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March 19, 2019
C.Jay Coles
Meridian City Clerk's Office
33 East Idaho Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642
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IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 8028 • Boise, ID 83707-2028
(208) 334-8300 • itd.idaho.gov
Development
Application
H-2019-0020 FP
Project Name
ROCKBURY NORTH
Project Location
North of West Chinden Boulevard on the west side of North Tree Farm Way, north
of US -20/26 milepost 35.60
Project Description
Construct a subdivision consisting of 47 residential lots and 8 common lots
(Preliminary Plat was applied for under the name Rockbury Townhomes)
Applicant
Michael Nigh
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) reviewed the final plat application and has the following
comments:
This project does not abut the State highway system.
2. ITD has concerns about traffic impacts to the State Highway system from this proposed
development. This development will gain access to the State Highway system at the US -20/26
(Chinden Boulevard) / North Tree Farm Way intersection. The City is reminded that the US -
20/26 (Chinden Boulevard) corridor is already congested. This project will increase the number
of vehicle trips in this corridor. While this individual development is not large, the accumulation
of developments accessing the State Highway system at the US -20/26 (Chinden Boulevard) /
North Tree Farm Way intersection is creating additional congestion. As the City continues to add
additional trips to these corridors through development, the congestion will worsen until the
roadway system is ultimately overloaded and fails.
3. ITD has previously requested traffic generation numbers and an analysis of the intersection of
Tree Farm Way and US 20/26 (Chinden Boulevard) to determine mitigation needs. As of this
date, ITD has not received any traffic generation information or analysis. ITD again requests
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traffic generation numbers and an intersection analysis of the US -20/26 / North Tree Farm Way
intersection and reserves the right to make further comments upon review of any additionally
submitted documents.
4. ITD has completed a corridor study of US -20/26. The corridor study shows the future corridor
width will need to be 100 feet wide on each side of the centerline in this area. A view of the
corridor study plan for this area can be found under the "Plan" tab labeled "Strip Maps" at:
http://qpps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/us2026CorridorStudy/plan.html
Idaho Code 40-1910 does not allow advertising within the right-of-way of any State highway.
6. The Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 39.03.60 governs advertising along the State
highway system. The applicant may contact Justin Pond, Program Manager for ITD's
Headquarters Right -of -Way Section at (208) 334-8832 for more information.
7. ITD objects to the proposed application due to traffic concerns as noted in items 2 and 3.
8. Once all traffic concerns have been addressed with ITD staff, ITD will withdraw any objection to
the proposed application.
If you have any questions, you may contact Ken Couch at (208) 332-7190 or me at (208) 334-8338.
Sincerely,
Sarah Arjona
Development Services Coordinator
Sarah.Arj onakitd.idaho. gov