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Airport / Overland Road Corridor Study Corridor Plan Project No. A009(990) Key No. 09990 July 2011 In partnership with Table of Contents ACRONYMS AND KEY TERMS ........................................................................................................................... V CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1 What is the Corridor Study? ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 2 Who is involved? ............................................................................................................................................. 1-2 3 What is the study area?................................................................................................................................... 1-2 4 Why is the Corridor Study needed? ................................................................................................................ 1-4 5 Is the corridor consistent with future plans for the area? ................................................................................. 1-4 6 What is the Corridor Study process? ............................................................................................................... 1-5 CHAPTER 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS .............................................................................................................. 2-1 1 What are existing land uses in the area? ........................................................................................................ 2-1 2 What is the existing transportation network? ................................................................................................... 2-2 3 What are the existing traffic volumes? ............................................................................................................ 2-3 4 If there are no existing traffic congestion problems, why is a new corridor being considered? ....................... 2-4 5 What are the environmental constraints? ........................................................................................................ 2-6 CHAPTER 3 ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION & SCREENING ............................................................................... 3-1 1 What alternatives were considered? ............................................................................................................... 3-1 2 What evaluation criteria were developed?....................................................................................................... 3-2 3 How were the alternatives evaluated?............................................................................................................. 3-8 4 Which alternatives were eliminated and why? ............................................................................................... 3-11 5 What alternatives remained after the initial screening process? ................................................................... 3-12 CHAPTER 4 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................................... 4-1 1 Who was involved in making decisions during the study? ............................................................................... 4-1 2 What opportunities were provided for public input? ......................................................................................... 4-2 ITD Project No. A009(990) July 2011 ii Table of Contents CHAPTER 5 PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE ........................................................................................................ 5-1 1 What is the preferred alternative? ................................................................................................................... 5-1 2 What level of traffic is the new corridor anticipated to carry? .......................................................................... 5-2 3 How wide will the roadway be? ....................................................................................................................... 5-9 4 Could the roadway be wider in the future? .................................................................................................... 5-10 5 How will the alignment be preserved? ........................................................................................................... 5-11 6 How will access be managed? ...................................................................................................................... 5-12 7 What would the intersections look like?......................................................................................................... 5-12 8 How is stormwater being addressed? ........................................................................................................... 5-15 9 Are there any unique physical characteristics along the alternative? ............................................................ 5-15 10 How much could the new roadway cost? ...................................................................................................... 5-23 CHAPTER 6 IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................................... 6-1 1 What are the next steps? ................................................................................................................................ 6-1 2 What is the proposed alignment? .................................................................................................................... 6-1 3 When will the roadway be constructed? .......................................................................................................... 6-1 4 How will the Corridor Plan be implemented? ................................................................................................... 6-1 ITD Project No. A009(990) July 2011 Airport - Overland Road Corridor Preservation Study – Corridor Plan iii LIST OF EXHIBITS 1-1 Vicinity Map ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-3 1-2 Study Area ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-3 1-3 Corridor Study Process ................................................................................................................................... 1-6 2-1 Existing Roadway Network .............................................................................................................................. 2-3 3-1 Preliminary Alignment Alternatives .................................................................................................................. 3-3 3-2 ROW and Setback .......................................................................................................................................... 3-5 3-3 Evaluation Matrix ............................................................................................................................................. 3-9 3-4 Alternatives Screening Process .................................................................................................................... 3-11 5-1 2035 Projected Traffic Volumes (vehicles per day) ......................................................................................... 5-2 5-2 Preferred Alternative (Section 1 of 3) .............................................................................................................. 5-3 5-2 Preferred Alternative (Section 2 of 3) .............................................................................................................. 5-5 5-2 Preferred Alternative (Section 3 of 3) .............................................................................................................. 5-7 5-3 Three-Lane Roadway Section ......................................................................................................................... 5-9 5-4 Expanded Roadway Section ......................................................................................................................... 5-10 5-5 Expanded Section Impact Analysis ............................................................................................................... 5-11 5-6 Proposed Intersection Configurations ........................................................................................................... 5-13 5-7 Concept Drainage (Section 1 of 3) ................................................................................................................ 5-17 5-7 Concept Drainage (Section 2 of 3) ................................................................................................................ 5-19 5-7 Concept Drainage (Section 3 of 3) ................................................................................................................ 5-21 5-8 Opinion of Probable Cost .............................................................................................................................. 5-23 LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A - Land Use Plan Summary Report APPENDIX B – Traffic Analysis APPENDIX C – Environmental Scan APPENDIX D – Evaluation & Screening APPENDIX E – Design Criteria APPENDIX F – Concept Drainage APPENDIX G – Cost Estimate APPENDIX H – Public Involvement APPENDIX