RHODE ISLAND TROLLEY TRAIL From Charles Armentrout Dr to Farragut St Kidus Debasu Transportation Engineer, Office of Highway Development MDOT State Highway Administration Kdebasu@sha.state.md.us
Project Purpose and Need Public Meeting and Outreach Project Limits Topics Current status and Next steps Project Schedule and Path Current Design
Purpose and Need -The project aims to construct a shared use path for both pedestrians and bicyclist that connects to two trails namely, the Existing Rhode Island Trolley Trail and the Anacostia Tributary Trail system. -While the primary aim of this project is to improve the connectivity amongst the existing trail systems it will also further enhance connectivity between neighboring towns.
Existing Rhode Island Trolley Trail Project Limits Anacostia Tributary Trail System Proposed 10 SUP Proposed ADA Compliant Sidewalk
Milestones to Date Early 2016 Project was requested by the City of Hyattsville. Aug. 2017 Design initiation Aug. 2018 Official 30% Design Completion Meeting Surveys Started Mar. 2017 Line Grade and Typical Mar. 2018
Project Schedule Dec.2018 Right of Way (ROW) needs and estimate prepared Spring. 2020 ROW cleared (agreement dependent) Spring. 2020 Construction Start (ROW dependent) Agreement signature (anticipated) Spring. 2019 Project Advertised to Prospective Bidders (ROW dependent) Fall. 2019
Existing Condition Existing Condition :- 4-Lane high way, two lanes on each direction. Intersection of Charles Armentrout Dr with Rhode Island Ave Adjacent to North Bound lane is the CSX trainline.
Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Existing Shared Use Path Existing Sidewalk South Bound Bus Stop #4 Existing Rhode Island Trolley Trail Bus Stop #5 Bus Stop #1 Bus Stop Existing Sidewalk Bus Stop #2 #3 North Bound
Proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Proposed Sidewalk Bus Stop #4 Bus Stop #5 Bus Stop (removed) Proposed Shared Use Path Bus Stop #2 Bus Stop #3
Current Design Proposed:- Resurfacing on Charles Armentrout Dr. to increase separation between vehicular traffic and the existing Shared Use Path. Construct a Shared Use Path from Charles Armentrout to Farragut Street NB side. Construct ADA Compliant Sidewalk from 41st St. up until Braxton Pl. A road diet on US 1 is proposed to accommodate these improvements. Grinding and Resurfacing
Existing Typical Section
Proposed Design Typical Section (Road Diet)
Traffic Analysis Road Diet Analysis Traffic analysis was completed by MDOT SHA. Traffic analysis numbers predict future traffic conditions with a road diet will be comparable to the existing traffic condition. Traffic signals will be optimized throughout the corridor to minimize exasperating vehicular traffic operations. 2040 AM 2040 PM Road No Road No Road Intersection Diet Build Diet Build Diet (Optimiz ed) US 1 at E E E F E 41 st Pl/Charles 66.6 67.4 74.1 88.3 77.5 Armentrout Dr US 1 at B B C C C Crittenden St/ 13.9 14.1 32.4 30 28.2 42 nd St US 1 at A A A A A Farragut St 3.8 3.7 6.7 5.2 4.9 US 1 at A A A A A Gallatin St 4.3 4.2 3.6 3.6 3
Proposed Design Bus Turnouts
Bus Turnout Design Existing Proposed Bus Stop by 42 nd Pl Bus Turnout by 42 nd Pl
Bus Turnout Design Existing Proposed Bus Stop by District Court Bus Turnout by District Court
Other Road Diet treatments Left turn lanes Increasing Storage on left turn onto Crittenden St.
43 rd Ave Other Road Diet treatments Provisions for stalled vehicles Prince George s County District Court Removing Median at US 1 north of 43 rd Ave. Restricting Left Turn from 43 rd Ave onto US 1.
ROW (Right of Way) Information Prince George's County District Court
Current Status and Next Steps Design has reached 30% design completion. Additional Right of way (ROW) will be required for Storm Water Management. The extent of right of way need will be finalized after supplemental metes and bounds surveys are complete. Anticipated to be done by the end of October. Coordination with CSX transportation will be required to ensure smooth ROW transaction. Estimated construction date would be based on right of way.
Public Meeting and Outreach A mandatory referral in partnership with the city of Hyattsville and M-NCPPC(Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission) will be scheduled prior to the end of the year. A public meeting will be coordinated with City officials subsequent to the Mandatory referral.
Need information /Have Questions US 1 from Chapman Avenue to Farragut Street Bicycle Retrofit (Rhode Island Trolley Trail) Kidus Debasu- MDOT SHA Project Manager Phone: 410-545-8824 Email: Kdebasu@sha.state.md.us Questions