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Floyd County, IndianaFloyd County Thoroughfare PlanSection 2–Needs Identification3. County Line RoadThe basic layout of the County LineRoad study area is shown in Figure2.02-3. The County Line Road studyarea considered in this study islocated in the northeastern portionof Floyd County. It is located to thenorth of New Albany, and provides aconnection between Grant LineRoad/SR111 and CharlestownRoad/SR311. County Line Road is a1.5-mile two-lane residentialroadway with many driveways andcross streets. Bugaboo Lane is anarrow 1-mile two-lane residentialroadway with many driveways andcross streets.B. Bicycle SystemCurrently there is no established bicyclesystem in Floyd County. It is one of theCounty’s goals to develop a bicycle system.C. Pedestrian SystemCurrently there is no establishedcountywide pedestrian system. Sidewalksare provided in New Albany, but the rest ofthe County provides very little pedestrianaccess. In conjunction with thedevelopment of a countywide bicyclesystem, it is a County goal to develop amore complete pedestrian system.D. Transit SystemFigure 2.02-3County Line Road Study AreaCurrently the Transit Authority of River City(TARC) serves portions of New Albany andprovides service into Louisville. TARCprovides four bus routes in New Albany,primarily serving Indiana UniversitySoutheast, housing along Paoli Pike,Source: Transit Authority of River Cityshopping along Grant Line Road, anddowntown New Albany. Figure 2.02-4 Figure 2.02-4 TARC Route Mapshows the bus routes serving New Albany.Route 69 and 73 are express service routes and only operate during peak hours on weekdays.Route 22 operates on weekdays and Saturday. Route 82 operates seven days a week.Prepared by Strand Associates, Inc. ® 2-4KRH:pll\S:\@SIECO\001--050\046\008\Wrd\Thoroughfare Plan\Draft 07-19-07\S2-Needs Identification 07-19-07.doc\072007
Floyd County, IndianaFloyd County Thoroughfare PlanSection 2–Needs Identification2.03 EXISTING MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATIONS ANALYSISMotor vehicle operations were analyzed using two methodologies. First, for portions of the studyarea where there is a lack of intersections identified as warranting detailed analysis, overallcorridor operations were analyzed using the Highway Capacity Software (HCS) Two-Lane module.This method of analysis considers lane and shoulder width, highway classification, traffic volumes,directionality of traffic, traffic speed, type of terrain (level or rolling), percent no-passing zones,access point density, and vehicle classification (percent heavy vehicles and percent recreationalvehicles). The highway is evaluated based on a Level of Service (LOS). Along a Class I two-lanehighway the LOS rating is based on percent time-spent-following and average travel speed. Alonga Class II two-lane highway, where mobility is less critical, the LOS rating is based on percenttime-spent-following only. The roadways studied in Floyd County are Class II highways. The LOSratings range from LOS A (ideal conditions) to LOS F (volume exceeds the highway’s capacity).LOS A indicates that the average vehicle travels at the highway’s ideal free-flow speed. LOS Findicates that traffic volumes exceed the highway’s theoretical capacity and major delays andsafety concerns can be expected.Within the study areas where intersections identified for detailed analysis are more closelyspaced, the study team used Synchro/SimTraffic software. SimTraffic uses microsimulation, whichmodels individual vehicles on a simulated network that represents existing or proposed streetconditions. Operations using this type of analysis are evaluated based on conditions at theintersections. LOS is based on average delay in seconds per vehicle for traffic entering theintersection. LOS A indicates that travelers will experience minimal average delay at anintersection (less than 10 seconds). LOS F indicates that the average delay is quite high (morethan 50 seconds at an unsignalized intersection and 80 seconds at a signalized intersection).Table 2.03-1 shows the delay thresholds for LOS at signalized and unsignalized intersections.Level Of ServiceSignalized Intersections(average delay, seconds)Unsignalized Intersections(average delay, seconds)A < 10 < 10B 10 to 20 10 to 15C >20 to 35 >15 to 25D >35 to 55 >25 to 35E >55 to 80 >35 to 50F > 80 > 50Table 2.03-1 Level of Service (LOS) ThresholdsLOS E is often considered to be the limit of acceptable delay and LOS F indicates a facility onwhich improvements are needed. Floyd County has established LOS D as their minimumacceptable level of service.Prepared by Strand Associates, Inc. ® 2-5KRH:pll\S:\@SIECO\001--050\046\008\Wrd\Thoroughfare Plan\Draft 07-19-07\S2-Needs Identification 07-19-07.doc\072007
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