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LIC-16-16.50 SR 16-Cherry Valley Interchange (PID 80704) SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 1 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

SR 16-Cherry Valley Road TRAC Status Tier 2 Status; Tier 1 Application Request: $3.4M RW and $29.3M CO Phases Description of Work Replacement of at-grade intersection Construction of Interchange Facility Removal of access point and structure SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 2 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Project Location Map SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 3 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Preferred Alternative Map SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 4 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Project Background Previous Studies Thornwood Drive, Cherry Valley Road, SR 16 Corridor Study Corridor Study Broken into 3 Separate Projects Adjacent Projects SR 161/37/16 Expansion Thornwood Drive Projects SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 5 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Purpose and Need Improve Traffic flow Currently Experiencing LOS E Future Conditions Worsening to LOS F Queue Lengths exceed 2000 feet Intersection at or overcapacity for peak periods (AM V/C ratio = 0.95, PM V/C ratio = 1.18) SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 6 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Improve Traffic Flow SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 7 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Improve Traffic Flow SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 8 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Improve Traffic Flow SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 9 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Purpose and Need (cont.) Improve Safety Congestion Related Crashes 123 Total Crashes in 3-Year Period Crash Rate = 1.34 crashes/mvmt (4.5 Times the Statewide Average, 0.31 crashes/mev) Connectivity Within SR 161/37/16 Macro-Corridor Critical Link between Columbus and Newark SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 10 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Project Funding/Status Existing/Requested Funding R/W : $1.7M (LCATS) and $3.4 (TRAC) Construction : $29.3 (TRAC) Project Status Environmental Document Approved (June 2011) Stage 1 Plans Complete (August 2011) Stage 2 Plans (Scheduled - March 2012) SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 1 1 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Economic Development Within 5-Miles of Project 307 Businesses 24,646 Employees $2.95B in Sales Access to Major Employers Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Boeing , Samuel Manu-Tech, Goodrich Newark Medical Center Licking Memorial Hospital, Medical Benefits Others OSU-Newark, Denison, Tamarack Farms, Anomatic SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 12 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Employment Map Proposed Interchange SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 13 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Economic Development (cont.) Thornwood Drive Corridor Zoning In-place to Support Industrial and Manufacturing Uses Utilities in-place to support development 887 7 Acres of Land Available for development Sites with Rail Access SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 14 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Development Map Proposed Interchange Thornwood Corridor SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 15 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Project Strengths Safety/Congestion Priority Addresses Congested Chokepoint Addresses Significant Crash Pattern That Exceeds Statewide Averages Addresses Corridor Continuity Between SR 161/37 and Newark Expressway Mitigates Concerns Related to Only Signal Between Newark and IR 270-SR 161 Interchange SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 16 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Project Strengths (cont.) Economic Development Access to Major Existing Employers Industrial, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Medical, and Educational Employment Centers Access to Thornwood Drive Industrial Corridor Shovel-Ready Development Sites Serviced by utilities and Rail SR 16/Cherry Valley Road Interchange – 201 1 TRAC Application 17 w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v