20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton

Local Roads: These streets have a small proportion of total vehicle miles oftraveled. However, these roads represent the largest percentage of public roadnetworks in terms of mileage. Local roads provide direct access to adjacentparcels. The layout and design of local streets usually promotes local trafficwhile limiting through traffic or fast moving traffic. The following are local roadswithin Kendleton:• 1st St.• 2nd St.• 3rd St.• Braxton Rd.• Charlie Roberts Ln.• Crawford St.• Easley Cir.• Elm View Rd.• Ervin Harris St.• Gin Rd.• Guess Ave.• Hilltop Rd.• Jackson St.• King Rd.• Knapp Rd.• Lum Rd.• Oak Terrace• Pecan Trail• Petitt Rd.• Sugar Haven Ln.• Taylor Cir.• T.E. Mitchell• Washington St.• W. Tavener Rd.• Wicks St.• Willie Melton Blvd.• Wright Ln.Due to existing agricultural land uses, there are few local roads in the northeastpart of Kendleton, a condition which creates very deep parcels with little crossaccess. If farming continues to be the primary land use in this area of Kendleton,the local road network is sufficient. Should redevelopment occur east of theCenterPoint Intermodal Center, some additional roads will be required in order toaccess smaller tracts.Poor road surface conditions can be characterized as paving surfaces which havebeen compromised by potholes, excessive cracking, or other surface failureswhich should be addressed before more significant safety related failures occur.Based visual inspections, portions of the following local roads are in poorcondition: 1 st Street, 2 nd Street, 3 rd Street, Crawford Street, Hilltop Road, JacksonStreet, Knapp Road, Lawson Street, Lum Road, Prairie Avenue, and Wright Lane.Significant portions of Petitt Road and Charlie Roberts Lane are in very poorcondition with extreme potholes and pavement degradation. Road conditions arealso illustrated in Exhibit III. Planning Factors.b. Traffic VolumeMeasuring traffic volume changes is an important indicator in determining futureand use changes and long-term infrastructure needs. The community’scommercial center is located at the intersection of US 59 and FM 2919 and isdependent heavily on traffic traveling along these routes. Fluctuations in trafficvolume directly impact neighboring commercial activity in Kendleton.Traffic volume data was obtained at ten (10) key locations in Kendleton, whichare shown on the map in Section 4, Figure 4.3: Planning Factors. This data wasacquired and combined from the H-GAC / TxDOT Houston Regional Traffic CountMap, TxDOT Houston District Maps (AADT), and the TxDOT Statewide PlanningMap. Markers are located on arterial roads, collector roads, and local roads.20-Year Growth Plan 31