Long Range Transportation Plan
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Long Range Transportation Plan Prepared by RS&H For the Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (HAMPO) In cooperation with: Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Georgia Department of Transportation, Liberty County, Long County, and the Cities of Allenhurst, Flemington, Gum Branch, Hinesville, Midway, Riceboro, Walthourville Adopted on October 14, 2010 Amended June 14, 2012 (incorporated by reference the changes made by the adoption of HAMPO’s FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Plan, see resolution on page 2) Amendment #1: As stated in the last paragraph of the resolution above, HAMPO’s FY 2013-2016 TIP is hereby incorporated into this document. The FY 2013-2016 TIP is attached as Appendix F. METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2035 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS THE OFFICIAL LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR LIBERTY COUNTY WHEREAS, federal regulations for urban transportation planning issued in October 1993, require that the Metropolitan Planning Organization, in cooperation with participants in the planning process, develop and update the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) every five years; and WHEREAS, the Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has been designated by the Governor as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) of the Hinesville urbanized area; and WHEREAS, the Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, in accordance with federal requirements for a Long Range Transportation Plan, has developed a twenty-year integrated plan for federally-funded highway and transit projects for the Hinesville urbanized area; and WHEREAS, the LRTP is consistent with all plans, goals and objectives of the Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, and shall be updated at least every five years with revisions to reflect changes in program emphasis and anticipated funding availability; and WHEREAS, the urban transportation planning regulations require that the LRTP be a product of a planning process certified as in conformance with all applicable requirements oflaw and regulations; and WHEREAS, the staff of the Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Georgia Department ofTransportation have reviewed the organization and activities of the planning process and found them to be in conformance with the requirements oflaw and regulations; and WHEREAS, the locally developed and adopted process for public participation has been followed in the development ofthe 2035 LRTP. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee endorses the attached 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan for the period 2010 - 2035; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee finds that the requirements of applicable law and regulation regarding urban transportation planning have been met and authorizes the MPO Study Director (MPO Executive Director) to execute a joint certification to this effect with the Georgia Department of Transportation. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a Resolution adopted by the Hinesville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee at a meeting held on October 14, 2010 /o -/f/-/d Chairman John D. Mciver HAMPO 2035 Sustainable Mobility Plan Long Range Transportation Plan Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2035 Sustainable Mobility Plan Goals ............................................................................................................................. 5 Planning Process ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Existing Conditions and Transportation Needs ..................................................................................................... 6 Congestion and Delay ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Safety and Security ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Future Conditions and Transportation Needs ...................................................................................................... 13 Committed Improvements ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Transportation System Performance .................................................................................................................. 14 Planning Considerations ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Operating and Maintaining the System .............................................................................................................. 16 Wetlands and Environmentally Sensitive Areas ............................................................................................. 17 Environmental Justice ................................................................................................................................................ 19 Long Range Transportation Corridor Classification .......................................................................................... 19 Proposed Projects ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Cost Estimates .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 New Construction Projects ........................................................................................................................................... 24 Widening Projects ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Safety/Enhancement Projects ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects .................................................................................................................................. 28 Transit Projects ................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Improvements Outside of the HAMPO Boundary ............................................................................................... 29 Significant Privately Funded Transportation Improvements ........................................................................ 30 Defense Funded Transportation Improvements ................................................................................................. 30 Sustainable Mobility Plan .............................................................................................................................................. 31 Performance of the 2035 Sustainable Mobility Plan .......................................................................................... 33 Implementation Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 35 Funding Sources ................................................................................................................................................................ 36 Project Prioritization Methodology........................................................................................................................... 37 Prioritized Projects .......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Project Costs .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 Proposed Transit Projects by Tier ........................................................................................................................ 41 Proposed Roadway Project Tiers .......................................................................................................................... 43 1 Appendix F: FY 2013-2016 TIP (amendment #1) HAMPO 2035 Sustainable Mobility Plan Long Range Transportation Plan List of Tables Table 1 Proposed New Construction Projects ........................................................................................................... 25 Table 2 Proposed Widening Projects ............................................................................................................................ 26 Table 3 Proposed Safety/Enhancement Projects ..................................................................................................... 27 Table 4 Proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects ................................................................................................