interstates (I-64, I-264, and I-464), one of the region’s four toll facilities (Jordan Bridge), and one of the region’s two commuter ferries (Elizabeth River Ferry).1 Unfortunately, four of the five crossings are also currently severely congested and the Jordan Bridge has a weight restriction of only three tons. Figure I. Elizabeth River Crossings Study Area 1: Midtown Tunnel (U.S. Route 58) 2: Downtown Tunnel (Interstate 264) 1 3: Jordan Bridge (State Route 337) 4: Gilmerton Bridge (U.S. Route 13) 5: High Rise Bridge (Interstate 64) 2 3 4 5 Service across this portion of the Elizabeth River began with rowboat crossings in 1636.2 Ferry service then continued until 1955 and started up again in 1983. Highway crossings began with the construction of the Jordan Bridge in 1928, with new crossings being added every ten to fifteen years through 1987. Since 1987, no additional crossings have been constructed. The region’s 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan 1 Interstates: I-64, I-264, I-464, I-564, and I-664. Toll facilities: Jordan Bridge, Coleman Bridge, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Chesapeake Expressway. Commuter ferries: Elizabeth River Ferry and Jamestown-Scotland Ferry. 2 Source: HRT staff and article “Ferries Have Long Run the Elizabeth River,” The Virginian Pilot, Oc. 6, 1996. v includes an expansion of the Midtown Tunnel. Though the date of construction of the expansion is uncertain, one can be sure that the expansion will follow a gap greatly exceeding the historical trend of adding crossing capacity every ten to fifteen years. Socioeconomic projections indicate that the area to the east of the Elizabeth River crossings has an expected growth between 2000 and 2030 of 177,000 in population and 102,000 in employment. The area to the west has an expected growth between 2000 and 2030 of 106,000 in population and 53,000 in employment. This is an indication that the crossings of the Elizabeth River corridor will continue to see increased pressure as population and employment grow on either side of the crossings. The demand for the crossings measures how many vehicles per day would like to use the given facility. This information can be useful for better placing future capacity improvements at locations where people want to travel. This differs from the forecast volume in that the forecast is an estimate of the number of vehicles that will use the
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