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HomeMy WebLinkAboutITD Comments IpAHO ~NSPORTATION pEPARTMENT I?O. Box 8028 Boise, Ip 83707-2028 (208) 334-8300 itd.idaho.gov October 16, 2008 Mr. E. Don Copple Davison, Copple, Copple 8~Cox, LLP P.O. Box 1583 Boise, Idaho 83701 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL - .{A F ..~.~' V~ IV3z=~iWi;~ Re: Encroachment Permit Application 03-09-089, US 20/26 (Chinden Blvd), MP 37.14 Knighthill Commercial Subdivision Dear Mr. Copple: The District 3 Permits Committee has reviewed your client's application for right-in, right-out access to Chinden Boulevard, approximately 650 feet west of Linder Road. The permits committee recommended denial of the application for the following reasons: 1. IDAPA 39.03.42- Rules Governing Highway Right-of-Way Encroachments on State Rights- of-Way identifies that "Traffic Movements into an out of a business should be designed, whenever possible, to utilize existing local roads." 2. The December 2005 Traffic Impact Study (TIS) and August 2009 addendum to the TIS indicate that with na direct access to Chinden Blvd, the proposed access on Linder Road will operate at LOS B (2005 report) or LOS C (August 2008 report), with an average delay of 10.6-15.9 seconds in the PM peak hour. It appears the approach on Linder Road would adequately serve the needs of the property and the anticipated traffic volumes of the site. 3. Addition of a new conflict point, i.e. the proposed access, has the potential to create __ ___ _ , ._ ..interference.with or hazard to.the free movement of normal highway traffic. Members of the committee also had other questions/comments relating to the TIS and site layout. a. What caused the LOS at the Linder driveway to decrease from "B" to "C" between December 2005 and August 2006? This may have been addressed in the April 2008 addendum that we do not have in our possession. b. We encourage your client to review the information for the Knight Sky and Eagle Island Marketplace applications to see if there are any adjustments he wishes to make to the analysis (heavy vehicle percentage, background volumes, etc). This mayor may not affect the LOS analysis for the Linder approach. c. Is there a reason the internal street does not connect to Everest? This would provide connectivity to the existing signalized intersection of Chinden and Long Lake. _ nnr. t. uon Lopp~e En~.~oachment Permit ~lication 03-09-089 ~,- October 16, 2008 Page 2 of 2 d. Has a new application been submitted to the City of Meridian? Has a request for a variance to Meridian's spacing ordinance been submitted to the City? If your client wishes to provide additional information relative to the items listed above prior to presentation of the permits committee recommendation to the District Engineer, you may provide such information in writing to my attention within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter. We are placing the application on hold at this time until we hear from you if there is additional information your client wishes to provide prior to a formal decision by the District Engineer. Upon receipt of your response, we will issue a timeline for continuation of the process. Please call me at 334-8377 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Pam Golden, P.E. District 3 Development & Access Management Engineer cc: City of Meridian ~-.