HIGHLANDER POINT: A GATEWAY - Floyd County Indiana

Transportation 19Access Management and TrafficCalmingPoorly designed intersections raise safetyconcerns in and around the Highlander Pointshopping center. Traffic is increasingly hard tomanage at the busy intersections at US150/Luther Road and US 150 /Old VincennesRoad. One problem is that there are too manydecision points at these intersections. Forexample, the Highlander Point shoppingcenter has three points of access alongSchreiber Lane. If the area continues todevelop in this manner, congestion andcollisions will progressively continue. It isessential that some form of control beexercised such that benefits can be achievedfrom growth and economic development whilemaintaining transportation safety and mobility(Kentucky Transportation Center, 2004).of safety, capacity and speed. It providesbenefits to the communities, property ownersand developers because it protects the levelof service for thoroughfares and discouragesthe unplanned subdivision of land. A guidingprinciple is to limit the number of points wherethe movement of through traffic can come intoconflict with traffic moving in anotherdirection.Many traffic safety concerns could be solvedwith traffic calming techniques. Reworkingthe I-64 and Hwy 150 interchange withmedians and landscaping would slowmotorists and help reduce speeding. Addinga stop light at Hwy 150 and Luther would slowdown drivers and ease access to and fromthe road to the highway.Figure 1 – Conflict PointsAccess Management is about providing andmanaging access to development whilepreserving the regional flow of traffic in termsSource: City of Bowling Green, 2002