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Somewhere on Earth, Along a Critical Corridor

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• The East Coast’s Main Street • Along with SR 1, the most significant highway in Delaware

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Roadway Miles

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I-95 23 Miles

I-295 6 Miles

I-495 11 Miles

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Where are the workers?

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Cooperating Environmental Resource and Regulatory Agencies

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State Historic Preservation Office

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

National Marine Fisheries

Corps of Engineers

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Protection Agency

Sponsoring Agencies

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Delaware Department of Transportation Federal Highway

Administration

Prior to the ‘90s Administrations

If you build it they will come

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90’s to Early 2000s Philosophy

If you don’t build it,

they will take the bus, or train, or bike, or walk…

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New Philosophy

Optimization Communication Beautification

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Optimization

Utilize your existing resources as efficiently as possible

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I-95 Reconstruction Maximizing Contractor Work Area

Optimization

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Transportation Management Plan

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Optimization

5 Elements for Improved Mobility Transportation Management Improvements Traveling Together Public Information Integrated Transportation Management Capital Improvement Program Coordination

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Optimization

Traffic Management Improvements

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Optimization

Traveling Together

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Optimization

Ridesharing…

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Optimization

Expresso Bus Promotion

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Commuter Rail Service

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Integrated Transportation Management System

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Optimization

Managing the Flow of Traffic Traffic adaptive signal

systems (smart lights) Coordinated Incident

Management Real-time Information

- WTMC 1380 AM - Website cameras online - Hotlines - Variable message signs

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Optimization Communication Beautification

Communication

Broader Message to a Broader Audience

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Billboard

Coloring Book

Developed Survival Guides

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Newark Toll Plaza Brochure

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Optimization Communication Beautification

Beautification

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Lime Green

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Midnight Green

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Verdigris

Citrine

Cyan

Phthalocycanine Green

Fern

Spring Bud

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I-95 Brandywine Bridge Enhancements

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I-95 Now…

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Be warned: Lots of construction happening!

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1990 Projection of 20-year Traffic Growth (2010)

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120,000 2000

Average Daily

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189,500

Traffic Growth vs Projections

219,950

200,000

Actually Exceeded in 1998 – 8 Years

Residential Land Use Trends – South of C&D Canal

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1984 1992 1997 2004

Projects In the Current Years

Churchman’s Bridge Over I-95 I-95 Mainline Widening SR 1/I-95 Interchange I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Highway Speed

E-ZPass Lanes I-295/13 Interchange/DRBA I-95 Collector-Distributor Roads (Long Range Plan) I-95/202 Interchange I-95/141 Interchange

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Churchman’s Road Bridge Over I-95

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I-95 Mainline Widening

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48’ 48’ 14’ 14’ 12’ 12’ EX.1-95 SBR (4-LANES) EX.1-95 NBR (4-LANES) Shldr. Shldr. Shldr. Shldr.

Approx. 103’ to Wetland Boundary Southbound

Approx. 100’ to Wetland Boundary Northbound

Selected Alternative – 5th Lane Widening on North and South Sides

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New Shldr.

14’ 4’ 8’ 48’ 48’ 14’ EX.1-95 SBR (4-LANES) EX.1-95 NBR (4-LANES) Shldr. Shldr.

14’ 5 th

Lane

12’ 5 th

Lane

12’ New

Shldr.

14’ 4’

MSE Wall

Limit of Disturbance

Wetland Boundary

MSE Wall

Limit of Disturbance

Wetland Boundary

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Access to NB Construction Zone

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Barrier Protected Work Zone

Face of Proposed

Sheet Pile Wall

18’ +/-

Proposed Limit of Excavation

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Wetland Boundary / Limit of Disturbance / Silt Fence Temporary

Safety Barrier

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Wetland Mitigation Sites

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Successful Project

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I-295/US13 DRBA Program

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Filling in the Bridges

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Filling in the Bridges

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Pedestrian Tunnel

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Pedestrian Tunnel

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Pedestrian Tunnel

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I-95 Newark Toll Plaza

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I-95 / Newark Toll Plaza – Issues

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Southbound: Poor roadway alignment approaching Plaza promotes use of middle lanes, blocking access to median / E-Z Pass Only lanes Note: Traffic cannot get to E-Z Pass Lanes

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1,000

Booth Dedicated E-ZPass

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Highway Speed E-ZPass Lane

350 Cash Booth

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During Construction

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During Construction

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I-95/SR1 Interchange

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Failing Movements

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Christiana Mall

Bridge Skews – Deckover

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Bridge Skews – Deckover

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Cavaliers Community and Noise Mitigation

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Cavaliers Community and Noise Mitigation

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Cavaliers Community and Noise Mitigation

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Proposed Project

(Looking North) 108

Alternative #1 – Landscaping

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Alternative #2 – Fence with Landscaping

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Alternative #3 – Noise Wall

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I-95/US202 Interchange

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Community Input

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Community Input

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Process Changes for the Better

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Time is Money

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Professional Contracting Bids the Job

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Low Bid Wins the Job

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I can build it in 950 days!

I can build that job in 976 days.

Congratulations… Build That Job!

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Roadside Maintenance – Mow it Down!

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The Natural Look

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Thank you!