Highway 29 Access Management Plan Final Report

Final Report Highway 29 Access Management Plan

April 30, 2013

Prepared For: Lilburn Community Improvement District

Prepared By: Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc. 2211 Beaver Ruin Road Suite 190 Norcross, GA 30071 (770) 263-5945

© 2013 Lilburn Community Improvement District. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication reflect the views of the author(s), who is (are) responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. This publication does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.

Final Report — Highway 29 Access Management Plan

Table of Contents Table of Contents Data Inventory and Mapping Report Workshop Meeting Minutes Workshop Displays Public Meeting Project Fact Sheets and Displays Public Meeting Minutes Gwinnett County Meeting Minutes

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Data Inventory and Mapping Highway 29 Access Management Plan

MA Project 12512

November 9, 2012

Prepared For: Lilburn Community Improvement District

Prepared By: Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc. 2211 Beaver Ruin Road Suite 190 Norcross, GA 30071 (770) 263-5945

© 2012 Lilburn Community Improvement District. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication reflect the views of the author(s), who is (are) responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. This publication does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.

Data Inventory and Mapping — Highway 29 Access Management Plan

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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose of the Access Management Plan....................................... 1 1.2 Purpose of the Report ......................................................................... 1 1.3 Study Area ........................................................................................... 1 1.4 Land Use .............................................................................................. 4 2.0 Crash Data ............................................................................... 7 2.1 Overall Crash Statistics and Locations ............................................. 7 2.2 Crashes by Type ................................................................................. 9 2.3 Crashes by Conditions ..................................................................... 12 3.0 Access Control ...................................................................... 13 4.0 Traffic Volumes ...................................................................... 14 4.1 Traffic Volume Growth ...................................................................... 15 5.0 Transit, Pedestrians, and Cyclists ......................................... 17

5.1 Transit ................................................................................................. 17 5.2 Pedestrians ........................................................................................ 17 5.3 Cyclists ............................................................................................... 19 5.4 Trail System ........................................................................................ 19 Appendix A. Aerial Layouts ........................................................... A


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Table of Exhibits Exhibit 1: Study Area Map .......................................................................................................... 3 Exhibit 2: Existing Land Use ........................................................................................................ 5 Exhibit 3: Future Land Use ........................................................................................................... 6 Exhibit 4: Total Crashes by Injury Type ...................................................................................... 7 Exhibit 5: Crash Rates by Injury Type ........................................................................................ 7 Exhibit 6: All Types Crash Location Histogram .......................................................................... 8 Exhibit 7: Injury Crash Location Histogram ............................................................................... 8 Exhibit 8: Milelog Cross Street Identification ............................................................................. 9 Exhibit 9: Crashes by Intersection Type .................................................................................... 9 Exhibit 10: Crashes by Manner of Collision ............................................................................. 10 Exhibit 11: Crashes by Roadway Location ............................................................................. 10 Exhibit 12: Crashes by Object Struck ...................................................................................... 11 Exhibit 13: Crashes by At-Fault Vehicle Action ...................................................................... 11 Exhibit 14: Location Histogram for U-Turn and Driveway Crashes ........................................ 12 Exhibit 15: Crashes by Light Conditions .................................................................................. 12 Exhibit 16: Crashes by Road Surface Condition ..................................................................... 12 Exhibit 17: Access Points in Study Area .................................................................................. 13 Exhibit 18: 2011 Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................... 14 Exhibit 19: GDOT Traffic Count Station Data............................................................................ 15 Exhibit 20: Area Traffic Count Station Growth ......................................................................... 15 Exhibit 21: Highway 29 Traffic Count Station Growth ............................................................. 16 Exhibit 22: National Vehicle Miles Traveled ............................................................................ 16 Exhibit 23: Gwinnett County Transit Route 30 .......................................................................... 17 Exhibit 24: Gwinnett County Transit Route 30 Stops ................................................................ 18 Exhibit 25: Trails and Multi-Use Paths ....................................................................................... 20


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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the Access Management Plan The purpose of the Access Management Plan is to transform the Highway 29 corridor into a facility that maximizes the ability of all people to use the roadway for all purposes. Multiple land uses are present along the highway and they serve a variety of purposes. The road corridor provides for travel to local businesses, schools, and the Lilburn Town Center from surrounding residential areas. This results in additional travel between these businesses and community facilities.

Providing direct access to local businesses and community facilities while maintaining through traffic movement is a key challenge being faced on portions of the corridor today. Future traffic growth will increase this challenge.

The Plan will provide the Lilburn Community Improvement District (LCID) with a strategy to implement access management along the Highway 29 corridor through a combination of traffic engineering measures, site development improvements and modifications, and close coordination between government and property owners.

1.2 Purpose of the Report This report is the first part of the Access Management Plan, intended to present background information and data concerning the Highway 29 (US 29/SR 8) corridor through the Lilburn Community Improvement District (LCID). The background information and related map products developed during the report process will be used to facilitate stakeholder involvement meetings and eventually to the development of conceptual design alternatives.

During the data gathering phase, Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc. (MA) acquired the following:

Existing and future land use data Existing Graphical Information Systems (GIS) data for use in mapping the study area Existing traffic operations at the key study intersections Existing traffic volumes Crash records Aerial imagery of the study area Field confirmation of the plot usage shown on the aerial photography, and the land

use map Field confirmation of u-turn median breaks and driveway locations and uses Planned projects within the study area Other transportation modes within and around the study area

These data were analyzed, mapped, and/or charted based upon their type and are presented throughout this report.

1.3 Study Area Highway 29 (US 29/SR 8), also known as Lawrenceville Highway, is a state and US arterial with cross-county significance, serving as a parallel route to I-85 and US 78 (Stone Mountain Highway). The Highway 29 corridor to be studied extends from Rockbridge Road to Ronald


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Reagan Parkway. The total length of corridor to be studied is approximately 4.3 miles. The study area is consistent with that identified within the Highway 29 Boulevard of Opportunity Corridor Study. The study area is depicted in Exhibit 1: Study Area Map.

The major intersections along this arterial are Rockbridge Road, Indian Trail/Killian Hill Road, Beaver Ruin/Arcado Road, Pleasant Hill/Lester Road, and Ronald Reagan Parkway.


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Exhibit 1: Study Area Map

Source: Gwinnett County


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1.4 Land Use The next two exhibits, Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 3, depict the existing and future land use conditions of the study area. The existing land use is a combination of residential, commercial and institutional areas with a few light industrial parcels scattered through the corridor, set back from the arterial in most cases. There are some large parcels that are undeveloped at this time.

The future land use is projecting a significant conversion of residential zones to commercial almost eliminating the residential lots that front on Highway 29. Most properties that were marked as undeveloped in the existing land use map are projected to be built out as commercial by 2035. No additional industrial-zone properties are projected in the future land use, with a few parcels near Beaver Ruin Road projected to convert from industrial to commercial.


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Exhibit 2: Existing Land Use

Source: Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc., Gwinnett County


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Exhibit 3: Future Land Use

Source: Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc., Gwinnett County


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2.0 Crash Data This section examines the crash data along the entirety of the study corridor. The roadway crashes are discussed using the following exhibits.

A note on the crash data available: the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) collects and collates crash data throughout the state in a manner which is easy for planners to locate and analyze the crash history of corridors such as Highway 29. Since late 2009 (approximately November, 2009) the location data for crashes have not been entered within the GDOT database in a manner that allows for useful aggregation of crash data. The crash data represented here is from January, 2006 to November, 2009 and is the best available as of publication date.

2.1 Overall Crash Statistics and Locations Exhibit 4: Total Crashes by Injury Type shows the total crashes and the number of injury and fatality crashes in the study area, from Harmony Grove road to Ronald Reagan Parkway. There were a total of 2004 crashes averaging approximately 550 per year. Of these, approximately 130 per year were injury collisions, and one fatal collision per year.

The four (4) fatal collisions do not exhibit any pattern of location although three originate from side streets and involve left turns, and one was a pedestrian fatality. The pedestrian fatality in 2008 involved a dark condition away from a marked crosswalk 500 feet west of Beaver Ruin Road.

Exhibit 4: Total Crashes by Injury Type

Year Property Damage

Only Injury Fatality Total 2006 427 131 1 559 2007 422 148 1 571 2008 395 122 2 519 2009 249 106 0 355

Grand Total 1493 507 4 2004 Source: Georgia Department of Transportation

The calculated crash rates along the corridor, using the highest average daily traffic along the corridor, show that the Highway 29 corridor has rates equal to or higher than the statewide average for similar facilities. Exhibit 5: Crash Rates by Injury Type shows the comparative rates.

Exhibit 5: Crash Rates by Injury Type

Crash Rate (471 statewide average)

Injury Crash Rate (116 statewide average)

Fatal Crash Rate (1.33 statewide average)

2006 791 185 1.42 2007 808 210 1.42 2008 735 173 2.83 2009 503 150 0.00

Source: Georgia Department of Transportation, Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc. Crash/Injury/Fatality rates are per 100 million vehicle miles traveled

The next exhibits, Exhibit 6: All Types Crash Location Histogram and Exhibit 7: Injury Crash Location Histogram show the locations along the study area where crashes or injury collisions


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tend to cluster. As expected, crashes and injuries cluster around intersections. Each of the exhibits is labeled with the most number or crashes or injury collisions in a particular year for the clusters. For reference Exhibit 8: Milelog Cross Street Identification shows the milelog locations of intersections within the study area.

Exhibit 6: All Types Crash Location Histogram

Source: Georgia Department of Transportation, Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc.

Exhibit 7: Injury Crash Location Histogram


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Exhibit 8: Milelog Cross Street Identification

Intersecting Street Milelog From Milelog To On Left On Right

1.91 1.94 HARMONY GROVE

RD 1.98 2 JOHN CARROLL RD 2.12 2.17 ROCKBRIDGE RD 2.33 2.34 BRADLEY WOODS CT 2.48 2.53 INLAND WAY GREENWOOD DR 2.7 2.74 HARBINS RD 2.91 2.98 LILBURN SCHOOL RD 3.02 3.09 HOOD RD 3.35 3.39 HOLLY RIDGE DR PINE ST 3.49 3.56 WHITE OAK DR 3.64 3.69 MAIN ST HILLCREST RD 3.84 3.89 INDIAN TRAIL RD KILLIAN HILL RD 4.01 4.02 WYNNE RUSSELL DR 4.59 4.69 WYNNE RUSSELL DR 4.78 4.82 DOGWOOD DR 5.04 5.08 BEAVER RUIN RD ARCADO RD 5.33 5.43 LUXOMNI RD 5.43 5.53 BERKMAR DR 5.75 5.8 PLEASANT HILL RD LESTER RD 5.96 5.97 VALLEY RD

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REAGAN Source: Georgia Department of Transportation

2.2 Crashes by Type As may be evident from Exhibit 6: All Types Crash Location Histogram and Exhibit 7: Injury Crash Location Histogram, the majority of crashes that occur within the study area are intersection crashes. Only 27% of the recorded crashes occurred at locations between intersections, or were classified as non-intersection related by the reporting officer. Exhibit 9: Crashes by Intersection Type, tallies the crash types by year and by intersection/non-intersection.

Exhibit 9: Crashes by Intersection Type

Year Intersection Non-Intersection Total 2006 411 148 559 2007 407 164 571 2008 394 125 519 2009 242 113 355

Grand Total 1454 550 2004 Source: Georgia Department of Transportation

Exhibit 10: Crashes by Manner of Collision demonstrates the nature of crashes in the corridor based on the type of collision that occurred. The majority of crashes were rear-end type crashes,


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with the second most prevalent being angle crashes. Generalizing the data shown in Exhibit 10 without any knowledge of the corridor would lead a professional to conclude that the roadway is probably congested with a number of turning movements either at intersections or at driveways. As we know that this is the case, Exhibit 10 does not contain any surprises.

Exhibit 10: Crashes by Manner of Collision

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2006 200 15 14 266 8 56 559 2007 208 17 15 266 11 54 571 2008 169 12 14 283 3 38 519 2009 121 5 6 193 6 24 355

Grand Total 698 49 49 1008 28 172 2004

Source: Georgia Department of Transportation

Similarly to Exhibit 10, Exhibit 11: Crashes by Roadway Location does not contain any surprises for people familiar with the study area. The vast majority of crashes occur on the roadway or the paved surface. The two crashes marked as “median” crashes occurred nearly simultaneously outside Berkmar Middle School and appear to have occurred in the two way left turn lane.

Exhibit 11: Crashes by Roadway Location

Year Median Off

Roadway On

Roadway On

Shoulder Ramp Grand Total

2006 12 540 7 559 2007 8 553 7 3 571 2008 12 501 6 519 2009 2 5 344 4 355

Grand Total 2 37 1938 24 3 2004


Exhibit 12: Crashes by Object Struck on the following page lists the types of object struck during all of the collisions. Notably, three (3) bicycles and two (2) pedestrians were involved in vehicular collisions during the period under study. Of the five (5) collisions involving pedestrians and bicycles, four (4) occurred during the day. One (1) had no reported injuries, three (3) reported a single injured party, and as mentioned earlier, one (1) pedestrian was killed.

Exhibit 13: Crashes by At-Fault Vehicle Action lists the action of the vehicle that was found to be at fault according to the crash report. The majority of collisions on the corridor involved vehicles proceeding straight.

Of particular interest to this study are the values in the “Making a U-Turn” and “Entering/Leaving Driveway” columns of Exhibit 13. Exhibit 14: Location Histogram for U-Turn and Driveway Crashes shows where these types of crashes have been occurring.

They’ve been scattered throughout the corridor, with a particular concentration at Pleasant Hill Road.


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Exhibit 14: Location Histogram for U-Turn and Driveway Crashes


2.3 Crashes by Conditions Exhibit 15: Crashes by Light Conditions and Source: Georgia Department of Transportation

Exhibit 16: Crashes by Road Surface Condition show the series of crashes arranged by light condition or roadway surface condition. Again, these results do not present any specific surprises.

Exhibit 15: Crashes by Light Conditions

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2006 70 28 14 434 13 559 2007 70 22 14 455 10 571 2008 69 30 10 402 8 519 2009 45 15 1 291 3 355

Grand Total 254 95 39 1582 34 2004


Exhibit 16: Crashes by Road Surface Condition

Year Dry Icy Other Wet Grand Total

2006 463 96 559 2007 494 1 76 571 2008 409 1 109 519 2009 272 1 82 355

Grand Total 1638 2 1 363 2004


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3.0 Access Control Roadways are classified according to their intended throughput and the amount of access control that will be enforced along their length. These classifications range from interstate highways, which maximum throughput by restricting access control almost entirely, to local roads which emphasize access at the expense of roadway capacity. This is by design, for example a local subdivision street has a need for multiple driveways and no requirement for high speeds or high capacities.

Highway 29 is classified as an Urban Minor Arterial. These roads serve as feeders to the Arterial system. They are intended to move motorized vehicles at relatively high speeds from point to point in a regional system. Ideally, those roadways would have a medium amount of roadway access through driveways and side streets to limit the amount of “friction” between turning and through vehicles.

As is evident by the aerial images shown in the Appendix, Highway 29 has a high number of access points. Exhibit 17 tabulates the number of access points within the study area.

Exhibit 17: Access Points in Study Area

North side / South side

Roadway Segment Distance Signals Drives Public Roads

Signals Per Mile

Access Breaks Per Mile

Begin to Indian Trail 1.93 7 41/44 9/8 3.6 52.8 Indian Trail to Beaver Ruin Road 1.22 2 22/23 4/2 1.6 41.8 Beaver Ruin Road to End 1.30 4 29/28 5/4 3.1 50.8 Total 4.45 13 92/95 18/14 2.9 49.2

Source: Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc.

Exhibit 17 shows that the number of access breaks per mile is close to constant between the sections shown. Note that there is an existing raised median between Berkmar Middle School (immediately west of Beaver Ruin Road) and the end of the study area at Ronald Reagan Parkway.

Section 2.0, Crash Data, does not illustrate any particular hot spot of crash location that can be attributed to driveways. The Section does illustrate that the majority of crashes in the corridor are intersection related. The Section also illustrates a hot spot of u-turn crashes at Pleasant Hill Road.

The GDOT manual of Regulations for Driveway and Encroachment Control, colloquially known as the Driveway Manual, specifies certain requirements for proposing and obtaining a driveway permit on the state highway system. One of the important points within the Driveway Manual is quoted here:

Spacing between driveways should be at least equal to the distance traveled, at the posted speed limit, during the normal perception and reaction time plus the distance traveled as the vehicle decelerates to a stop.

At 45 MPH this is approximately 360 feet. The Driveway Manual allows for a minimum spacing (without a right turn bay) of 230 feet. There are existing portions of Highway 29 with ten (10) driveways over 800 feet. There is opportunity to find ways to consolidate existing driveways.


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4.0 Traffic Volumes The most recent available traffic volumes through the corridor are shown in Exhibit 18: 2011 Traffic Volumes and Exhibit 19: GDOT Traffic Count Station Data. Exhibit 18 illustrates the locations of the various GDOT count stations and the 2011 average daily traffic (ADT). Exhibit 19 tabulates the data back to 2005 and shows the calculated yearly growth rate that corresponds to the measured volumes.

Exhibit 18: 2011 Traffic Volumes



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Exhibit 19: GDOT Traffic Count Station Data

Traffic Count Station Year 6001 6003 6005 0007 6325 6354 6357 0283 6687 0410

2005 31,820 33,260 34,470 49,200 16,170 12,740 21,940 39,190 8,780 28,770 2006 34,060 33,180 30,750 43,080 17,530 23,800 20,240 28,990 8,530 21,000 2007 32,560 34,360 32,160 47,840 17,280 24,060 21,080 41,040 8,530 21,660 2008 30,650 32,330 22,950 45,030 17,180 22,770 19,850 32,390 8,480 20,790 2009 29,860 31,560 22,440 43,870 16,840 22,240 19,300 31,760 8,310 20,460 2010 29,860 31,630 27,890 43,870 16,630 22,290 18,460 28,950 8,210 20,490 2011 27,530 31,600 24,850 43,820 16,610 22,270 18,440 28,920 8,090 20,470

Annualized Growth

Rate -2.4% -0.8% -5.3% -1.9% 0.4% -1.3% -2.9% -4.9% -1.4% -0.5% Source: Georgia Department of Transportation, Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc. Note: Volumes marked with a grayed out cell were discounted from the growth rate analysis.

4.1 Traffic Volume Growth Traffic volume growth in the study area has been negative or flat for the past seven measured years. This reflects a recent downturn in national vehicle miles traveled shown in Exhibit 22: National Vehicle Miles Traveled. This reduction has been associated with economic trends. Recent trends indicate that this reduction in vehicle miles traveled will reverse and begin to grow again.

Exhibit 20 graphs the study area traffic count stations by year since 2005. The highest volume traffic count station is number 0007 which is just west of Pleasant Hill Road on Highway 29. The next four highest volume count stations include station numbers 6001, 6003, and 6005 which are also on Highway 29, as well as number 0283 which is positioned on Beaver Ruin Road.

Exhibit 20: Area Traffic Count Station Growth


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Exhibit 21 shows the volume growth by count station on only those stations located on Highway 29. The measured volumes have been more variable than the side streets, but still reflect the downward to flat trend.

Exhibit 21: Highway 29 Traffic Count Station Growth


Exhibit 22: National Vehicle Miles Traveled

Source: Federal Highway Administration

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5.0 Transit, Pedestrians, and Cyclists 5.1 Transit The Gwinnett County Transit Route number 30 travels along Highway 29 through the study area. Exhibit 23 shows the route.

The official bus stop locations are shown in Exhibit 24: Gwinnett County Transit Route 30 Stops

Exhibit 23: Gwinnett County Transit Route 30

Source: Gwinnett County Transit

5.2 Pedestrians Numerous pedestrians were observed during site visits to the study area. Foot traffic traverses the majority of the corridor, with some areas more heavily traveled than others, based on local generators and types of commercial establishments.

Sidewalks are present throughout the corridor but are not complete on both sides from end to end. The recently completed projects at Beaver Ruin Road and Pleasant Hill Road have completed the sidewalks on both sides of Highway 29 between Berkmar Middle School and the study area end at Ronald Reagan. There are gaps in the sidewalk connectivity on either side of the roadway between the study area beginning and Berkmar Middle School.


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Exhibit 24: Gwinnett County Transit Route 30 Stops

Source: Gwinnett County Transit


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5.3 Cyclists During site visits very few bicycles were observed in the study area. Less than ten were observed during visits of a duration between three and four hours during off peak times.

Of those cyclists, approximately half were using sidewalks and the other half were using the roadway. It should be noted that state law specifically prohibits adults from operating a bicycle on a sidewalk.

No additional data is available as to the numbers and destinations of bicycles in the corridor.

The area does not currently provide parallel routes sufficient to draw bicycle traffic off of Highway 29 and onto road segments with lower speed vehicular traffic.

5.4 Trail System Exhibit 25 shows the layout of multi-use paths that are proposed within the study area. This exhibit shows both existing and proposed facilities.

The recently completed Camp Creek Greenway is a paved trail extending from Rockbridge Road to Killian Hill Road parallel to Highway 29, south of the corridor. It connects to Lilburn City Park.

Further extensions of the Camp Creek Greenway and the construction of the Jackson Creek Greenway are part of the Lilburn Comprehensive Plan.


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Exhibit 25: Trails and Multi-Use Paths


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Appendix A. Aerial Layouts


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Beginning of Study Area


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Park is complete


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Providence Christian Academy


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Berkmar Middle School


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Observed difficult turn movements


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Berkmar High School


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Berkmar High School


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Prohibited U-Turn


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End of Study Area


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Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc. 2211 Beaver Ruin Road, Suite 190 Norcross, Georgia 30071 Phone: 770-263-5945 Fax: 770-263-0166

MEETING MINUTES

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Project: Highway 29 Access Management Plan Meeting Date 13 November 2012

Project No. n/a P.I. No. n/a MA Project No. LCID001

Meeting: Workshop Number 1 CC: Location: City of Lilburn City Hall Prepared By: William Ruhsam Prepared On: 16 November 2012

ATTENDEES PHONE E-MAIL ORGANIZATION Bill Ruhsam 770 263 5945 [email protected] Moreland Altobelli LN Manchi 770 263 5945 [email protected] Moreland Altobelli Gerald McDowell 678 521 2020 [email protected] LCID Taylor Anderson 678 551 2583 [email protected] LCID Ms. Hunt 770 381 7057 [email protected] Grove HOA Johnny Crist 678 457 4181 [email protected] City of Lilbur Linda Newton 770 354 3499 [email protected] Sterling Trace Subdivision Doug Stacks 770 921 2784 [email protected] City of Lilburn Bill Johuss 770 921 2210 [email protected] City of Lilburn Vince Edwards 770 829 7452 [email protected] Gwinnett County Kim Conroy 770 829 7414 [email protected] Gwinnett County Scott Zehngraff 770 532 563 [email protected] GDOT Ed O’Connor 678 438 8663 [email protected] LCID Sandra Hawkins 404 226 3517 [email protected] LCID

1. The meeting began with Gerald McDowell welcoming the workshop participants and introducing the project team.

2. Taylor Anderson described the goals of the CID and the access management plan.

3. Bill Ruhsam described what the intention of the workshop was: To present the findings from the Data and Inventory Report and to see input from the workshop participants as to local issues which could be addressed as a part of the access management plan.

4. The following notes are from the free-form workshop session.

Workshop Notes Numbered notes correspond to marked-up display boards from the Workshop on November 13, 2012.

1. Update crash data and analyze the period before and after installation of the median

2. The new median is making access difficult for businesses

3. Messina’s restaurant and area: The signal delay for u‐turning traffic is high. This may be an opportunity for interparcel access

4. Crashes have been observed in the vicinity of the driveways into and out of Lilburn Corners Shopping Center. Access is difficult during peak times


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5. Interparcel access is a good possibility along Berkmar Way with possible new connection to Kroger shopping plaza at Highway 29 and Beaver Ruin Road (northeast quadrant)

6. Arcado Road south of Highway 29: with new median installed, it is difficult to make left turns either northbound or southbound into the shopping center or to Autozone.

7. The ability of vehicles to make u‐turns eastbound at Beaver Ruin Road is compromised by the narrow width of pavement for receiving turning vehicles.

8. U‐turns aren’t wide enough to make the move.

9. There is a potential access point from Beaver Ruin Road to Dogwood Drive, behind the first set of houses and businesses, and it could continue to Wayne Russell Drive, cutting across the Berkmar Middle School entrance.

10. Businesses closed down after the completion of the median construction project

11. There is a mostly landlocked parcel at the northeast corner of Pleasant Hill Road and Highway 29.

12. The southbound left turn off of Beaver Ruin Road into the Kroger plaza is deceptive in that people tend to think they are in the left turn lane for Highway 29.

13. There have been turn‐related crashes observed at the intersection with Harmony Grove Road

14. There is potential interparcel access between Beaver Ruin Road and Postal Way.

15. There are a number of potential conflicts with traffic at Bryson Park, including event coordination between the park and the mosque.

16. There is interparcel access possibility along Jackson Place between Arcado Road and Luxomni Road.

17. There is potential interparcel access connecting Postal Way with either the shopping plaza or Arcado Road.

18. People making left turns from Woodcliff Drive are waiting in the middle of Highway 29 to complete their movement. More than one vehicle will stack up while doing so.

19. Berkmar High School has gated access of their driveway from Highway 29

20. There is potential for a new access road running behind the shopping center on the north west quadrant of Highway 29 and Indian Trail, connecting to Hillcrest Road.

21. Cyclists do not seem to be using the corridor that much for either recreation or commuting.

22. The City of Lilburn needs to have input on projects that get proposed. 23. It is necessary that project objectives be balanced. 24. Pedestrian access across highway 29 needs to be evaluated, especially within the City of Lilburn’s

development area. Possibly a grade separated crossing?

25. Area development will be encouraged by potential pedestrian projects.

26. Local contexts will be different in different areas of the corridor. 27. Good plans help maintain the investments.

28. City of Lilburn is driven by Vision, not cost. Projects need to cooperate with enhancements and corridor aesthetics

29. Keep local businesses in mind


MEETING MINUTES


30. Rockbridge Circle, south of Highway 29, access from Rockbridge, could be used as back side access to businesses or to Rock Garden Ct.

The above represents our understanding of the items discussed. Please notify us of any discrepancies or questions as soon as possible.

Highway 29 Access Management PlanProject Fact Sheet

1 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

2/20/2013

Project Number

Installation of sidewalk on south side of Highway 29 across from the western intersection with Wynne Russell Drive

None

Maintains Highway Improves

Improves Vehicular Access to

Maintains or Improves

Improves Pedestrian

and Bicycle

Sidewalk

Promotes Long Term Economic

Objectives

None

Pedestrian connectivity, ease of construction

LILBURN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Yes

g yCapacity

pTraffic Safety Businesses

pTraffic Flow

yConnectivity

Constructibility Rating Easy

Yes Yes No Yes

Cost Estimate

Overview Map with all Projects by Number

Project Ranking

Development

Yes5 out of 6

Construction CostRight of Way CostTotal Cost

$45,500$0

$45,500


2 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Reduction in turning crashes, smoothing of traffic flow

2/20/2013

Project Number Roadwork

Installation of Median between Harmony Grove and Rockbridge Road

This project would require 11 foot or 10 foot turn lanes to avoid property impacts.

Impacts to two driveways

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian

and Bicycle Promotes Long Term Economic


g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow

yConnectivity Development

Construction Cost $71,000

No Yes No YesProject Ranking 3 out of 6Constructibility Rating Medium

Cost Estimate

No Yes

Right of Way Cost $0Total Cost $71,000



4 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Provides signalized left turn access.

2/20/2013

Project Number Interparcel

Interparcel Access west of Inland Way, North side.

This project assumes an eventual median on Highway 29 and agreements between parcel owners.

None

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian



g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



Yes No Yes YesProject Ranking 4 out of 6Constructibility Rating Medium

Cost Estimate

No Yes




6 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Provides signalized access across Highway 29 for Pedestrians.

2/20/2013

Project Number Pedestrian Access

Pedestrian Access Improvements at Bryson Park and Highway 29

This project assumes that a HAWK signal will be permitted by GDOT.

Unusual installation.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian



g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



No Yes No YesProject Ranking 4 out of 6Constructibility Rating Easy

Cost Estimate

Yes Yes




7 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Pedestrian connectivity, Reduction in access points.

2/20/2013


Relocation of Bryson Park driveway and installation of traffic signal and pedestrian crossings.

This project assumes an agreement with Gwinnett County Parks to relocate their driveway and that a Signal will be permitted by GDOT. This project would

Does not address skew of Hood Road.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian



g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



Yes Yes No YesProject Ranking 5 out of 6Constructibility Rating Easy

Cost Estimate

Yes Yes




7A Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsRight of way takes.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Pedestrian connectivity, Reduction in access points.

2/20/2013

Project Number Realignment

Realignment of Hood Road, installation of traffic signal and pedestrian crossings

This project assumes that a Signal will be permitted by GDOT. This project would supercede projects #6 and #7.


Right of Way Cost $1,489,000Total Cost $1,802,000



Yes Yes No YesProject Ranking out of 6Constructibility Rating Easy

Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



9 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Back parcel access, additional access.

2/20/2013

Project Number New roadway

New Access Roadway behind plaza at Indian Trail and Highway 29.

This project assumes that environmental permitting can be acquired.

Environmental impacts.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian



g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



Yes Yes Yes YesProject Ranking 6 out of 6Constructibility Rating Medium

Cost Estimate

Yes Yes




10 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Additional options for left turns.

2/20/2013


Interparcel access between various properties on NE and SE corners of Indian Trail and Highway 29. Relocation of access point on Killian Hill to the Southern of the two Driveways on east side. Conversion of northern drive to right in right out. I t l i l ti l i d

This project assumes agreements between parcel owners.

Reduction in access points.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian



g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow




Cost Estimate

No Yes




11 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Provides left turn access at the eventual median break.

2/20/2013


Interparcel access for properties on southside of Highway 29 just east of Wynne Russell Drive.


Reduction in parking spaces.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian



g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



Yes No Yes YesProject Ranking 4 out of 6Constructibility Rating Easy

Cost Estimate

No Yes




12 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Provides left turn access at the eventual median break.

2/20/2013


Interparcel Access agreements and circulation plans for properties south of Highway 29 just east of the western terminus of Wynne Russell Drive. Includes sidewalk not included in Project #1


Reduction in parking spaces. Reduction in left turn access points.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian



g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



Yes Yes Yes YesProject Ranking 6 out of 6Constructibility Rating Easy

Cost Estimate

Yes Yes




13A Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

Cons

Allows lefts from existing signal. Provides full access to Wynne Russell after eventual median installation.

2/20/2013


New access roadway between Wynne Russell Drive and Dogwood Drive

This project assumes an agreement with Berkmar Middle School.

Operational concern at junction with existing roadway during school traffic times.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian



g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



Yes Yes No YesProject Ranking 5 out of 6Constructibility Rating Easy

Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

Right of Way Cost $130,000Total Cost $396,000



13B Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsProperty acquistion. Environmental permitting.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides back parcel access. Moves Dogwood Drive to existing median break.

2/20/2013


New access roadway between Dogwood Drive and Beaver Ruin Road including relocation of Dogwood Drive to intersect with the median break at Woodcliff Drive.

None






Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



14 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsEnvironmental permitting.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides access from Woodcliff to existing signal. Allows for back parcel access.

2/20/2013


New access roadway between Between Postal Way and Woodcliff Drive

This project assumes an agreement with the U.S. Postal Service.






Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



15 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsProperty acquisition.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides interparcel access for drivers to get to Woodcliff Dr.

2/20/2013


Interparcel Agreements between properties between Woodcliff drive and the shopping plaza.







Cost Estimate

No Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



16 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsComplicates signal timing in the corridor.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides for more regulated left turns at Woodcliff Dr.

2/20/2013

Project Number Traffic Signal

Signal warrants study at Woodcliff Drive and installation of signal as necessary.

This project assumes that a Signal will be permitted by GDOT.






Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



17 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsAdditional signage.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides better driver information.

2/20/2013

Project Number Signs

New Signage for southbound drivers on Beaver Ruin Road to reduce confusion with left turn trap into Kroger.

None.






Cost Estimate

No No

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



18 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsReduced safety island for pedestrians.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Allows for faster U-Turns for westbound to eastbound drivers.

2/20/2013


Increase in U-turn radius on SE corner of Beaver Ruin Road and Highway 29 to allow for more efficient U-turns.

This project assumes that it can be designed without requiring additional right of way.






Cost Estimate

No Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



19 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsRight of way takes.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides additional room for stacking left turning vehicles.

2/20/2013


Widening of Arcado Road and construction of left turn storage for turns into shopping center northbound and the Autozone southbound

None.






Cost Estimate

No Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



20 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsRight of way takes. Environmental permitting. Loss of parking on west side.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides back parcel access and connectivity between Luxomni Rd and Arcado Rd.

2/20/2013


New Access Roadway between Arcado Road and Luxomni Road with back parcel access for existing businesses

None.






Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



21 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsComplicates signal timing in the corridor.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides for more regulated left turns at Luxomni Rd.

2/20/2013


Signal warrants study at Luxomni and installation of signal as necessary.

This project assumes that a Signal will be permitted by GDOT.






Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



22 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsOperational concern at the junction with the Kroger Plaza Roadway.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides back parcel access and connectivity to the existing traffic signal.

2/20/2013


New Access Roadway between Kroger Shopping Plaza and Berkmar Way. Include Back Parcel access for existing businesses.

None.






Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



23 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsReduces parking.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides back parcel access.

2/20/2013


Interparcel access and agreements between businesses along northside of Highway 29 between Kroger Shopping Plaza and Berkmar Drive







Cost Estimate

No Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



24 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsNone.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides additional capacity on sidestreets and U-turning movement

2/20/2013


Retiming/Study of Signal at Berkmar HS Drive and WalMart.

This project assumes a traffic study identifying solutions to an operational problem.






Cost Estimate

No Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



25 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsDoesn't provide left turn access.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Allows drivers to get farther from the main intersection before turning.

2/20/2013


Interparcel Access on NE corner of Pleasant Hill Road and Highway 29







Cost Estimate

No Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



26 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsSignificant right of way required.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides back parcel access and left turn access to existing properties.

2/20/2013


New Access Roadway connecting Pleasant Hill Road and Summer Ridge Lane.

None.






Cost Estimate

Yes Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



27 Project Type

Project Description

Project Assumptions

Pros

ConsNone.

Objectives




Improves Pedestrian


Provides access for left turning vehicles.

2/20/2013


Interparcel access behind northside properties just west of Ronald Reagan Parkway.







Cost Estimate

No Yes

g yCapacity


pTraffic Flow



MEETING MINUTES

2 - Public Meeting Comment Summary.docx Page 1 of 2

Project: Highway 29 Access Management Plan Meeting Date 21 February 2013


Meeting: Public Meeting CC: Location: Providence Christian Academy Prepared By: William Ruhsam Prepared On: 28 February 2013

ATTENDEES PHONE E-MAIL ORGANIZATION Linda Newton [email protected] Lilburn Womens Club Thelma Williams Margot Ashley Safety Smart Lilburn

Michael Lee [email protected]

Gwinnett County Schools

Ed O’Connor [email protected] Lilburn CID John Souter [email protected] Lilburn CID Stanley Young [email protected] Luxomni Place Subdivision Bruce Arnett Lilburn CID Scott Zehngraff [email protected] GDOT Joy Woodson [email protected] Patch Stefan Ionescu [email protected] Luxomni Place Subdivision John Wayne Jones [email protected] BB&T

The following is a list of revisions to the documents based on input at the public meeting, both oral and written.

1. Add interparcel connectivity on Project #2.

2. Delete Project #1 due to Multi Use Trail taking care of the sidewalk.

3. Project #9 has additional utility due to School loading behind the shopping plaza.

4. Project #10 A northbound turn lane could be considered from Killian Hill Road to Highway 29 eastbound

5. At Postal Way, traffic from school is apparently taking the right of way at the expense of traffic exiting Postal Way.

6. Project #22, the roadway as shown is going through a detention structure.

7. Project #27 improves safety due to removing an unsafe U-turn movement.

8. There are difficult turns out of Luxomni due to new traffic flows.

9. Consider a directional median opening at Luxomni Road.

10. The phrasing “Improve Vehicular Access to Business” on the evaluation criteria is misleading and should be revised. The whole report is to Improve Vehicular Access and other aspects of the project will do that, if indirectly. Revise the wording.

11. Crosswalks are not showing in Project #7A


MEETING MINUTES

2 - Public Meeting Comment Summary.docx Page 2 of 2

12. The median in Project #2 is unwanted and unneeded.

13. A Signal at Luxomni is earnestly desired by the local community.



MEETING MINUTES

3 - Meeting with Gwinnett 13MAR12.doc Page 1 of 1

Project: Highway 29 Access Management Plan Meeting Date 13 March 2013


Meeting: Gwinnett Co. DOT CC: Location: Gwinnett Co. DOT Prepared By: William Ruhsam Prepared On: 18 March 2013

ATTENDEES PHONE E-MAIL ORGANIZATION Bill Ruhsam 770 263 5945 [email protected] Moreland Altobelli Gerald McDowell 678 521 2020 [email protected] LCID Taylor Anderson 678 551 2583 [email protected] LCID Vince Edwards 770 829 7452 [email protected] Gwinnett County Lewis Cooksey 770 822-7428 [email protected] Gwinnett County Chuck Bailey 770 822-7413 [email protected] Gwinnett County David Tucker [email protected] Gwinnett County

1. The meeting began with Taylor thanking the Gwinnett DOT for providing time to garner input on the project list. He expressed that one of the LCID goals was to eventually present a set of projects for potential inclusion into the Gwinnett County SPLOST.

2. The question was asked whether GDOT had been involved in the process yet. Yes, Scott Zehngraff had shown up to all of the public involvement meetings.

3. The question was asked whether local property owners had been involved to date. Yes, all property owners had been notified of the plan and the LCID had been active in getting the word out.

4. Project #7A. No easement or right of way can be taken from the northwest corner of the signal. This is part of the deed.

5. Project #9 would add connectivity to Big League Dreams.

6. Project #19 has been revised due to work already completed by the county. Bill Ruhsam will discuss this with Taylor Anderson after the meeting.

7. Project #19 and #20 should be combined to implement the intersection improvements.

8. There is a parcel at Ronald Regan Parkway at the northwest quadrant that the CID would like to landscape.


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