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S.R. 0 0 1 8 , Section B5 9 7 th Avenue Betterm ent Project Public Plans Display Wednesday October 17, 2018 Beaver Falls Municipal Building 1 www.dot.state.pa.us Project Location City of Beaver Falls and New Brighton Borough, Beaver

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S.R. 0 0 1 8 , Section B5 9 7 th Avenue Betterm ent Project

Public Plans Display

Wednesday October 17, 2018 – Beaver Falls Municipal Building

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Project Location

City of Beaver Falls and New Brighton Borough, Beaver County

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Project Team - PennDOT

  • Design
  • Douglas Seeley, P.E. – Assistant

District Executive - Design

  • John Zelesnak, P.E. – Senior Project

Manager

  • Matt Boyko, P.E. – Project Manager
  • Caitlin Klotz – Civil Engineer

Transportation

  • Traffic
  • Todd Kravits, P.E. – District Traffic

Engineer

  • Bill Lesterick – District Safety

Manager

  • Josh Grimm – Civil Engineer

Transportation (Safety)

  • Zach Murray - Civil Engineer

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  • Environm ental
  • Mark Young – District Environmental

Manager

  • Nick Krobot, P.E. – Assistant

Environmental Project Manager

  • Construction
  • Jason Zang, P.E. – Assistant District

Executive - Construction

  • Elwood Balog, P.E. – Assistant

Construction Engineer

  • Maintenance
  • Michael Simmons, P.E. – Beaver

County Maintenance Manager

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Project Collaboration

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  • City of Beaver Falls
  • New Brighton Borough
  • Beaver County
  • Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA)
  • Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC)
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National Environm ental Policy Act ( NEPA)

  • Public outreach begins with the

NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) process:

  • NEPA requires agencies to integrate

environmental values into their decision-making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions

  • NEPA also includes public

involvement activities and gathering feedback from the public

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Scope of W ork – Existing Concrete Section

5 th Street in New Brighton to 8 th Street in Beaver Falls

  • To be patched & overlaid with bituminous

– Concrete pavement was originally built around 1986, as approach work to new bridge over Beaver River – No significant rehabilitation, besides routine maintenance, since originally constructed

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– No work proposed on Beaver River Bridge with this project – A separate bridge preservation project is planned but is not yet funded or actively under design

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  • To be milled/ resurfaced

– Consists of variable depth bituminous overlay on either concrete (center) or brick base (either side) – Bituminous base repairs to be performed as necessary

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Scope of W ork – Existing Asphalt Section

8 th Street to 2 0 th Street in Beaver Falls

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Proposed Scope of W ork ( continued)

  • Minor guide rail updates
  • Drainage upgrades
  • Manhole and valve adjustments
  • Minor sign structure work
  • Signal Updates
  • ADA curb ramp updates
  • Signing, pavement markings, delineation
  • Safety improvements

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Safety I m provem ents – “Bum p Outs”

3 rd Street to 2 0 th Street in Beaver Falls

  • Curb extensions, or “Bump Outs” are proposed at

intersections between 8th and 20th Street.

– These define the parking lanes, calm traffic, and shorten the distance for a pedestrian to cross the road

  • Painted bump outs are proposed at intersections

between 3rd and 8th Streets.

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Safety I m provem ents – “Road Diet”

3 rd Street to 2 0 th Street in Beaver Falls

  • A “Road Diet” is proposed to reconfigure the

roadway for safer, more efficient usage for all users, within the existing pavement from curb-to-curb

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“Road Diet” – Proposed Changes

3 rd Street to 4 th Street in Beaver Falls

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Existing:

  • Four travel lanes

– Two thru lanes in each direction

Proposed:

  • Three travel lanes

– One thru lane in each direction plus left turn lanes at intersections

  • Bike lane in each direction

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“Road Diet” – Proposed Changes

4 th Street to 8 th Street in Beaver Falls

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Existing:

  • Four travel lanes

– Two thru lanes in each direction

  • Parallel parking southbound

Proposed:

  • Three travel lanes

– One thru lane in each direction plus left turn lanes at intersections

  • Bike lane in each direction
  • Parallel parking northbound

and southbound

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“Road Diet” – Proposed Changes

8 th Street to 2 0 th Street in Beaver Falls

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Existing:

  • Four travel lanes

– Two thru lanes in each direction

  • Parallel parking southbound
  • Pull-in angle parking

northbound Proposed:

  • Three travel lanes

– One thru lane in each direction plus left turn lanes at intersections

  • Bike lane in each direction
  • Parallel parking southbound
  • Back-in (reverse) angle

parking northbound

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Bicycle Considerations

  • State Route 18 is part of PA Bicycle

Route A

– The route stretches 199 miles from Erie,

  • Pa. to Greene County, Pa., just north of

Morgantown, W. Va. – Locally, this route connects Aliquippa, Monaca, Beaver Falls, and Ellwood City

  • Signs and Pavement Markings will

be used to clearly mark Bike Lanes

  • All new inlet grates in the roadway

will be Bicycle Safe

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Traffic Signals

  • 13 signalized intersections along the corridor

– Improvements will include:

  • Updated vehicular signal heads,

including reflective back plates

  • Updated “countdown” pedestrian

signal heads

  • High visibility crosswalks
  • Upgraded vehicle detection (radar)
  • Emergency Vehicle Preemption
  • Left turn protected/ permitted phasing at

new left turn lanes

  • Elimination of several “No Left Turn”

restrictions

  • Improved signal timing

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Traffic Control

  • Long-term single lane closures will be used between New Brighton and 8th Street in

Beaver Falls, for patching and overlay of the roadway. Access will be provided to driveways and side streets.

  • Short-term off-peak single lane closures will be used between 8th Street and 20th

Street in Beaver Falls. This may include night work, to minimize parking impacts in the business district. 16

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Project Schedule and Costs

  • Detailed construction schedule still under development
  • Anticipated Let Date (Bid Opening): February 14, 2019
  • Begin physical work: Mid-April, 2019
  • Construction is expected to continue throughout the 2019

construction season, with minor work likely continuing into early 2020

  • Estimated project cost:

$7,000,000

– Includes $1 million SMART funding

  • All work will be confined to

existing legal right of way

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Project I nput/ Feedback

  • Project team is available to answer any questions
  • Plans and displays are available for viewing
  • Comment forms may be filled out this evening, mailed

in at later date, or emailed to matboyko@pa.gov

  • Thank you for your input!

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