Access Management Study Houston-Galveston Area Council l City of Texas City l Texas Department of transportation Final DraftFINAL Report REPORT December JANUARY, 7,2012 2011 Prepared by Acknowledgements H-GAC has provided planning solu ons for the Houston-Galveston area’s 13-county region since 1974. Each year, it manages the investment in transporta on improvement projects and provides a forum for interagency coopera on and public input into the stewardship of those funds. H-GAC works closely with ci zens, businesses and local governments to provide leadership to manage development wisely and facilitate change construc vely. H-GAC serves Aus n, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller and Wharton Coun es, including more than 100 member ci es. The prepara on of this document was fi nanced in part through grants from the U.S. Department of Transporta on under Sec on 112 of the 1973 Federal Aid Highway Act and Sec on 8(d) of the Federal Transit Act of 1964, as amended. The contents of this document do not necessarily refl ect the offi cial views or policy of the Federal Highway Administra on, Federal Transit Administra on, U.S. Department of Transporta on, Texas Department of Transporta on, Houston-Galveston Area Council or the City of Texas City. Acceptance of this report does not in any way cons tute a commitment on the part of any of the above agencies to par cipate in any development depicted therein nor does it indicate that the proposed development is environmentally acceptable in accordance with appropriate public laws. Access Management Study Access Management Study Table of Contents Chapter One S C . 28 Introduc on M D I C S . 28 P FM 1764 A M S . 3 . Driveway Consolida ons . .. 28 S A . 3 . Shared Access and Cross Access to Parking . 29 FM 1764 A M G I . 4 . Driveway Spacing and Loca on Standards . 29 R D . 30 Chapter Two Stakeholder and Public Involvement Chapter Five P I P . 7 Recommended Improvements P S C . 7 S-R P ( F ) . 33 E S . 9 . Con nuous Right-Turn Lanes . 33 E R B . 9 . Channelized Le -Turn Lanes . 34 P P M V T . 10 . Posted Speed Limits . 34 M-R P (S 15 ) . 35 Chapter Three . SH 146 Single Point Interchange . 35 Exis ng Condi ons . Raised Medians . 35 R C . 15 . Bulb-outs Downstream of CRTL Forced Right Turn . 36 R C . 15 . Signal Timing Coordina on . 36 P P A . 15 . Sidewalks . 36 L U . 16 . Intersec on Treatments . 37 D A . 16 L-R I (L 15 Y) . 37 I . 17 . Driveway Consolida on and Merging Parking Areas . .. 37 T S C . 17 I F . 38 P C M V C . 17 C . 38 T V . 18 T O . 18 Appendices P S L . 19 A A – P I T S C . 19 A B – T D P B I . 19 A C – E P N A A M P . 19 A D – C D P P A E – D C Chapter Four Access Management Analysis SH 146 I M . 23 SH 146 I A . .. 24 I I . ..