Tech Memo #7 - Maricopa County Department of Transportation

Technical Memorandum #7Traffic AnalysisPeoria Avenue Corridor Improvement StudyJackrabbit Trail Parkway to Dysart RoadTable of Contents1.0 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................12.0 EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS .................................................................................3Existing Transportation Network ..............................................................................................3Existing Traffic Volumes ..........................................................................................................43.0 FUTURE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ..................................................................................11Future Transportation Network ..............................................................................................11Future Typical Sections .........................................................................................................13Future Traffic Volumes ..........................................................................................................144.0 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................24Methodology ..........................................................................................................................24Analysis Results ....................................................................................................................26Sensitivity Analysis ................................................................................................................275.0 CRASH ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................34List of FiguresFigure 1 – Vicinity Map ................................................................................................................2Figure 2 – Existing Transportation Network .................................................................................5Figure 3 – Existing Intersection Configurations ...........................................................................6Figure 4 – Existing ADT Volumes................................................................................................9Figure 5 – Existing 2010 Peak Hour Turning Movement Volumes .............................................10Figure 6 – Maricopa County Major Streets and Routes Plan Functional Classification ..............15Figure 7 – MAG I-10/Hassayampa Valley Transportation Framework StudyFunctional Classification ...........................................................................................16Figure 8 – MAG 2030 Arterial Street System ............................................................................17Figure 9 – City of Surprise Functional Classification Map ..........................................................18Figure 10 – City of Glendale Functional Classification Map .......................................................19Figure 11 – MCDOT Principal Arterial Cross-Section ................................................................20Figure 12 – MAG Principal Arterial Cross-Section .....................................................................20Figure 13 – City of Surprise Major Arterial Cross-Section..........................................................20Figure 14 – City of El Mirage Minor Arterial Cross-Section ........................................................21Figure 15 – City of Glendale Major Arterial Cross-Section.........................................................21Figure 16 – 2031 Projected Daily Traffic Volumes .....................................................................22Figure 17 – 2031 Projected Peak Hour Turing Volumes ............................................................23Figure 18 – 2031 Lane Configurations and Level of Service .....................................................29Figure 19 – Population Density 2005 ........................................................................................30Figure 20 – Population Density 2030 ........................................................................................31Figure 21 – Employment Density 2005......................................................................................32Figure 22 – Employment Density 2030......................................................................................33Page i January 2011