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Guam Islandwide Program Management Services Task Order No. 1A PB DPW FHWA- GU-NH-IPMS (002) 2030 GUAM TRANSPORTATION PLAN December 19, 2008 The Government of Guam Department of Public Works Prepared by: Parsons Brinckerhoff International, Inc. Guam International Trade Center 590 South Marine Corps Dr., Suite 808 Tamuning, Guam, GU 96913 2030 Guam Transportation Plan Government of Guam Department of Public Works Prepared with financial assistance from the Federal Highway Administration Governor Felix P. Camacho Lieutenant Governor Michael W. Cruz, M.D. 2030 Guam Transportation Plan Guam Islandwide Program Management Services Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... S-1 S.1 Existing Conditions......................................................................................... S-1 S.1.1 Transportation Facilities......................................................................... S-3 S.1.2 Safety Programs.................................................................................... S-7 S.2 Future Demographic and Transportation Conditions.................................. S-7 S.3 Needs Assessment ......................................................................................... S-9 S.3.1 Roadway Improvements...................................................................... S-10 S.3.2 Mass Transit Improvements ................................................................ S-21 S.3.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements ................................................ S-21 S.4 Transportation Funding................................................................................ S-24 S.5 Policy Recommendations............................................................................. S-26 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Background and Purpose of the 2030 Guam Transportation Plan..............1-1 1.2 Relationship to 2020 Draft Guam Highway Master Plan ...............................1-2 1.3 Relationship to Territorial Transportation Improvement Plan .....................1-3 1.4 Plan Development Process .............................................................................1-3 1.5 Statutory Requirements...................................................................................1-5 2.0 WHAT IS THE VISION?.......................................................................................................... 2-1 Goals for the Guam Transportation System..............................................................2-1 Goal 1—Safety ...................................................................................................2-2 Goal 2—Integrate Transportation and Land Use................................................2-3 Goal 3—Accessibility, Mobility, and Intermodal Connectivity.............................2-3 Goal 4—System and Services Efficiency ...........................................................2-3 Goal 5—Environmental and Resource Conservation.........................................2-4 Goal 6—Economic Diversification and Vitality....................................................2-4 Goal 7—Communication and Collaboration .......................................................2-4 Goal 8—Program and Project Funding ..............................................................2-5 Goal 9—Title VI Civil Rights/Environmental Justice...........................................2-5 Goal 10—System Preservation ..........................................................................2-6 Goal 11—System Security .................................................................................2-6 3.0 EXISTING DEMOGRAPHIC AND TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS ............................. 3-1 3.1 Why Are Existing Demographic Conditions Important to the GTP? ...........3-1 3.1.1 Existing Land Use...................................................................................3-1 3.1.2 Population and Employment...................................................................3-4 3.2 Why Are Existing Transportation Conditions Important to the GTP?.......3-10 3.2.1 Existing Transportation System............................................................3-11 3.2.2 Mass Transit .........................................................................................3-25 3.2.3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Systems ..........................................................3-41 3.2.4 Waterways............................................................................................3-44 3.2.5 Aviation.................................................................................................3-46 3.3 Transportation Programs—Safety and Security .........................................3-48 3.3.1 Traffic Record Information Management System .................................3-48 3.3.2 Occupant Protection and Passenger Safety.........................................3-48 December 19, 2008 i 2030 Guam Transportation Plan Guam Islandwide Program Management Services 3.4 Summary .........................................................................................................3-50 4.0 FUTURE DEMOGRAPHIC AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS .................................................. 4-1 4.1 Future Population and Employment Projections ..........................................4-1 4.1.1 Future Population ...................................................................................4-1 4.1.2 Location of Future Population.................................................................4-3 4.1.3 Future Employment ................................................................................4-5 4.2 Future Transportation Conditions ..................................................................4-7 4.2.1 How Population and Employment Growth Will Impact Transportation.........................................................................................4-7 4.2.2 Future Travel Demand Modeling Scenarios ...........................................4-8 4.2.3 Baseline Scenarios.................................................................................4-9 4.2.4 Military Expansion Scenarios—Construction Peak (2013) and Military Build-up (2015).........................................................................4-14 4.2.5 2030 Full Population.............................................................................4-22 4.3 Mass Transit and Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ...................................4-23 4.4 Findings ..........................................................................................................4-24 5.0 NEEDS ASSESSMENT (UNCONSTRAINED)...................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................5-1 5.2 Types of Needed Improvements .....................................................................5-2 5.2.1 Safety, Operational, and Intersection Improvements..............................5-2 5.2.2 Congestion-related Improvements..........................................................5-3 5.2.3 Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Improvements .....................................5-3 5.2.4 Village Streets Improvements.................................................................5-3 5.2.5 Roadway Rehabilitation..........................................................................5-3 5.3 Haul Road Network...........................................................................................5-4 5.3.1 Overview.................................................................................................5-4 5.3.2 Haul Road Network Components ...........................................................5-4 5.3.3 Haul Road Network Improvements.........................................................5-6 5.4 Performance Measures and Evaluation Criteria............................................5-9 5.4.1 Roadway System Level Performance Measures..................................5-10 5.4.2 Roadway Operational Level Performance Measures ...........................5-10 5.4.3 Intersection Performance Measures.....................................................5-11 5.4.4 Bridge Performance Measures.............................................................5-12 5.4.5 Pavement Performance Measures .......................................................5-12 5.4.6 Safety Performance Measures .............................................................5-12 5.4.7 Transit Performance Measures ............................................................5-13 5.4.8 Bicycle and Pedestrian Performance Measures...................................5-14 5.4.9 Performance Measures and Continued Transportation Planning.........5-14 5.4.10 Evaluation Criteria ................................................................................5-14 5.5 Improvement Projects....................................................................................5-17 5.5.1 Tier I Congestion-Related Projects.......................................................5-17 5.5.2 Tier II Congestion-Related Improvements............................................5-21 5.5.3 Impact on Traffic Congestion—Tier I and Tier II Congestion- Related Improvements..........................................................................5-23 5.5.4 Rehabilitation Improvements