Military Road Safety Improvements

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1 Military Road Safety Improvements 26 th Road North to 31 st Street North SUMMARY OF APPROVED RECOMMENDATIONS Prepared for: Department of Environmental Services Traffic Engineering and Operations Bureau 2100 Clarendon Boulevard Arlington, Virginia Prepared by: Woodland Park Road, Suite 400 Herndon, Virginia October 2007

2 Military Road Safety Improvements - 26 th Street N to 31 st Street N Approved Recommendations APPROVED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS The approved recommendations for Military Road safety improvements were developed by receiving feedback on the preliminary recommendations (dated July 2007) from the Bellevue Forest and Donaldson Run Civic Associations in a meeting on September 26h, The recommendations are focused on low-cost, near term improvements that can be implemented within existing right-of-way. Capital intensive improvements such as regrading Military Road to improve sight distance was not included due to budgetary limitations. The approved recommendations are (see Figures 1, 2, and 3): Military Road and 31 st Street North: 1. Install raised rubberized curb medians along Military Road. The medians will reduce vehicle speed due to the narrowing effect. 2. Convert existing crosswalk across Military Road to ladder style. 3. Install in-road yield to pedestrian signage at the Military Road crosswalk on the centerline for both travel directions. In-road Yield to Pedestrian Signage The approved recommendations for the Military Road and 31 st Street North intersection are shown on Figure 1. October

3 CONVERT EXISTING CROSSWALK TO LADDER STYLE AND INSTALL YIELD-TO-PEDESTRIANS SIGN (R1-6) AD MILITARY RO CURB MEDIAN N AND 31ST STREET N SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ST 31 T EE R ST APPROVED SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS R1-6 1

4 Military Road Safety Improvements - 26 th Street N to 31 st Street N Approved Recommendations Military Road and 30 th Street North: 1. Install dynamic signage that shows the speed limit and the vehicle speed (see picture of an example) prior to the downhill segments for both travel directions of Military Road near 30 th Street N. Dynamic Speed Limit Signage 2. Install raised rubberized curb medians along Military Road. The medians will reduce vehicle speed due to the narrowing effect. 3. Convert existing crosswalk across Military Road to ladder style. 4. Install in-road yield to pedestrian signage at the Military Road crosswalk on the centerline for both travel directions. In-road Yield to Pedestrian Signage The approved recommendations for the Military Road and 30 th Street North intersection are shown on Figure 2. October

5 CONVERT EXISTING CROSSWALK TO LADDER STYLE 30TH STREET N INSTALL YIELD-TO-PEDESTRIANS SIGN (R1-6) INSTALL DYNAMIC SPEED LIMIT SIGN BEECHWOOD CIRCLE INSTALL DYNAMIC SPEED LIMIT SIGN CURB MEDIAN DYNAMIC SPEED LIMIT SIGN R1-6 AND 30TH STREET N SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS 2

6 Military Road Safety Improvements - 26 th Street N to 31 st Street N Approved Recommendations Military Road and 26 th Street North/26 th Road North 1. Install raised rubberized curb medians along Military Road. The medians will reduce vehicle speed due to the narrowing effect. 2. Install raised rubberized curb intersection nubs at Military Road near 26 th Street N and 26 th Road N. Nubs should also be installed along Military Road at the crosswalk, along 26 th Road N, and the southwest corner of 26 th Street N. The nubs will reduce pedestrian crossing distance and will also reduce vehicle speed due to the narrowing effect. 3. Install flashing pedestrian actuated crossing signage at the 26 th Road N intersection. Pedestrian Actuation for Flashing Pedestrian Crossing Signage 4. Install in-road yield to pedestrian signage at the Military Road crosswalk on the centerline for both travel directions. In-road Yield to Pedestrian Signage The approved recommendations for the Military Road and 26 th Street North/26 th Road North are shown on Figure 3. October

7 26TH STREET N CONVERT EXISTING CROSSWALK TO LADDER STYLE INSTALL YIELD-TO-PEDESTRIANS SIGN (R6-1) CURB NUBS 26T OAD HR CURB MEDIAN N CURB NUBS AND PEDESTRIAN ACTUATED FLASHING SIGNAGE PEDESTRIAN-ACTUATED FLASHING SIGNAGE R1-6 APPROVED SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS AND 26TH STREET N AND 26TH ROAD N SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS INSTALL RAISED RUBBER CURB MEDIAN 3