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04/23/1992 - Packet 99W TASK FORCE AGENDA APRIL 23, 1992 7:00 P.M. TIGARD CITY HALL - TOWN HALL 13125 SW HALL BLVD TIGARD, OREGON 97223 1. Call to Order/Introductions 2. Roll Call: Clark — Cook _ Deuth _ Eddy _ Edwards — Hawley _ Holland _ Moore Reilly _ Schwartz _ Schweitz Alternates: Carver _ Hopkins _ 3. Visitor's Agenda and Comments 4. Approval of minutes from March 19, 1992 5. Staff report by ODOT/City on information requested. 6. Consideration of methods for discussing any proposed interim improvements with property/business owners. 7. Updated on "Subarea Analysis" Proposal. - (Randy Wooley) 8. Recommendation of interim improvements to Council/ODOT. 9. Presentation of Dartmouth Extension/217 - Response to ODOT's Analysis/statement. - (Kittleson) 10. Other Business 11. Adjourn br/99WAgend.Mst 99W TASK FORCE MINUTES March 19, 1992 1 . Meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM. 2. Roll Call : Present: Clark, Deuth, Hawley, Holland, Hopkins, Reilly, and Carver Jervais in place of Eddy Also attending: City Staff: Community Development Director Ed Murphy, City Engineer Randy Wooley, Police Sgt. John Newman, and Task Force Secretary Ellen Fox ODOT Staff: Ted Keasey 3. Visitor's Agenda and Comments There were no visitors wishing to speak. 4. Approval of minutes Deuth moved and Holland seconded to approve the minutes of the February 20th meeting as written. Motion passed by unanimous vote of members present. 5. Review of Proposed Improvements o Project Details Ted Keasey from Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) presented a map showing Reconfiguration of Hall and 99 which looked at several approaches including: constructing a raised median along 99W between Hall and Hwy. 217; widening 99W to 3 lanes; adding a better right turn lane northbound on Hall , and adding a left turn lane and right only lane southbound on Hall . Mr. Keasey discussed the estimated cost for doing each of the improvements. He described the expected service levels for each of the improvements, some of which showed no expected improvement. He talked about feasibility and priority for each project. Mr. Keasey explained some of the adverse impacts to businesses which would come about with the widening of the eastbound lane of 99W between Hall and Hwy. 217. For example, Sears would lose part of their upper parking lot, Texaco would suffer due to access problems, and Russ Chevrolet would lose some of their frontage. 99W TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 19, 1992 PAGE 1 `fir✓' Sgt. John Newman of Tigard Police Department discussed safety issues. He advised traffic data indicated the number of accidents at Garden Place have actually decreased. There was discussion of possibly re-striping 99W to gain extra lanes. Steve Clark questioned whether the costs of the proposed projects would be worthwhile in light of the adverse affects to businesses, and because the level of service would not increase greatly. Discussion followed regarding peak hour volumes and the problem of traffic getting stacked up. The suggestion was made to use one lane which would have the direction changed with the flow of peak hour traffic. Mr. Keasey advised that ODOT's policy is to not have this type of reversible lane, mainly for safety reasons. Regarding the improvement projects on Hall Boulevard, there was agreement that these would have little adverse affects on businesses. Data was given concerning traffic volumes at the PM peak hour for the right turn, left turn, and straight through lanes. Mr. Keasey advised that any capacity improvements gained would quickly fill up due to latent demand. The suggestion was made to use Pfaffel to carry traffic to Washington Square, which could be encouraged by signs indicating this route. There was discussion about the left turn lane to Hall (westbound) which is being blocked during peak hours by the left turn lane to Garden Place. There was some disagreement as to whether the stacking was causing a problem, and the committee wanted more data. City Engineer offered to do some traffic counts on this left turn lane. Steve Clark requested that Ted Keasey provide current accident counts on the subject areas. o Communicating with Affected Property Owners/Business Persons Mr. Clark expressed concern about getting input from the property owners and motorists. Ernie Powell shared information on the redesigning of Macadam Avenue near John's Landing. He pointed out the similarities between the problems of this street and 99W, which includef congestion, safety, and access issues as well as circulation to businesses. He noted that the goal was to attract people not discourage them. He described their approach to making the improvements. He stated that a Citizens Advisory Committee defined the "design directive", and he described the process for getting the public involved. Discussion followed concerning ways to get public input. Community Development Director Ed Murphy asked the committee to determine if there were a series of improvements at this point which the Committee finds acceptable. Mr. Clark advised he would like to see some statistical information on accidents as well as volume and stacking data before opening the discussion to the public. Ted Keasey said the number of accidents was available but not the types of accidents. 99W TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 19, 1992 PAGE 2 Pat Reilly moved and Wendy Hawley seconded to continue this discussion to the next meeting. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Clark suggested a sub-committee be formed to look into establishing a design policy for Pacific Highway based on what other communities have done. A motion was made, was not seconded, and failed. 6. Review of Future Agendas It was agreed there would me more information on this same project map from ODOT for study at the next meeting. There was brief discussion concerning the State's "wish list" for 99W and the City's. Committee favored discussion at next meeting of ways to get public input and involvement. Next meeting was set for April 16th. 7. Other Business Members of the audience commented on the adverse impact on businesses the current 99W is having, and the need to compensate businesses if loss of access occurs with improvement projects. 8. Adjournment - 9:10 PM 99W TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 19, 1992 PAGE 3 Uregon March 16, 1992 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY DIVISION Wayne Kittelson Region I Kittelson & Associates, Inc. FILE CODE: 610 S.W. Alder, Suite 700 Portland, Oregon 97205 C034-1806 Subject: Dartmouth Extension The purpose of my February 19, 1992 letter to Randy Wooley was to convey to the Tigard 99W Task Force ODOT's position on the Dartmouth Extension. As "support staff" for the task force, our role is to respond to their requests for technical support. In this instance, I was responding to their request for our review and opinion of the Dartmouth Extension and its effects on the State Highway system. The specific comments cited in your February 24, 1992 letter are based upon analysis performed previously by the Transportation Analysis Unit and reviewed by Tom Schwab prior to inclusion in my letter. My response, however, had a policy basis as well as a technical one and should be interpreted in this broader perspective. Our conclusion about the future need for improvements to 99W stem from the Dartmouth connector analysis the Transportation Analysis Unit did in 1991, but reflects Tom's review of subsequent documenta- tion as well. Our analysis recognized "the significant benefit to the Tigard area as a whole and in particular to the Tigard Triangle Area" from construc- tion of the Dartmouth extension. However, it also was concluded that "analysis of lane requirements for the options considered reveal a six- lane section is required on 99W between I-5 and Greenburg Road and a four-five lane section west to Walnut Street. Considering the Dartmouth extension to Walnut Street, lane requirements would be the same as above, particularly if no-turn prohibitions are made along 99W. With turn prohibitions along 99W, the facility would operate at one service level better than would be found with the no-Dartmouth extension". 9002 SE McLoughlin Milwaukie, OR 97222 (503) 653-3090 734-1850(Rev.3-91) FAX (503) 653-3267 Our conclusion regarding the primary purpose of the Dartmouth extension are derived from the "Tigard Triangle Traffic Circulation Analysis", performed by the Transportation Analysis Unit in 1988. The purpose of this analysis is stated in the introduction: "Several recent studies have examined access to the Tigard Triangle and all have concluded that there are potential future capacity deficiencies on existing routes leading to and from the Triangle. After reviewing the results of these studies, and since some of the deficien- cies would be on state facilities, the City of Tigard requested the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to conduct a study to determine the extent of capacity deficiencies and develop recommendations for improvements. The study and recommendations would lead to the adoption of a transportation plan for the Triangle area." This concern for local circulation and access is supported by the unit's 1991 select link analysis, shown below on Table 1 and 2 from that report. TABLE 1 Dartmouth Traffic Volume (Origin) Peak Hour Volume on Hwy. % From Tigard % From Option 217 O-Xing Triangle I-5 N. 1 0 - - 2 1210 67% 31% 3 1235 66% 27% 4 1530 56% 41% 5 1615 56% 38% 2 TABLE 2 Dartmouth Traffic Volume (Destination PM Peak Hour Hour Vol. on 99W Tigard Hwy. 217 Hwy. 217 West Central North of Hall Blvd. All Option O-Xing Walnut Area 99W South Ofia 1 0 - - - - - 2 1210 18% 15% 25% 23% 19% 3 1235 14% 21% 26% 23% 16% 4 1530 45% 10% 16% 11% 18% 5 1615 39% 16% 16% 12%n 17% These two statements taken in the context of my letter are meant to convey to the Tigard committee the unlikelihood of the Department funding the construction of the Dartmouth extension in its entirety. It is not meant to be, as you seem to have assumed, a statement of criticism to the overall utility of the proposed facility, or even to the Department's ultimate willingness to make some contribution to its construction. My letter supports this message by laying out some of the reasons for it; that is, 1) the Department has a continued responsibility for the operation of 99W which, in our opinion, is likely to involve future capital investment requirements in Tigard, and 2) financial resources will constrain the Department's ability to contribute to improvements to local circulation and access, such as in the Tigard Triangle. My comment regarding connecting the Dartmouth extension to Highway 217 is a similar expression to the committee of the unlikeli- hood of such a connection in the immediate future. In combination, this reflects our current interchange policy on full access controlled highways(currently under revision in Salem), the status of the Westside Bypass Study and the RTP update, which will designate the future of Highway 217, and the lack of a planning "vehicle" by which to consider proposals for a CD Road/interchange system for the highway such as you have proposed. 3 Finally, my comment about environmental impacts is merely a reflection of how traffic increases on local streets can become serious neighborhood issues for local government of which the committee should be aware. I know that you and others have worked hard to look at alternatives to improve not only access to the Tigard Triangle, but overall traffic circulation in the Tigard area. Although you may be frustrated, I encourage you to continue in your efforts to improve the local transportation system with the City of Tigard. You have proposed some good ideas for improvements which I believe merit further investigation. Ted W. Keasey, P.E. Project Team Manager TWK:po cc: Don Adams Mike Wert Jef Kaiser Dave Williams Larry Bissett Neil Handyside, CH2M Hill Randy Wooley, City of Tigard Steve Clark, Times Publication wlaW311e 4 KITTELSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. TRANSPORTATION PLAN NING/TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 610 S.W.ALDER,SUITE 700•PORTLAND.OREGON 97205•(503)228-5230•FAX(503)273-8169 f Jtf;N,10-1AY DiV., RE:G10N i fiat Uper PicI'Dev Mgr g TratAnlys Proj.QualAssur February 24, 1992 _ Env/TeamsMgri a,t - E E B 2 Safety Off Project No. : P10 . 00 Fed Aid Mgr Geology Mgr R=�S;t Asst Assur Spec Ira,nmg Oiher Mr. Ted W. Keasey, P .E. Oregon Department of Transportation 9002 SW McLoughlin Boulevard Milwaukie, Oregon 97222 SUBJECT : Dartmouth Extension Dear Mr. Keasey: On February 19, you wrote a letter to Randy Wooley related to the above subject and containing the following comments : " . . .building the Dartmouth Extension will delay the need to widen Highway 99W a few years, but widening will still be necessary. " "Connecting the Dartmouth Extension to Highway 217 is unacceptable . We find no benefit to the operation of Highway 217 if additional access is allowed. " "All of the proposals I have seen, including the Dartmouth Extension, greatly improve local traffic circulation. However, there would be serious impacts to the environment and to the residents of Tigard. . .the redistributed traffic loads on Hall Boulevard, Durham Road, and McDonald Street would affect many residents and is difficult to mitigate . " "Although there is some benefit to Highway 99W by reducing the traffic load on the highway, the primary purpose of the Dartmouth Extension is to improve local traffic circulation. " Each of these comments is in direct conflict with the results of our own detailed analysis, of which you have been kept informed. Mr. Ted Keasey February 24, 1992 Page Two As you know, we have provided ODOT with a substantial amount of technical documentation supporting our findings throughout the several years that we have been involved in this process . Since you represent the Oregon Department of Transportation, I believe you have a similar duty to either provide substantial, quantitative, and credible technical evidence supporting your statements as quoted above, or to withdraw them. Thus, the purpose of this letter is to present you with a formal opportunity to provide me with any supporting information you may have, and to demonstrate why our own analysis is not valid. We have made very sincere efforts over the past several years to perform a comprehensive and objective analysis of the available alternatives . Working with the Committee for Tigard' s Transportation Alternatives, we have also attempted to bring both the City and ODOT into the process of recognizing and dealing with the inherent relationships that exist between regional transportation, local transportation, and local land use decisions . This has been a burden far exceeding that which private citizens could normally be expected to bear. Given this history of sincere effort on our part, I am frustrated by the tone and content of your letter, Ted. Further, I am disappointed that you would make such statements to Randy Wooley and the 99W Task Force without also informing Larry Bissett, Neil Handyside, or myself. This is especially disappointing considering our combined history of involvement and interest in this project, and our own efforts to keep you and all other interested parties informed at all stages of our analysis . Since you should already have the technical documentation necessary to support your statements to Randy Wooley, I would like to receive such documentation no later than Friday, March 6 . Mr. Ted Keasey February 24, 1992 Page Three Finally, Ted, you should be aware that neither I nor Larry Bissett are representing either Gordon R. Martin or Gordon S . Martin in this matter. You may, however, address your response to either Larry or myself. Sincerely, Waynetpal itte son Print cc : Neil Handyside (CH2M Hill) Larry Bissett (Systems Research Group) Richard Kadyk (Chairman, Committee for Tigard' s Transportation Alternatives) Steve Clark (Chairman, 99W Task Force) Randy Wooley (City of Tigard) i O� March 16, 1992 DEPARTMENT OF� TRANSPORTATION Neil Handyside, P.E. CH2M Hill HIGHWAY DIVISION 2020 S.W. Fourth Avenue, Second Floor Region I Portland, Oregon 97201 C603-1458 FILE CODE: Subject: I-5 @ Hwy. 217/Kruse Way Interchange Dartmouth Extension/C.D. Roads on Hwy. 217 We appreciate your efforts to improve traffic circulation in the Tigard Triangle area. I know you have spent considerable time in developing the collector/distributor (C-D) road system you have proposed for Highway 217. The concerns expressed in your February 7, 1992 letter were reviewed and our response is as follows. We also had the same concerns Joel Leisch had about grades, and the horizontal and vertical clearance under the 72nd Avenue structure. Preliminary reviews by both our own staff and the design consultant, Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff (HNTB), confirmed there should be adequate clearance under the structure for our proposed design. As the preliminary design is refined, minor adjustments in the alignment and grades may be needed. However, this is a normal part of the design process and is expected. In reviewing your C-D road concept for Highway 217 and how it affects the I-5 @ Hwy. 217/Kruse Way Interchange design, it is clear that some changes would need to be made if your plan was implement- ed as proposed. The majority of these changes affect the design of the second construction phase of our project. Since we do not expect Phase 2 construction to begin for at least 10 years, there is a great deal of time to modify our design should a C-D road system for Highway 217 be adopted in the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Of more pressing concern is how your C-D road system affects the first construction phase of our project. We are faced with the dilemma of whether or not we should design for something that may or may not happen. It would be nice if we could plan for every contingency, but limited resources require us to decide what the best investment of public funds should be. We simply cannot design our facilities to 9002 SE McLoughlin Milwaukie, OR 97222 (503) 653-3090 734-1850(Rev.3-91) FAX (503) 653-3267 include everyone's ideas on what they feel should be built in the future. To do so would often add unnecessary expense and environmental impacts to projects. Your comments and concerns will be passed on to HNTB for consider- ation during their preliminary design effort. However, at this point, we will not be making major changes to the design of our project to specifically accommodate the C-D road system proposed for Highway 217. Our design is consistent with the RTP, which does not include these C-D road improvements. To provide for these specific improve- ments implies that we accept the proposal as the best way to handle traffic in the future. Our position is that connecting the Dartmouth extension to Highway 217 is unacceptable. I applaud your intent to improve the overall traffic circulation in the Tigard area. Although much of the traffic in Tigard depends on the State highway system for local circulation, we do not believe this condition should be augmented with new access to Highway 217. Local circulation is not the State's responsibility, rather, it is the local government's. Therefore, I encourage you to work with the local government officials to find the solution that will best help local traffic circulation, then work towards getting it included in the RTP. If you have any additional concerns, you may call me at 653-3180. ��- Z4��� Ted W. Keasey, P.E. Project Team Manager TWK:po cc: Don Adams Michal Wert Jef Kaiser Dave Williams Hans Conradt, HNTB Wayne Kittelson, Kittelson & Assoc. Larry Bissett Randy Wooley, City of Tigard nhtL0312.e Engineers ® Planners Economists Scientists Portland Office February 7, 1992 PDX32425.A0 Mr. Ted Keasey Project Coordinator Highway Division HIGH ;rdAY D€V., REGION 4 9002 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd. iicgion Ene Traf Oper Prof Dev Mgr Milwaukie, Oregon 97222 Traf Anlys Prol.QualAssur� r D E.v'Teams i'utidc Aif..___..._ s- E D � _. ::a:;�� Safety Off Dear Mr. Keasey: Fed Aid hlgr Geology hlgr :ter S..141`^ Rog Stf Asst Assur Spec Subject: Highway 217/Kruse Way Training O:tier Tigard Triangle As you know, we have been looking for ways to improve traffic in the "Tigard Triangle" area. At our meeting on October 9, 1991, we presented a plan to add an overcrossing of Highway 217 at Dartmouth and a collector/distributor (CD) system on Highway 217. It is our opinion that these improvements are necessary to meet the traffic demands of the area in the future. In our recent phone conversation, you stated that ODOT is in the process of approv- ing Alternative A Modified as the preferred option for the Kruse Way/I-5 Inter- change. In preparing alternatives for Highway 217, we found it necessary to modify this plan in order to accommodate a future CD system. If your goal is to construct Alternative A Modified as shown on the preliminary drawings, it would be desirable to design it so as not to preclude the construction of a CD system or a widening of Highway 217 in the future. The following areas should be reviewed to determine if the current design can accommodate the anticipated improvements on Highway 217: • The 68th Avenue structure to be built over the 1-5 ramps should be designed to provide adequate room for future CD exit ramp. Such a ramp must pass under the 68th Avenue structure and may have to be lengthened to do so. Serving Oregon and Southwest Washington from two locations: CH2M HILL Portland Office 2020 S W.fourth Avenue,2nd Floor,Portland,OR 97201 503.224.9190 Corvallls Office 2300 N.W.Walnut Blvd,P.O.Box 428,Corvallis,OR 97339 503.752.4271 PDX317.03051 Mr. Ted Keasey Page 2 February 7, 1992 PDX32425.A0 • The Kruse Way structure over the I-5 ramps should also be designed to provide room for the CD road. To provide access to both Highway 217 and the CD road, the configuration of the Kruse Way ramp and ramp structure was modified. • The 72nd overcrossing structure and the interchange ramps at 72nd should also accommodate the widening for the CD road. Although 72nd is not part of the current construction phase, the design and con- struction of the ramps from I-5 and Kruse Way should accommodate the anticipated designs at 72nd. At the October meeting, Joel Leisch expressed some concerns about the Alternative A Modified design. In his opinion, it did not appear possible to construct the Kruse Way northbound ramps over the I-5 ramps and connect them to Highway 217. His reasoning was that to cross over the I-5 ramps and under the 72nd structure would require a minimum of 650 to 700 feet. It does not appear that there is enough room to do this. The grades of both the I-5 ramps and the Kruse Way ramp will influence how much distance will be required to bring this about. The other concern mentioned at the meeting was the horizontal clearance under 72nd Avenue. Based on the Alternative A drawing, there appear to be six lanes plus shoulders and a median passing under the 72nd structure. It also appears that the northbound Kruse Way ramps are merging as they pass under the structure. This will require additional width. In addition, the southbound ramps are shown tapering out to four lanes to provide a two-lane exit to Kruse Way. Considering the widths necessary, the length of the 72nd structure may not accommodate all the lanes and the necessary additional widths. To summarize, it appears that some modification to the Alternative A Modified design is necessary to accommodate the future needs of Highway 217, whether that includes a CD road or additional lanes. Our intent is to improve the overall traffic circulation in the Tigard area, and we feel that a CD road is a viable option to accomplish that. Based on the traffic analysis that has been completed, the addition of a CD road actually improves the through traffic movement on Highway 217. In our phone conversation, you stated that the current design of Alternative A Modified will not preclude the construction of a CD road system in the future. Based on the concerns stated above, we feel some modifications will be necessary. Please PD7t317.030.51 Mr. Ted Keasey Page 3 February 7, 1992 PDX32425.A0 review the design that we provided you at the October meeting, and let me know if the current design for Kruse Way can accommodate such a design. If you would like to discuss these concerns in more detail, please call me at 224-9190. Sincerely, CH2M HILL Weil Handyside, P.E. cc: Wayne Kittelson Larry Bissett Joel I.eisch Gordon Martin PDX317.03051