’09I-80 CORRIDOR STUDY I-80 CORRIDOR STUDY MARCH 2009 Prepared for: Prepared by: In association with: AECOM Transportation Dawood Engineering, Inc. A.D. Marble & Company U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Design Support Services, LLC 'FEFSBM)JHIXBZ"ENJOJTUSBUJPO 'FEFSBM)JHIXBZ"ENJOJTUSBUJPO Table of Contents Final Report Executive Summary i Study Conclusions – Existing Conditions of the Roadway ii Study Conclusions – Transportation Solutions Part I Introduction to the I-80 Corridor Study 1 Study Goals 1 Coordination with Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Part II Needs 3 Need #1: Congestion 4 Need #2: Safety 5 Need #3: Deteriorating Pavement and Bridges Part III Environmental Overview 7 Natural Resources 9 Cultural Resources 11 Community Resources Part IV Public Involvement 13 Program Overview 13 Stakeholder Interviews 15 Public Meetings Part V Transportation Solutions 17 A. TSM, ITS and Transit Initiatives 17 – TSM (Transportation Systems Management) 18 – ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) 21 – Transit I-80 Corridor Study | I Final Report Table of Contents List of Maps Final Report B. Highway Improvement Solutions 22 Transportation Solutions Part V Exit 302 46 Option 1 (Snydersville/Bartonsville) – Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 22 48 Option 2 Committed Improvements 50 Option 3 – I-80 Corridor Study Improvements 24 52 Option 4 – Mainline Widening 24 – Interchange Improvements 36 – Exit 293 (I-80/I-380) 36 Exit 303 58 Option 1 (Ninth Street) – Exits 298 and 299 (Scotrun/ 37 60 Option 2 Tannersville) 62 Option 3 – Exit 308 (East Stroudsburg) 39 – Exit 309 (Marshalls Creek) 40 – Exit 310 (Delaware Water Gap) 40 Exits 304, 305 and 306 74 Option 1 (Southbound US 209, Business 209/ – Exit 302 (Snydersville/Bartonsville) 42 76 Option 2 Main Street, and Dreher Avenue) – Exit 303 (Ninth Street) 56 78 Option 3 – Exits 304, 305 and 306 68 80 Option 4 (SouthboundUS 209, Business 209/ Main Street, and Dreher Avenue) 82 Option 5 – Exit 307 (Broad Street/ 88 Park Avenue) Congestion Priorities 105 Conclusion Exit 307 92 Option 1A Part VI (Broad Street/Park Avenue) Safety Priorities 106 94 Option 1B Other Interchanges 108 96 Option 2 Deteriorating Pavement and Bridges 108 98 Option 3 Priorities 100 Option 4 Conclusion 108 II | I-80 Corridor Study I-80 Corridor Study | III WYOMING LACKAWANNA LYCOMING SULLIVAN SCRANTON WAYNE LUZERNE PIKE NEW YORK WILKES-BARRE Final Report MONROE EAST PENNSYLVANIA STROUDSBURG MONTOUR STROUDSBURG COLUMBIA CARBON NEW JERSEY NORTHUMBERLAND NORTHAMPTON EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NEWARK SCHUYLKILL LEHIGH nterstate 80 (I-80) is a vital Wilkes-Barre/Pocono region. From the economic backbone of Monroe County municipalities resulted in a series of Turnpike Commission (PTC) and projects, bridge replacements, geometric deficiency survey and 2. Safety component of our national and Delaware River Water Gap crossing, and the Stroudsburg-Pocono region. proposed transportation improvements DAUPHINthe Pennsylvania Department of interchangeBERKS improvements and ITS public involvementBUCKS to illustrate and Istate transportation system. It I-80 connects the Monroe County designed to address safety issues Transportation (PennDOT) was improvements. As a result of this characterize the deficiencies of the The existing roadway system features also satisfies regional and local region to I-380, US 209, I-476 and The I-80 Corridor Study is a and mobility needs. In addition, study signed into law. The Act created agreement, the I-80 Corridor Study existing system. Three (3) basic design elements from 40 years ago transportation needs for mobility, I-81; and PA Route 33. transportation planning study intended team members met with legislative and a “public-public” partnership in team coordinated the prioritization of corridor-wide needs categories were that do not conform with the safety recreation and commerce. The eastern to provide the required background municipal officials, and engaged in a which the PTC was directed to seek the roadway improvements in Monroe documented: characteristics of high speed, high end of the I-80 corridor in Pennsylvania As the region’s population and information for programming specific robust media campaign in advance of approval from the Federal Highway County with the PTC’s engineering volume modern roadway design. is the gateway to over 300 miles of one economy grow, the I-80 corridor will environmental/preliminary engineering public meetings held at two different Administration to convert I-80 into a consultant. 1. Congestion As a consequence, there are of the most important transportation continue to play an important role in studies and design/construction locations in Monroe County. toll facility in order to pay for necessary operational safety concerns with the and goods-movement corridors in the region. The focus of this corridor projects throughout the I-80 corridor. transportation improvements along The existing roadway configuration existing mainline and interchange the state. study and planning effort is the 18-mile The study involved extensive During the I-80 Corridor Study, the the I-80 statewide corridor. As part STUDY CONCLUSIONS – will not accommodate existing configurations. stretch of I-80 from the Borough of environmental field work, traffic Pennsylvania Legislature passed Act of the lease agreement, the PTC is EXISTING CONDITIONS OF traffic volumes at some locations Regionally, I-80 is the transportation Delaware Water Gap (Exit 310) to analysis, engineering and coordination 44. Under this initiative, a 50-year currently developing a capital plan THE ROADWAY and will fail system-wide with projected link between the New York/New Jersey I-380 (Exit 293) in Monroe County. with the public. Coordination with lease and funding agreement between of infrastructure improvements for future increases in traffic. Metropolitan area and the Scranton/ This section of I-80 supports the various stakeholders and area the Pennsylvania the length of I-80 in Pennsylvania, The I-80 Corridor Study included including pavement rehabilitation traffic studies, crash data analysis, i | I-80 Corridor Study I-80 Corridor Study | ii 3. Deteriorating pavement and end of their available life span and n The I-80 roadway corridor will n The I-80 study corridor was n Interchange improvement n TSM, transit and ITS strategies n Traffic Analysis Summary Report In the end, the I-80 Corridor Study bridges are rated Structurally Deficient. need to be reconstructed evaluated to determine a concepts were developed need to accompany any planned n Analysis of Transportation Needs is intended to be a comprehensive mainline widening concept highway capacity increases n Geometric Deficiency Survey transportation planning tool The western portion of the study The I-80 mainline and ramps will for the roadway The study team also looked n Environmental Overview designed to assist the rural planning area has relatively new pavement, STUDY CONCLUSIONS – require reconstruction to correct at individual interchanges to TSM and transit strategies have n Historic Resource Survey organization − the Northeastern especially in the area of the I-80/ TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS the problem of deteriorating The 18-mile corridor was divided develop improvement concepts the potential to reduce peak hour n Archaeological Resource Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA) − as I-380 interchange which is nearing pavement, to add capacity, and into two distinct sections based that could provide measurable volumes on the highway and ITS Reconnaissance Investigation well as PTC and PennDOT in the the end of a total reconstruction The study team explored a wide to apply current design criteria to on geometric and environmental benefits and be funded and initiatives can maximize the n Public Involvement Summary planning and programming of future project. However, the eastern range of transportation solutions to the roadway geometry. Each characteristics: 1. the western constructed independent of the efficiency of the highway facility n Preliminary Environmental transportation projects on the I-80 portion of the study area has improve the overall mobility on the solution is designed to provide rural section and 2. the eastern mainline widening. Geometric by pro-actively managing traffic Evaluation corridor. 1 1960s vintage concrete pavement I-80 corridor. Transportation Systems minimum operational urban section. In each section, deficiencies and environmental flow. that has been overlain numerous Management (TSM), Intelligent requirements, which include mainline widening concepts were features were identified at key These reports and other technical files times with bituminous (blacktop) Transportation Systems (ITS) and current interstate standards, developed and key environmental interchange areas and preliminary During the course of this study, supporting this I-80 Corridor Study pavement. In addition, many of transit improvements were considered 60 mph design speed on the features were identified. costs were estimated for each a substantial amount of technical have been digitally archived and can be the bridges along this 18-mile in context with the traditional capacity- mainline, and three through concept. information was acquired and accessed by contacting: Brian Graver, section of I-80 are reaching the adding roadway improvements. The lanes in each direction between documented. This technical information PennDOT District 5 Project Manager at results of this investigation were that: interchanges. serves as back-up data and includes: