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Floyd County, IndianaFloyd County Thoroughfare PlanSection 4–Alternatives EvaluationThe volumes forecasted for the two lane portion of SR 62/42 west of Edwardsville GalenaRoad and south of Corydon Pike are above typical two-lane street capacity thresholds. Themost conventional way to fully accommodate these volumes would be expansion to adivided four-lane highway. The intersections with minor roadways that will not receivesignal control will be able to use the median as a refuge. This allows the left turnmovements to be completed in two stages, requiring a gap in only one direction at a time.The volumes forecasted for the four-lane portion of SR 62/64 east of Edwardsville GalenaRoad and North of Corydon Pike are above the typical four-lane street capacity thresholds.Expansion to a six-lane divided highway is recommended for SR 62/64 from EdwardsvilleGalena Road To Corydon Pike. As part of this improvement, the I-64 bridges over SR 62/64may need to be reconstructed to accommodate the additional lanes on SR 62/64.Impacts of the corridor expansion may include creating a pedestrian and bicycle trafficbarrier, as well as the purchase of private homes and businesses, particularly in the Villageof Georgetown and the Edwardsville Gateway District. Care must be taken to try to avoidcreating barriers to pedestrian and bicycle traffic through this expansion.8. Schreiber RoadAs development of the Highlander Point and Edwardsville Gateway Districts continues, itmay be desirable to construct a frontage roadway along US 150 to connect the twodistricts. The most feasible option would be to extend Schreiber Road from its current endpoint at Old Vincennes Road to West Willis Road. This roadway would provide a valuableconnection between the business districts, and allow traffic to flow between them withoutneeding to use US 150 and I-64. As part of this construction, pavement improvements onWest Willis Road will likely be required.9. Stiller RoadTraffic volumes will continue to increase along the US 150 corridor throughout the studyarea. Currently, West Luther Road is the only direct connection between US 150 and OldVincennes Road. To provide another direct connection, Stiller Road could be extended fromUS 150 to Old Vincennes Road. By providing more options to travelers, each individualintersection will operate better because the traffic is able to be diffused between multipleintersections. To improve the utilization of this connection by the subdivisions north of US150, a street connection between Buck Creek Road and Smith Road should be considered.This connection could increase the utilization of the proposed traffic signal at Stiller Roadby allowing more vehicles easy access to the intersection.Prepared by Strand Associates, Inc. ® 4-5KRH:pll\S:\@SIECO\001--050\046\008\Wrd\Thoroughfare Plan\Draft 07-19-07\S4-Alternative Evaluation 07-19-07.doc\072007