FINAL PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT GANDY BOULEVARD (SR 694) PD&E STUDY FROM WEST OF US 19 TO EAST OF 4th STREET PINELLAS COUNTY Work Program Item Segment No: 256931 1 Federal Aid Project No: F-295-1(1) (Old) This project evaluated improvement alternatives for Gandy Boulevard (SR 694) from west of US 19 to east of 4th Street Pinellas County, Florida. Prepared for: Florida Department of Transportation District Seven 11201 North McKinley Drive Tampa, Florida 33612-6456 August 2002 FINAL PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT GANDY BOULEVARD (SR 694) PD&E STUDY FROM WEST OF US 19 TO EAST OF 4th STREET PINELLAS COUNTY Work Program Item Segment No: 256931 1 Federal Aid Project No: F-295-1(1) (Old) This project evaluated improvement alternatives for Gandy Boulevard (SR 694) from west of US 19 to east of 4th Street Pinellas County, Florida. August 2002 PBS&J 5300 West Cypress Street, Suite 300 Steve Gordillo, P.E., Project Engineer Tampa, Florida 33607 (Prepared By) (Name and Title of Engineer) Gabor Farkasfalvy, Project Manager 50586 (Name and Title of Responsible FDOT (P.E. Number) Officer) TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page TABLE OF CONTENTS i LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES viii 1 COMMITMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1-1 1.1 Commitments 1-1 1.2 Recommendations 1-2 1.2.1 Proposed Typical Sections 1-4 1.2.1.1 Segment A 1-4 1.2.1.2 Segment B 1-5 1.2.1.3 Segment C 1-6 1.2.1.4 Segment D 1-8 1.2.2 Recommended Alternative 1-10 1.2.2.1 Segment A 1-10 1.2.2.2 Segment B 1-10 1.2.2.3 Segment C 1-11 1.2.2.4 Segment D 1-12 1.3 References 1-14 2 INTRODUCTION 2-1 2.1 Purpose 2-1 2.2 Project Description 2-3 2.3 References 2-4 3 NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT 3-1 3.1 Deficiencies 3-1 3.1.1 Existing Deficiencies 3-1 3.2 Safety 3-2 3.3 Consistency with Transportation Plan 3-4 3.4 Social and Economic Demands 3-4 3.5 References 3-6 4 EXISTING CONDITIONS 4-1 4.1 Existing Roadway Characteristics 4-1 4.1.1 Functional Classification 4-2 4.1.2 Typical Section 4-2 4.1.2.1 Segment A 4-2 4.1.2.2 Segment B 4-5 4.1.2.3 Segment C 4-8 4.1.2.4 Segment D 4-8 4.1.2.5 Existing Cross Road Typical Sections 4-12 i F:\COMMON\PDE\PROJECTS\GANDY\REPORTS\PER_Final\Final PER.doc TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) Section Title Page 4.1.2.6 US 19 4-12 4.1.2.7 Grand Avenue 4-12 4.1.2.8 I-275 4-15 4.1.2.9 9th Street 4-15 4.1.2.10 Roosevelt Boulevard 4-15 4.1.2.11 4th Street 4-21 4.1.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities 4-21 4.1.4 Right-of-Way (ROW) 4-21 4.1.5 Horizontal Alignment 4-23 4.1.6 Vertical Alignment 4-23 4.1.7 Drainage 4-23 4.1.8 Geotechnical Data 4-23 4.1.9 Accident Data 4-23 4.1.10 Intersections and Signalization 4-27 4.1.11 Railroad Crossings 4-27 4.1.12 Transit 4-27 4.1.13 Lighting 4-28 4.1.14 Utilities 4-28 4.1.15 Pavement Conditions 4-29 4.2 Existing Bridges 4-29 4.2.1 Type of Structure 4-30 4.2.2 Current Conditions and Year of Construction 4-31 4.2.3 Channel Data 4-32 4.2.4 Bridge Openings 4-32 4.2.5 Ship Impact Data 4-32 4.3 Environmental Characteristics 4-33 4.3.1 Land Use Data 4-33 4.3.2 Cultural Features and Community Service 4-36 4.3.2.1 Cultural Resources Assessment Survey 4-36 4.3.2.2 Cultural Features and Community Service 4-38 4.3.2.3 Section 4(f) Properties 4-38 4.3.3 Natural and Biological Features 4-38 4.3.3.1 Wetlands 4-38 4.3.3.2 Threatened and Endangered Species 4-38 4.3.4 Potential Hazardous Materials and Petroleum Products Contaminated Sites 4-39 4.4 References 4-40 5 TYPICAL SECTION DESIGN CRITERIA 5-1 5.1 Functional Classification 5-1 5.2 Design Speed 5-1 5.3 Lane Widths 5-4 5.4 Bike Lanes 5-4 ii F:\COMMON\PDE\PROJECTS\GANDY\REPORTS\PER_Final\Final PER.doc TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) Section Title Page 5.5 Median Widths 5-5 5.6 Shoulder Widths 5-5 5.7 Sidewalk Widths 5-5 5.8 Border Widths 5-6 5.9 Bridge Separation Distance 5-6 5.10 References 5-7 6 TRAFFIC 6-1 6.1 Existing Traffic Volumes 6-1 6.1.1 Traffic Counts 6-1 6.1.2 Traffic Characteristics 6-4 6.2 Roadway Characteristics 6-4 6.3 Existing Access Management 6-9 6.3.1 Access Standards 6-12 6.3.2 Access Near Interchange Areas 6-13 6.3.3 Access Management Under Existing (No-Build) Conditions6- 14 6.3.3.1 Access Management along Gandy Boulevard (SR 694) 6-14 6.3.3.2 US 19/Gandy Boulevard (SR 694) Interchange Access Management 6-16 6.3.3.3 Improvements by Others 6-17 6.3.3.4 I-275/Gandy Boulevard (SR 694) Interchange Access Management 6-18 6.4 Existing Traffic Conditions 6-18 6.4.1 Existing Signalized Intersections Level of Service Analysis 6-19 6.4.2 Existing Arterial Level of Service Analysis 6-19 6.4.3 Existing Ramp Junctions Level of Service Analysis 6-20 6.5 Multimodal Transportation System Considerations 6-21 6.5.1 Transit 6-21 6.5.2 Pinellas Mobility Major Investment Study 6-22 6.5.3 Rail 6-23 6.5.4 Aviation 6-23 6.6 Traffic Analysis Assumptions 6-23 6.7 Traffic Volume Projections 6-23 6.7.1 Design Year Annual Average Daily Traffic Volume Projections 6-24 6.7.1.1 No-Build Alternative 6-24 6.7.1.2 Build Alternatives 6-24 6.7.2 2025 Design Hour Turning Movement Volumes 6-29 6.7.2.1 No-Build Alternative 6-29 6.7.2.2 Build Alternatives 6-29 iii F:\COMMON\PDE\PROJECTS\GANDY\REPORTS\PER_Final\Final PER.doc TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) Section Title Page 6.8 Level Of Service 6-34 6.8.1 No-Build Alternative 6-34 6.8.1.1 Design Year (2025) Signalized Intersection LOS Analysis (No-Build Alternative) 6-43 6.8.1.2 Design Year (2025) Arterial LOS Analysis (No-Build Alternative) 6-43 6.8.1.3 Design Year (2025) Ramp Junctions LOS Analysis (No-Build Alternative) 6-44 6.8.2 Build Alternative 6-45 6.8.2.1 Design Year (2025) Signalized Intersection LOS Analysis (Build Alternative) 6-45 6.8.2.2 Design Year (2025) Arterial LOS Analysis (Build Alternative) 6-46 6.8.2.3 Level of Service Improvement Recommendations (Build Alternative) 6-48 6.8.3 Revised Build Alternative 6-48 6.8.3.1 Design Year (2025) Signalized Intersection LOS Analysis (Revised Build Alternative) 6-51 6.8.3.2 Design Year (2025) Arterial LOS Analysis (Build Alternative) 6-51 6.8.3.3 Level of Service Improvement Recommendations (Revised Build Alternative) 6-52 6.9 Access Management Under Build Alternatives 6-55 6.9.1 Build Alternative 6-55 6.9.1.1 US 19/Gandy Boulevard (SR 694) Interchange 6-55 6.9.1.2 Modified I-275 Interchange 6-55 6.9.1.3 New 9th Street Interchange 6-56 6.9.1.4 New Roosevelt Boulevard/4th Street Interchange 6-56 6.9.2 Revised Build Alternative 6-57 6.10 Queue Lengths 6-57 6.10.1 Build Alternative 6-57 6.10.2 Revised Build Alternative 6-60 6.11 References 6-62 7 CORRIDOR ANALYSIS 7-1 7.1 Evaluation Of Alternate Corridors 7-1 7.1.1 Improvement of Parallel Roadways 7-1 7.1.2 Enhancement of Transit Service 7-2 7.1.3 Improvement of the Existing Corridor 7-3 7.2 Corridor Selection 7-3 7.3 References 7-4 iv F:\COMMON\PDE\PROJECTS\GANDY\REPORTS\PER_Final\Final PER.doc TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) Section Title Page 8 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS 8-1 8.1 No-Build Alternative 8-1 8.2 Transportation System Management Alternative 8-2 8.3 Alternatives Development 8-3 8.3.1 Project Background 8-3 8.3.2 Project Segmentation 8-10 8.3.3 Proposed Typical Sections 8-11 8.3.4 Segment A 8-11 8.3.5 Segment B 8-12 8.3.6 Segment C 8-15 8.3.7 Segment D 8-23 8.4 Recommended alternative 8-25 8.4.1 Segment A - Recommended Alternative 8-27 8.4.2 Segment B - Recommended Alternative 8-27 8.4.3 Segment C - Recommended Alternative 8-32 8.4.4 Segment D – Recommended Alternative 8-39 8.5 Matrix 8-51 8.6 Design Changes to the Recommended Build Alternative 8-52 8.6.1 Segment C - Recommended Alternative 8-52 8.7 References 8-55 9 PRELIMINARY DESIGN ANALYSIS 9-1 9.1 Design Traffic Volumes 9-1 9.2 Typical Sections 9-1 9.2.1 Recommended Alternative 9-1 9.3 Intersection Concepts And Signal Analysis 9-2 9.4 Alignment And Right-Of-Way Needs 9-3 9.5 Relocations 9-3 9.6 Right-Of-Way Costs 9-3 9.7 Construction Cost 9-3 9.8 Preliminary Engineering And Construction Engineering Costs 9-3 9.9 Recycling Of Salvageable Materials 9-4 9.10 User Benefits 9-4 9.11 Pedestrian And Bicycle Facilities 9-4 9.12 Safety 9-5 9.13 Economic And Community Development 9-5 9.14 Environmental Effects 9-5 9.14.1 Land Use Data 9-5 9.14.1.1 Community Facilities and Established Land Uses 9-5 9.14.2 Community Cohesion 9-6 9.14.3 Cultural Features 9-6 v F:\COMMON\PDE\PROJECTS\GANDY\REPORTS\PER_Final\Final PER.doc TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) Section Title Page 9.14.4 Wetland Impact and Mitigation 9-7 9.14.5 Threatened and Endangered Species 9-7 9.14.6 Potential Hazardous Materials and Petroleum Products Contaminated Sites 9-7 9.14.7 Noise Impacts 9-7 9.14.8 Air Quality Impacts 9-7 9.14.9 Water Quality Impacts 9-8 9.14.10 Aquatic Preserves 9-8 9.14.11 Section 4(f) Lands 9-8 9.14.12 Outstanding Florida Waters 9-9 9.14.13 Floodplains 9-9 9.15 Utility Impacts 9-9 9.16 Traffic Control Plan 9-9 9.17 Results Of Public Involvement Program 9-10 9.17.1 Advance Notification 9-11 9.17.2 Elected Official/Agency Kickoff Meeting 9-11 9.17.3 Newsletters / Presentations / Small Group Meetings 9-11 9.17.4 Public Hearing 9-12 9.18 Value Engineering 9-14 9.19 Drainage 9-14 9.20 Structures 9-14 9.21 Access Management Under Recommended Alignment 9-14 9.22 Regional Transit Locations 9-17 9.23 Aesthetics And Landscaping 9-17 9.24 References 9-18 APPENDICES Appendix A Alternative Design Concepts & Contamination Sites Appendix B Geopak Output Appendix C Correspondence vi F:\COMMON\PDE\PROJECTS\GANDY\REPORTS\PER_Final\Final PER.doc LIST OF TABLES Table Number Title Page 1-1 Evaluation Matrix -Recommended Alternative 1-13 3-1 Pinellas County Socio-Economic Information 3-5 4-1 Crash Summary for Intersections 4-25 4-2 Crash Summary for Segments 4-26 4-3 Pavement