FINAL Baker County Transportation System Plan Prepared for Baker County, Oregon and Oregon Department of Transportation Prepared by H. Lee & Associates June 30,2005 This project was finded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management Program (TGM), a jointprogram of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Department of Land Conservation and Development. TGM grants rely on federal Internodal Sui$ace Transportation Eficiency Act and Oregon Lottely Funds. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the State of Oregon. BAKER COUNTY FINAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN Prepared for: Baker County and Oregon Department of Transportation Prepared by: H. Lee & Associates P.O. Box 1849 Vancouver, WA 98668 (360) 567-3002 June 30,2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 .WTRODUCTZON ................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Requirements ................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Planning Area ................................................................................................................ 1-4 1.3 Planning Process ........................................................................................................... 1-7 1.4 Other Planning Considerations ..................................................................................... 1-9 2-1 SECTlON 2 .TRANSPORTATION . GOALS AND POLICIES .................................................... 2.1 Goal 1 .Mobility ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Goal 2 .Efficiency ........................................................................................................ 2-2 2.3 Goal 3 .Safety ............................................................................................................. 2-3 2.4 Goal 4 .Equity .............................................................................................................. 2-3 2.5 Goal 5 .Environmental ............................................................................................. 2-4 2.6 Goal 6 .Alternative Modes of Transportation ............................................................. 2-4 2.7 Goal 7 .Maintain MuK-3urisdictional Coordination ................................................... 2-5 2.8 Goal 8 .Roadway Functional Classification .............................................................. 2-6 2.9 Goal 9 .Transportation Financing ............................................................................... 2-7 2.10 Goal 10 .Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic...................................................................... 2-7 2.1 1 Goal 11 .Refinement Studies ....................................................................................... 2-9 SECTION 3 .EXISTING CONDITIONS ................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Study Area ..................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Road Classification ..................................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 Bridges ................................................................................................................... 3-14 3.5 Intersection Traffic Control and Lane Channelization............................................... 3-17 3.6 A.M. and P.M. Peak Hour Traffic... Volumes ............................................................... 3-17 3.7 Pedestrian and Bicycle Fac~litles............................................................................. 3-22 3.8 Rail Service ................................................................................................................. 3-22 3.9 Public Transportation .................................................................................................. 3-23 3.10 Air Transportation ....................................................................................................... 3-25 3.1 1 Water Transportation... .................................................................................................. 3-26 3.12 Pipeline Faalitles ........................................................................................................ 3-27 SECTION 4 .EXISTING CONDITIONS AND DEFICIENCIES ................................................. 4-1 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Intersection Levels of Service and vlc Ratio Analysis ................................................. 4-1 4.3 High Crash Locations.................................................................................................... 4-6 4.4 Existing Intersection Capacity Improvement Needs .................................................. 4-10 4.5 Safety Improvement Needs ......................................................................................... 4-10 4.6 Bridges ............................................................................................................................ 4-10 4.7 Pedestrian and Bicycle Faallties ................................................................................ 4-11 SECTION 5 .2025 TRAVEL FORECAST AND FUTURE DEFICIENCIES.............................. 5-1 5.1 Travel Demand Forecast Methodology ....................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Travel Demand Forecast Employed. for Baker County Study Area ............................. 5-2 5.3 2025 Traffic Volume Projecbons.................................................................................. 5-2 5.4 Future Intersection and Roadway Capacity Deficiencies........................................... 5-11 SECTION 6 .TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ALTERNATWES ANALYSIS .......................... 6-1 6.1 ODOT STIP Projects .................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Intersection Improvement at Hughes Lane/US 30 ....................................................... 6-4 6.3 Safety Improvements ............................................................................................. 6-5 6.4 Baker County Road Department Projects ..................................................................... 6-5 6.5 Other Improvement Projects ......................................................................................... 6-7 SECTION 7 .TRANSPORTATION MODAL PLANS .................................................................. 7-1 7.1 Road Plan ....................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Pedestrian and Bicycle System Plan ........................................................................... 7-22 .......................................................................................... 7.3 Public Transportation. Plan. 7-27 7.4 Air, Rail, Water. Pipelme Plan ................................................................................. 7-29 SECTION 8 .FINANCE PLAN ....................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1 Transportation Improvement Revenue Needs .............................................................. 8-1 8-2 Transportation Revenue Outlook.............................................................................. 8-1 8-3 Revenue Sources and Financing Options ..................................................................... 8-1 APPENDIX LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1 . Structurally Deficient or Functionally Obsolete Baker County Bridges ...................... 3-17 Table 3.2 . Community Connections Annual Ridership FY 1998 - FY 2000 ............................... 3-25 Table 4.1 . Maximum Volume-to-Capacity Ratios for Peak Hour Operating Conditions Through A Planning Horizon for State Highway Sections Located Outside the Portland. Metropolitan Area Urban Growth Boundary................................................... 4-2 Table 4.2 . Exlstmg Levels of Service .............................................................................................. 4-4 Table 4-3 . Intersection Crash Summary ........................................................................................... 4-6 Table 4-4. Mid-Block Crash Summary .......................................................................................... 4-7 Table 5-1. Annual Historical Growth Rates along State Highways in Baker County.................... 5-6 Table 5-2. Annual Growth Factors Applied to Study Area Intersections........................................ 5-8 Table 5.3 . Year 2025 Levels of Service........................................................................................... 5-9 Table 7-1 . Access Management Standards ...................................................................................... 7-5 Table 7.2 . Local Road Network Plan Improvement Projects .................................................... 7-16 Table 7-3 . Roadway Capital Improvement List and Cost .............................................................. 7-16 Table 7-4. Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital Improvement List and Cost .......................................