STA Safety Project PID #76439 December 12, 2006

Agenda Presentation –Project History –Safety Concerns –Project Scope –Maintenance of Traffic –Schedule Open House

Project History Highway Safety Study (2002) Alternative Analysis (2004 – 2005) –Impact Analysis –Curbed vs. Uncurbed –Widening Alignment –Reconstruction vs. Widening –Drainage Preliminary Layout (2006)

Safety Concerns Highway Safety Study (2002) 1999 – 2001 Non- Intersection Crash Data –Crash Rate 2.98 acc/mvm* (actual) 0.88 acc/mvm* (state mean) –94 Total Accidents Collision Types * Acc/mvm – Accidents per million vehicle miles

Safety Concerns 2002 – 2004 Non- Intersection Crash Data –Crash Rate 3.08 acc/mvm* (actual) 1.11 acc/mvm* (state mean) –Approximately 30 crashes/year Collision Types * Acc/mvm – Accidents per million vehicle miles

Project Scope 43 rd Street to Mill Street (1.6 miles) 3-Lane Section –Two Way Left Turn Lane –Left Turn Lanes (Faircrest/Southgate/Mill) Southbound Right Turn Lane at Southgate Curb & Gutter with Storm Sewers Sidewalks

Maintenance of Traffic Minimize Disruption due to Construction –Traffic Disruption Two-Way Two-Lane Temporary Pavement –Property Owners Disruption Construction in Sections Maintain Access to all Drives Side Roads –Mill/Southgate/Carnwise/Faircrest/43rd

Project Schedule Open Comment Period (January 12, 2007) Evaluate Comments/Adjust Plan Complete Environmental Document (Spring 2007) Complete Design (Winter 2008) Begin R/W Acquisition (Spring 2008) Begin Construction (Spring 2012)

Open House Stations –Preliminary Study Documents –Preliminary Plan Layout –Maintenance of Traffic –Right of Way Acquisition –Comments