Traffic Analysis of the KY 8 Corridor in Bellevue and Dayton Kentucky June 2009 Prepared by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments Acknowledgments Title Traffic Analysis of the KY 8 Corridor in Bellevue and Dayton Kentucky Abstract This report provides an inventory of the existing and potential traffic conditions along KY 8 (Fairfield Avenue) in the cities of Bellevue and Dayton in Campbell County Kentucky. The inventory provides a baseline condition and forecasted future condition to aid in evaluating transportation improvements throughout the corridor. The study corridor on KY 8 extends for 1.3 miles from Riviera Drive in Bellevue through Berry Street in Dayton. Date June 2009 Agency Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments Mark Policinski, Executive Director Project Manager Andrew J. Reser Project Staff Andrew Reser, AICP Robert Koehler, P.E., Deputy Executive Director Brad Mason John Heilman, P.E. Larry Buckler Mary Luebbers Andrew Rohne The preparation of this document was financed cooperatively by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the units of local and county government in the Kentucky portion of the OKI region. The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this document are those of the OKI Regional Council of Governments and are not necessarily those of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................1 2. Demographic Overview .............................................................................................7 3. Traffic Volumes and Observed Travel Times .............................................................8 4. Traffic Simulation .......................................................................................................11 5. Conclusions ................................................................................................................17 List of Figures and Tables Figure 1-1 KY 8 Study Area .....................................................................................................2 Figure 1-2 KY 8 Aerial Photograph .........................................................................................3 Figure 1-3 Pictures of Selected Locations ..............................................................................4 Figure 1-4 Selected Key Intersection .....................................................................................6 Table 2-1 Population, Households and Employment projections for Bellevue, Dayton and Campbell County ............................................................................................7 Table 3-1 Current and Forecasted Traffic Volumes ...............................................................8 Figure 3-1 Selected Key Intersections Table 3-2 AM Peak Hour Observed Travel Time Data ...........................................................9 Table 3-3 Mid-Day Peak Hour Observed Travel Time Data ...................................................9 Table 3-4 PM Peak Hour Observed Travel Time Data............................................................10 Table 3-5 Level-of-Service Based on Observed Travel Time ..................................................10 Table 4-1 Simulation Existing Base Condition Calibration – Travel Time and Speed ............12 Table 4-2 Simulation Existing Base Condition Calibration – Traffic Volumes ........................12 Table 4-3 2030 Simulation Results with Projected Growth ...................................................13 Table 4-4 2030 Level-of-Service based on Simulated Travel Speeds ....................................13 Figure 4-1 Simulation Images ................................................................................................15 Section 1 Introduction This report provides an inventory of the existing and potential traffic conditions along Kentucky State Route 8 (KY 8/Fairfield Avenue) in the cities Bellevue and Dayton, Kentucky. This report also documents the travel demand modeling and traffic simulation that was conducted by OKI to support this study. The inventory and simulation provide a baseline condition to aid in evaluating future transportation improvements throughout the corridor. The study corridor on KY 8 extends for 1.3 miles from Riviera Drive in Bellevue to Clay Avenue in Dayton. Information for this report comes from field observations of travel times and traffic conditions within the corridor, OKI’s Geographic Information System and OKI’s travel demand and simulation models. An overview map, an aerial photo and photographs of selected locations are provided in Figures 1, 2 and 3. Section 2 provides a demographic overview of current and forecasted 2030 population, household, and employment information. Section 3 summarizes the existing travel performance of the corridor based on observations of travel time and speed. Section 4 describes the process to develop the traffic simulation and presents the simulation results with projected changes in travel performance assuming the expected changes in local demographics and regional travel. Also included in this section are results of one alternative intersection improvement and screen shots of simulation images. 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