Saskatoon Freeway Functional Planning Study Presentation to NSBA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Saskatoon Freeway Functional Planning Study

Presentation to NSBA May 23, 2019

Introductions

Geoffrey Meinert, P.Eng.

– Senior Project Manager with the Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure

Project team:

Agenda

• Introductions
• Project Background

– Previous Planning Activities – Project Overview

• Functional Planning Study

– What is a Functional Planning Study – Functional Planning Study Process

• Stakeholder Engagement Plan
• Questions

Previous Planning Studies

Study Area

• 55 km
• 16 interchanges
• 5 railway crossings
• 2 flyovers
• 1 bridge crossing

Phase III Phase I Phase II

• Phase 1
• (End 2019)
• Phase 2
• (End 2020)
• Phase 3
• (End 2021)

Study Area (Phase 1)

Phase 1

• 9.5 km 4-lane
• 4-5 interchanges
• 1 railway crossings
• 1 flyovers

What is a Functional Planning Study?

• Establishes the criteria upon which further design is based.

– Finalize the route within approved corridor; – Right-of-Way Plans – Access (Property and Freeway) – Cost Estimate – Stakeholder Engagement – Endorsed Functional Plan

• Define standards, general layout and staging needed to

upgrade the road system for future traffic demands.

• Vital importance: determine how much area is needed for

roadway, who/what will be affected, and mitigate impacts.

Functional Planning Study Process

Data Collection & Review

• Review of Studies / Background

Info

• Site Survey
• Environment & Heritage Review
• Transportation Planning
• Traffic Models
• Traffic Operations
• Traffic Study
• Geometrics
• Railways
• Geotechnical Analysis

Generation and Evaluation of Options Reporting & Deliverables

• Transportation Planning &

Geometrics

• Intersection & Interchange

Review

• Access Management
• Active Transportation
• Over-Dimensional Vehicles
• Staged Corridor Review
• Environmental & Heritage
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Transportation Planning &

Geometrics

• Intersections & Interchanges
• Drainage
• Utilities
• Structural Memo
• Intelligent Transportation

Systems

• Road Safety Audit
• Geotechnical
• Pavements
• Aggregate Sourcing
• Construction Cost Estimates
• Value Engineering
• Right-of-Way

Functional Planning Study Report

Geometric / Interchange Review

North Phase Review

• Alignment Review
• Interchange spacing /

challenges

• Required traffic

information to analyse configuration

9

Access Review

Service Roads

• Access to parcels
• Access to

Freeway/Highways

10

Environmental & Heritage

• Desktop review (biophysical and

heritage)

• Public data sets
• Previous reports
• Field survey
• Identification of key movement

corridors

• Identification of critical habitat for

rare/sensitive species

Item Schedule Desktop assessment Complete Field survey June 2019 Reporting August 2019 Engineering input Ongoing

Environmental & Heritage Deliverables

• Identify areas of concern
• Provide recommendations to minimize impacts
• Route selection
• Design specifications
• Construction methodology
• Mitigation and remedial measures
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Entails detailed biophysical and heritage studies targeted at detection of

specific species and sensitivities

• Best practice: 3 - 5 years prior to construction

Stakeholder Engagement

1. Communications 2. Landowners 3. Indigenous Partners 4. Environmental / Heritage Stakeholders 5. Industry, Sector, Planning Associations & Stakeholders 6. The General Public

Engagement (Phase 1)

• Ongoing (now through summer)
• Notifying land owners, businesses, associations

and the public.

• Meeting with land owners and associations.
• Collecting input from stakeholders and public
• Fall 2019
• Presenting options and analysis.
• Additional meetings with impacted parties.
• Open Houses

Engagement (Phase 1)

• Winter 2019
• Presenting final configuration.
• Meeting with impacted stakeholders.
• Seek endorsement from Municipalities.
• Approve study.

Website

https://saskatoonfreeway.org/

Functional Plan Benefits

• Allows detailed long term planning

– Municipalities – Developers – Landowners

• Certainty of right-of-way impact
• Reduction in restrictions

Timelines

• Completion of Functional Plan - 2021
• Completed ROW requirements
• Land Purchase
• Allows for advanced purchase if allocated budget
• Willing seller – willing buyer
• Construction
• No scheduled construction timelines
• Potential of 10 – 15 years in future
• Anticipated need at a city population of 400k,

functioning to 750k.

Questions?