DRAFT STUDY KYOVA Exit 8 / I-64 Mixed Use Development and Traffic Mobility Study Prepared for: KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission 400 Third Avenue Huntington, WV 25701 www.kyovaipc.org Prepared by: in association with: November 2018 EXIT 8/I-64 MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AND FINAL REPORT NOVEMBER 2018 TRAFFIC MOBILITY STUDY TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Purpose and Need ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Regional Planning Documents ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 BEECH FORK LAKE ACCESS ROAD STUDY .................................................................................................................. 7 Heritage Farm Museum and Village Access Road Study ................................................................................................... 8 Statewide Freight Plan .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Regional Projects ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 5th Street Ritter Park Bridge ................................................................................................................................................. 12 8th Street Ritter Park Bridge ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Baseline Data ................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 WV 152 Geometry ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Traffic Volumes ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 ENVIRONMENTAL Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ........................................................................................................................................... 15 All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Trails ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Freight Network ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Huntington City Limits .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Capacity Analysis.............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Evaluation Scenarios ................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Assumptions/Traffic Data ...................................................................................................................................................... 22 Existing Geometrics .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Base Year (2017) and Design Year (2037) Operations Analysis ....................................................................................... 25 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Safety Analysis .................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Economic Study and Market Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 33 Area Assests and Tourism Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 33 WV 152 Corridor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 35 The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail – A Case Study ............................................................................... 36 Regional Connectivity and Attraction ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Local Market Dynamics .............................................................................................................................................................. 39 People ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 Employment ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Tourism-Supporting Real Estate Sectors ................................................................................................................................ 41 Retail Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Hospitality Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Market Summary ......................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Welcome Centers ........................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Alternatives Development and Evaluation .................................................................................................................................. 45 Introduction and Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 45 Steering Committee Engagement ............................................................................................................................................ 45 Transportation Improvement Categories .............................................................................................................................. 46 Physical Transportation Improvements Development and Evaluation ............................................................................ 47 Typical Section......................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Wayfinding and Gateway Signage ........................................................................................................................................ 48 Corridor Aesthetics ............................................................................................................................................................... 48 Bicycle Connectivity ............................................................................................................................................................... 48 Policy Development and Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................ 49 Land Use ................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Recommendations and Improvements ........................................................................................................................................ 50 Land Use .......................................................................................................................................................................................