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H A N C O C K E X P R E S S W A Y / A C A D E M Y B O U L E V A R DPlanning and Environmental Linkages, Study and Design


Project Background

Hancock/Academy PEL, 13207-01, 08.27.2015

CDOT / City of Colorado Springs

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Pikes Peak Avenue

Fountain Boulevard

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Palmer Park RoadChelt onRoad

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Galley Road

Platte Avenue

Hancock Expressway

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HANCOCK/ACADEMYSTUDY AREA

Hancock / Academy PEL


1-3 mos. 4-6 mos. 3-6 mos.Existing Conditions Alternatives Development & Analysis and PEL Development Indicative Design/Bridging Documents

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Identify PAI's

Informed Consent

One-On-One Meetings as Necessary

◆ City Furnished data◆ GIS Information◆ Land Use◆ Traffic Counts◆ Ownership Research◆ Fims Mapping◆ Accidents◆ Demographic Data

Data Collection

◆ Do Nothing◆ Intersection Types◆ TSM/TDM◆ Transmission Lines◆ Multi-Modal◆ Economic Development

Develop a Full Range of Alternatives

RecommendedAlternative

Traffic Study◆ Safety Analysis◆ Traffic Operations◆ Traffic Projections

Economic/Community Development

Identify Resource Constraints

Refine Project Limits

Develop Purpose & Need

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Data Collection

Existing ResourceCollection

Conceptual Design

BridgingDocuments

Resouce Impacts

Public Information

Alternatives Analysis and Selection

Level 1: (Qualitative) ◆ Purpose & Need Critieria

Level 2: (Quantitative)◆ Conceptual Design ◆ Benefits & Impacts◆ Operations◆ Safety◆ Costs◆ Economic Development◆ Access◆ Implementation◆ Multi-Modal

Indicative Design◆ Roadway◆ Right-of-Way◆ Cost Estimates◆ Utilities

Project Implementation Plan

Transmission Line Evaluation

PEL Development, Report, & Approval

FHWA PEL Questionnaire

Stakeholder Meeting Public Meeting

Work Flow


WE ARE HERE

H A N C O C K E X P R E S S W A Y / A C A D E M Y B O U L E V A R DPlanning and Environmental Linkages, Study and Design Purpose and Need


Intersection Crash Patterns

Study Area Crash RateComparison toStatewide Averages

Existing Access to AdjacentParcels on Academy Blvd.

Existing Bus Routes, Bus Stops andMissing Multimodal Facilities

Year 2035 Intersection Level ofService and Existing Intersection Lanes

Level of Service atIntersections based

on Average Delayin Seconds

To provide a safer transportation system for the

traveling public and pedestrians; and to improve

multi-modal accessibility to the local community and

businesses in the Hancock/Academy area, and

contribute to the revitalization of this portion of the

South Academy Corridor and its associated planning

areas.

Project PurposeProject Purpose

> Safety

> Vehicle access to adjacent parcels

> Multimodal accessibility

> Vehicular mobility and congestion

Project NeedProject Need

NEED: Higher than average crash rates concentratedaround intersections.

Issue:

> Study area crash rates much higher than expected compared to similar roadways with similar traffic volumes • The crash rate for all crashes is double the statewide average • The injury and fatality crashes are three to seven times higher than average

SafetySafetyNEED: Lack of accessibility to adjacent land use fromAcademy Blvd.

Issue:

> Compared to the rest of the study area Academy Blvd. north of and south of Hancock Expressway to the next traffic signal has very limited access.

Vehicular AccessVehicular Access

NEED: Inadequate intersection geometry and congestion during peak hours

Issues:

> Hancock/Academy intersection • Through movements over capacity • Left turn movements back up • Intersection serves many travel patterns • Fort Carson traffic • Typical commuter traffic on Hancock • High percentage of trucks due to nearby industrial area

Vehicular Mobility &Vehicular Mobility &CongestionCongestion

> Many study area intersections have statistically poor safety performance

> The predominant crash types are: • Side-swipe crashes which are concentrated near the existing ramp junctions on Academy Blvd. average • Rear-end crashes • Approach turn (left turn in front of a through vehicle)

NEED: Deficient pedestrian and bike facilities and lack of multimodal connectivity

Issue:

> Sidewalk system gaps > Deficient pedestrian facilities at intersections > Academy Blvd. ramps are a constraint to pedestrian connectivity > Connecting existingSand Creek and Milton Proby trails

Multimodal AccessibilityMultimodal Accessibility

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No vehicle waits longer than one signal indication.

On rare occasions vehicles wait through more than one signal indication.

Intermittently vehicles wait through morethan one signal indication, occasionally backups may develop, traffic flow still stable and acceptable.

Delays at intersections may become extensive, but enough cycles with lower demand occur to permit periodic clearance,preventing excessive backups. LOS D has historically been regarded as a desirable design objective in urban areas.

Very long queues may createlengthy delays

Backups from locations downstream restrict or prevent movement of vehicles out of approach creating "gridlock" condition

≤10sec

>10-20sec

>20-35sec

>35-55sec

>55-80sec

>80sec

PDO - Property Damage Only

INJ - Injury Crashes

FAT - Fatal Crashes



Alignments RetainedExisting AlignmentRecommendation: Retain for PEL Evaluation

Opportunities & Constraints

Cross SectionAcademy Boulevard

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2040 Level of Service: D

Stakeholder Comments

Intersection Delay: 55 sec/veh

Provides best opportunity to improve access

Could create beneficial impacts to adjacent businesses

Potential for less cost and construction requirements than shifting to a new alignment

More favored by businesses because it doesn’t favor one side or the other unlike the shift alternatives

Fewer utility impacts and improvements could be phasedover time

Favorable Unfavorable

Concerned about width of Academy Blvd. pedestrian crossing

Reduced opportunities for creating “Gateway” image

• Retains existing Academy Blvd. alignment • Adds 3rd NB and SB through lanes to Academy Blvd.• Removes at-grade diamond intersection ramps at Hancock/Academy intersection• Provides pedestrian crosswalks at Hancock/Academy and Hancock/Boychuk intersections and improves pedestrian

facilities• Pedestrians cross 8 lanes at Academy Blvd.• Lengthens turn lanes and creates safer vehicle turning movements• Opens adjacent intersection quadrant areas for optional uses - Transmission lines constrain NW, NE, and SE quadrants - Gas pipelines constrain edges of each quadrant• Allows for phased implementation of improvements• Connects Milton Proby and Sand Creek Trails

Split IntersectionRecommendation: Retain for PEL Evaluation


2040 Level of Service: C


Intersection Delay: 31 sec/vehicle

• Splits NB and SB Academy lanes into separate 3-lane alignments to enhance intersection operation • Would reduce Academy speeds and removes at-grade diamond intersection ramps at Hancock/Academy intersection• Provides pedestrian crosswalks at intersections, with an open area between split lanes - Pedestrians cross 4 lanes at west Academy intersection - Pedestrians cross 3 lanes at east Academy intersection• Lengthens turn lanes and creates safer vehicle turning movements• Opens an area between lanes for optional uses - constraints include: - Segmented parcels - Transmission lines and gas pipeline easements • Constraints to phased implementation of improvements• Connects Milton Proby and Sand Creek Trails

Split maximizes intersection capacity

Pedestrian and ADA advantages of crossing two smaller intersections.

Improves transit accessibility for pedestrians

Advantages to moving Academy Blvd. closer to business on both sides of Academy with improved visibility

Open central area may allow for future BRT transfer center

Open area provides opportunity to create a “gateway” toSouth Academy


Split does not address the improved access needs for businesses

Sight distance concerns due to short curves, requiring quick corrections

Expense of moving transmission lines not warranted

Open area may become a “no man’s land”

Concerns for cost and phasing of improvements


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SINGLE POLEELECTRICDISTRIBUTION


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Alignments Not Retained


Shift East AlignmentRecommendation: Not Recommended for PEL Evaluation





• Shifts Academy Blvd. alignment to eastern edge of intersection, adjacent to businesses and community resources in NE and SE quadrants • Would reduce Academy Blvd. speeds• Adds 3rd NB and SB through lanes to Academy Blvd.• Removes at-grade diamond intersection ramps at Hancock/Academy intersection• Provides pedestrian crosswalks at Hancock/Academy and Hancock/Boychuk intersection and improves area pedestrian

facilities • Pedestrians cross 8-lanes at Academy Blvd.• Lengthens turn lanes and creates safer vehicle turning movements• Opens an area of development in the NW and SW quadrants - Constraints include segmented parcels - Transmission lines and gas pipeline easements • Constraints to phased implementation of improvements• Connects Milton Proby and Sand Creek Trails



Utility Impacts

Impacts to east side businesses due to road and easement encroachments

Reduces visibility for west side businesses

Little additional benefit than staying on existing alignment


(view north)

Quadrant IntersectionRecommendation: Not Recommended for PEL Evaluation






Very confusing for drivers, difficult to adjust travel patterns, and would require a lot of “way finding”

Removing left turns onto Academy and shifting traffic toJet Wing and Astrozon would create a safety hazard

The inability to make a left turn to Academy would divert traffic to secondary roads that are less maintained, or make it more difficult to locate businesses on Academy

Quadrant would disrupt egress following church services toNB Academy

• Retains existing Academy Blvd. alignment • Adds 3rd NB and SB through lanes to Academy Blvd.• Represents an innovative design concept by relocating left turns from Hancock Expressway to Jet Wing Dr. and Astrozon Blvd. to improve intersection operations• Removes at-grade diamond intersection ramps at Hancock/Academy intersection• Provides pedestrian crosswalks at Hancock/Academy and Hancock/Boychuk intersections and improves pedestrian facilities• Pedestrians cross 8 lanes at Academy Blvd.• Lengthens turn lanes and creates safer vehicle turning movements• Opens adjacent intersection quadrant areas for optional uses - Transmission lines constrain NW, NE, and SE quadrants - Gas pipelines constrain edges of each quadrant• Allows for phased implementation for improvements• Connects Milton Proby and Sand Creek Trails


(view north)

Shift West AlignmentRecommendation: Not Recommended for PEL Evaluation





• Shifts Academy Blvd. alignment to western edge of intersection, adjacent to businesses and community resources in NW and SW quadrants

• Would reduce Academy Blvd speeds• Adds 3rd NB and SB through lanes to Academy Blvd.• Removes at-grade diamond intersection ramps at Hancock/Academy intersection• Provides pedestrian crosswalks at Hancock/Academy and Hancock/Boychuk intersections and improves area pedestrian

facilities• Pedestrians cross 8-lanes at Academy Blvd.• Lengthens turn lanes and creates safer vehicle turning movements• Opens an area of development in the NE and SE quadrants - Constraints include segmented parcels - Transmission lines and gas pipeline easements • Constraints to phased implementation of improvements• Connects Milton Proby and Sand Creek Trails

Shift to west would provide more visibility to business in SW quadrant

Minimal impact to utilities


Creates limited number of relatively small parcels between the utility easement and Academy, which were not viewed as substantial economic drivers


Impacts to businesses on west side


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RELOCATE UTILITYPOLES & ADJUST

UTILITY EASEMENT

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ADD UTILITY POLE &ADJUST UTILITYEASEMENT

RELOCATE UTILITYPOLE

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Alternative Access Options

Existing Alignment

Split AlignmentLegend

Right of Way Line

Multiuse Path

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Restricted AccessNorth & South

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2a Restricted Access North& New Signalized SouthR&

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Evaluation Matrix


Hancock/Academy Intersection


ExamplePedestrian Refuge

Crosswalk DetailCrosswalk DetailVictoryWorld

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TRANSIT

STATION

Pedestrian Refuge

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Pedestrian Refuge

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New Trail Connectionto Link Sand Creek

and Milton Proby Trails

Pedestrian Refuge

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Recommended Alternative

Legend

Right of Way Line

Multiuse Path

Existing Traffic Signal

New Signalized Access

New Right-In/Right-Out Access

New 3/4 Access

Close Access

Intersection PedestrianEnhancements

New Sidewalk Connections

HancockPlaza

Landfill(Closed)

Kelker ElectricSubstation



King Soopers

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Starbucks

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Ultimate Access:Signalized and wide median for pedestrian refuge area

Ultimate Access:Signalized and wide median for pedestrian refuge area

Ultimate Access:Access closed

Wide median for pedestrian refuge(typical)

Initial Access:3/4 movement

Initial Access:Right-in/right-out

Southbound right turn lane

Make sidewalk connection to

Bentley Commons

Improved intersection geometry and

pedestrian access

New multi-use trail to connect Sand Creek and

Milton Proby trails

New sidewalk connection

New right-in/right-out

access

TRANSITSTATION



Livability - Transit

NORTH

New Transit Station inSouthwest Corner Example Station Areas

New Bus Routing with Station

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Transit Stops

Bus Routes

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Traffic Signal

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Southwest quadrant provides good bus access

Reduces out of direction bus travel

Good pedestrian connectivity to station with new signalized access

Supportive adjacent landowners

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Utility Undergrounding


An underground transmission duct bank is proposed to replace

the existing 115-kV overhead, H-Frame, transmission power line

to the east of Academy Boulevard. The general underground

installation consists of a duct bank, which includes PVC conduits,

115-kV insulated cable, communication fiber, and necessary

grounding cable, encased in concrete. The duct bank is routed to

potentially two, riser pole structures where the circuit transitions

from underground cable to overhead wire. This circuit ties into

existing facilities at the Kelker Substation on the north and exist-

ing overhead structures to the south. The underground duct bank

is proposed to be installed within the roadway limits of Academy

Boulevard.

The high-level project cost is estimated at approximately

$3.5-5.5 million.

General Project Installation

TypicalRiser Pole115- kV, single-circuit H-frame – likely candidate for under-

grounding

1. Single circuit line

2. Provides visual enhancement to the Hancock/Academy setting

3. Provides development opportunities by eliminating existing easement

A 115kV, double circuit lattice tower line – not a likely candidate for

undergrounding

1. Double circuit line more costly than undergrounding a single

circuit line

2. Does not provide significant new development opportunities in the

northwest corner since underground would still require an easement

through northwest quadrant of the intersection

3. Required riser pole in the northwest corner would provide little

visual advantage over the existing lattice tower, and would not

enhance the Hancock/Academy setting

A 230kV, single circuit monopole line – not a likely candidate for

undergrounding

1. Would not provide significant amounts of new right-of-way for

redevelopment opportunities

2. CSU typically does not install underground transmission circuits

above 115kV

12kV distribution line – likely candidate for undergrounding

Typical Duct Bank Installation

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Conceptual Landscape Treatments



Land Use Concepts


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