Tech Memo #7 - Maricopa County Department of Transportation

Technical Memorandum #7Traffic AnalysisPeoria Avenue Corridor Improvement StudyJackrabbit Trail Parkway to Dysart Road1.0 INTRODUCTIONThe Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) prepared the Interstate 10/HassayampaValley Transportation Framework Study (Hassayampa Framework Study) that identified acomprehensive roadway network to meet traffic demands for the build out of the area west ofState Route 303 (SR 303L). This long range regional transportation study identified the needfor a roadway network consisting of freeways, parkways, and major arterial roads.The Hassayampa Framework Study recommended an extension of Peoria Avenue west fromPerryville Road to the future Jackrabbit Trail Parkway, and identified Peoria Avenue as a majorarterial from the future Jackrabbit Trail Parkway to Sarival Avenue. The study area for thisproject includes Peoria Avenue from the future Jackrabbit Trail Parkway alignment to DysartRoad (Peoria Avenue Corridor). The study area generally encompasses a two-mile widecorridor centered on the existing Peoria Avenue. The study area is shown in Figure 1.This study will establish the facility type, number of lanes, right-of-way needs, and generalalignment for the Peoria Avenue Corridor that will be required to accommodate projected trafficgrowth and enhance safety. In cooperation with the City of Surprise, the City of Glendale, andthe City of El Mirage, the study will also develop access management guidelines, determinedesign standards based upon which jurisdiction anticipates annexing the roadway, and developan implementation plan. In general, the purpose of this Corridor Improvement Study is toprovide the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) and other jurisdictionswith a future “footprint” of the Peoria Avenue Corridor and a timeframe for the implementation ofthe recommended future roadway improvements.The key objectives of this Corridor Improvement Study are to: Define and assess strategic issues within the project study area; Develop and evaluate conceptual alternative alignments within the corridor study area; Recommend a preferred alignment; Develop consensus for the preferred alignment; Define the characteristics of the preferred alignment; and Develop an implementation plan.This technical memorandum identifies the existing and future travel demand, roadway network,and traffic conditions for the Peoria Avenue Corridor.Page 1 January 2011