Final Combined Design Report Volume I of II FAU Route 2574 Quentin Road U.S. Route 12 to Illinois Route 22 Lake County, Illinois Section No.08-00090-12-ES Project No. M-9003(271) March 22, 2013 Prepared For: Prepared By: TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY VOLUME I APPENDIX A EXHIBITS AND TABLES APPENDIX B TYPICAL ROADWAY CROSS-SECTIONS APPENDIX C TRAFFIC DATA AND CAPACITY, STORAGE BAY, AND SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSES APPENDIX D CRASH ANALYSIS VOLUME II APPENDIX E PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE PLAN & PROFILE APPENDIX F INTERSECTION DESIGN STUDIES APPENDIX G EXISTING AND PROPOSED DRAINAGE PLAN APPENDIX H PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT APPENDIX I CORRESPONDENCE AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION BOUND AS SEPARATE DOCUMENTS NOISE ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WETLAND DELINEATION REPORT HYDRAULIC REPORTS Final Combined Design Report i March 22, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME I COMBINED DESIGN REPORT Page No. 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Location and Description of Project ............................................................ 1 1.2 Project Background .................................................................................... 1 1.3 Project Development Process .................................................................... 2 2. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION .................................................................. 3 2.1 Purpose of the Proposed Action ................................................................. 3 2.2 Need for the Proposed Action .................................................................... 3 2.2.1 Accommodate Future Transportation Demand ............................. 3 2.2.2 Increase Travel Safety .................................................................. 5 2.2.3 Enhance Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility ..................................... 6 3. EXISTING CONDITIONS ...................................................................................... 7 3.1 Description of Project Area ......................................................................... 7 3.2 Roadway Design Features ......................................................................... 7 3.2.1 Roadway Classifications and Speed Limits ................................... 7 3.2.2 Typical Roadway Cross-Sections ................................................. 8 3.2.3 Horizontal and Vertical Alignment ................................................. 8 3.2.4 Existing Right-of-Way .................................................................... 9 3.3 Intersections ............................................................................................... 9 3.3.1 West Cuba Road ........................................................................... 9 3.3.2 East Cuba Road .......................................................................... 10 3.4 Traffic Data and Capacity Analyses .......................................................... 10 3.5 Crash History ............................................................................................ 11 3.6 Bridges and Structures ............................................................................. 12 3.7 Stream Crossings ..................................................................................... 12 3.8 Drainage Patterns..................................................................................... 13 3.9 Pavement Conditions ............................................................................... 14 3.10 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities .............................................................. 14 3.11 Roadway Lighting ..................................................................................... 14 3.12 Public Transit ............................................................................................ 14 3.13 Public Services and Facilities ................................................................... 14 3.14 Environmental Resources and Sensitive Areas ........................................ 15 3.14.1 Social/Economic.......................................................................... 15 3.14.2 Agricultural .................................................................................. 15 3.14.3 Cultural ........................................................................................ 16 3.14.4 Air Quality ................................................................................... 16 3.14.5 Noise ........................................................................................... 16 3.14.6 Natural Resources ...................................................................... 16 3.14.7 Water Quality .............................................................................. 17 Final Combined Design Report ii March 22, 2013 3.14.8 Floodplains .................................................................................. 17 3.14.9 Wetlands ..................................................................................... 17 3.14.10 Special Waste ............................................................................. 18 3.14.11 Special Lands ............................................................................. 18 4. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ........................................................................ 20 4.1 No-Action Alternative ................................................................................ 20 4.2 Congestion Management Process (CMP) Alternative .............................. 21 4.3 Build Alternative ....................................................................................... 23 4.3.1 General Characteristics of the Build Alternative .......................... 24 4.3.2 Bicycle/Pedestrian Accommodation Alternates ........................... 24 4.4 Evaluation of Alternatives ......................................................................... 26 4.4.1 Evaluation of Bicycle/Pedestrian Accommodations .................... 26 4.4.2 Selection of Preferred Alternative ............................................... 27 5. DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE ......... 29 5.1 Design Criteria .......................................................................................... 29 5.2 Roadway Design Features ....................................................................... 29 5.2.1 Proposed Typical Cross-Sections ............................................... 29 5.2.2 Horizontal Alignment and Vertical Profile .................................... 31 5.3 Intersection Improvements ....................................................................... 32 5.3.1 West Cuba Road ......................................................................... 32 5.3.2 East Cuba Road .......................................................................... 33 5.4 Traffic Projections and Capacity Analyses ............................................... 33 5.5 Traffic Signals ........................................................................................... 34 5.6 Access Management ................................................................................ 35 5.7 Pavement Design ..................................................................................... 36 5.8 Structures ................................................................................................. 37 5.9 Roadway Lighting ..................................................................................... 38 5.10 Proposed Drainage Plan .......................................................................... 38 5.10.1 Proposed Drainage Plans ........................................................... 38 5.10.2 Hydraulic Reports ........................................................................ 40 5.10.3 Best Management Practices and Stormwater Pollution and Prevention Plan ........................................................................... 41 5.11 Utility Relocations ..................................................................................... 41 5.12 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities .............................................................. 42 5.13 Right-of-Way Acquisition, Relocations, and Easements ........................... 43 5.14 Design Exceptions .................................................................................... 44 5.15 Estimate of Construction Cost .................................................................. 44 5.16 Social, Economic and Environmental Effects ........................................... 44 5.16.1 Social/Economic.......................................................................... 44 5.16.2 Agricultural .................................................................................. 45 5.16.3 Cultural ........................................................................................ 45 5.16.4 Air Quality ................................................................................... 45 5.16.5 Noise ........................................................................................... 45 5.16.6 Energy ......................................................................................... 48 5.16.7 Natural Resources ...................................................................... 48 Final Combined Design Report iii March 22, 2013 5.16.8 Water Quality .............................................................................. 49 5.16.9 Floodplains .................................................................................