20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton

5.2 Thoroughfare Analysisa. Existing Road Inventory and AssessmentKendleton’s thoroughfare system consists of four road classifications based onfunctional capacity. These thoroughfares range from providing mobility for majortraffic flows to providing direct access to adjacent properties. Road conditionswere assessed through several site visits to the community. The road inventoryand assessment is also shown in Exhibit III. Planning Factors.Freeways: These thoroughfares have long, uninterrupted travel and operate atthe highest level of mobility and at the highest speed for the longest trip lengths.Freeways have full or partial access control, often with grade separations atmajor intersections.US 59 is the only freeway within Kendleton. As noted in Appendix A: KendletonCommunity Assessment, 2012, US 59 spans the entire eastern area of Texaswhich is part of the trade corridor extending from the U.S. / Mexico border intothe northeastern United States. The existing grade-separated interchange for theintersection of US 59 and FM 2919 was constructed in 2008. The overpass wasdesigned using optional TxDOT standard design details which lend a uniquecharacter to the intersection when travelling at ground level. Landscapeenhancements were also added several years after completion.Figure 5-3. Existing interchange at US-59 and FM 291920-Year Growth Plan 29