Franklin Boulevard Study - City of Springfield

FRANKLIN BOULEVARD STUDY CONCEPT DESIGN REPORT
McVey Highway from the Franklin Boulevard/McVey Highway intersection south to
Nugget Way.
The intersection of Franklin Boulevard/A Street/Main Street (Franklin/McVey
intersection).
The intersection of Franklin Boulevard and Glenwood Boulevard.
The concept development workshop included the consultant team, city staff representing
the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) and the transportation and
planning divisions, the general public, and members of the Stakeholder Advisory
Committee. The results of the design workshop were presented to the City Council for their
approval.
Cross sections
During the concept development workshop, three potential cross-sections were developed
for Franklin Boulevard: improved arterial, multiway boulevard, and a hybrid of the
multiway boulevard and arterial cross sections. One cross-section that included a travel lane
in each direction, a center turn lane/median, sidewalks and bike lanes was agreed-upon for
the McVey Highway.
Concepts advanced at design workshop
The project team developed concepts to realign Franklin Boulevard to 14 th Avenue, and to
widen Franklin Boulevard on its existing alignment either to the south or both to the north
and to the south. These concepts, 14 th Avenue alignment, Franklin widened south, and
Franklin widened north and south, were advanced for further study after the concept
development workshop.
Intersection concepts advanced at design workshop
The project team also developed concepts for the Franklin Boulevard/McVey Highway
intersection. The team developed a roundabout option, a signalized option and a coupletlike
option (also referred to a square-about).
Concept design workshop results
At the conclusion of the design workshop, City Council directed the project team to
consider the following nine concepts for improvements to Franklin Boulevard:
1. 14 th Avenue Multiway Boulevard
2. 14 th Avenue Arterial
3. 14 th Avenue Hybrid (half multiway boulevard/half arterial)
4. Franklin Boulevard Arterial, widened to the south
5. Franklin Boulevard Multiway Boulevard, widened to the south
6. Franklin Boulevard Hybrid (half multiway boulevard/half arterial), widened to the
south
7. Franklin Boulevard Arterial, widened to the north and south
8. Franklin Boulevard Multiway Boulevard, widened to the north and south
9. Franklin Boulevard Hybrid (half multiway boulevard/half arterial), widened to the
north and south
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