CAMDEN COUNTY HIGHWAY CIRCULATION ~e: PLAN ,$!;, .. '\, ,, \ ,, ,, I , I i, • , I I I , , , Wf\TEAFOAD J , J~ , • , I , IJ , I , • , &a , , Delaware Valley ,) , Regional Planning , , \ Commission ~~~ \ Bi>~""<WIIZI'Ir:[I~~IIIIIJMI'I',",I!IiSIIIIJtIIO: December, 1991 CAMDEN COUNTY IDGHWAY CIRCULATION PLAN FINAL DOCUMENT DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 1997 CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Jeffrey L. Nash, Freeholder Director Annette Castiglione-Degan, Freeholder Deputy Director Scott M. Goldberg, Freeholder, Department of Public Works (Divisions of Engineering and Planning) Riletta Cream Edward T. McDonnell Bernard A. Platt Frank Spencer CAMDEN COUNTY PLANNING BOARD Jeffrey L. Nash, Freeholder Director Scott M. Goldberg, Freeholder Frank Spencer, Freeholder Barry Malesich, Board Chairperson Carole Miller, Board Vice-Chairperson Robert E. Kelly, P.E., County Engineer Thomas Quackenbush William J. Controvich William J. Snyder Margaret A. Young Joseph Forte George Jones Michael Brennan, Esquire, Board Solicitor CAMDEN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: Dominic J. Vesper, Jr., Director George C. Fallon, Supervisor of Roads DIVISION OF ENGINEERING: Robert E. Kelly, P.E., County Engineer DIVISION OF PLANNING: J. Douglas Griffith, P.P., AICP, Planning Director Thomas B. Chamberlin, Supervising Planner Land Development and Review Gail Elbert, Supervising Planner Ronald Jernegan, Data Processing Technician Louise M. Sawchuk, Principal Clerk Typist DELAWARE V ALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION Publication Abstract TITLE Date Published: December 1997 Adopted on March 23, 1995 by the CAMDEN COUNTY Camden County Highway Circulation Plan Board of Chosen Freeholders Publication No. 97019 Geographic Area Covered: This report addresses the network of county-owned roads in Camden County. Key Words: travel demand, county-owned road network, functional classification, traffic volumes, transportation improvement program projects, county policy zones, transportation infrastructure, transportation needs, transportation policy, recommended improvements ABSTRACT This report, together with the Camden County Public Transportation Plan (DVRPC, Draft March 1993, Final Report # 97020) is intended to serve as the transportation element of the County Comprehensive Plan. It updates the existing master plan for highways which was completed in 1971. The county's current and future highway needs are assessed and recommendations are presented. These recommendations were prepared with the realization that the emerging vision in transportation planning is to link transportation and land use. For More Information Contact: fJ Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Regional Information Services Center The Bourse Building 21 South 5th Street Philadelphia Pa. 19106 (215) 592-1800 This report, prepared by the Transportation Planning Division of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, was financed by the Federal Highway Administration. The authors, however, are solely responsible for its finding and conclusions, which may not represent the official views or policies of the funding agencies. Created in 1965, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is an interstate, intercounty and intercity agency which provides continuing, comprehensive and coordinated planning for the orderly growth and development of the Delaware Valley region. The region includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties as well as the City of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties in New Jersey. The Commission is an advisory agency which divides its planning and service functions among the Office of the Executive Director, the Office of Public Affairs, and three line Divisions: Transportation Planning, Regional Information Services Center, which includes the Office of Regional Planning, and the Office of Finance. DVRPC's mission for the 1990s is to emphasize technical assistance and services and to conduct high priority studies for member state and local governments, while determining and meeting the needs of the private sector. The D VRPC logo is adapted from the official seal of the Commission and is designed as a stylized image of the Delaware Valley. The outer ring symbolizes the region as a whole while the diagonal bar signifies the Delaware River flowing through it. The two adjoining crescents represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. The logo combines these elements to depict the areas served by DVRPC. CAMDEN COUNTY - Highway Circulation Plan Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTTVES~ARY .................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................ 3 BACKGROUND ........................................ 5 Land Use ......................................... 5 Demographics . 7 Travel Demand ... 10 HIGHWAY INVENTORY .................................. 15 Road Ownership .................................... 15 County Roads . 16 Functional Classification ............................... 19 , Federal-Aid Program . 20 Traffic Volumes .................................... 24 County Bridges ........ 24 Transportation Improvement Program 27 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING POLICY 33 Planning Context . .. 33 Federal Level ..................................... 33 State Level . .. 35 County Policy Zones. .. 38 COUNTY-WIDE POLICIES .................................. 47 Arterials .......................................... 47 Access Management ........ .. 61 Official Map . .. 62 Management Systems .................................. 64 Page ii CAMDEN COUNTY - Highway Circulation Plan LIST OF TABLES 1. REGIONAL TREND OF DAILY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED {VMT) 1980-1990 ................................... 11 2. DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) BY FACILITY TYPE - 1990 . 13 3. REGIONAL TREND OF DAILY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) BY FACILITY TYPE 1980-1990 .......... 13 4. STATE HIGHWAYS IN CAMDEN COUNTY ................. 16 5. 1990 NJDOT FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION MILEAGE - Camden County . 20 6. PROPOSED NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM - Camden County. 23 7. CAMDEN COUNTY POLICY ZONES ..... 39 CAMDEN COUNTY - Highway Circulation Plan Page iii LIST OF FIGURES 1. LOCATION MAP ................................... 6 2. 1980 LAND USE - Camden County ........................ 8 3. CAMDEN COUNTY POPULATION 1970-2020 ................ 9 4. CAMDEN COUNTY EMPLOYMENT 1970-2020 9 5. DISTRIBUTION OF WORK TRIPS BY CAMDEN COUNTY RESIDENTS 1970-1990 . 14 6. MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK BY CAMDEN COUNTY RESIDENTS 1980-1990 . 14 7. CAMDEN COUNTY HIGHWAY NETWORK. 17 8. EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR COUNTY-OWNED ROADS ...... 21 9. TRAFFIC VOLUMES 1992 ............................. 25 10. COUNTY BRIDGE LOCATIONS ......................... 29 11. CAMDEN COUNTY TIP PROJECTS FY 1993 - FY 1997 . 31 12. CAMDEN COUNTY POLICY ZONES .. 45 13. PRINCIPAL HIGHWAYS SERVING CAMDEN COUNTY ......... 49 14. IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 51 Page iv CAMDEN COUNTY - Highway Circulation Plan 15. PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR COUNTY-OWNED ROADS. 67 16. PROPOSED CARTWAY WIDTH FOR COUNTY-OWNED ROADS. 69 17. FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR COUNTY-OWNED ROADS .. 71 APPENDICES A. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF COUNTY OWNED ROADS . .. A-3 B. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF COUNTY OWNED BRIDGES. B-3 C. DVRPC TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FY 1993 - FY 1998 NEW JERSEY HIGHWAY PORTION (Camden County) ..... C-3 CAMDEN COUNTY - Highway Circulation Plan Page 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is the culmination of several previous reports prepared by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; it addresses both the long-term and short-term needs of the county-owned highway network in Camden County and, together with the recently completed Camden County Public Transportation Plan (March 1993), will serve as the transportation element of the Camden County Master Plan. This report also provides an update of the current transportation plan with new land use and travel demand data. Historic demographic data, such as population and employment, are presented along with projections to the year 2020. An inventory of the county highway infrastructure is also presented. To assess its transportation needs, the county was subdivided into eight different policy zones. The policy zones account for the unique qualities and conditions that exist in different areas of the county. Each policy area represents a relatively homogeneous area with similar land use characteristics, transportation opportunities and transportation needs. In most cases, zonal boundaries follow municipal boundaries; however, in some of the larger municipalities like Gloucester, Voorhees, Winslow and Waterford Townships, land use and transportation characteristics are not consistent throughout. The emerging vision is that future transportation needs and programs should be clearly tied to land use patterns. For example, where the land uses and transportation system are mature, the emphasis should be on maintaining the existing transportation infrastructure. In high growth zones, the infrastructure should be upgraded to absorb expected traffic growth while in the older areas, mostly along the Delaware River, improvements are needed to continue the revitalization process. For each zone, the future transportation needs were determined by reviewing the existing transportation infrastructure in conjunction with the land use characteristics of the area. In this report, the policy recommendations for each zone take into account the land use in the area as 'well as the infrastructure