West Leg 10-23 KA-3634-01 South Lawrence Trafficway K-10 West Leg - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

K-10

West Leg South Lawrence Trafficway

Public Information Meeting

March 3, 2016

PROJECT #:

10-23 KA-3634-01

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Welcome/Introductions

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Agenda

• 1. KDOT’s role
• 2. Existing and future conditions
• 3. Preferred Access Alternative

at I-70/K-10

• 4. Next steps

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Project and study goals

• Continuity of facility type
• Address access based on need &

facility type

• Address safety based on existing &

future conditions

• Evaluate environmental conditions

& Impacts

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Three-phased approach (18 months)

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Existing (2014) traffic & safety conditions

• Traffic
• Approx. 10,000 – 12,000 daily vehicles on SLT
• SLT operations acceptable with current traffic
• Limited passing opportunities
• Safety (2009-2013)
• 218 crashes, which represents approximately 1

crash every 8.5 days on average

• Total crash rate is above statewide average
• Fatal crash rate is above statewide average
• Three fatal crashes at the north end
• 11,800
• 9,790
• Mainline Average Daily Traffic
• 31,700
• 4,400

Two-lane Roadway

• 38,600

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Predicted traffic growth

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Future (2040) traffic & safety conditions with no SLT improvement

• 24,200
• 26,200
• Mainline Average Daily Traffic
• Traffic
• Approx. 24,000 – 26,000 daily vehicles on SLT
• Severe congestion on SLT mainline
• SLT/I-70 Interchange traffic does not operate at

an acceptable level of service. The toll plaza can not handle the forecasted traffic demand.

• SLT passing problems get worse
• Safety
• Total crashes and fatal crashes increase from

existing high level

• 62,500
• 9,100
• 51,900

Two-lane Roadway

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Future (2040) traffic & safety conditions: SLT a four-lane freeway

• 33,700
• 40,300
• Mainline Average Daily Traffic
• Traffic
• Approx. 34,000 – 40,000 daily vehicles on SLT
• SLT mainline traffic operates acceptably with four-

lanes

• SLT/I-70 Interchange traffic operates at an

acceptable level of service with system to system ramps and high speed, high demand.

• Farmers Turnpike traffic can still access the

Lawrence area or K-10 via: E. 600/US 40, E. 800,

• E. 1000, E. 1200/Kasold Dr.
• Passing issues are eliminated with four-lane road
• Safety
• Crash rate below statewide average
• 63,500
• 45,000
• 4,800 w/ no access
• 8,700 w/ access

Four-lane Roadway

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Responding to changes

• K-10 corridor is evolving
• All solutions will change corridor

significantly

• Multiple interchange alternatives

considered

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Evalua luatio ion Fact ctor

• rs

Safe fety Operat ation ions Adjacent imp mpacts Fut uture expan andabilit dability Dri river r expectat ation ions Acce ccess Cost

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Safety

• Note: Traffic increases 17,500 vehicles a day (more than 100%) from 2017 to 2040

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

KDOT Preferred Access Alternative—I-70/K-10

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Farmer’s Turnpike access to K-10

• Via I-70 (tolled)
• CR1029 & U.S. 40
• E 800 Road & U.S.

40

• Evaluating

potential improvements

• No immediate plans
• No funding

identified

K-10 West Leg (SLT)

Next steps

• Preliminary design of the preferred access alternative
• Continued coordination with stakeholders, local officials, and

the public

• K-10 East Leg opens in late 2016

K-10

West Leg South Lawrence Trafficway

DATE:

March 3, 2016

PROJECT #:

10-23 KA-3634-01