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Transportation/4 TRANSPORTATION/4 4.1/OVERVIEW Like the rest of the City, Biloxi’s transportation system was The City of Biloxi is in a rebuilding mode, both to replace aging profoundly impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Prior to Hurricane infrastructure and to repair and improve the roadways and fa- Katrina, the City was experiencing intensive development of cilities that were damaged by Katrina and subsequent storms. coastal properties adjacent to Highway 90, including condo- - minium, casino, and retail projects. Katrina devastated High- lowing reconstruction of U.S. Highway 90, the Biloxi Bridge, way 90 and other key transportation facilities, highlighting andPre-Katrina casinos. traffic Many volumes transportation and congestion projects haveare in returned progress fol or Biloxi’s dependence on a constrained network of roadways under consideration, providing an opportunity for coordinat- and bridges connecting to inland areas. ed, long-range planning for a system that supports the future The City of Biloxi operated in a State of Emergency for over land use and development pattern of Biloxi. In that context, two years following Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on August 29, the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan lays 2005. Roadway access to the Biloxi Peninsula is provided by out a strategy to develop a multi-modal system that improves Highway 90 and Pass Road from the west and by three key mobility and safety and increases the choices available to resi- bridges from the east and north: Highway 90 via the Biloxi dents and visitors to move about the City. Bay Bridge from Oceans Springs and I-110 and Popp’s Ferry Road over Back Bay. Katrina destroyed the Biloxi Bay Bridge, the Popp’s Ferry Road bridge (which was closed for over four months),undermined and anddamaged closed the Highway I-110 bridge. 90, significantly damaged Thousands of residents were displaced and numerous homes were not repaired (see Chapter 7, Housing). Increased insurance damaged by the hurricane’s effects, many to the point that they costs and revised FEMA flood insurance rate maps that raised- the base flood elevations have contributed to a slower pace in beenredevelopment not built back of areas since impacted Katrina, by alleviating the storm some surge of and the flood pres- suresing. This on thein turn available has resulted capacity in of significant the roads landserving areas them. that have CH 4 / TRANSPORTATION / 43 Roadway Functional Classifications The City, Gulf Regional Planning Commission (GRPC), and Mississippi Department of Key Transportation Issues Transportation (MDOT) work cooperatively in the designation of functional classifica- tions of the City’s roadways. Using definitions provided by theInstitute of Transportation ● Biloxi’s roadway system consists of a network of interstate highways, arterial and collector roadways, and local streets Engineers (ITE) Traffic Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition, pg 350-351, the Functional - Classification system is based on the following: work is shown on Figure 4.1. (referred to as functional classifications). This existing net Interstate Highways are designed to carry high volumes of traffic at high speeds and ● The growth of the City has stressed the capacity of some of levels of service. Access is strictly limited to interchanges, which are carefully located the major corridors. As a result, travelers are experiencing an and designed for maximum safety. Longer-distance trips, including goods movement, use such facilities. increase● The evacuation in congestion capacity and of traffic the Biloxi delays. Peninsula is limited by Arterial Streets, including principal and minor arterials, carry traffic between important the capacity of a limited number of bridge connections to the activity or population centers. Arterial highways are typically designed with some mea- north and east and roadway connections to the west. sure of access control through limits on driveway locations and spacing of intersections. ● An issue related to the limited number of connections to Arterial streets carry both passenger car and commercial (truck) traffic. the peninsula is the lack of direct north-south connections between I-10 and Highway 90 other than I-110. In addition, Collector Streets link the local street system with arterial highways. Such roads “col- east-west connections across the City and the County are lim- lect” traffic, serve as local through routes for short trips, and provide access to abut- ited by waterways and federal land restrictions (primarily ting land uses. Collector streets often appear similar to local streets, although collector Keesler Air Force Base). streets typically carry substantially higher volumes. Commercial traffic is typically limited ● Access management controls on the number and location to local delivery uses. of curb cuts serving adjacent development have been recom- Local Streets provide access to the transportation network from developed land uses. mended on Highway 90 and Pass Road and are needed to main- The design character of these roads reflects low speeds and traffic volumes. Accommoda- tion of pedestrians should be a high priority. tain● There traffic are flow many and roadwaysafety along projects other arterialplanned roadways. or underway post-Katrina to improve access, mobility, capacity and safety This classification system was utilized to designate the functional class of each of the through the City. City’s roadways. This system is shown on Figure 4.1 Transportation Classification. Inter- states 10 and 110 are maintained by MDOT. Highways 67 and 90 require MDOT permits for access, but development of adjacent land must also meet the approval of the City. Other arterial and collector streets shown on Figure 4.1 are Federal Aid streets. 44 / BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ● Pedestrian facilities destroyed by Hurricane Katrina are being reconstructed along Highway 90. The pedestrian/bi- cycle path across the new Biloxi Bay Bridge is heavily used and there is great potential to develop additional pedestrian and bicycle facilities in the City as an alternative to automobile bicyclists.use. The CTA’s new Bike/Bus program offers bike racks on all fixed-route buses, providing greater flexibility and range for ● The Coast Transit Service (CTA) provides many services paratransit service for seniors and persons with disabilities, andwithin car the and City vanpool of Biloxi, services. including Like fixed-routepedestrian busand service,bicycle facilities, there is potential to improve the transit services available in the City as an alternative to automobile use. The 2007 Gulf Coast Transit Development Plan strategies to expand and improve transit service in Biloxi and the Gulf Coast Region in the future. identifies additional ● The City’s primary air service provider, the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, provides commercial, private and car- go services to the residents, military personnel and visitors. Public transit (bus) service between Biloxi and the airport is lacking. ● The City has many businesses and industries that depend on the access to the Mississippi Sound, Back Bay Biloxi, and other waterways surrounding this coastal community. CH 4 / TRANSPORTATION / 45 Roadway Functional Classifications City of Biloxi, MS ComprehensiveLatimer Plan CostapiaInterstates Bayou State Hwy 67 Hwy State Major Arterials Minor Arterials Collectors Tuxachanie Creek New Highway 67 Local Roads LorraineWoolmarket Rd Rd. Woolmarket Rd. (!67 Cedar Lake Rd. Old Highway 67 Cypress Creek John Ross Road Miles ¨¦§I-10 Old Hwy 15 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 Data Source: City of Biloxi, MS GIS Data; MARIS Dedeaux Road §¨¦I-10 WRT ° Popp’s Ferry Road Diberville Blvd D'Iberville Biloxi River Tchoutacabouffa River Cedar Lake Rd Brasher Road Brodie Road ¦¨§I-110 Biloxi River Magnolia Bend St. Martin Gulf Hills Coley Biglin Bayou Island Bay Shore Dr Gulfport Brasher Bayou Goat Island Little Island B i Big Lake ac Bilox Ba oxi k Bay of ck Bay of Bil Bernard Bayou Popp’s Ferry Bridge Big Island Ocean Springs Keegan Inlet Bowen St Atkinson Road Bayview Ave Old Bay Road Keesler Brickyard AFB Bayou Main St Main Rodenberg Ave Rodenberg Forrest Ave Forrest Pass Road St Caillavet Division St Michael Blvd Debuys Road Big Lake Road Lake Big Lee St Irish Hill Dr Iberville Dr Iberville Biloxi Bay Irish Hill Dr Biloxi Bay Bridge CSX Railroad Ave Porter Howard Ave Oak St Main St Main Howard Ave WhiteAve Veterans Ave Veterans Rodenberg Ave Rodenberg Beauvoir Road Beauvoir Reynoir St US Hwy 90 ¤£90 St Lameuse Point Cadet ¤£90 Cowan Road Teagarden Road Teagarden Mississippi Sound Deer Island FIGURE 4.1/ROADWAY FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS 46 / BILOXI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 4.2/LONG RANGE GOAL, OBJECTIVES, AND ACTIONS Transportation Goal Provide a multimodal, interconnected network that provides choices for people to move safely inside and outside Biloxi via vehicular, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, air, and water- borne transportation. The long-range goal of the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan is to create a multi-modal, intercon- nected transportation network. The objectives and actions travel modes comprising the network (vehicular, transit, bi- cycle,to support pedestrian, this goal air, are and organized waterborne according transportation). to the different While they are addressed separately in the objectives and actions, it is important that these modes work together to form a truly multi-modal system (e.g., “complete streets” that accommo- date pedestrian, bicycle, and transit service in addition to vehicles—see
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