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ST9904-CS 990614Major Investment Study COMMITTEE City oI Coppell MIS STUI)Y TEAM HDR Engmcclmg. Inc Services Engineering Management }INTB Hicks & Company Klnllcy }lorn & Associales NCTCOG June 14, 1999 Mr. Kenneth Griffin. P.E. Director of Engineering, & Public Works City of Coppell P.O. Box 478 Coppell, TX 75019 Texas Departrn~n! of~ansportation Dear Mr. Griffin: The Technical Committee Meeting #6 held on June 7, 1999 inarked a milestone in the project development of the SH114/SH121 corridor. The committee members assented to a preferred alternative consisting of a general purpose freeway with a managed facility in the median along with congestion mitigation components. In order for the NCTCOG to finalize thc Mobility 2025 plan for the DF~V region it is important that thc SH114/SH121 project have an economical placeholder in thc plan fi-om financial and operational standpoints. Provisions of this placeholder will include an assumption that the managed facility will operate as a reversible facility that will accommodate both high occupancy vehicles (HOV) and single occupancy vehicles (SOV) in coordination with the general purpose lanes. Should futurc detailed design of this facility show that a reversible facility is not economically feasible, adjustments will be made to the alternative to reflect bi- directional operations. This alternative will be presented to the public for consensus in mid July 1999 as well as thc Regional Transportation Council (RTC) for final approval in August. Upon RTC adoption, the team will proceed with the access options and detailed schematic design. Please review the Technical Coinmittee Meeting #6 Summary and provide any comments or corrections to me by June 23, 1999. After this date the Meeting Summary will be finalized with comments incorporated, if you have any questions or comments please contact me at (817) 370-6614. Sincerely, Joseph W. Atwood, PE Project Manager Advance Project Development TxDOT~FTW Major Investment Study MEETING SUMMARY Technical Committee Meeting #6 Date/Time: June 7, 1999 Location: City of Grapevine City Hall, Grapevine, Texas Attendees: See Attached Si~n-in Sheet The following summary is not intended to be a verbatim transcript of the above mentioned meeting. It is only to serve as a summary of the topics discussed and the major points identified. Please review the contents of the summary and notify Brian Swindell with HDR En~neering (ph. (972) 960-4451) if there are any questions or additions necessary. All comments must be received by June 23, 1999 in order to be included in the final summary. The meeting opened up with Joe Atwood (TxDOT-Fort Worth) welcoming the committee and briefing going over what would be discussed. Will Hagood discussed the activities at the last Public Meeting. He stated that there was good feedback on the local access alternatives and that the comments received were being utilized to refine the alternatives. He also stated that the next major step in this project is to identify the Preferred Alternative and that the local access issues would be put on hold while we pursue the preferred alternative. Chris Klaus discussed the current status of air quality in the DF~V region and the challenges that the region faces in balancing the Air Quality Goals with the Mobility Goals. He also discussed the implications of the air quality issues and how DFW may be moved into a problematic or freeze status that would effect funding and construction of projects in the region. Dan Lamers discussed the importance of the reaching a consensus on the Preferred Alternative by August 1999 in order to create a placeholder in the Mobility 2025 Plan. This placeholder should include the design concept & scope, financial implications, and congestion management strategies (CMS). Terry Watson then discussed the CMS plan which included the Transportation System Management (TSM) and Travel Demand Management (TDM) elements. He stated that the CMS plan would include arterial widening, intersection improvements, advanced traffic management, access management and intelligent transportation systems. There was some discussion on whether the 'arterial improvements should be included in the model at this time and the consensus was that the affects to the model would not impact the decision for the Preferred Alternative. Additionally, several modifications to the arterial list were suggested and Terry indicated that he would evaluate those modifications. Brian Swindell then discussed the Viable Alternative screening process and began by re- introducing the Viable Alternatives (General Purpose, HOV, Express/Managed). The access locations for the HOV and Expreess/Managed alternatives were presented along with a definition of the Managed element of the Express/Managed Alternative. Brian stated that the Managed aspect would include a freeway facility that accommodates High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) Page I of 3 and Single Occupancy Vehicles (SOV) and provides opportunities for congestion management through a combination of three variables: Time of Day, Auto Occupancy and Toll/Pricing. Brian then went through the evaluation criteria and indicated that based on the criteria evaluated the Study Team's recommendation for the preferred alternative is the Express/Managed Facility. The reversible feature of the Express/Managed alternative was discussed and Brian indicated that based on the lane balance criteria it would be difficult to provide a reversible lane; however, this aspect would be further evaluated as project development continues. Brian asked the Technical Committee if there was consensus on the Express/Manage Facility and the Technical Committee agreed. There were no objections to an express w/or w/o toll, reversible or non-reversible. Michael Burbank indicated a need to emphasize the HOV aspect of the Express/Managed Facility alternative for the RTC. Gustavo Baez suggested that another Technical Committee Meeting be held before the next Public Meeting. The Committee felt that this meeting was not necessary at this time but would reserve the right to hold a meeting, if the need arose. Joe Atwood closed the meeting with a request for help from the Committee members in informing their city councils on the study progress and recommendations and stated that he would be following up with the committee members to set up opportunities to brief the city councils. Joe then thanked the committee for their attendance and the meeting was adjourned. Page 2 ~*f 3 List of Meeting Attendees Jim Foster E.J. Harbin Loma Gibson Start Laster Jerry Hodge Steve Gilbreath Michael Barnes Ron Harper Steve Sa!in Don Williams Ron Carriker Sal Deocampo Dan Lamers Gustavo Baez Randy Skinner Chris Klaus Michael Burbank Sam Adamie Joe Atwood Brian Swindell Phil Ullman Will Hagood Terry Watson Colleyville Flower Mound Flower Mound Grapevine Grapevine Grapevine Keller Southlake BRW, !nc. DFW Airport FHWA FHWA NCTCOG ' NCTCOG NCTCOG NCTCOG NCTCOG Tan-ant County Health Dept. TxDOT-Fort Worth HDR Engineering HDR Engineering HDR Engineering IGmley-Horn & Assoc. Page 3 of 3