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Memo
City of Meridi~n
City Clerk OffIce
To: Mayor De Weerd
From: Gary D. Smith, PE
CC: file, Brad Watson. PE; Brad Hawkins-Clark
Date: September 24, 2004
Re: Transportation Task Force Committee
HI Mayor: Attached is some information conceming your Transportation Task Force
Committee recommendations for the TIP Fy'a5 submittal to COMPASS.
I would appreciate it if you could have this item placed on the next available Pre-
Council meeting for discussion.
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From !he desk of...
Gary I). Slnllh. PE
Public: WoñcJ Þll8c:1or
Meridian Public WorI<$ Depor1I'(1enf
6l:OE. WatertowerLane. Sûte:200
Meridian. IdahoS3642
(ZJ8) 898-5500
Fax: I2OB) 89!!-9551
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City of Meridion PulJlic
Works Dept,
Memo
To: Mayor & Council
From: Gary D. Smith, PE
CC: file. Brad Watson, PE; Brad Hawkins-Clark
Date: September 24, 2004
Re: Transportation Improvement Projeds (TIP - FY 2005)
Dear Mayor & Council:
Attached Is a tabular listing of prioritized projects for transportation needs in
Meridian as determined by the City of Meridian Transportation Task Force
Committee. The tabular listing shows what our project priorities were Jast year and
what the Committee perceives the priority of these projects to be this year.
The narrative attachment consists of notes from the meeting(s) that the Committee
held to discuss transportation projects. The committee meetings were well
attended by a good cross-section of folks from transportation agencies, city staff
and city residents. A listing of committee members Is also attached for your
information.
If there are any questions please Jet me or Brad HoC know and we will respond.
COMPASS needs to have a final, City Council approved, priority listing of our
projects in their office no later than October 29, 2004.
R';~S~. .
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From !he desk of...
Gary ). $mIIII. PE
PubUc: WoñcJ Director
Meridian Pubic WorI<$ Deportment
6l:O E. Wofertower LCfle. Sulte:200
Meridian. Idaho 83642
(206) 89ð-55ro
Fax: 1206) 898-9551
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City of Meridian TIP Requests Status
Updated 9-08.04
2005-2009 TIP/FYWP/STIP
PrioritY RankIng
Currem LaSt Yr np Reques1 Agency ResDOnseiComments
1 1 Locust Grove Overpass ACHDIITD ACHD: project scheduled for construction
2006 in 05-09 FYWP (priorily #3 of 119).
ACHD, along with COMPASS and ITD, have
programmed construction funding 2007 in STP
Urban program for Boise TMA. This matches
year of funding for ITD's Interstate
Maintenance portion of construction costs.
ITD: Statewide Transporta1ion Improvement
Program (STIP) has construction funding
programmed for FY07. CITY: Acceleration of
project is crltical for traffic access to and
from Mountain VIew HIgh Schoof.
2 2 Ten Mile 11-84lntarchange. ITD /TO: Draft Statewide TIP includes access
COMPASS study for interchange location. Consultant has
ACHD been given notice to proceed, to be completed
In about one year. ACHD: Ten Mile Rd. from
FrankOn to Ustick is in FYWP for construction
in 2007 & 2008. Ten Mile from Victory to
Overland and Overland to Franklin are in the
2003 CIP for construction. COMPASS:
Funding for environmental study has been
discussed at COMPASS Board. No funding
has been committed. The timing for
completIon of the "access study" and the
"envfronmental impact study" needs to be
moved up as much as possible.
5 3 Widen Meridian Road from Cherry ACHD ACHD: Project will be reconsidered following
Lane to Franklin Road to S lanes the outcome of Meridian's downtown
and preserve and maintain a 9O-foot transpDrtation study.
wide right of way as structures
and/or buildings are replacement in
the future.
14 4 Sidewalk Project-Old Towne and ACHD ACHD Is in the process of conducting a
near SChODls. Pedestrian and Bicycle Tran5ition Plan that will
help priDrtize the needs for pedestrian and
bicÝcie facilities around Ada County.
3 5 Widen Under Road from Franklin ACHD ACHD: Project Is scheduled for construction In
north to Cherry Lane (S Lane) 2009 in OS-09 FYWP (priorily #20 of 119),
Besides the poor condition of the roadway,
thera Is considerable concern for the stop sign
control of the railroad crossing. Can flashing
warning lights be installed, similar to Ten Mile
Road crossing, to facUitate movementoftraflic
on Under?
TIP Status FYOS
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Prioñty tanking
I,;urrem . Last Yr TIP Request Agency Response/Comments
4 6 Widen Ten Mile Road from Franklin ACHD ACHD: Franklin to Cherry portion of this
to Ustick. project scheduled for construction 2007 in 05-
09 FYWP (priorities#11 & 150f119). Cherry
to Ustick portion scheduled for construction
2008 in 05-09 FYWP (priority #25 of 119)
7 7 Rebuild of Pine Avenue from Nola to ACHe ACHD: PrDject will be evaluated once Pine is
Main Street wlcurb, gutter and complete from Nola to Eagle, Project was
sidewalk. Stripe to 3 lanes. prioritized for 05-09 FYWP (priority#43 of
120), but is not included due to priority and
funding constraints. Project is not eUgible for
impact fee funding in the 2003 CIP.
8 8 Build Pine Avenue from Nola to ACHD ACHD: Roadway will be completed as
Eagle Road. development occurs. (Build as 5 lanes.)
9 9 Rebuild of Locust Grove Road from ACHD ACHD: Projects were priOritized for 05-09
Ustick to Chlnden. lnt8fSecfion at FYWP (UsticklMcMitlan priority #1 00 of 120;
Chinden is done. McMillaniChinden priority #66 of 120), but are
not programmed due to priority ranking and
fiscal constraints. Neither project is included in
the 2003 CIP.
10 10 Rebuild Ustick Road from Locust ACHD
Grove to Eagle Road, including ACHD: Project has been prioritized for 05-09
intersection wi dedicated right tum FYWP {Priority #51 of 120) and was not
lane at Eagle Road. programmed due to priority and funding
constraints, Project is included in 2003 CfP,
6 11 RDadway connection from Meridian ACHD ACHD: Project is development driven. CITY:
Road to the Landing SubdMsion This project is moved up in priority because of
and cwnmerclal properties to the the need to provide a second access to 700+
South. homes in The Landing SubdivisiDn area who
presently have only Under Road as an access.
This is an emergency vehicle access
matter.
Complete 12 Overlay East 3rd from Frank/in ACHD ACHD: The mainline crossing repairs have
Road tD Pine, including railroad been completed and other tracks will be
crossing improvement repaired this year. The overlay will be
examined for FY05, when the downtown
Meridian area is scheduled in the nine-year
maintenance plan.
11 13 Construct a cUlVilinear connection of ACHD ACHD: Staff has examined intersection for
East 3rd to East 21/2 Street at potential curvilinear alignment. This prDject is
Carlton Ave. development driven. Staff has responded to
City Df Meridian staff regarding local
developer's questions regarding this project.
12 14 Interchange Beatufication of the tTD ITD: Project is not in program, but ITD typcally
Meridian Interchange and includes landscpaing projects with a
reconstruction of interchange roadwaylinterchange project to the extent that
city is willing to agree to maintain them. See
above for potential Meridian Interchange
project as It relates to the proposal for the Ten
Mile Interchanae.
ValleyRide I
13 15 SuPPOrt Transit and Rail Corridor COMPASS COMPASS: Project is in 04-08 TIP for FY08.
Notes:
TIP Status FY05
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I ~~:~ ~.:.':~ TIP Request I Agency, Response/Comments I
1. FYWP is ACHD's Fwe Year Work Program; STlP is ITD's Statewide Transportation Improve~t Program; TIP is the
COMPASS Transportation Improvement Program.
2. ACHD priDrity rankings refer Dnly to roadway projeçts, unless otherwise shown.
TIP Status FY05
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MERIDIAN TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE COMMITTEE
NOTES FROM MEETING
DÎsCl,lSsion of Possible New Projects and Prioritization of Projects
September 8, 2004
Attendance:
Rich Allison - Meridian Citizen; Oaris Bruce - ITD; Brad Hawkins-Clark - Meridian P&Z
Dept.; Gary Inselman - AGiO; Kendall Kemmer - ACHD; Don Koste1ec - AGiO; Don
Landin - Meridian Citizen; Pat Nilsson - COMPASS; Linda Ritter - COMPASS; Steve
Siddoway - Meridian P&Z Oept.; Gary Smith - Meridian PW Oept.; David Zaremba -
Meridian P&Z Commission/Citizen.
. LoCl,lSt Grove Ove¡;pass - We need to maintain this project as our #1 priority until it
is fully budgeted and scheduled for construction. It is still on track for FY 2006
construction.
. Linder Road Interchanse - Several committee members feel strongly that this is a
very good location for an interchange because of Linder Road's cormection to Boise
River crossing to the north. However, other problems (capacity & development)
exist along Linder Road within Meridian and the recent ITO Corridor Study for 1-84
did not identify this crossing as an interchange site. The Corridor Study is on the
COMPASS web-site for review.
. ACHe Capitalln\provement Project (CIP) - This listing of projects is based on
traffic study needs. This listing splits projects into 5 year work programs for 20
years hence. The CIP does not include any projects for collectors and local streets.
. Sidewalk improvement prqjects - This type of project can be applied for through
ACHD's "community improvement" funding. Applications for such are due by the
end of September. Not much time so we need to act quickly to identify areas,
particularly around schools and public buildings, for this type of improvement.
. September 30 will be the initial meeting in the downtown Meridian traffic study
process. Hudson Company is the consultant on this project with funding split
between the City of Meridian and AGiO. Projects to move traffic around the
downtown area, including signalization, will be a part of this study.
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. Questions were again raised about the synchronization of downtown tra£fic
~. Don K. will check to see how ACHD is managing this. The north
curvelMeridian Road area, Meridian/ldaho and the Pine-Idaho signals on Main
were main items discussed.
. ITD indicates that between the time lines of this fall and next spring a 4th travel lane
will be striped on 1-84, both ways, from the Wye to Meridian.
. Connection to the Landing Subdivision - Originally discussed as "Extension of
Corporate Drive." This needs to be simply shown as a "roadway connection"
project which will not necessarily involve a bridge crossing of the Ten Mile Drain.
This project will be moved up on our priority listing. We neëd to expand our
comments in the TIP request to emphasize its importance because of the 700+
homes that have only one access. An alternative would be to build the Linder Road
overpass however, that timing is not realistic with what has been required for the
Locust Grove overpass.
. Intersection Im,provem~ts - Three intersections in North Meridian Area were
discussed for needed improvement. Ustick!Linder; UstiçkjMeridian; and
MéMillanlMeridian. ACHD has checked and finds it does not have R/W needed at
these intersections to temporarily improve turning movements. They will need to
design the intersection improvements to start the R/W purchase process - probably
12-18 months out.
Ustkk/Linder; Does not meet two minor warrant conditions. The number
of warrants could change when factoring in the traffic conditions caused by
the opening of the Sawtooth Middle School. ACHD will look at this
intersection again with information from this traffic increase. Signalization
of this intersection is planned as a part of the Ustick Road improvement
project scheduled for FY '09. (Work needs to be done way before this
schedule.)
Note; Concerning signal warrants - acddent information is updated yearly
while vehicle volume data is updated every 2 years or so unless there is a
speci<ù request to update. Warrants are based on "present" conditions, not
projected conditions.
UsticklMeridian¡ ACHD says this intersection does not meet warrants for a
traffic signal at this time.
McMillan/Meridian¡ ACHD says this intersection does not meet warrants
for a traffic signal at this time.
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. Locust Grove ID\provements - Franklin to Fairvie", - There may be some right of
way acquisition issues at the northeast comer of Pine and Locust Grove.
. Ten Mile Interchange - The "change of access" study is underway. A notice to
proceed has been issued to the selected consultant This process will be completed
in about one year. This study will determine the location of an interchange along
this length of 1-84. The study may not determine that Ten Mile Road is the best
location. The cost for this study was originally estimated at $75,000 and is now
expected to cost $325,000.
The environmental impact study (EIS), extending from Five Mile Road /1-84 to SH
44/1-84 will take about 3 years to complete and will start in October 2004 with an
estimated cost of $6-7 million. ITD estimates the earliest date to build an
interchange at this location would be 2010. This is estimated to be an $18 million
Federal Aid project structure.
We need to emphasize to accelerate the timing of the "access studt' and the
"environmental impact study."
. Eagle Road - City of RasIe to I~4 - Probably by FY'O6 a project will begin to
create an urban roadway section for this length of Eagle Road. This section will
include curb, gutter, sidewalk and a center median of some type that will restrict
left turn movements to 1A mile minimum. Also signalization will be provided at
approximately 1h mile intervals. Next year Eagle Road, from 1-84 to Franklin
Road, will receive another north-bound lane and a center median curb. Access to
Magic View Drive will be right turn in and right turn out ~.
. Transit SJ'Stem Access - DÌSCU8sed how to provide for transit stops, namely bus.
Make provisions in the development process and in ACHD road projects.
Locations need to be determined by transit providers. Transit system operators
apparently don't want turn-outs because of merging problems and ACHD would
rather see turn-outs to keep traffic moving.
. Linder Road Im.proveD\ent - Move this ahead of Ten Mile Road in priority
because of expected dates of the improvement. Discussed the poor condition of
roadway and the stop sign control of the Linder Road railroad crossing. ACHD
will address this crossing as a part of the Linder Road widening project however, a
signalized gate is unlikely to be supported. ACHD provided information as to
how improvement of railroad Crossings works. A). ACHD has no authority over
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the type of crossing that either exists or is planned; B). The railroad has full
jurisdiction on the type of traffic control present at a crossing; and q. The
railroad crossing portion of a project is paid for by ACHD if we are widening the
road however, the railroad is in charge of contractor selection and management.
This committee wants to avoid a stop sign controlled crossing, if at all possible.
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TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
2004
Name REWresenting Phone E-Mail Fax
Allison, Rich Citizen 888-3349 r allison@mindsprin g. com 888-2775
Bird, Keith City Council 888-2108 birdronaldkeith@quest.com 888-2108
Bruce, Daris ITD 344-8322 dbruce@itd,state.id.us 334-8917
Hawkins-Clark, City P&Z 884-5533 hawkinsb@meridiandty.org 888-6854
Brad
Kostelec, Don ACHD 387-6234 dkostelec@achd,ada.id,us 387-6391
Landin, Don Citizen 887-5459 excals2@cableone,net none
Mills, Bruce ACHD 387-6170 bmillS@achd.adajd.us 387-6393
Nilsson, Patricia COMPASS 855-2558 pnilsson@compassidaho. or g 855-2559
Smith, Gary CityPW 898-5500 smi thg@meridiancity.org 898-9551
Smith, Terry Citizen 888-6801 smithpark@ao1.com 888-6801
Watson, Brad City PW 898-5500 wa tsonb@meridiand ty. erg 898-9551
Zaremba, David P&Z Carom. 288-2935 none 288-2936