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Draft Final Phase II Report REVISED DRAFT FINAL REPORT NNYYSS RROOUUTTEE 1122 CCOORRRRIIDDOORR SSTTUUDDYY PPHHAASSEE IIII Broome, Chenango, Madison & Oneida Counties Prepared For: New York State Department of Transportation October 2008 NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II DRAFT FINAL REPORT NYS ROUTE 12 CORRIDOR STUDY PHASE II October 2008 Prepared For : New York State Department of Transportation Region 2 Region 9 207 Genesee Street 44 Hawley Street Utica, New York 13501 Binghamton, New York 13901 In Conjunction With: Broome County Chenango County 47 Thomas Road 79 Rexford Street Binghamton, New York 13901 Norwich, New York 13815 Madison County Oneida County 139 North Court Street 321 Main Street Wampsville, New York 13163 Utica, NY 13501 And the Route 12 Task Force Prepared By : Barton & Loguidice, P.C. Wilbur Smith Associates 290 Elwood Davis Road 1301 Gervais Street Box 3107 P.O. Box 92 Syracuse, New York 13220 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 October 2008 - i - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Phase II Objectives 1.2 Description of Study Area 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS 2.1 NY-12 Function 2.2 Analysis of Corridor Community Land Use 2.3 Analysis of Corridor – Base Maps 2.4 Traffic Data and Analysis 2.5 Phase I Report 2.6 Endangered and Threatened Species Inquiry 2.7 Origin-Destination Analysis 3. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 3.1 Public Meeting Schedule & Locations 3.2 Website 3.3 Distributed Materials 3.4 Comments Received 4. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION 4.1 Problem Identification 5. LONG RANGE ALTERNATIVES 5.1 Evaluation Criteria 5.2 Preliminary Alternatives Considered 1. I-88 Connector 2. I-81 Connector 3. NY-8 Connector 4. Hamilton Connector 5. Norwich Alternate Route (CR-32) 6. Norwich Bypass - West (New) 7. Sherburne Bypass (New) 8. Grade Separated Interchanges 9. 3-Lane Segments 10. Limited Access Expressway on New Alignment 11. Other Municipal Bypasses 5.3 Economic Analysis October 2008 - ii - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II 6. EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES & RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1 Summary 6.2 Decision-Making Matrix 6.3 Final Recommendations LIST OF APPENDICES • Appendix A: Phase I Report & Status of Phase I Recommendations • Appendix B: GIS Maps • Appendix C: Public Involvement • Appendix D: Evaluation Matrix • Appendix E: Traffic Data & Level-of-Service Analysis • Appendix F Planning Construction Costs October 2008 - iii - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II 1. INTRODUCTION October 2008 - 1 - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Phase II Objectives New York State Route 12 (NYS Route 12) is one of New York’s primary north-south transportation corridors. The study area includes the section from Binghamton to Utica, which is approximately 84 miles. With direct access to Interstate highways in both the Binghamton and Utica areas, this route has experienced growth in traffic over the years, and as such, also experiences the transportation problems that coincide with that growth. The growth along the corridor has resulted in an increase in heavy vehicles, turning movements, pedestrian activity, on-street parking accommodations, and traffic signals. Additional information regarding the transportation problems can be found in Section 4.1 Problem Identification. This Phase II Study will expand upon the previously completed Phase I Report (Appendix A.) by exploring the functionality of the regional of highway network. Potential macro-scale improvements will be evaluated in numerous aspects, with a particular emphasis on the following: • Existing corridor conditions • Public input and comments • Regional-network level improvements to the corridor • Economic Impacts The conventional approach to corridor study analysis focuses on the benefits of the highway improvements to its users, in terms of changes in travel time, safety, or operating costs. These impacts can be quantified in monetary terms, and compared to the project’s implementation costs to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the project as a public sector investment. A wider-ranging approach, enabled by recent advances in economic forecasting and modeling techniques, considers not only the direct benefits of the highway on its users, but also the broader impacts on the regional economy. Economic benefits may be defined as positive impacts to the area such as the generation of additional jobs, business sales, or disposable income. The most common and recognized measure of economic benefit is changes to disposable income, which reflects the change in wage income earned in the region. These benefits can be compared to economic costs, which represent the outflow of disposable income. See Section 5.3 for included economic analyses. October 2008 - 2 - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II 1.2 Description of Study Area NYS Route 12 begins at US Route 11 in Broome County and continues north to the intersection of NYS Route 37 in St. Lawrence County. The focus area of this study includes the area from US Route 11 in the Town of Chenango, Broome County through the Towns of Greene, Oxford, Norwich, North Norwich, and Sherburne in Chenango County; Hamilton and Brookfield in Madison County; and Sangerfield, Marshall, Paris, and New Hartford in Oneida County; and ends at the NYS Thruway (I-90) in the City of Utica, a distance of approximately 84 miles. NYS Route 12 begins at US Route 11 in Broome County and continues north to the intersection of NYS Route 37 in St. Lawrence County. The focus area of this study includes the area from US Route 11 in the Town of Chenango, Broome County through the Towns of Greene, Oxford, Norwich, North Norwich, and Sherburne in Chenango County; Hamilton and Brookfield in Madison County; and Sangerfield, Marshall, Paris, and New Hartford in Oneida County; and ends at the NYS Thruway (I-90) in the City of Utica, a total of approximately 84 miles. NYS Route 12 originally extended south into downtown Binghamton by running concurrent with US Route 11. Since the original construction, bypasses have been built around Greene, N. Norwich, Barneveld, and Paris. Expressway sections in the Utica area were built in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Prior to that, NYS Route 12 followed Genesee Street through downtown Utica, and then tracked north along Trenton Road (Oneida CR 91) before returning to its present course just south of Mapledale Road. The Regional Network studied includes the above-described NYS Route 12 corridor, Interstates I-81, I-88, and I-90 between Binghamton, Syracuse, and Utica; as well as NYS Routes 20, 12B, 8, 320, 23, and 79, as shown in the following graphic: October 2008 - 3 - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II ONEIDA COUNTY SYRACUSE UTICA MADISON COUNTY NEDROW ONONDAGA COUNTY HAMILTON TULLY CORTLAND COUNTY SHERBURNE CHENANGO CORTLAND COUNTY SOUTH NEW BERLIN OXFORD GREENE TIOGA COUNTY BROOME COUNTY BINGHAMTON October 2008 - 4 - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS October 2008 - 5 - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS 2.1 NYS Route 12 Function New York State Route 12 is a primary transportation corridor serving the Binghamton, Norwich, and Utica communities. NYS Route 12 between Interstate 81 (Binghamton) and Route 23 (Norwich) is on the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS designation continues along Route 23 and Route 8 into the Utica area. The corridor is generally rural and agricultural, with pockets of development through the urban areas in Binghamton, Greene, Oxford, Norwich, Sherburne, Waterville, and Utica. Some general information about NYS Route 12 is as follows: NYS Route 12 Description: • Southern Terminus: US Route 11, Chenango Bridge • Northern Terminus: NYS Route 37, Morristown • Full Length: 222.47 miles (358.18 km) o Counties: Broome o Chenango o Madison o Oneida o Lewis o Jefferson o St. Lawrence • Cities: o Norwich o Utica o Watertown • Villages: o Oxford o Sherburne o Waterville o New Hartford o Boonville o Port Leyden o Lyons Falls o Lowville o Copenhagen o Clayton October 2008 - 6 - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II o Alexandria Bay • Alternate Road Names: o Front St. o Canal St. o Broad St. o Main St. o Utica Rd. o Faulkner Rd. o Sanger Ave. o Stafford Ave. o New Paris Rd. o Genesee St. o Erwin Pkwy. o Dayan St. o Van Allen Rd. o Gifford St. o State St. o Court St. o Leray St. o Bradley St. o James St. 2.2 Analysis of Corridor - Community Land Use From a regional perspective, land use along the NYS Route 12 corridor is mainly comprised of large undeveloped forest and agricultural tracts. Low intensity residential communities dot the corridor, with an occasional industrial and urban areas intermixed. Refer to Appendix B for Geographic Information System (GIS) based maps showing existing land uses. Each municipality along the NYS Route 12 corridor was contacted and inquired regarding land use regulations. The following table summarizes the data received: October 2008 - 7 - NYS Route 12 Corridor Study – Phase II Site Zoning Comprehensive Flood Subdivision Plan Ordinance Plan Program Regulations Review Broome County Chenango x Barker x Chenango County (T) Oxford x x x (T) North Norwich x x x (T) Norwich x x x (T) Preston x (T) Sherburne x x x (T) Greene x x x x (V) Oxford x x x (V) Greene x x x (V) Sherburne x City of Norwich x x x x Madison County (T) Hamilton x x x (T) Brookfield x Oneida County 2.3 Analysis of Corridor – Base Maps The Phase I Report focused on the NYS Route 12 corridor and the functionality along the route. This Phase II Report focuses on the Regional Network. During the Phase II analysis, the electronic GIS project base map developed during Phase I has been expanded to include data collected for the Regional Network. The revised data set includes federal and state wetlands, historic and significant properties, environmental hazard areas, and large tracts of private and agricultural lands.
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