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THE STATE OF THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES prepared for The House Transportation Committee February 5, 2008 Central Region g Gordon C. Keith, P.E. Regional Director Central Region Includes Anchorage
prepared for The House Transportation Committee
February 5, 2008
Gordon C. Keith, P.E. Regional Director
M j Hi h Major Highways Parks Highway (MP 0-163) Seward Highway (all 118 miles) Sterling Highway (all 138 miles) Glenn Highway (MP 0 to 109) 109 rural airports 6 harbors 5,400 paved road lane miles 975+ miles of gravel roads ~300 bridges
Where population growth outruns road improvements Central Region has
As a result, Central Region has Alaska’s greatest problems with
High Population } Limited Road System
CONGESTION
Accidents Ruts
Central Region, State of Alaska, DOT/PF: Top 10 Congestion Bottlenecks
1/26/07 set
Bottleneck ID
Function Problem Needed Solutions
Length mi Bottleneck Volume veh/day Min Lanes Signals per mi Capacity LOS E
v/c ratio
Annual Hrs Delay (1,000's)
Annual Delay
(1,000's) Annual crashes
Added Annual Crash Costs
(1,000's)
Improvement Projects Costs (1,000's)
Benefit / Cost
1
Glenn Hwy to Seward Hwy: Boniface Pkwy to 36th Ave
Urban Interstate Freeway Break Cut and cover controlled access freeway to freeway connection; Build at-grade frontage roads
5 60,000 4 4 34,500
1.74
3,007
$45,000
750
$ 22,609 $ 550,000
1.10 2
Tudor Rd: Minnesota to Muldoon
NHS Arterial Lack of arterial grid Complete parallel E/W grid - incl. Dowling Road from Abbott Loop to Minnesota Dr, Bragaw from Northern Lts to O'Malley Rd, Boniface to Dowling
5.5 53,000 4 2 34,500
1.54
1,773
$27,000
450
$ 13,565 $ 140,000
2.59 3
Parks Hwy: Wasilla to Big Lake
Rural Interstate Overcapacity two lane, high fatal rate Widen to 4 lanes; Parks Hwy Bypass of Wasilla
8.8 17,000 2 13,520
1.26
585
$9,000
50
$ 1,507 $ 150,000
0.63 4
Seward Hwy: Anchorage to Girdwood (Summer Months)
Rural Interstate Overcapacity, two lane Widen to 4 lanes or bypass mountains by crossing Turnagain Arm to North Kenai Spur Road
27.5 17000 2 13,520
1.26
1,828
$27,000
80
$ 2,412 $ 340,000
0.77 5
Sterling Hwy: Sterling to Soldotna (Summer Months)
Interstate Overcapacity, two lane, high fatal rate Widen to 4 lanes, limit access
10.5 17,000 2 13,520
1.26
698
$10,000
50
$ 1,507 $ 60,000
1.71 6
Palmer-Wasilla Hwy: Palmer to Wasilla
Major Arterial Overcapacity two lane, high fatal rate Widen to 4 lanes; Complete parallel Bogard-Seldon Corridor as 4 lanes limited access; Widen N/S corridors to 4 lanes - Trunk Rd limited access, Seward Meridian Rd, and Hyer Rd
9.9 16,500 2 0.3 13,520
1.22
639
$10,000
140
$ 4,221 $ 130,000
0.98 7
O’Malley Rd: Elmore Rd to Seward Hwy
Major Arterial Overcapacity, two lane Widen to 4 lanes; Connect N/S roads to complete grid - Elmore Road
2 16,000 2 1 13,520
1.18
55
$1,000
50
$ 1,507 $ 18,000
1.24 8
Jewel Lake Rd: International to Dimond
Minor Arterial Overcapacity, two lane Widen to 4 lanes with center left turn lane
2.9 16,000 2 1 13,520
1.18
78
$1,000
75
$ 2,261 $ 20,000
1.46 9
Seward Hwy: 36th Ave to O’Malley Rd
Urban Interstate Interchange capacity, weaving Widen to 6 lanes for weaving between interchanges; Complete E/W collectors across freeway at International, 68th, 76th, 92nd Avenues.
4.5 60,000 4 57,375
1.05
751
$11,000
400
$ 12,058 $ 210,000
0.98 10
Minnesota Dr: Hillcrest Dr to Tudor
NHS Arterial Intersection capacity Cut and cover controlled access freeway to freeway connection; Build at-grade frontage roads
3 45,000 6 2 51,800
0.87
1,353
$20,000
120
$ 3,618 $ 300,000
0.70
TOTAL
79.6 317,500 259,295
1.22
10,769 $ 161,000 2,165
$ 65,264
1,918,000 $
1.05
miles veh/day veh/day
Avg
hrs/yr 14%
*
$15/hr value of lost time delay avg, Delay costs exclude costs of fuel, air quality, and vehicular wear and tear List Generated at the Request of FHWA Alaska Division
*
Freeway Capacity based upon adjusting to 70/30 split
Safety Corridor Designated
*
60% crash and delay reduction assumed with improvements
*
Weighted KABCO crash costs per DOT proportion of KABCO crashes on NHS Routes
Safety Corridor Candidate, Under Consideration
Highway Safety Corridors
Designated: Seward Highway, MP 87-117 – May 26, 2006 Parks Highway, MP 44-52 – October 16, 2006 To be Designated: Knik-Goose Bay Road – May 2008 Sterling Highway, Scout Lake to Soldotna – May 2008 Palmer-Wasilla Highway – Summer 2008 Preliminary Results Seward Highway Parks Highway
Crash Rate Before Implementation 13.10 per 100 MVM 17.30 per 100 MVM Crash Rate After Implementation 1.22 per 100 MVM 10.36 per 100 MVM % Reduction 90.7% 40% Crashes Per Year Before Implementation 16.45 6.82 Crashes Per Year After Implementation 1 3 % Reduction 93.9% 56% MVM = Million Vehicle Miles Seward Highway – September 25, 2005 Seward Highway – September 25, 2005
May 2006
CENTRAL REGION SAFETY CORRIDOR CANDIDATES BY RANKING, CONSIDERATION
2001-2003 3 Year Average Accident Rates: NHS Routes in the Central Region sorted by FATALITIES +MAJOR INJURIES Routes with NO FATAL ACCIDENTS are hilighted in
3rd Sort Regional ranking based on # of crashes, ADT conflicts 1
Parks Highway: Lake Lucille Drive to Big Lake Road
Safety Corridor as of 10-16-06 2
Seward Highway: Sawmill Road (MP 100) to Rabbit Creek Rifle Range
Safety Corridor as of 5-26-06, Extended 10-30-07 3
Knik/Goose Bay Road: Parks Highway to Settler's Bay or Point McKenzie Road
4
Sterling Highway: Scout Lake Road to Kenai Spur Highway
5
Palmer/Wasilla Highway: Palmer to Wasilla
6
Eagle River Road: Old Glenn Highway to Wallace Street (Near MP 5) 3R project solving
7
Seward Highway: Turnagain Pass to Portage Glacier Road 3R project solving one portion
8
Glenn Highway: Parks Highway Junction to Palmer/Fishhook Road 4R project.
9
Seward Highway: Sterling Highway Junction to Turnagain Pass
10
Kenai Spur Highway: Forest Drive to Rig Tenders Dock 11 Seward Highway: Primrose Road to Johnson Pass Trailhead (MP 32)
Produced by Central Region DOT/PF, Traffic & Safety Section NEXT 2 CANDIDATES under consideration in 2008
Central Region Main Highway Rut Problem Areas
Route Limits Length (mi) Estimate ($M) Comments Plans
High Priority
Sterling Highway Sterling to Soldotna 10 $10.0 Pre-level and Overlay Mackey Lake to Soldotna portion in M&O PM for 2009
Second Priority
Glenn Highway
2.5 $5.0 Pre-Level and Overlay Not in STIP Minnesota Drive Tudor Road to C Street 4.6 $19.6 Pre-Level and Overlay Not in STIP Sterling Highway Funny River Road to Ninilchik 30 $30.0 Pre-Level and Overlay Not in STIP Ingra and Gambell Streets 16th Ave. to 20th Ave. 0.5 $2.0 Pre-Level and Overlay Not in STIP Glenn Highway Boniface to Knik River (less above) 24 $48.0 Pre-Level and Overlay Not in STIP Subtotal Rut Issues $114.6
Other Issues (not Ruts)
Sterling Highway Homer Hill 4 $1.6 BST (raveling) Not in STIP Sterling Highway Anchor Point to Homer Hill 8 $8.0 Stabilize Base and Overlay (structural distress) Not in STIP Sterling Highway Seward Wye to Kenai Lake 8 $3.2 BST (raveling) Not in STIP Seward Highway MP 59 to MP 75 16 $16.0 Stabilize Base and Overlay (structural distress) Not in STIP Seward Highway MP 104 to MP 110 6 $6.0 Stabilize Base and Overlay (structural distress) Not in STIP Glenn Highway Parks Intx. To Palmer-Wasilla Hwy. 5 $5.0 Stabilize Base and Overlay (structural distress) Not in STIP before 2010 Parks Highway Kashwitna to Willow + 2 miles 17 $17.0 Stabilize Base and Overlay (structural distress) Not in STIP before 2010 + 2 miles Not in STIP Total $171.4
Central Region Highway Pavement Rut Repair Needs
Priority Highway/Road Milepost Section Repair Estimate ($k)
1 Glenn 17.8 - 20.5 (N - S Birchwood) $2,700.0 2 Gaswell / Wendy Lane 0 - 3 $3,000.0 3 Parks 72 - 99 $27,000.0 4 North Cohoe Loop 11 - 16 $5,000.0 5 Sterling 83 - 92 $9,000.0 6 Glenn 22 - 25.5 (Peters Ck. - Eklutna) $7,800.0 7 Sterling 96.5 - 118 $21,500.0 8 Glenn 35 - 42 $7,000.0 9 Palmer-Wasilla 0 - 9.8 $14,700.0 10 Minnesota Drive C Street - Tudor $19,600.0 11 Jewel Lake Dimond - International Airport $5,350.0 12 Sterling 118 - 157 $39,000.0 13 72nd Avenue Lake Otis - Lore $1,100.0 14 68th Avenue Lake Otis - Brayton $650.0 15 Potter Drive Arctic - C St. $450.0 16 80th Avenue Lake Otis - Winchester $200.0 17 East Seldon 0 - 2.3 $2,300.0 18 Fairview Loop 0 - 11 $11,000.0 19 Lucus 0 - 1.4 $1,400.0 20 49th State Street 0 - 1.3 $1,300.0 21 Bodenburg Loop 0 - 5.7 $5,700.0 22 Glenn 25 - 35 $10,000.0 23 Old Seward Rabbit Ck. - Huffman $2,580.0 24 Sterling 157 - 172 $15,000.0 25 Sterling 50 - 58 $8,000.0 26 Rezanof Drive 0 - 7.5 $7,500.0 27 O'Malley Old Seward - Upper O'Malley $2,900.0 28 Seward 18 - 26 $8,000.0 29 Seward 43 - 46 $3,000.0 30 Old Klatt Timberline - Victor $2,050.0 31 Beaver Loop 0 - 4 $4,000.0 32 Funny River 0 - 3 $3,000.0 33 Dimond Boulevard Arctic - Jewel Lake $6,300.0 34 Rezanof Drive West 0 - 4 $4,000.0 35 Main Street (Homer) 0.2 - 0.7 $500.0 36 East End 14 - 20 $6,000.0 37 Dimond Boulevard Old Seward - Arctic $3,350.0 38 Fireweed Lane Spenard - New Seward $4,050.0 39 Abbott Lake Otis - Hilltop $1,800.0 40 Victor Rd. all $1,200.0 41 Birch O'Malley - Lore $350.0 42 Northern Lights Boulevard Minnesota - Wisconsin $900.0 43 A Street 15th - International Airport $2,300.0 44 C Street 15th - International Airport $2,200.0 45 Upper Huffman Hillside to end $1,050.0
Total $285,780.0
Sterling Highway: Funny River Road to Ninilchik Seward Highway: MP 59 to MP 75 Sterling Highway: Sterling to Soldotna Parks Highway: Kashwitna to Willow plus 2 miles MP 72 to MP 89 Sterling Highway: Seward Wye to Kenai Lake Sterling Highway: Anchor Point to Homer Hill and Homer Hill Seward Highway: MP 104 to MP 110 Glenn Highway: Boniface to Knik River (excluding Birchwood area) Glenn Highway: Parks Intersection to Palmer-Wasilla Highway Minnesota Drive: Tudor Road to C Street Glenn Highway SB:
Ingra and Gambell Streets: 16th Ave to 20th Ave
10 20 5 Miles
Central Region NHS Recommended Pavement Repair Projects January 2008
Pavement problems other than rutting Rutting repair
Central Region NHS Recommended Pavement Repair Projects January 2008
Pavement problems other than rutting Rutting repair
2,500 5,000 1,250 Feet
Minnesota Drive: Tudor Road to C Street Ingra and Gambell Streets: 16th Ave. to 20th Ave.
The War Against Pavement Rutting
What is DOT/PF Doing?
September 25, 2005
Central Region
Unfunded Safety/Congestion Needs Major Roadways
Corridor) - $100 million
$200 million
Corridor) - $340 million
million
FFY 2003-2009 AIP Spending Plan Projects
Kongiganak Accident - narrow R/W and X-winds Existing Takotna R/W to be relocated
Unmet Aviation Needs
South Naknek Runway Dips Hooper Bay Erosion
Maintenance & Operations General Fund Authorizations
160000 180000 120000 140000 FY83 budget adjusted for Anchorage CPI 80000 100000 40000 60000 M&O actual GF operating budget 20000 F Y 8 3 F Y 8 4 F Y 8 5 F Y 8 6 F Y 8 7 R E V . F Y 8 8 F Y 8 9 F Y 9 F Y 9 1 F Y 9 2 F Y 9 3 F Y 9 4 F Y 9 5 F Y 9 6 F Y 9 7 F Y 9 8 F Y 9 9 F Y F Y 1 F Y 2 F Y 3 F Y 4 F Y 5 F Y 6 F Y 7 F Y 8