CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

Washington County Land Use and Transportation

Tom Tushner

CPO 7

Traffic Control Changes:

Updates and Explanations

May 4, 2009

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

Washington County Land Use and Transportation

Tom Tushner

Traffic Section

• Areas of Responsibility– Traffic Analysis – Traffic Design– Traffic Operations

• Signals• Signing• Striping• Illumination

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Tom Tushner

Background - Budget

• Budget• Funding Sources

– Road Fund– MSTIP/MTIP/TIF - SB 994– Private Development– ARRA (American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act of 2009)

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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ARRA Project Requirements

• Economic Stimulus Parameters• “Shovel Ready” projects• Environmental Impacts• Project Size• Jobs Bill• Time Lines for Delivery

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Traffic Projects

• Projects Moving Forward– School Zone Flashers– Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA)– Interior Illuminated Signs– Traffic Signal Retiming– Transport Regional Arterial Improvement Project

• ITS Corridors – Scholls Ferry Road, Cornell Road and 185th Avenue

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Tom Tushner

Traffic Projects

• Back-Fill Projects– Emergency Vehicle Preemption– Pedestrian Count Down Head Replacement

• Fail-Safe Project– Video Detection

• Other Considered Projects– Recessed Pavement Marker– Retroreflective Sign Replacement

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

Washington County Land Use and Transportation

Tom Tushner

School Zone Flashers

• 15 locations being considered

• Estimate - $250,000

• Solar Powered

• Pager Activated

• Environmental Concerns

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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FYA/Interior Illuminated Signs

• Combined Projects

• 190 intersections retrofit with FYA

• 240 interior illuminated signs

• Estimate - $650,000

• Environmental Concern/Benefits, $20,000 annual savings

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Tom Tushner

Flashing Yellow Arrow

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Traffic Signal Retiming

• Approximately 170 intersections

• Focus on corridors

• Estimate - $600,000

• Environmental Benefits

• Minor CIP – Communications, wireless

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Transport Regional Arterial Improvement Project

• ODOT/Metro• Coordination of six jurisdictions• Estimate - $4,288,000

– $475,000 for County owned system– $875,000 for ODOT and cities within County

• Washington County– 3 corridors – Scholls Ferry, 185th and Cornell– Approximately 50 intersections on Washington County system,

another 70 intersections within Washington County

• Scope – Controllers, cabinets, communications, retiming

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Emergency Vehicle Preemption

• Previous work• Completes County system• Impacts approximately 1/3 of the County

signals, 66 intersections• Minor environmental benefit• Safety benefit• Estimate - $320,000

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

Washington County Land Use and Transportation

Tom Tushner

Pedestrian Count Down Head Replacement

• Approximately 200 intersections, 1,500 pedestrian heads

• Estimate - $740,000

• MUTCD requirement

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Video Detection

• Fail-Safe

• Flexible Size, fit to available funds

• Current Program – 42 intersections

• ITS relationship

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Recessed Pavement Markers

• Estimate - $500,000

• Snowstorm damage/advantages

• Environmental concerns

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Retroreflective Sign Replacement

• 14,000 SF, 1,300 miles of road, 1,400 signs

• MUTCD Requirement

• Estimate - $246,000

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

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Kaiser at Bethany/Kaiser at Laidlaw

• TIF Projects

• Signalization– FYA (N/S only at Laidlaw, Sight Distance

issue)– Right Turn Overlaps– Ped Count Down Signals

CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

Washington County Land Use and Transportation

Tom Tushner

Questions

Thank youTom TushnerPrincipal EngineerTraffic Section(503)846-7950tom_tushner@co.washington.or.us