FORT WORTH DISTRICT I-35W TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING - TEJAS SONI, P.E. TXDOT - PROJECT MANAGER - THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FTP ...
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FORT WORTH DISTRICT
I-35W Technical Work Group Meeting
Tejas Soni, P.E.
TxDOT – Project Manager
Matt Craig, P.E.
Halff Associates, Inc. – Project Manager
I-35W Project May
May7, 7,
2020
2020
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Agenda 1 Project Overview 2 Prior Technical Work Group - Summary 3 City of Fort Worth Review Meeting – Summary 4 City of Burleson Review Meetings - Summary 5 Proposed Ramping Concepts 6 Alternatives 7 Project Schedule 8 Questions & Review of Exhibits I-35W Project May 7, 2020 3
I-35W Project Overview
Future Project
to South
Rendon
Altamesa
Everman
Crowley
Pkwy
Project Limit
Blvd
Renfro St
Renfro
N Project Limit Project Limit
North of I-20 Renfro St
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Prior Technical Work Group Summary ▪ Met June 26th 2019 ▪ Requested everyone to share their comments and concerns ▪ Cities were going to share the latest thoroughfare plans ▪ Halff to set up the website for the public in advance of future Public Meeting / Technical Work Groups ▪ Still evaluating Express Lanes (No Toll Lanes considered) ▪ Accommodated shared use path in the project I-35W Project May 7, 2020 5
Express Lanes Alternatives ▪ Analysis of traffic projections ▪ Determination of alternatives to further analyze ▪ Analysis of impacts ▪ Operational analysis I-35W Project May 7, 2020 6
Traffic Analysis ▪ Draft Methodology – Approved by TPP ▪ Existing and Future (2045) No-Build Projected Volumes ▪ Proposed Build Projected (2045) Volumes TBD After Alternative is Determined I-35W Project May 7, 2020 7
City of Fort Worth Coordination Meeting Summary ▪ Met September 16th 2019 ▪ Incorporate City of Fort Worth Thoroughfare Plan and Active Transportation Plan components such as bike lanes, shared use paths and trails into schematic typical sections ▪ Coordinate with adjacent City of Fort Worth project on Risinger Road and accommodate future widening to the North ▪ Facilitate early coordination on ROW impacts in areas of future development such as the development between FM 1187 & McAlister Road I-35W Project May 7, 2020 8
City of Burleson Coordination Meetings Summary
▪ Met September 26th 2019
– Emphasized safety on the corridor
– SH 174 Redevelopment Plans/Initiative
– Consider NB I-35W to SB SH 174 direct connector
– City of Burleson to review initial SH 174 concepts and brainstorm other solutions
– 10 Mile regional bike loop
▪ Met January 14th 2020
– Introduced additional concepts at SH 174 interchange
– Discussion regarding SH 174 improvements
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Proposed Ramping Concepts
Altamesa
N
Blvd
Sycamore
School
N
I-35W Project May 7, 2020 10Proposed Ramping Concepts
N
Garden Acres
Rendon Crowley
Alsbury Blvd
McAlister Rd
N
I-35W Project May 7, 2020 11Proposed Ramping Concepts
Renfro
N
N
I-35W Project May 7, 2020 12FM 1187 Alternatives ▪ Diverging Diamond ▪ Traditional Intersection ▪ Partial Cloverleaf ▪ Diverging Diamond with Alternative Ramping ▪ Traditional Intersection with Direct Connector ▪ Hybrid Displaced Left Turn I-35W Project May 7, 2020 13
FM 1187 ALT – Diverging Diamond ▪ Pro: – Reduces Congestion – Provides access to Huguley Blvd ▪ Con: – Driver inexperience with innovative configuration – No access to FM 1187 Corner Properties I-35W Project May 7, 2020 14
FM 1187 ALT – Traditional Intersection ▪ Pro: – Driver expectancy – Provides access to FM 1187 Corner Properties ▪ Con: – Reduces Congestion less than other Alternatives I-35W Project May 7, 2020 15
FM 1187 ALT - Partial Cloverleaf ▪ Pro: – Reduces Congestion Most ▪ Con: – Complicated – No U-turn on North side of FM 1187 – No access to FM 1187 Corner Properties I-35W Project May 7, 2020 16
FM 1187 ALT - Diverging Diamond with Alternative Ramping
▪ Pro:
– Reduces Congestion
– Improved access over regular DDI.
– Individual on-ramp for major Eastbound to Northbound traffic movement
▪ Con:
– Driver inexperience with
innovative configuration
– No access to FM 1187
Corner Properties
– No NB 35W access
from McAlister
– More expensive than
regular DDI
I-35W Project May 7, 2020 17FM 1187 ALT - Traditional Intersection with Direct Connector ▪ Pro: – Driver expectancy – Provides access to FM 1187 Corner Properties – Reduces Congestion more than just traditional ALT ▪ Con: – Expensive I-35W Project May 7, 2020 18
FM 1187 ALT – Hybrid Displaced Left Turn ▪ Pro: – Reduces Congestion – Retains some traditional design ▪ Con: – Driver inexperience with innovative configuration – Provides access to corner properties only on East side I-35W Project May 7, 2020 19
I-35W/SH 174 Interchange Alternatives
▪ Traditional Interchange w/o NB 35W to SB 174 Direct Connector
▪ Main Lane Direct Connector
▪ Frontage Road Direct Connector
▪ Frontage Road Box
▪ Frontage Road Couplet
I-35W Project May 7, 2020 20IH 35W / SH 174 Interchange ALT - Traditional Interchange ▪ Pro: – Improved access compared to existing ▪ Con: – Not fully directional I-35W Project May 7, 2020 21
IH 35W / SH 174 Interchange ALT – Mainlane Direct Connector ▪ Pro: – Improved Connectivity ▪ Con: – High Cost for Low Volume Movement I-35W Project May 7, 2020 22
IH 35W / SH 174 Interchange ALT – Frontage Road Direct Connector ▪ Pro: – Improved Connectivity ▪ Con: – High Cost for Low Volume Movement I-35W Project May 7, 2020 23
IH 35W / SH 174 Interchange ALT – Frontage Road Box ▪ Pro: – Improved Local Connectivity – Reduces Renfro St congestion ▪ Con: – Medium Cost I-35W Project May 7, 2020 24
IH 35W / SH 174 Interchange ALT – Frontage Road Couplet ▪ Pro: – Improved Local Connectivity – Reduces Renfro St congestion ▪ Con: – Medium Cost I-35W Project May 7, 2020 25
SH 174 Alternatives ▪ Highway with Renfro Overpass ▪ Arterial that stops at Renfro ▪ Limited reconstruction that stops at Hillery St I-35W Project May 7, 2020 26
SH 174 ALT - Highway with Renfro Overpass ▪ Pro: – Reduces congestion – Improves Renfro St intersection – Addresses drainage issues – Pedestrian friendly ▪ Con: – Costly – Limited local access I-35W Project May 7, 2020 27
SH 174 ALT – Arterial that stops at Renfro ▪ Pro: – More local access ▪ Con: – Does not reduce congestion – Safety concerns I-35W Project May 7, 2020 28
SH 174 ALT - Limited Reconstruction that stops at Hillery St ▪ Pro: – Keeps existing SH 174 as is – Low Cost ▪ Con: – Poor local connectivity – Does not address existing problems I-35W Project May 7, 2020 29
I-35W Project Delivery & Estimated Schedule
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
TASK Months > Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Data Collection/Base Mapping/
DSR/DCC
Traffic Volume
Projections/LOS
Eval. Criteria /
Alternatives Analysis
Conceptual & Draft 30% 60% 90%
Schematics
Draft/Final Schematic Review
Final Schematic
Env. Constraints/
Env. Scoping Tool
Env. Analyses/Tech Reports
Draft Env. Document
Final Env. Document
Env. Document Approval
Public Involvement
Public Meetings/Hearing
I-35W Project May 7, 2020 30Q and A
▪ Exhibits are shared through Google Drive for a limited time
▪ They are only viewable and cannot be downloaded or printed
▪ Access Exhibits now at:
https://bit.ly/I35WTWG
In case of technical difficulties use:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/
1d5uLQUfQtktU8cMfrH20dSO3ZNCBCnBD
I-35W Project May 7, 2020 31For More Information…
Tejas Soni, P.E.
Texas Department of Transportation
Fort Worth District
Tel: (817) 370-6852
I35WSeg1@txdot.gov
www.txdot.gov keywords: “35W corridor study”
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