Welcome to the Public Informational Meeting
Albany Avenue (Route 44) Operational,
Safety, and Streetscape Improvements Project
State Project No. 63-633
Project History/Background
Purpose and Need
9 SLOSSS locations
500 vehicle and pedestrian accidents
2006-2010 project design parameters/improvements established
2009 project deemed unfundable based on funding constraints at CTDOT
2010 combine Albany Avenue Safety Improvement Project And Albany
Avenue Clean Water Project (MDC)
Reduce overall construction duration
Reduce interruption of adjacent homes and businesses
Reduce impacts on traffic, pedestrian, and transit flow
Required full depth road reconstruction
Project History/Background
2010 TIGER Grant Funding Application submitted
Scope included Safety and MDC Work ($50 million)
Funding not obtained
2012 MDC designed alternative for the Albany Avenue Clean Water Project
2013 project back on track as stand alone project
Replaced most full depth road reconstruction with mill and overlay
2013 CTDOT agreed to fund full project at $29 million
2013 CTDOT/City of Hartford MOU challenges
Fall 2014 relaunch of the Project
January 7, 2015 PD submission to CTDOT/City of Hartford
February 26, 2015 PD Review Meeting
Overview
Purpose and Need
Geometric modifications
Traffic circulation modifications
Traffic signals/capacity analysis
Maintenance and protection of traffic
Utilities
Rights-of-way
Landscape architecture
Construction costs/schedule
Purpose and Need
Crash Data 2008 – 2010 (500 Accidents)
Property Damage Only 339 67.8%
Personal Injury 160 32.0%
Fatality * 1 0.2%
Crash Data 2008 – 2010 (500 Accidents)
Turning Accidents 159 31.8%
Rear-Ends 156 31.2%
Side Swipe 88 17.6%
Pedestrian 17 3.4%
Other 80 16.0%
* Fatality was a pedestrian at the intersection of Garden Street and Albany Avenue
9 SLOSSS Locations
500 Accidents
Project Elements
Operational improvements
Intersection realignments
Traffic calming (bulbouts)
Traffic circulation changes
Traffic signal improvements
Pavement mill/overlay
Streetscape features
Sidewalk/pavers
Period lighting
Street trees
Street amenities
Bus shelters
Geometric Modifications - Typical Sections
Geometric Modifications
Homestead Avenue/Westbourne Parkway
Vine Street/Burton Street Blue Hills Avenue/Milford Street
Traffic Circulation
Operational improvements
Traffic circulation modifications
Roadway Existing Proposed
Sterling Street Two-way traffic One-way northbound
Lenox Street One-way southbound One-way northbound
Cabot Street One-way northbound One-way southbound
Edgewood Street (north leg) One-way northbound One-way southbound
Magnolia Street (south leg) One-way southbound One-way northbound
Irving Street (north leg) Two-way traffic One-way northbound
Irving Street (south leg) One-way northbound One-way southbound
Traffic Signal Improvements
Traffic signal replacements (7 intersections) Albany Avenue @ Homestead Avenue/Westbourne Parkway
Albany Avenue @ Blue Hills Avenue (Route 187)/Milford Street
Albany Avenue @ Woodland Street
Albany Avenue @ Sigourney Street
Albany Avenue @ Vine Street/Burton Street
Albany Avenue @ Magnolia Street
Albany Avenue @ Garden Street
Traffic signal installation (4 new intersections) Albany Avenue @ Oakland Terrace
Albany Avenue @ Sterling Street
Albany Avenue @ Edgewood Street
Woodland Street @ Bravo Plaza Driveway
Traffic signal removals (1 intersection) Albany Avenue @ Lenox Street
Maintenance and Protection of Traffic
No disruption to travel lanes EXCEPT between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Maintain 1 lane of travel in each direction for Albany Avenue
Alternating 1 way allowed on side streets
Work zone will be restricted to 750 feet or one block whichever is
shorter and only one side of the road
Secondary operations allowed if restricted to parking lanes
and sidewalks
Milling and paving as night time operations (9:00 PM – 5:00 AM)
Milling and paving not to run concurrently
Maintain access for businesses, bikes, pedestrians, etc.
Coordination with CTTransit
Project scheduler supplied by contractor
Utilities
Utilities notified of the project - April 2013
Utilities were submitted PD Plans - January 2015
Proposed test pit plan to be prepared and submitted
Utility Meeting to be held Spring 2015
City of Hartford to perform utility test pits to keep on schedule
Rights of Way
Easements
Intersection
realignments/widening
Right of access required
Bravo Plaza driveway
Rights to construct
Grading/concrete sidewalk
Driveway closures
Vacant lots/access management
Construction Cost Estimate
Funding ($29,000,000)
$2,430,000 STPH Program
$26,570,000 NHPP Program
Schedule (construction-Spring 2017 to Fall 2018)
One construction contract (two construction seasons)
Funding allocated over 2 fiscal years
Total Construction Items: $28,040,000
ROW Costs: $855,000
Total Project Costs: $28,895,000
Next Steps/Schedule
Utility Meeting/Test Pits – Spring/Summer 2015
Public Information Meeting – April 22, 2015
Submit Semi Final Design – January 2016
Submit Final Design for Review – May 2016
Submit FDP – August 2016
Submit revised documents as needed (DCD) – October 2016
Advertise project – November 2016
Begin construction – April 2017
Estimated 2 construction seasons
Welcome to the Public Informational Meeting
Albany Avenue (Route 44) Operational,
Safety, and Streetscape Improvements Project
State Project No. 63-633
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Roadway Design - Pavement
MILL / REPAVE
3” MILLING
2” PMA S0.5 LEVEL 3
1” HMA S.025 LEVEL 2
FULL DEPTH
2” PMA S0.5 LEVEL 3
3” HMA S0.5 LEVEL 3
6” HMA S1.0 LEVEL 3
Drainage
Utilize existing catch basins
New catch basins at bulbouts
Replace catch basins when compromised
Drainage design – limited to gutter flow analysis
Negligible increase in impervious area
Complex due to combined system and lack of information
Upgrading drainage would result in major cost and schedule impacts
Drainage infrastructure currently owned and maintained by MDC
MDC, City of Hartford, and CTDOT District Maintenance report no flooding
issues in this section of albany avenue
Sedimentation erosion control measures at fill slopes
Geotextile sacks at catch basins
Utilities
Utilities present
Comcast, CNG, Fibertech, MDC, Eversource Energy, Frontier
Overhead utility impacts
Only present on side streets
Relocation/removal needed to facilitate intersection realignment
Underground utility impacts
Drainage installation
Bulbouts
Intersection realignment
Traffic signal/lighting foundations
CNG has planned upgrades to their facilities
Landscape Architecture
Bus Shelters Street Trees/LightingBulbouts Imprint Crosswalks
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