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- Jct. US-81/N-91 Public Information
Meeting Presentation
November 29, 2018
MISC-81-3(1057) Jct. US-81/N-91; C.N. 32222
Jct. US-81/N-91 Public Information Meeting Presentation November - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Jct. US-81/N-91 Public Information Meeting Presentation November - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Jct. US-81/N-91 Public Information Meeting Presentation November 29, 2018 MISC-81-3(1057) Jct. US-81/N-91; C.N. 32222 WELCOME MEETING PURPOSE Discuss improvements to the US-81/N-91 intersection Gather input from the public
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MEETING PURPOSE
- Discuss improvements to the US-81/N-91
intersection
- Gather input from the public
- Explain how we got here
- Discuss next steps
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PROJECT LOCATION
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STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSIONS – ISSUE IDENTIFICATION
West Leg
- Southbound drivers
turning right block views
- Drivers make riskier
moves due to impatience when attempting a left turn
US-81
- Motorists are driving
too fast
- There is a bow in the
highway that makes sight distance an issue
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CRASH DATA
MAY 2015 – MAY 2018
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TRAFFIC VOLUME
Annual Daily Traffic (ADT) 10-Year ADT 20-Year ADT Truck Traffic US-81 6,900 9,100 10,900 19% N-91 (West leg) 3,200 3,900 4,500 12% N-91 (East leg) 1,600 2,000 2,300 18%
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INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT FOOTPRINT
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RCUT IMPROVEMENT FOOTPRINT
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RCUT VEHICLE MOVEMENT
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WHY AN RCUT INTERSECTION?
- Safety - RCUTs
significantly reduce the potential for and severity of crashes
- Timely deliverability
– can be constructed soon
- Low impact solution
– requires minimal ROW
Traditional Design Conflict Points 42 Points Total RCUT Design Conflict Points 24 Points Total
Traffic Flow Conflict Points
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RCUT INTERSECTIONS IN OTHER STATES
“They [Minnesota drivers] went from having a lot of crashes to, when it was built in 2010, it’s had two very minor property rear-end crashes, and that’s in all the years since.”
- Derek Leuer, Traffic Safety Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation
“This evaluation found:
- A 100% reduction of fatal and serious injury right-angle
crashes
- A 77% reduction of all right-angle crashes
- A 50% reduction of injury crashes”
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Leuer, D., P.E., & Fleming, K., M.A. (2017, May 23). A Study of the Traffic Safety at Reduced Conflict Intersection in Minnesota. Retrieved November 01, 2018, from http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadwork/rci/docs/trafficsafetyatrcistudy.pdf
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NEXT STEPS
- Review and respond to public comments
- Make plan adjustments; final design and right-
- f-way
- Build RCUT - Construction tentatively
scheduled to begin as early as spring of 2019 and be completed as early as fall 2019
- Continue to monitor operations and the need
for an interchange
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QUESTIONS?
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
- Please provide your thoughts about the Jct.
US-81/N-91 project on the comment form provided, or via one of the methods noted on your handout
- Comments will be accepted through December
14, 2018
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