1. Norman CTP Subcommittee Meeting #3 - Needs and Projects March 25, 2013
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Denton County Commissioners Court
Public Hearing
Denton County Thoroughfare Plan
February 16 , 2017

2. Norman CTP Subcommittee Meeting #3 - Needs and Projects March 25, 2013
The Plan
Identifies long-range countywide transportation directions/vision
Framework for strategic County transportation investments
Facilitates coordination between County and cities; living document
Facilitates coordination between County and adjacent counties
Documentation to inform regional and state agencies
Informs design standards for County roadways

3. Norman CTP Subcommittee Meeting #3 - Needs and Projects March 25, 2013
Plan Input
Denton County City Input
County Leadership Meetings
County Judge Mary Horn
Commissioner Hugh Coleman, Precinct 1
Commissioner Ron Merchant, Precinct 2
Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, Precinct 3
Commissioner Andy Eads, Precinct 4
Town of Argyle
City of Lewisville
City of Aubrey
Town of Little Elm
Town of Bartonville
Town of Northlake
City of Carrollton
City of Oak Point
City of Celina
City of Pilot Point
Town of Copper Canyon
Town of Ponder
City of Corinth
Town of Prosper
City of Cross Roads
City of Roanoke
City of Denton
City of Sanger
Town of Flower Mound
Town of Shady Shores
City of Fort Worth
City of The Colony
City of Frisco
Town of Trophy Club
Grayson County
Town of Westlake
Town of Highland Village
Town of Hickory Creek
City of Justin
City of Krugerville
City of Krum
Town of Lakewood Village
Agencies and Organizations
NCTCOG
TxDOT
DCTA
NTTA
Collin County
Greyson County
Cooke County

4. Norman CTP Subcommittee Meeting #3 - Needs and Projects March 25, 2013
Plan Input
Planning Initiatives
City Thoroughfare and Comprehensive plans
Adjacent County Thoroughfare Plans
Capital Improvement Programming
Denton County Projects
Adjacent Counties
TXDOT
NTTA

5. Review of Plan Input Analysis of Existing Conditions
Issues Identification
Safety Concern Areas
Travel Demand Model
Demographic Update
Population
Employment
Link Level Analysis
Network Enhancement
Scenario Building
East-West Corridor

6. Summary of Network Issues
North to South Mobility
IH35 Congestion
Lake Lewisville Constraint
DNT Extension
East to West Mobility
Lake Constraints
US380 Congestion
Sizing and connectivity between adjacent city plans
Other Issues
Railroad corridors
Freeway and tollway crossings
Natural gas drilling constraints
Pavement & bridge conditions

7. Draft Thoroughfare Network Review
2035 LOS Projection
Increased congestion throughout Denton County.
Additional network needed to accommodate increased congestion, population, and employment growth.
Thoroughfare network modeled with and without extension of the outer loop west of DNT to assess impact on the network.
LOS F Roadways
US380
I-35E
FM 455
Sam Rayburn Tollway
US 377
FM 2499

8. Draft Thoroughfare Network Review
East-West Connector north of US 380
Screenline
2035 No Build Scenario East-West Connector Traffic Volumes
No Build
2035 Arterial East-West Connector Scenario Traffic Volumes
Enhanced
East-West
Arterials
2035 Freeway East-West Connector Scenario Traffic Volumes 
East-West
Freeway

9. Denton County Draft Thoroughfare Plan

10. Denton County Draft Thoroughfare Plan
Network
Improvements v
Draft
IH-35 Expansion
Dallas North Tollway Extension
US377 Improvements
Frontier Parkway Extension
Main Street/ King Road Extension
Corporate Drive Extension
Outer Loop Extension
Trietsch Road Extension
Loop 288 Extension
Krum Bypass
US 380 Grade Sep’ns, Widening
Teel Parkway Extension
FM 423 Extension

11. Urban/Rural Minor Arterial: 3 to 4 Lanes, 80’ ROW
Plan Design Standards
Urban/Rural Principal Arterials: ’, 6 120’-140’ ROW
Urban/ Rural Major Arterial: ’, ’ ROW
Major Arterials facilitate cross-town and county-wide mobility and are designed to carry large volumes of traffic.
Designed to connect regional roadways
Provide access to major activity centers
Minor Arterials accommodate moderate volumes of traffic at low speeds.
Connect major arterials to collectors
Urban/Rural Minor Arterial: 3 to 4 Lanes, 80’ ROW

12. Next Steps Public Comments/Discussion
Consideration by the Commissioners Court
Plan Adoption

13. Norman CTP Subcommittee Meeting #3 - Needs and Projects March 25, 2013
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Thank You!
Denton County Commissioners Court
Public Hearing
Denton County Thoroughfare Plan
February 16 , 2017

14. Summary of Network Issues
Crash Statistics
Annual number of traffic crashes increased 38% from 2010 to 2014.
190 total fatalities from 2010 to 2014.

15. Summary of Network Issues
Load Restricted Roads and Bridges
Load Restricted Bridges
9 Load Zone Roadways (40,000 – 58,420 GVW)
23 Load Restricted Bridges (10,000 – 80,000 Lbs.)
Load Zone Roads

16. Draft Thoroughfare Network Review and Development
2014 Traffic Volumes
Traffic Volumes are an estimate of the number of trips to and from an area based on set demographic parameters (population and employment).

17. Draft Thoroughfare Network Review
2035 Network Improvement Plan
City Plans incorporated into recommended network
Network added to the north and west sectors of the City of Denton to accommodate planned growth.
Network added in northeastern Denton County to accommodate growth in Prosper, Celina, Little Elm, Aubrey, Krugerville, and Cross Roads.
Network added in southwestern Denton County to accommodate growth in northern Fort Worth, Justin, Northlake, and Argyle.
NTTA extension of the Dallas North Tollway to just south of Grayson County.
Creation of a functional network of minor arterial roadways in the northeast sector of Denton County.

18. Draft Thoroughfare Network Review
Base 2035 Network Scenario
NCTCOG Funded and Approved 2035 MTP Network
Updated Demographics
What Have We Learned?
High Volume Corridors:
Increasing volumes in southeast Denton County
New Maps Coming
Daily Traffic Volumes