City of Virginia Beach

Indian River Road and Kempsville Road 1 Congested Locations from page 30 of the Hampton Roads Congggestion Management Process 2010 Up date

2 Congested Locations from Page 30 of the Hampton Roads Congggestion Management Process 2010 Update

3 CMP Congested Corridors from Page 53 of the Hampton Roads Congestion Management Process 2010 Update

4 Intersection Problems From 2006 to 2009 Virginia Beach Congested Intersections List: Ranked #1 in congestion 2009 Volume/Capacity Ratio: 1.86

5 6 Signalized Intersections: V/C Rank Remaining Capacity of Signalized Intersections

80% Excess Capacity

Volume / Capacity = 1

Capacity 30% ss 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 73 79 85 91 97 103 109 115 121 127 133 139 145 151 157 163 169 175 181 187 193 199 205 211 217 223 229 235 241 247 253 259 265 271 277 283 289 295 301 307 313 319 325 331 337 343 Exces -20%

Needed Capacity ed Capacity Capacity ed dd

Nee -70% Indian River at Kempsville

-120%

7 Traffic Volumes

36,252

29,884 79,427

6,964 69,905

11,790

64,288 55, 776 35,308

8 Existing PM Peak Hour Volumes

F = Level of Service

9 CtCost of TditilTraditional Improvemen t AlttiAlternatives

SfSurface l anes 1 additional eastbound and westbound Indian River Road through lane

1 additional northbound and southbound Kempsville Road through lane

Cost: ≈ $37 million

10 11

Kempsville Rd. Additional Surface Lanes Additional Surface Cost of Traditional Improvement Alternatives

Grade separation Single Point Urban Interchange CtCost: ≈ $60.5 milli on

12 13

Kempsville Rd Grade Separation 12+ Non-Traditional At-Grade Intersections Objecti ve of A rteri al s (AASHTO): prov ide t he greatest surface-street mobility with limited or provisional access to adjacent land use

At-Grade Minimal Bowtie pedestrian/bicycle Continuous Flow activity Continuous Green-T ½ - 1 mile signal Double Wide spacing

Jughandle Wide right of way

MdiMedian U-Turn Wide setbacks

Multi-Lane Roundabout

Paired Intersections More pedestrian/bicycle QdQuadrant tRd Roadway activ ity Superstreet Closer signal spacing Split Intersection Limited right of Throughabouts way Small setbacks

14 Initial Alternatives Evaluation

RltiRelative ROW/ Ability to Business Impacts Handle Benefit/Cost Viable Alternative Traffic Ratio Alternative High Low Volumes

Superstreet

Median U‐Turn

Quadrant Roadway

Jughandle

Displaced Left Turns

Roundabout

15 Median U-Turn (MU) Indian River Road

16 Displaced Lefts (DL) Kempsville Road

17 MU/DL Concept

18 VISSIM Model

Double Click Image to Play

19 Alternatives Evaluation

Measures of Effectiveness

Alternative Percent Volume Intersection Hourly Network Hourly Served at LOS “D” Exit Rate (vph) Exit Rate (vph)

Existing 67% 5, 378 6, 616

Median U-turns on Indian River Road 69% 5,938 6,660

Displaced lefts on Kempsville Road 75% 5, 916 7, 224

Median U-turns on Indian River Road and Displaced Lefts on Kempsville Road 100% 7,936 9,014 (MU/DL)

MOE’s developed in Synchro/Simtraffic

20 Cost Comparison of Improvement Alternatives

Surface lanes 2 additional eastbound Indian River Road through lanes 1 additional northbound and southbound Kempsville Road through lane Cost: ≈ $37 million

Grade separation Single Point Urban Interchange Cost: ≈ $60.5 million

MU/DL Concept Cost: ≈ $10 milli on

21 Benefits of the MU/DL Concept

Increased Capacity per lane than traditional designs

Increased Safety du e to fewer conflict points (≈50%)

Decreased Cost from fewer lanes to build and maintain

Decreased Emissions (≈25%-30%)

Longer Service Life as a result of higher capacity per lane

22 Public Education and Acceptance

23 Displaced Left Turn Video

24 Fenton, Missouri Highway 30 at Summit Drive/Gravois Bluffs Blvd.

Baton Rouge LA Airline Higgyhway

25 West Valley City, Utah Bangerter Highway at 3500 South.

Shirley, New York Entrance to Dowing College

26 Next Steps

City Engineer Brief

Public Works Director Brief

DCM Brief

MLT Brief

City T ransport ati on C ommitt ee

VDOT Brief

District City Council Brief – 6/08/10 and 6/15/10

FHWA Brief – 6/16/10

City Council Brief 7/6/10

TPO Brief 10/6/10

Public Information Meeting

27 Questions?

Ranked #3 on CMP congested corridors list

Most con gested in ter secti on in Vir gini a B each

Volume/Capacity Ratio: 1.86

Approximately 100,000 vehicles pass through the intersection each day.

$37 million to add surface lanes

$$gp60.5 million for grade separation

$10 million for (MU/DL) improvements Increase cappy()acity (100%) and Safet y Decrease construction and R/W costs Reduce emissions (≈25%-30%) Provide longer service life