May 13 th, 2014 City of Akron, Ohio Intersection Safety Study State Route 59 / Main Street / Howard Street

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROPOSED SUM – AKRON INNERBELT PROJECT

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROPOSED SUM – AKRON INNERBELT PROJECT

HISTORIC SAFETY LISTINGS #1 – Segment – Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Market Street Overpass Bridge to Broadway Street – AMATS High Crash Segments #1 – Intersection – Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Main Street / High Street – AMATS High Crash Intersection #139 – Intersection – Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Broadway Street – AMATS High Crash Intersection SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION

State Route 59 Study Corridor SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION LEGEND Safety Study Corridor Akron Innerbelt Project Limit

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROJECT LOCATION & DESCRIPTION Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Corridor Market Street Overpass to Broadway Street Distance – 0.34 Miles Approximate ADT – Opening Year 2019 – 16,740 AMATS Growth Rate Obtained & Used for Analysis (0% Per Year)

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CRASH ANALYSIS SUMMARY 128 Crashes Reported in Study Area from 2010 – Fixed Object 24 Rear-end 20 Left Turn 18 Angle 6 Head-On 3 Sideswipe-Meeting 1 Backing 1 Overturning 1 Pedestrian *Note the High Number of Fixed Object Crashes

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CRASH ANALYSIS Much Higher than Average Fixed Object Crashes High Travel Speed Through Curve on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Poor Pavement Conditions Inadequate Intersection Capacity at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Main Street / Howard Street Intersection Inadequate Intersection Sight Distance Leading to Large Number of Left Turning Crashes Conclusion – High Travel Speed and Poor Pavement on Curve and Inadequate Capacity and Sight Distance at Intersection

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CRASH ANALYSIS Segment Between Market Street Overpass and the Main Street / Howard Street Intersection

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CRASH ANALYSIS Segment Between Market Street Overpass and the Main Street / Howard Street Intersection Continued

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION LOOKING WEST ON MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD TOWARDS MARKET STREET

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CRASH ANALYSIS Intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Main Street / Howard Street

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION LOOKING NORTH ON MAIN STREET TOWARDS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROPOSED COUNTERMEASURES Potential Short Term Countermeasures: Freeway Ends Sign South of Market Street Overpass Bridge Advance Curve Warning Sign with Advisory Speed of 35 mph Signal Ahead Sign Improve Pavement Friction prior to Full Depth Reconstruction Diamond Grinding Project Currently Underway in Area (ODOT PID #76849)

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROPOSED LONG TERM COUNTERMEASURES Reduce the operating speed on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from 55 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour between the Market Street Overpass Bridge and Main Street / Howard Street Perform a pavement improvement on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from the west end of the project limits to the Main Street / Howard Street intersection Construct a second eastbound left turn lane at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Main Street / Howard Street Intersection Convert the left turn movement on all four (4) approaches from protected/permitted to protected-only at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Main Street / Howard Street intersection Reconstruct the traffic signal at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Main Street / Howard Street intersection Change Configuration of Southbound Howard Street Approach

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION PROPOSED SUM – AKRON INNERBELT PROJECT

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION

CURRENT PROJECT SCHEDULE Traffic Feasibility Study, Cost & Funding Evaluation: July 2012 thru May 2013 Intersection Safety Study: Completed April 2014 Stage 1 Plan Development: On-Going, Completed November 2014 Stage 2 & 3 Plan Development: Completed November 2015 Right-of-Way Acquisition: None Required; All Work Within Existing R/W Utility Relocations: Minor, Completed as Part of Project Construction: March 2016 thru November 2017 SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION

CURRENT PROJECT FUNDING PLAN * Local Funding will be Comprised of Funds from the City of Akron as well as a future OPWC Issue I request. Local Funds:$2,244,650*16.9% State of Ohio (Local Funds):$1,239,8729.4% AMATS STP:$5,000, % Federal Earmark Remaining:$258,9742.0% SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION Safety Funding Request:$4,500, % Funding Type Dollar Amount % of Total Total Project Funding:$13,243,496

SAFETY STUDY PRESENTATION CORRIDOR SAFETY STUDY QUESTIONS JAMES HEWITT CITY OF AKRON ENGINEERING BUREAU MANAGER MIKE TEODECKI, P.E.. CITY OF AKRON DESIGN DIVISION MANAGER MICHAEL A. HOBBS, P.E., PTOE GPD DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CURTIS J. DEIBEL, E.I. GPD TRAFFIC ANALYST