Completed Project Justification Package Example

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1 Cmpleted Prject Justificatin Package Example Nature f the Prblem: Describe the nature f the prblem that the prject intends t mitigate r fix. Fr example, is it designed t address a current cngestin, peratinal r safety prblem? Is it designed t replace r recnstruct a deficient bridge r pavement? Is it designed t supprt r enhance use f public transit? Is it designed t imprve the pedestrian r cycling envirnment? Main Street in the Twn f Sunnydale prvides essential access t the central dwntwn cmmercial district and adjacent residential neighbrhds and is in need f a full recnstructin. The prject is intended t imprve mtrist, bicycle and pedestrian safety, create a transit supprtive envirnment and imprve the verall flw f traffic thrugh the crridr. In additin, the prject intends t eliminate deficient pavement cnditins that are a result f high traffic vlumes and pr drainage. Prject Descriptin: Prepare a narrative describing what will be dne t address the prblem described abve. Be as specific as pssible by including the fllwing: Brief prject histry. The need fr this prject was first explred three years ag as part f lcal planning wrk. All prject elements, their lcatin and design specificatins. Imprvements include the fllwing: Full depth recnstructin f the travel and parking lanes Replacement f deterirated sidewalks and crsswalks Add ADA cmpliant curb ramps Mdernize/replace traffic signals Imprve the visual character f the area by prviding plantings, new street trees and sd Add tw bike racks at either end f the crridr Add bulb uts at all intersectins Prvide bus shelters at tw lcatins Replace and update street signs Nte the need fr drainage wrk, utility relcatin, curbing, culvert installatin r replacement, and ther ancillary wrk. Install new clsed drainage system and separate the strm water system frm the sanitary sewer system Replace drainage grates with bicycle safe grates Relcate 10 utility ples Replacement f deterirated curbs Include a lcatin map, sketches, and renderings (attach t the cmpleted Prject Justificatin Package) Indicate if right-f-way is needed. If s, hw much and where. Tw lcatins will require 200 SF f ROW t accmmdate the prpsed bus shelters. These lcatins are indicated n the attached map TIP Slicitatin Prject Justificatin Package Page 1

2 Prject Type (check all that apply): X Transit X Traffic Operatins X Bicycle/Pedestrian Additinal Radway Capacity ITS X Safety X Intersectin Imprvement X Radway Repaving, Rehabilitatin r Recnstructin X Cmplete Streets X Ecnmic Develpment Bridge X ADA Cmpliance Prject Supprting Data: Please prvide the fllwing infrmatin. Indicate N/A if the data item is nt related t the prpsed prject. (Attach detailed data summaries t this applicatin, if needed.) Much f this infrmatin can be btained frm data and analysis available frm NYSDOT, CDTC, CDTA r municipal r cnsultant studies, etc. Please tell us as much as yu can abut the existing and prpsed traffic and land use cnditins assciated with the prpsed prject. Fr prjects with crss sectin r intersectin treatments that will be significantly different in varius sectins f the verall prject limits, please prvide the fllwing infrmatin fr each relevant sectin d nt average fr the whle prject limits. Existing Cnditins: Functinal Classificatin: Urban Principal Arterial Rad name r rute number: Main Street NYS Rute 1 Prject limits: (frm/t) Avenue A t Avenue F Prject length (ft r miles): 1.5 miles (7920 linear feet) Number f travel lanes: 4 travel lanes Width f travel lanes (ft): 12 ft inside lane, 13 ft utside lane Pavement type: Asphalt Pavement cnditin scre: 5 frm Avenue A t D, 6 frm Avenue D t F Shulder type (paved/unpaved): Nne Parking lane instead Shulder width (ft): N/A Median type (raised/flush): Flush Median width (ft): 16 feet Width f parking lane (ft): 8 feet bth sides f street Sidewalk width (ft): 5 feet bth sides Bike lane width (ft): nne Multi-use Path width (ft): nne Average annual daily traffic (vehicles/day): 25,000 AADT Hurly traffic vlumes (widening and new radways nly): N/A Peak hur vehicle & pedestrian cunts (at intersectins): N/A Annual number, type, & lcatin f vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle crashes: See attached sheet with three years f cmplete crash data frm 2006 thrugh Transit rute(s) in prject area: Yes. CDTA Rute 100 Schl bus rute in prject area (Yes r N): Yes. Elementary Schl is lcated n Main Street just utside f the prject area. Number & lcatin f transit stps: 2 majr stps and 2 minr n each side f rad. See attached map fr lcatins. Number & lcatin f bus pulluts: Nne Number & lcatin f cmmercial driveways (fr intersectin and arterial management prjects nly): All driveways are nted n the attached map TIP Slicitatin Prject Justificatin Package Page 2

3 Prpsed Prject Characteristics: Number f travel lanes: 4 travel lanes Width f travel lanes (ft): 11 feet fr all fur travel lanes Shulder type & width (ft): Nne Median type & width (ft): Flush 12 feet Intersectin turn lanes & width (ft): Nne are being prpsed. Existing turn lanes will remain. Width f parking lane (ft): 8 feet bth sides Sidewalk width (ft): 5 feet bth sides Bike lane width (ft): 5 feet bth sides Multi-use Path width (ft): N/A Intersectin Traffic Cntrl (Replace existing signal(s)? New signal(s)? Replace r New Pedestrian Signal(s))? : Replace all fur traffic signals and add pedestrian cuntdwn timers Crsswalk lcatin & type: Replace all crsswalks at the fur intersectins as nted n the map. Crsswalks will be ladder style white paint. Anticipated reductin in number f cmmercial driveways: Nne Number & lcatin f transit stps: Same Number & lcatin f bus pulluts: Nne Des the prject include landscape r streetscape features? (Y/N): Yes. New Street trees, sd and ther plantings. Prject Csts: Accurate csts estimates are an imprtant part f the benefit/cst scpe f the prject evaluatin. Accurate cst estimates can prevent unintentinal ver-prgramming r under-prgramming f the TIP. Perhaps just as imprtant, is that the csts f the candidate prjects be cnsistent s all prjects are treated equally. The latter indicates the value f an unbiased single surce fr all cst estimates. CDTC staff has develped unit cst estimates fr recnstructin and sme additinal prject types based n recent federal-aid cnstructin experience. Therefre, spnsrs shuld cmplete the wrksheet belw using CDTC unit csts as applicable. The unit csts will be psted n the CDTC website at n September 21, If the prject includes an element(s) fr which CDTC has n empirical unit csts r ther experience, please prvide a cst estimate and indicate its surce fr each element. Examples f such surces include: Prfessinal judgment X Cnsultant fr the cmmunity r agency Preliminary engineering reprt Estimate prepared by NYSDOT Prject cst estimates will be inflated by CDTC staff. Cnstructin cst inflatin is a mutually agreed upn factr calculated by NYSDOT and CDTC based n inflatin trends. The inflatin factr is currently under review. Prject Csts: Estimated Prject Csts Prpsed Prject Funding Cnstructin Csts (in 2010 $) $13,000,000 Federal Funds Requested* * $15,400,000 + Inspectin Cst (12%)* $1,560,000 + Additinal Lcal Funds $2,000,000 + All Design Phases (18%)* $2,340,000 + Funds frm Other Surces $0 + Right-f-Way $500,000 Ttal Prject Cst (in 2010 $) $17,400,000 Ttal Funding $17,400,000 * Percentages shwn are percentages f cnstructin cst ** Include 20% lcal match TIP Slicitatin Prject Justificatin Package Page 3

4 Describe any cnditins that wuld affect prject csts (steep slpes, pr sils, utility relcatin r recnstructin, curb replacement, drainage r strmwater imprvements, culvert recnstructin, etc.) Install new clsed drainage system and separate the strm water system frm the sanitary sewer system Replace drainage grates with bicycle safe grates Relcate 10 utility ples Replacement f deterirated curbs Prject Pririty: Spnsrs submitting multiple prjects fr the same prject type shuld prvide an indicatin f the relative pririty f each prject (high, medium, lw). Pririty Level: High TIP Slicitatin Prject Justificatin Package Page 4

5 Transprtatin Imprvement Prgram (TIP) Prject Slicitatin Prject Justificatin Package Part C: Relatinship t New Visins 2030 and Other Lcal & Statewide Plans The fllwing questins are designed t identify New Visins 2030 principles that are being addressed by the prpsed prject. All answers must be direct and brief. Fr example, fr a prject prpsing new capacity, pinting t an access management plan that has been adpted by the municipality can be ne way t shw hw the prject meets the land use management requirements f New Visins A repaving prject that includes sidewalk repair and high visibility crsswalks can pint t New Visins 2030 principles related t infrastructure renewal and multi-mdalism. 1. Des the prject advance a specific recmmendatin frm a cmpleted Linkage Study, r similar planning study r municipal prgram (i.e. Municipal cmprehensive plan, bike/ped plan, sub area study, Generic Envirnmental Impact Study (GEIS), etc.)? X Yes N If Yes please indicate the name and date f the study and include apprpriate citatins, excerpts r pages frm the plan. The Main Street Crridr Study was cmpleted in 2005 thrugh the NYS Quality Cmmunities grant prgram. See the attached dcumentatin regarding the study recmmendatins fr the Main Street Crridr. 2. Describe hw the prject is related t the lng-range metrplitan transprtatin plan knwn as New Visins 2030 and its principles, strategies and actins. ( ) This prject implements a number f New Visins 2030 actins included an imprved pedestrian, bicycle and transit envirnment, imprved traffic peratins, likely slwer traveling speeds in keeping with the cntext f this crridr and verall imprved safety fr all radway users. 3. Fr prjects adding capacity t the transprtatin system, describe hw the prject is cnsistent with CDTC s Cngestin Management Prcess? ( ) This prject will nt be adding capacity fr mtr vehicles. 4. Linear capacity imprvement prjects are required t be linked t land use management actins. Describe the spnsr cmmitment t a lcal land use/transprtatin plan, access management, the cnstructin f new lcal streets r the prvisin f supplemental transit services. This prject will nt be adding capacity. Hwever, the entire prject is linked t a new zning verlay district implemented fllwing the cmpletin f the Crridr Study. 5. Describe the public prcess used t generate the lcal plans r ther public supprt fr the prpsed prject. Tw public wrkshps will held during the Main Street Crridr Study prcess in additin t a business wner survey, a resident survey and a frmal presentatin t the Twn Cuncil. $2 M in additinal funds can be applied t this prject due t the implementatin f a mitigatin fee prgram in the crridr. 6. Describe the cmmunity cntext surrunding the prject lcatin (i.e. examples might include: dwntwn/twn center, n a cmmunity shpping street, nearby uses such as a schl, alng a transit rute, suburban arterial with a descriptin f surrunding land uses, etc.) This is the twn center/main street area f the cmmunity. The prject area cntains a number f large retail establishments with residential develpment in subdivisins ff the main street area and behind the cmmercial structures. An elementary schl is lcated ne half mile utside the prject area TIP Slicitatin Prject Justificatin Package Page 5

6 7. Is there a new ecnmic develpment initiative being planned r cnstructed which wuld be dependent n this prject? Describe the nature f the initiative and hw the prpsed prject will supprt it. Yes. The crridr study recmmended a mixed use envirnment fr the crridr. The verlay zning cde encurages a mix f residential with cmmercial. A develper is prpsing a large retail/residential cmplex in the prject area and the prpsed prject will serve t cmplement this develpment and will help t revitalize the prject area. The develper is being required t pay mitigatin fees which will be applied tward the additinal lcal match fr this prject. 8. If the prject is a bicycle/pedestrian prject, hw des it enhance the verall lcal and reginal bike/ped transprtatin system? The prject is part f the CDTC bike/ped Pririty netwrk and will imprve the pedestrian and bicycling envirnment thrugh the crridr t cnnect t anther sectin f the radway which was recnstructed with bike and ped elements fur years ag. 9. Describe hw the prject may ptentially impact varius categries f radway users r land uses near the intersectin(s) and alng the adjacent radway. Fr example, will land access be enhanced r diminished fr certain parcels? Will pedestrian crssing distances be increased? Decreased? Will transit riders be impacted? Etc. N driveways are being eliminated as part f this prject. Crssing distances fr pedestrians will be reduced thrugh the prvisin f bulb uts at the majr intersectins. Bike lanes will imprve the riding envirnment fr bicyclists. Transit buses will have imprved statin areas fr custmers and ADA cmpliant curb ramps and replaced sidewalks will als imprve the pedestrian envirnment fr transit custmers. 10. Wh will be respnsible fr the maintenance f the cmpleted prject (snw remval, grass trimming, repair, wiring, lights, etc.)? Please include a statement f willingness frm the respnsible party t fully maintain the cmpleted prject. The twn f Sunnydale pledges t maintain the sidewalks and plantings alng with the lcal business assciatin. The NYSDOT will be respnsible fr snw remval n the main street as this radway is a state highway. CDTA will maintain the bus shelters. 11. If the prject is near r crsses a jurisdictinal bundary, is it cnsistent r cmplimentary with the facility in the adjacent jurisdictin? Please explain. The prject area des nt crss and is nt adjacent t anther jurisdictin. 12. Culd the prject encrach n r impact any histric, envirnmental, r recreatinal areas? If yes, prvide as much specific infrmatin as pssible. If wetland (r ther) mitigatin is necessary, are plans in place t implement mitigatin? Is there a cst implicatin? (Fr general lcatin infrmatin n select natural and cultural resurces see New Visins 2030 maps at N. The prject area is already built ut and there are n histrical, envirnmental r recreatinal issues. 13. Describe any inter-mdal cnnectins that are being created r enhanced by the prpsed prject. Pedestrian, bicycle and transit cnnectins will be enhanced by this prject. 14. Des the prject imprve freight access? Yes X N If Yes, explain hw: TIP Slicitatin Prject Justificatin Package Page 6