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Home My WebLink AboutWork Session Roadway Design Parameterswar®�x CITY OF IOWA CITY Roadway Design Parameters City Council Work Session April 2, 2018 Roadway Design Parameters • General Project Considerations • American Legion Road • Foster Road • McCollister Boulevard war®�x CITY OF IOWA CITY war®�x General Project Considerations CITY IOWA CITY • Utility improvements included with projects • Complete Streets Policy — "...all current and projected users of the public right-of-way are intended to conveniently reach their destinations via public rights-of-way, regardless of their chosen mode of transportation... — ... provide for the needs of all users and abilities in all planning, design, construction, reconstruction, retrofit, operations, and maintenance activities and products within the public right-of- way..." — Provide transportation options General Project Considerations • Design Considerations — Arterial Streets • Intended to handle regional and local traffic • Includes anticipated heavy vehicles and transit users • Anticipated to address traffic concerns for nearby streets: — Foster Road — Linder Road, Kimball Road and Brown Street — McCollister Boulevard — Langenberg Avenue — Bicycle Master Plan — Lane Widths • NACTO: "For designated truck or transit routes, one travel lane of 11 feet may be used in each direction." war®�x CITY OF IOWA CITY General Project Considerations • Design Considerations • Standard bus vehicle width and buffer • Single travel lane in each direction • Travel lanes only — 22'-24' recommended • Half street (single direction) — 15' minimum — 17' desired minimum — 18' proposed (Foster Road) — 17' proposed (American Legion Road) war®�x CITY OF IOWA CITY Images source: nacto.org General Project Considerations • Recent City Projects — Lower Muscatine Road (2014) • 15' travel lanes (two-lane section) • 13' travel lanes (three -lane section) — Sycamore Street (2015) • 11' travel lanes (two-lane section) — First Avenue Grade Separation (2017) • 11.5' to 12' travel lanes — Washington Street (2017) • 11.5' travel lanes — Dubuque Street (anticipated 2018) 0 11' — 12' travel lanes war®�x CITY OF IOWA CITY General Project Considerations Design Considerations — Design Speed • 35 mph — Arterials — Fringe Areas — McCollister (Mormon Trek — Old Hwy 218): 45 mph Current Proposed Designs — Design Considerations — Stakeholder Input — Opportunity for Input — Upcoming Design Standard Revisions (SU DAS) war®�x CITY OF IOWA CITY I l 1 American Legion Road Improvements �:�;:;Mi Overall CITY OF IOWA CITY ` f• ai�a�rMIMMOMWI 41 T^ d ; (y� w A � _VI I Overall • Complete Reconstruction from Scott Boulevard to Taft Avenue • Conversion from a rural to an urban cross-section w/sidewalks • Single lane roundabout at Scott Boulevard and American Legion Road • Pedestrian underpass (West of Barrington Road near the new Hoover School) American Legion Road Improvements West End Li .: Lj,, L i . uuU... L tlu .. ui i- -I 4 war®�� m�� CITY OF IOWA CITY Muscatine Avenue • 31' Pavement Width Scott Boulevard • 31' Pavement Width American Legion Road Improvements East End 4 war®�� m�� CITY OF IOWA CITY American Legion Road • 22' Pavement Width Taft Avenue • 24' Pavement Width (North of American Legion Road) I l 1 American Legion Road Improvements X1""7 Pedestrian Underpass CITY IOWA CITY Pedestrian Underpass Supports Safe Routes to School Initiative Enhances regional trail network Allows alternate pedestrian crossing of American Legion Road Existing topography accommodates underpass Bicycle Network With Proposed Facility Types IV Legend On -Street Bicycle Facilities Existing Proposed --a Bae Lanavwlee Snauldi �— Climbing LanelLlpb 11 Bike Lane o � 0 t U Yk 4 O r.. 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IGN.IGP nmeetopo. ap8 I l 1 American Legion Road Improvements�;►;� Estimated Project Costs & Schedule CITY, IOWA CITY Schedule • Design Development • ROW Acquisition • Private Utility Relocations • Bid Letting • Construction Estimated Project Costs • Construction $61900,000 • ROW & Easements $940,000 • Engineering $580,000 • Observation & Admin. $580,000 April 2018 — Nov. 2018 01 156M41SROM OMW41SLel 01 156M41SROM OMW41SLel 90W411 Lel April 2020 — Nov. 2020 Total $9,000,000 Foster Road Extension war®�x CITY OF IOWA CITY Overall Extension of Foster Road from east of Dubuque Street to Prairie Du Chien Road Existing City property/alignment Foster Road Extension West End ate - Foster Road • 36' Pavement Width (east of Dubuque Street) • 31' Pavement Width (west of Dubuque Street) 14 Q MR CITY OF IOWA CITY Foster Road Extension East End Prairie du Chien Road • 28' Pavement Width 14 11 MR CITY OF IOWA CITY a Prairie du Chien Road • 28' Pavement Width 14 11 MR CITY OF IOWA CITY Bicycle Network With Proposed Facility Types° Legend On-Street Bicycle Facilities9�.` Existing propasetl Bike Lines Wills, Shoulders y �- Climbing LanelUphll Bike Lane .. m Biddli Fee Lanes ° s is,sk dBike Lan"Ycle Tracks B oyae Bpweverds a__ Marked and Signed Routes �alisy.en•.. 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Rue +m5 ISL.r Fa e...,...,A.,.. _..anr 11. ,rtdeN ori s,roec. en Foster Road Extension Estimated Project Costs & Schedule Schedule* • Design Development • Construction CITY OF IOWA CITY Estimated Project Costs* • Construction $2,645,000 • ROW & Easements $5,000 • Engineering $300,000 • Observation & Admin. $250,000 January 2018 —April 2018 2018-2019 Total $3,200,000 *Note: Project completed as part of Forest Hill Estates Subdivision, pending development agreement I l 1 McCollister Boulevard Extension �;� mph Overall • Extension of McCollister Boulevard from east of Covered Wagon Drive to Sycamore Street 0 Tie into existing roundabout on Sycamore Street Overall CITY IOWA CITY r boo E Oki i YY 11. A., 1 i _,,Is Feed & Supply .� • Extension of McCollister Boulevard from east of Covered Wagon Drive to Sycamore Street 0 Tie into existing roundabout on Sycamore Street McCollister Boulevard Extension West End McCollister Boulevard • 34' Pavement Width wZ6r®4it 14 Q MR CITY OF IOWA CITY McCollister Boulevard Extension East End 4 war®�� m�� CITY IOWA CITY Sycamore Street Roundabout • 34' Pavement Width — 11' Travel Lanes and 5.5' Bike Lanes McCollister Boulevard Extension Opticos Report • Connectivity in the South District Area, at all levels of travel modes • Bus service challenges • Bike infrastructure interconnectivity • Relief for neighborhood streets currently being used as arterials • Improved walkability McCollister Boulevard Extension Potential Cross Section Potential Typical Section • Urban cross section, including curb and gutter • 11' travel lanes • On -street (protected?) bike lanes • McCollister corridor to the west • 8' sidewalk (north side) and 5' sidewalk (south side) • 100' proposed right-of-way 14 Q MR CITY OF IOWA CITY war®�x CITY OF IOWA CITY Questions and Discussion