MANITOBA-MINNESOTA TRANSMISSION PROJECT Socio-Economic Technical Data Reports 2.4 Traffic Impact Study Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project Traffic Impact Study FINAL REPORT Prepared for: Manitoba Hydro 360 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C Prepared by: Stantec Consulting Ltd. 111420050 August 13, 2015 Sign-off Sheet This document entitled Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project Traffic Impact Study was prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd. (“Stantec”) for the account of Manitoba Hydro (the “Client”). Any reliance on this document by any third party is strictly prohibited. The material in it reflects Stantec’s professional judgment in light of the scope, schedule and other limitations stated in the document and in the contract between Stantec and the Client. The opinions in the document are based on conditions and information existing at the time the document was published and do not take into account any subsequent changes. In preparing the document, Stantec did not verify information supplied to it by others. Any use which a third party makes of this document is the responsibility of such third party. Such third party agrees that Stantec shall not be responsible for costs or damages of any kind, if any, suffered by it or any other third party as a result of decisions made or actions taken based on this document. Prepared by (signature) Robert Kurylko, P.Eng Reviewed by (signature) S. Brad Cook, P.Eng. MANITOBA-MINNESOTA TRANSMISSION PROJECT TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY Table of Contents GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................. I 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................1.1 2.0 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ..........................................................2.1 2.1 EXISTING PROVINCIAL ROAD NETWORK ..................................................................... 2.1 2.2 CLASSIFICATION DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................... 2.1 2.3 PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION .................................. 2.2 2.3.1 Current and Identified Highway Renewal Projects ................................ 2.4 2.3.2 Existing Road Constraints ............................................................................ 2.7 2.3.3 Existing Traffic Flows and Level of Service ................................................ 2.8 2.3.4 Collision Analysis ........................................................................................ 2.13 2.3.5 Collision Rate Concerns ............................................................................ 2.17 2.4 MUNICIPAL NETWORK ................................................................................................. 2.19 2.4.1 Existing Municipal Road Network ............................................................ 2.19 2.5 RAIL NETWORK .............................................................................................................. 2.20 2.6 AIR .................................................................................................................................. 2.20 3.0 ASSESSMENT OF TRAFFIC EFFECTS ..............................................................................3.1 3.1 DORSEY CONVERTER STATION ...................................................................................... 3.1 3.1.1 Modifications/Additions at Dorsey Converter Station ............................ 3.1 3.1.2 Workforce Travel .......................................................................................... 3.2 3.1.3 Shipping of Materials and Equipment ...................................................... 3.2 3.1.4 Cumulative Effect at Dorsey Converter Station ...................................... 3.4 3.2 RIEL CONVERTER STATION ............................................................................................. 3.4 3.2.1 Modifications/Additions at Riel Converter Station .................................. 3.5 3.2.2 Workforce Travel .......................................................................................... 3.5 3.2.3 Shipping of Materials and Equipment ...................................................... 3.5 3.2.4 Cumulative Effects at Riel .......................................................................... 3.8 3.3 GLENBORO SOUTH STATION ......................................................................................... 3.9 3.3.1 Workforce Travel .......................................................................................... 3.9 3.3.2 Shipping of Materials and Equipment ...................................................... 3.9 3.3.3 Cumulative Effects at Glenboro South Station ..................................... 3.10 3.4 TRANSMISSION LINES .................................................................................................... 3.11 3.4.1 Methods ...................................................................................................... 3.11 3.4.2 Cumulative Effects due to Transmission Line Construction .................. 3.16 4.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS .............................................................................................4.1 4.1 TRAFFIC GENERATION BY PROJECT COMPONENT ..................................................... 4.1 4.1.1 Dorsey Converter Station ........................................................................... 4.1 4.1.2 Riel Converter Station ................................................................................. 4.1 4.1.3 Glenboro South Station .............................................................................. 4.1 4.1.4 Transmission Lines ......................................................................................... 4.2 MANITOBA-MINNESOTA TRANSMISSION PROJECT TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY 4.2 ROAD DESIGN CAPACITY AND LEVEL OF SERVICE .................................................... 4.2 4.2.1 Traffic Effects during Construction ............................................................ 4.2 4.2.2 Recommended Mitigation Measures ....................................................... 4.3 4.2.3 Monitoring ..................................................................................................... 4.3 4.2.4 Operation and Maintenance Traffic Effects ........................................... 4.4 5.0 EFFECTS ON RAIL .........................................................................................................5.1 6.0 EFFECTS ON AIR ...........................................................................................................6.1 7.0 CUMULATIVE TRANSPORTATION EFFECTS ...................................................................7.1 8.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................................8.1 8.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ................................................................................................ 8.1 9.0 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................9.1 LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 Proposed MIT Capital Projects – Roadworks ........................................... 2.4 Table 2-2 Proposed MIT Capital Projects – Structures .............................................. 2.6 Table 2-3 Average Daily Traffic Volumes by Control Section (as provided in Appendix A) ........................................................................................... 2.10 Table 2-4 Service Volumes and Level of Service (LOS) for Flat Terrain on Two- and Four-Lane Highways ................................................................. 2.13 Table 2-5 Collision Statistics ....................................................................................... 2.14 Table 2-6 High Collision Rate Highway Sections Awareness Discussion .............. 2.17 Table 3-1 Dorsey Converter Station Materials .......................................................... 3.2 Table 3-2 Equipment Shipping Requirements – Dorsey ........................................... 3.3 Table 3-3 Traffic Effects Related to Dorsey Station Upgrades ................................ 3.4 Table 3-4 Riel Converter Station Materials ................................................................ 3.6 Table 3-5 Equipment Shipping Requirements – Riel ................................................. 3.6 Table 3-6 Traffic Effects Related to Riel Station Upgrades ...................................... 3.8 Table 3-7 Equipment Shipping Requirements – Glenboro .................................... 3.10 Table 3-8 Traffic Effects Related to Glenboro South Station Upgrades .............. 3.11 Table 3-9 Delivery of Transmission Line Materials to Riel ........................................ 3.15 Table 3-10 Traffic Effects Related to Transmission Line Construction ..................... 3.16 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2-1 Comparison of Highway Levels of Service ............................................... 2.9 MANITOBA-MINNESOTA TRANSMISSION PROJECT TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY LIST OF MAPS Map 2-1 Existing Transportation Infrastructure Map 2-2 Current/Existing MIT Infrastructure Map 2-3 Projects High Collision Areas LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A MIT CONTROL SECTIONS APPENDIX B COLLISION DATA APPENDIX C WORKFORCE ESTIMATE MANITOBA-MINNESOTA TRANSMISSION PROJECT TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY Glossary Average daily traffic (ADT) The daily average number of vehicles that pass a point on a road or travel