Federal Transit Administration • Federal Highway Administration City of Vancouver • City of Portland • SW Washington Regional Transportation Council • Metro • C-TRAN • TriMet A long-term, comprehensive solution 2011 Road Design Conference November 2, 2011 Casey Liles CRC Highway Engineering Manager
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Federal Transit Administration • Federal Highway AdministrationCity of Vancouver • City of Portland • SW Washington Regional Transportation Council • Metro • C-TRAN • TriMet
A long-term, comprehensive solution
2011 Road Design ConferenceNovember 2, 2011
Casey LilesCRC Highway Engineering Manager
A corridor of the future
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• Critical link between Canada and Mexico
• Estimated $40 billion in freight crosses the bridge annually
• One-of-a-kind project
CRC project area
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CRC project area
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Seven closely spaced interchanges
Standard Spacing:Desirable = 2 MilesMinimum = 1 Mile
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0.6 mi0.5 mi
0.9 mi
0.6 mi
0.5 mi 0.8 mi
75% of southbound traffic to/from 7 interchanges
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Source: CRC Traffic Technical Report, 2011
Vertical constraints
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Number of crashes between 2002-20068
High crash locations - Vancouver
• Crashes 3 to 4 times more likely when bridge lift occurs
• 400 crashes/year; expected to increase to 750 by 2030
Source: CRC Traffic Technical Report, 2011
High crash locations - Portland
Number of crashes between 2002-20069
• Crash rates for 5-mile I-5 Bridge Influence Area twice as high as comparable inner-urban freeways
• Crash frequency highest in locations with non-standard features
Source: CRC Traffic Technical Report, 2011
• $40 billion in freight crosses bridge; $71 billion by 2030
• 8% of traffic was freight in 2005 (11,000 trucks); 11% by 2030
• 75% of freight trucks crossing bridge uses an interchange in project area
• Trucks traveling in project area are more likely to be involved in a crash
Freight impaired by congestion
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• Existing bus service is subject to congestion
• Local bus service requires a transfer
• Bike and pedestrian path across bridge is substandard
– Path is only 4 feet wide, next to freeway traffic
– Discourages use
Limited travel options
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• Aging bridges built in 1917 and 1958
• Existing bridges do not meet current seismic safety standards
• Current wooden pilings do not reach solid rock
Earthquake risk
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Public process to develop solutions
• 2001 – 2002I-5 Transportation and Trade Partnership
• 2005 – 2008 39-member CRC Task Force
• 2008 – today Project Sponsors Council and citizen advisory groups
• More than 29,000 people engaged at over 950 events
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• Replacement I-5 bridge
• Improvements to
closely-spaced highway
interchanges
• Light rail extension to
Vancouver
• Pedestrian and bicycle
facility improvements
Long-term, comprehensive solution to improve safety and reduce congestion
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Increased safety and reduced congestion by replacing the I-5 bridge
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Interchange improvements - WA
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Interchange improvements-OR
Roadway improvements
• Get people out of traffic
• Connection to more than 52 miles of rail network in the region
• Encourage up to 6 million transit boardings per year
Increased safety and reduced congestion by extending light rail
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Federal Transit Administration • Federal Highway AdministrationCity of Vancouver • City of Portland • SW Washington Regional Transportation Council • Metro • C-TRAN • TriMet
Project Status Update
• Researched in-water pile installation and noise reduction techniques
• Objectives:– Evaluated construction noise– Assessed techniques to reduce
effects to fish and wildlife– Evaluated pile installation
• Record of Decision allows the project to:– Complete design
– Begin property acquisition in 2012
– Break ground in 2013
• Project to start in 2012
• Purpose:– Verify load carrying capacity
of soil– Evaluate constructability
• 2 locations– 1 in WA, 1 in OR
• Noise and vibration monitoring
Drilled Shaft and Driven Pile program
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• Responsible for:– Advising CRC project director and staff
– Representing stakeholder organizations
– Communicating routinely with constituencies
• Composed of approximately 30 members– 12-15 from each state
– Terms of 1-2 years
• Meet as large group 1-2 times a year– Vancouver and Portland subcommittees will meet
10-12 times a year
Bi-State Citizen Advisory Committee
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Project development schedule
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Federal Transit Administration • Federal Highway AdministrationCity of Vancouver • City of Portland • SW Washington Regional Transportation Council • Metro • C-TRAN • TriMet
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