Going from 4 Lanes to 3 Going from 4 Lanes to 3 LanesLanes

Jefferson City’sJefferson City’s

McCarty Street McCarty Street ProjectProject

McCarty StreetMcCarty StreetBefore ProjectBefore Project

ADT 8700 (peak hour 15% AM and 15% PM)ADT 8700 (peak hour 15% AM and 15% PM) Corner mounted pedestal signalsCorner mounted pedestal signals 10 ft. through lanes 10 ft. through lanes 8 ft. parking stalls on both sides of street8 ft. parking stalls on both sides of street 8 ft. right turn lanes at intersections8 ft. right turn lanes at intersections No left turn pockets at intersectionsNo left turn pockets at intersections Several driveways directly onto McCartySeveral driveways directly onto McCarty

Typical Corner Mounted Typical Corner Mounted SignalSignal

Selling the McCarty Street Selling the McCarty Street Project to the CommunityProject to the Community

Two separate traffic consultants Two separate traffic consultants provided LOS analysis for the three provided LOS analysis for the three intersectionsintersections

City staff completed an accident City staff completed an accident studystudy

Approval by the City’s Transportation Approval by the City’s Transportation & Traffic Commission and Public & Traffic Commission and Public Works & Planning CommitteeWorks & Planning Committee

McCarty Street LOS McCarty Street LOS ResultsResults

TranSystems Corporation TranSystems Corporation (current traffic with 3 vs 5 lane, (current traffic with 3 vs 5 lane, both LOS B)both LOS B)

George Butler Associates (future George Butler Associates (future traffic utilizing county-wide traffic utilizing county-wide traffic model, land use based, 3 traffic model, land use based, 3 lane section, LOS B) lane section, LOS B)

McCarty and Jefferson Streets

Year Sideswipe Accidents

Rear End Accidents

Head On Accidents

Angle Accidents

Other Accidents*

Total Accidents

1998 1 2 1 14 0 181999 0 4 0 6 0 102000 1 3 1 6 1 122001 1 2 0 7 1 112002 1 0 0 7 0 8

Average 11.8

McCarty and Madison Streets

Year Sideswipe Accidents

Rear End Accidents

Head On Accidents

Angle Accidents

Other Accidents*

Total Accidents

1998 2 0 0 12 0 141999 0 1 0 9 0 102000 3 2 0 13 0 182001 2 4 0 15 0 212002 2 0 0 6 0 8

Average 14.2

McCarty and Monroe Streets

Year Sideswipe Accidents

Rear End Accidents

Head On Accidents

Angle Accidents

Other Accidents*

Total Accidents

1998 1 1 1 7 0 101999 1 4 1 11 0 172000 1 3 1 9 2 162001 2 3 1 10 0 162002 3 0 0 8 0 11

Average 14

*This category includes accidents involving pedestrians, fixed objects, parking movements,

McCarty Street Project McCarty Street Project ScopeScope

Provide new overhead mounted Provide new overhead mounted signals and improved lightingsignals and improved lighting

Re-stripe to reduce lane cross Re-stripe to reduce lane cross section and organize lane section and organize lane configurations at intersectionsconfigurations at intersections

Maintain on street parkingMaintain on street parking

McCarty Street Project McCarty Street Project ScopeScope

14 ft. centered turn lane14 ft. centered turn lane 12.5 ft. through lane12.5 ft. through lane 9 ft. right turn lane9 ft. right turn lane 2 ft. positive offset in left 2 ft. positive offset in left

turn lane at signalsturn lane at signals

Jefferson City’s McCarty Street Jefferson City’s McCarty Street ProjectProject

Project Design Consultant: TranSystem CorpProject Design Consultant: TranSystem Corp Contractor, Meyer ElectricContractor, Meyer Electric 6 month project started in October 04 and 6 month project started in October 04 and

finished in March 05finished in March 05 Striping work first followed by signal Striping work first followed by signal

installationinstallation Project Construction Cost, $293,000Project Construction Cost, $293,000

$266,000: 3 New Signals, Lighting and $266,000: 3 New Signals, Lighting and ControllersControllers

$27,000: remove markings and stripe 17 $27,000: remove markings and stripe 17 City BlocksCity Blocks

Project PayoffProject Payoff

40 crashes per year prior to 40 crashes per year prior to project (5 year average) project (5 year average)

10 crashes first year after project 10 crashes first year after project (1 year, 2005)(1 year, 2005)

30 fewer crashes per year after 30 fewer crashes per year after projectproject

75% crash reduction75% crash reduction

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