Doran Street and Broadway/Brazil Grade Separation Project Project and Traffic Update December 7, 2016 Agenda • Introduction • Meeting Goals • Purpose & Need • Project Overview • Traffic Study Update • Recommended Alternative • Rail Corridor Improvements • Project Timeline • Next Steps • Questions
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Doran Street and Broadway/Brazil Grade Separation Project
Project and Traffic UpdateDecember 7, 2016
Agenda• Introduction• Meeting Goals• Purpose & Need• Project Overview• Traffic Study Update• Recommended Alternative • Rail Corridor Improvements • Project Timeline• Next Steps • Questions
Meeting Goals
• Introduction of new team members
• Project status update
• Present our findings
• Hear your feedback
• Discuss next steps
Purpose and Need
1. Enhance safety by creating a physical separation between vehicles and pedestrians and the trains
2. Improve mobility and access for first responders, businesses and residents
Rail Corridor Fast Facts:> 90 Trains daily
> 7 ½ Hours of gate downtime weekly
> Commuter rail service anticipated to increase 50% by 2035
> 14 Recorded incidents at Doran crossing
> 9 Recorded incidents at Broadway/Brazil crossing
> CPUC has mandated improvements to the Doran crossing
Existing Peak Hour Traffic Conditions
• Doran Street/San Fernando Road Intersection– Over 3,000 vehicles passing through the intersection– 20 Pedestrians– 24 Cyclists
• Brazil & Broadway/San Fernando Road Intersection– Almost 2,400 vehicles passing through the intersection– 87 Pedestrians
• 6 Trains pass through during the peak hour, significantly impacting intersection level-of-service
Project is Comprised of Two Components
• These two components work in tandem to provide a comprehensive safety and access solution
• Benefits: – Closes two at-grade crossings,– Eliminates longer term impacts with no
need for a future grade separation at Broadway/Brazil
– Uninterrupted access over the railroad corridor with minimal diversion of traffic
– The two components support Quiet Zones for Doran St and Broadway/Brazil
2. Northerly Point of Access
1. Salem/Sperry Overpass
1. Salem/Sperry Overpass
• Significant safety enhancement
• Uninterrupted access across the railroad corridor
• Pedestrian and bicycle facilities
• Metro Board approved this alternative in June 2015
Conceptual rendering; subject to change.
2. Northerly Point of Access
• Access required for first responders
• Critical access for economic vitality of businesses in north Atwater Village
• Evaluated numerous one-way and two-way configurations
• Updated traffic analysis
Existing Conditions – PM Peak Hour
Existing Conditions – PM Peak Hour
Existing Conditions – PM Peak Hour
Existing Conditions – PM Peak Hour
Existing Afternoon Travel Patterns
Existing Afternoon Travel Patterns
Future Trip Generations –PM Peak Hour
Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns
Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns
Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns
Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns
Future 2035 PM Peak Hour Travel Patterns
Existing 2016 vs Future 2035
Existing 2016 vs Future 2035
Traffic Summary
• SCAG 2035 Model predicts minimal growth for Fairmont and Concord
• Trip Generation to/from the north on Fairmont diverted to widened I-5 Freeway
• J-hook or P-hook will not add substantial traffic to Fairmont• Fairmont intersections still operate at Level of Service B or C =