Southern Windsor County 2018 Traffic Count Program Summary March 2018

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1 The (the RPC ) has been monitoring traffic at 19 locations throughout the southern Windsor County region (the Region ) since 1999, with additional counts performed as needed. In 2016 the RPC added an additional 6 locations to their regular counting schedule. Each location is typically surveyed for one to two weeks (longer if possible), avoiding periods of irregular traffic flows, such as July 4 th or Labor Day weekend. Traffic is monitored through the use of automatic traffic counters, which track three types of traffic related data: Traffic volume (number of vehicle trips at a specified location); Vehicle classification (passenger car, pick-up truck, tractor trailer, etc.); and Approximate speed of the vehicles. The RPC collects and analyzes the traffic data as part of their annual transportation program. This information is valuable in understanding traffic flow trends over time and to support the decision-making process related to road maintenance and project development. The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) has a large, statewide traffic count program. VTrans counters are typically placed out at each location once every three or six years. The RPC traffic count program is intended to supplement VTrans traffic data in this Region. The RPC also performs traffic counts at the request of towns on a limited first-come, first-served basis Traffic Counts In 2018, the following counts were carried out in the region. Raw data for these traffic counts are available upon request from SWCRPC. Regularly monitored locations RPC ID Southern Windsor County 2018 Traffic Count Program Summary March 2018 VTrans ID Town Route/Road Location AADT Y713 CHESTER VT ' WEST OF LACROSS RD (SPR TH 15) 3, Y702 SPRINGFIELD VT ' SOUTH OF VT 10 5, Y703 CHESTER VT Y733 WEATHERSFIELD VT Y054 SPRINGFIELD RESERVOIR RD (TH 9) 122 Y436 SPRINGFIELD VT-106 (RIVER ST) 123 YYCG SPRINGFIELD 124 YYAF SPRINGFIELD 125 YYAG SPRINGFIELD FAIRBANKS RD (NO SPR TH-704) PRECISION DR (NO SPR TH-706) MAIN ST NORTH SPRINGFIELD (NO SPR TH-6) 1000' WEST OF NORTH MAIN STREET (NO. SPRI. TH 6) 50' NORTH OF HIGH STREET (BY PERKINSVILLE GREEN) (TH 69) AT WEATHERFIELD/ SPRINGFIELD TOWN LINE 1800' SOUTH OF ORCHARD LN (NO SPR TH-774) 700' SOUTH OF MAIN ST NS (NO SPR TH- 6) 400' SOUTH OF MAIN ST NS (NO SPR TH- 6) 300' EAST OF PRECISION DRIVE (NO SPR TH-706) 2,956 2,441 1,098 8, ,538 1 AADT calculations were carried out in the new VTrans Traffic Data Management System ( Southern Windsor County 2018 Traffic Count Program Report Page 1

2 Requested locations RPC ID VTrans ID 216 YZPT WEATHERSFIELD Town Route/Road Location AADT Wellwood Orchard Road 1,150ft west of Weathersfield Center Road (TH-1). On pole ,068 Traffic count data is also collated and collected by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). Traffic Count reports are published online in two locations (both state and SWCRPC counts): VTrans Traffic Research Publications ( o Most count locations have basic traffic count data available in the Automatic Traffic Recorder Station History reports o Some count locations also have information about what type of vehicles (cars, motorcycles, buses and trucks) used the roads ( Automatic Vehicle Classification Reports ). o One of the counters in Ludlow is permanently collecting data (P6Y209 on Okemo Mountain Road 300ft from VT103). Data for this site is available online at VTrans Traffic Data Management System ( o Counts from all locations are available. o The database is searchable and has an online map. o Includes summary data (eg AADT), as well as data for individual days and hours. o Includes traffic counts, speed data and turning movement counts Southern Windsor County 2018 Traffic Count Program Report Page 2

3 AADT AADT Traffic Count History for Routine Count Locations The following graphs show traffic volumes by year at each location where traffic counts are performed regularly. The tables are organized by the functional classification of each roadway. Principal Arterial Principal Arterial roads are designed to carry large volumes of traffic for long distances, and include I-91 and VT Route 103 in this Region. They are usually characterized by controlled access, channelized intersections and restricted parking, and link Minor Arterials. Traffic Counts for Principal Arterials 14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Year VT-103 Ludlow (101) VT-103 Cavendish (107) Minor Arterial Minor Arterial roads usually have signals or stop signs at intersection with side streets, and function primarily to distribute traffic to and from collector streets. Minor arterials include VT Routes 10, 11 (west of VT-103) and 100 in this Region. 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Traffic Counts for Minor Arterials Year VT1106 Springfield (105) VT-10 Chester (106) VT-100 Ludlow (108) VT-106 (River St) Springfield (122)

4 AADT AADT Major Collector Collector roads channel traffic from lesser traveled roads to the arterial system. Major collectors generally serve traffic between towns and communities, and include US Route 5, VT Routes 106 and 131, and certain local roads including Weathersfield Center Road and Grafton Road. 6,000 Traffic Counts on Major Collectors 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Year VT-131 Cavendish (102) VT-106 Reading (103) VT-11 Chester (104) US-5 Weathersfield (111) Weathersfield Center Road (114) US-5(S) Windsor (116) VT1106 Weathersfield (117) US15(N) Windsor (120) Minor Collector Minor collectors generally collect traffic from local roads and bring all developed areas within a reasonable distance of a collector road. This includes Tyson Road, Brownsville-Hartland Road and Reservoir Road. 2,500 Traffic Counts on Minor Collectors 2,000 1,500 1, Year Tyson Rd, Reading (112) Brownsville-Hartland Rd, WW (113) Reservoir Rd, Weathersfield (119)

5 AADT Local Roads Local roads primarily provide access to adjacent lands, and generally have limited through traffic. Local roads surveyed in this program are typically Class 2 town highways which serve as important links between communities. 2,000 Traffic Counts on Local Roads 1,500 1, High St, Ludlow (109) Dug Rd, Ludlow (110) Depot St, Cavendish (115) Twenty Mile Stream Rd, Cavendish (118) Ruth Carney Dr, Windsor (121) Main St, North Springfield (125) Precision Dr, North Springfield (124) Fairbanks Rd, North Springfield (123) Year

6 Traffic Terms and Abbreviations AADT - Annual Daily Traffic is the term used to show the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. VTrans recommended methodology and adjustment factors have been used to determine the AADT at each location. ADT Daily Traffic is the unadjusted, average number of vehicles passing in both directions at a specified location of a roadway. Weekday Traffic Weekday Traffic is similar to ADT, however, excludes weekend traffic volumes. is the unadjusted, average number of vehicles on weekend days only. Direction of Travel Some data are summarized based on the generalized direction of travel on a roadway: northbound (NB), southbound (SB), eastbound (EB) or westbound (WB). Vehicle Classification The type of vehicle is based on the Federal Highway Administration s (FHWA) 13 separate classes of vehicles. For the purposes of this report, vehicle class is summarized into three groups: Passenger Vehicles - Passenger vehicle class includes motorcycles, passenger cars, pickup trucks and SUVs (FHWA Classes 1-3) Single-Unit Trucks - Single-unit truck class includes school buses, 2-axle, 3-axle and 4-axle single-unit trucks (FHWA Classes 4-7; also called medium-duty trucks or mediums ) Tractor Trailer Trucks - Tractor-trailer truck class includes heavy-duty vehicles with four or more axles; a semi-tractor pulling a trailer(s), i.e. a semi or 18-wheeler (FHWA Classes 8-13 or heavies ) Vehicle Speed Vehicular speed of travel is measured in miles per hour (mph), and for the purpose of this report is described in three ways: Median Speed Statistical measurement based on the 50 th percentile vehicle speed at the specified location. One-half of the vehicles in the sample travel faster, and one-half travel slower than the median speed. Speed or mean travel speed of all vehicles at a specified location. 85 th Percentile Speed The speed below which 85 percent of motorists travel at a specified location. The 85 th percentile speed is typically used by transportation engineers as the basis for setting the posted speed limit, although other factors should also be considered. Southern Windsor County 2018 Traffic Count Program Report Page 6

7 RPC ID: CHE Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: Y713 Time Period: 10/03/2018 through 10/09/2018 CHE104CLS/SPD Town of Chester VT ft W of Lacross Rd (SPR TH 15) GPS Coordinates: westbound (top) and eastbound (bottom) from count Weekday Traffic 4, , ,183 7 Annual Daily Traffic (2) 3,912 Westbound Eastbound 50 mph 56 mph 49 mph 66 mph 57 mph Percentage 24, % 4, % % 29, % WB EB (7) Year AADT W 10/3/2018 2,253 2, ,300 T 10/4/2018 2,188 2,129 4, ,000 F 10/5/2018 2,359 2,416 4, ,900 S 10/6/2018 1,974 2,031 4, ,800 S 10/7/2018 1,557 1,508 3,065 M 10/8/2018 2,111 2,036 4,147 T 10/9/2018 2,207 2,237 4,444 14,649 14,631 29,280 Daily 2,093 2,090 4,183 (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic couhttp://vtrans.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch.asp?loc=vtrans&mod=tcds&local_id=y713 Unclassed % 4.1% Full Site Code

8 RPC ID: SPR Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: Y702 Time Period: 09/28/2018 through 10/09/2018 SPR105CLS/SPD Town of Springfield VT ft South of VT-10 GPS Coordinates: Weekday Traffic 6, , , Annual Daily Traffic (2) 5,640 westbound (top) and eastbound (bottom) from count Westbound Eastbound 40 mph 42 mph 42 mph 47 mph 48 mph Percentage 67, % 5, % % 73, % NB SB (7) Year AADT F 9/28/ , , S 9/29/2018 2,683 2,699 5, ,543 S 9/30/2018 2,246 2,221 4, ,440 M 10/1/2018 3,056 3,014 6, ,000 T 10/2/2018 3,078 3,019 6, ,100 W 10/3/2018 3,419 3,275 6,694 T 10/4/2018 3,340 3,235 6,575 F 10/5/2018 3,704 3,543 7,247 S 10/6/2018 2,673 2,609 5,282 S 10/7/2018 2,137 2,191 4,328 M 10/8/2018 3,078 2,994 6,072 T 10/9/2018 3,460 3,373 6,833 36,300 35,485 71,785 Daily 3,025 2,957 5,982 (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic co Unclassed % 2.2% Full Site Code

9 RPC ID: CHE Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: Y703 Time Period: 08/07/2017 through 08/27/2017 CHE106CLS/SPD Town of Chester VT ft West of N. Main St. (N. Spr. TH 6) GPS Coordinates: Weekday Traffic 3, , , Annual Daily Traffic (2) 2,956 Westbound (top) and eastbound (bottom) from count Westbound Eastbound 50 mph 50 mph 48 mph 54 mph 53 mph Percentage 59, % 8, % 1, % 70, % WB EB (7) Year AADT T 8/7/2018 1,735 1,696 3, ,039 W 8/8/2018 1,779 1,788 3, ,009 T 8/9/2018 1,845 1,864 3, ,953 F 8/10/2018 1,989 1,911 3, ,200 S 8/11/2018 1,393 1,311 2, ,900 S 8/12/2018 1,104 1,172 2,276 M 8/13/2018 1,745 1,736 3,481 T 8/14/2018 1,760 1,746 3,506 W 8/15/2018 1,895 1,874 3,769 T 8/16/2018 1,867 1,794 3,661 F 8/17/2018 1,872 1,820 3,692 S 8/18/2018 1,523 1,441 2,964 S 8/19/2018 1,209 1,268 2,477 M 8/20/2018 2,026 1,858 3,884 T 8/21/2018 1,775 1,760 3,535 W 8/22/2018 1,685 1,702 3,387 T 8/23/2018 1,775 1,781 3,556 F 8/24/2018 1,885 1,915 3,800 S 8/25/2018 1,551 1,448 2,999 S 8/26/2018 1,192 1,231 2,423 M 8/27/2018 1,753 1,701 3,454 35,358 34,817 70,175 Daily 1,684 1,658 3,342 (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic couhttp://vtrans.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch.asp?loc=vtrans&mod=tcds&local_id=y703 Unclassed % 1.2% Full Site Code

10 RPC ID: WEA Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: Y733 Time Period: 09/28/2018 through 10/06/2018 WEA117CLS/SPD Town of Weathersfield VT ft N of High St (By Perkinsville Green) (TH-69) GPS Coordinates: northbound (top) and southbound (bottom) from count Weekday Traffic 3, , ,762 9 Annual Daily Traffic (2) 2,441 Northbound Southbound 35 mph 35 mph 34 mph 39 mph 38 mph Percentage 22, % 2, % % 25, % NB SB (7) Year AADT F 9/28/2018 1,598 1,554 3, ,473 S 9/29/2018 1,376 1,374 2, ,449 S 9/30/2018 1,115 1,188 2, ,403 M 10/1/2018 1,391 1,440 2, ,300 T 10/2/2018 1,369 1,389 2, ,500 W 10/3/2018 1,499 1,501 3,000 T 10/4/2018 1,483 1,453 2,936 F 10/5/2018 1,690 1,643 3,333 S 10/6/2018 1, ,792 12,963 11,892 24,855 Daily 1,440 1,321 2,762 (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic co Unclassed % 1.5% Full Site Code

11 RPC ID: SPR Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: Y054 Time Period: 09/28/2018 through 10/09/2018 SPR119CLS/SPD Town of Springfield Reservoir Rd (Spr TH-9) At Weathersfield/Springfield Town Line GPS Coordinates: northbound (top) and southbound (bottom) from count Weekday Traffic 1, , , Annual Daily Traffic (2) 1,098 Northbound Southbound 25 mph mph 38 mph 41 mph 44 mph Percentage 13, % 1, % % 15, % NB SB (7) Year AADT F 9/28/ , S 9/29/ , ,102 S 9/30/ , ,081 M 10/1/ ,000 T 10/2/ W 10/3/ ,149 T 10/4/ ,165 F 10/5/ ,414 S 10/6/ ,645 S 10/7/ ,264 M 10/8/ ,120 T 10/9/ ,373 6,766 7,088 15,098 Daily ,258 (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic co Unclassed % 0.73% Full Site Code

12 RPC ID: SPR Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: Y436 Time Period: GPS Coordinates: /07/2018 through 08/17/2018 SPR122CLS/SPD Town of Springfield VT-106 (River St.) 1800ft S. of Orchard Lane (N. Spr TH-774) Weekday Traffic 11, , , Annual Daily Traffic (2) 8,706 Southbound (top) and location of count (bottom) Northbound Southbound 40 mph 44 mph 41 mph 49 mph 44 mph Percentage 101, % 11, % 1, % 113, % NB SB (7) Year AADT T 8/7/2018 5,338 5,455 10, , W 8/8/2018 5,562 5,689 11, ,734 T 8/9/2018 5,521 5,656 11, ,571 F 8/10/2018 5,985 5,925 11, ,400 S 8/11/2018 4,022 4,004 8, ,500 S 8/12/2018 3,144 3,238 6,382 M 8/13/2018 5,168 5,316 10,484 T 8/14/2018 5,307 5,432 10,739 W 8/15/2018 5,519 5,627 11,146 T 8/16/2018 5,449 5,508 10,957 F 8/17/2018 5,518 5,559 11,077 56,533 57, ,942 Daily 5,139 5,219 10,358 (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic co Unclassed % 3.6% Full Site Code

13 RPC ID: SPR Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: YYCG Time Period: 08/07/2018 through 08/27/2018 SPR123CLS/SPD Town of Springfield Fairbanks Rd (N. Spr TH-704) 700ft S. of Main St. (N. Spr TH-6) GPS Coordinates: location of counter Weekday Traffic Annual Daily Traffic (2) 500 Northbound Southbound 25 mph 25 mph 26 mph 29 mph 29 mph Percentage 10, % 1, % % 12, % NB SB (7) Year AADT T 8/7/ W 8/8/ T 8/9/ F 8/10/ S 8/11/ S 8/12/ M 8/13/ T 8/14/ W 8/15/ T 8/16/ F 8/17/ S 8/18/ S 8/19/ M 8/20/ T 8/21/ W 8/22/ T 8/23/ F 8/24/ S 8/25/ S 8/26/ M 8/27/ ,597 5,743 12,014 Daily (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic couhttp://vtrans.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch.asp?loc=vtrans&mod=tcds&local_id=yycg Unclassed % 0.92% Full Site Code

14 RPC ID: SPR Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: YYAF Time Period: 08/08/2018 through 08/27/2018 SPR124CLS/SPD Town of Springfield Precision Drive (N. Spr TH-706) 400ft S. of Main St. (N. Spr TH-6) GPS Coordinates: northbound (top) and southbound (bottom) from count Weekday Traffic 1, Annual Daily Traffic (2) 717 Northbound Southbound 25 mph 30 mph 30 mph 34 mph 35 mph Percentage 14, % 2, % % 16, % NB SB (7) Year AADT W 8/8/ , T 8/9/ , F 8/10/ , S 8/11/ S 8/12/ M 8/13/ ,077 T 8/14/ ,160 W 8/15/ ,175 T 8/16/ ,154 F 8/17/ ,105 S 8/18/ S 8/19/ M 8/20/ ,136 T 8/21/ ,159 W 8/22/ ,172 T 8/23/ ,171 F 8/24/ ,137 S 8/25/ S 8/26/ M 8/27/ ,093 8,412 8,395 16,807 Daily (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic couhttp://vtrans.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch.asp?loc=vtrans&mod=tcds&local_id=yyaf Unclassed % 0.9% Full Site Code

15 RPC ID: SPR Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: YYAG Time Period: GPS Coordinates: /07/2018 through 08/27/2017 SPR125CLS/SPD Town of Springfield Main St. (North Springfield) 300' E of Precision Drive (North Spr TH-706) Weekday Traffic 2, , Annual Daily Traffic (2) 1,538 Westbound (top) and eastbound (bottom) from count Westbound Eastbound 25 mph 27 mph 26 mph 34 mph 31 mph Percentage 31, % 5, % % 37, % WB EB (7) Year AADT T 8/7/2018 1,083 1,083 2, ,405 W 8/8/2018 1,124 1,127 2, ,391 T 8/9/2018 1,118 1,165 2, ,365 F 8/10/2018 1,124 1,170 2, ,800 S 8/11/ ,800 S 8/12/ M 8/13/2018 1,035 1,056 2,091 T 8/14/2018 1,085 1,096 2,181 W 8/15/2018 1,133 1,170 2,303 T 8/16/2018 1,134 1,124 2,258 F 8/17/2018 1,075 1,113 2,188 S 8/18/ S 8/19/ M 8/20/2018 1,097 1,105 2,202 T 8/21/2018 1,106 1,123 2,229 W 8/22/2018 1,099 1,122 2,221 T 8/23/2018 1,097 1,176 2,273 F 8/24/2018 1,136 1,157 2,293 S 8/25/ S 8/26/ M 8/27/2018 1,080 1,109 2,189 18,556 18,943 37,499 Daily ,786 (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring More current and historic couhttp://vtrans.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch.asp?loc=vtrans&mod=tcds&local_id=yyag Unclassed % 2.8% Full Site Code

16 RPC ID: WEA Traffic Count Summary VTrans ID: YZPT Time Period: GPS Coordinates: Paved or unpaved? Unpaved 09/28/2018 through 10/09/2018 WEA216CLS/SPD Town of Weathersfield Wellwood Orchard Rd (TH-62) 1150ft W. of Wea Cntr Rd. (TH-1) (on pole 4-4) westbound (top) and eastbound (bottom) from count Weekday Traffic , , Annual Daily Traffic (2) 1,068 Westbound Eastbound 35 mph 31 mph 29 mph 36 mph 34 mph Percentage 11, % 1, % % 13, % WB EB (7) Year AADT F 9/28/ S 9/29/ ,803 S 9/30/ ,844 M 10/1/ T 10/2/ W 10/3/ T 10/4/ F 10/5/ S 10/6/ ,613 S 10/7/ ,518 M 10/8/ T 10/9/ ,682 6,357 13,039 Daily ,087 (2) AADT is the average traffic volume in both directions on a section of road, adjusted for seasonal variation. Adjustment factors are released by VTrans a few months after the calendar year finishes. AADTs will then be calculated in late spring Unclassed % 1.1% Full Site Code