Congestion Management Process for the KYOVA/Huntington, WV-KY-OH Urbanized Area Presented at the

Congestion Management Process for
the KYOVA/Huntington, WV-KY-OH
Urbanized Area
Presented at the
2014 WVDOT/FHWA/MPO
Planning Conference
Tom Creasey, PE, PhD
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
October 3, 2014
Project Purpose
To create a Congestion Management Process
that:
• Provides a picture of the state of congestion
• Provides input to development of strategies to
alleviate congestion
• Helps decision makers plan for future system
improvements
• Provides feedback on effectiveness of
projects and strategies
• Provides a knowledge base of information
• Meets Federal requirements
Why required? Why now?
• Transportation Management Area
(TMA) – 200,000 population or
greater
• 2010 Census – KYOVA/Huntington,
WV-KY-OH Urbanized Area
designated as a TMA
• Cabell County, WV
• Wayne County, WV
• Putnam County (portion), WV
• Lawrence County, OH
• Boyd County, KY
• Greenup County, KY
TMA Boundary
What is a Congestion Management Process (CMP)?
• Systematic process that
provides accurate, up-to-date
information on transportation
system performance
• Assesses alternative strategies
for congestion management
that meet state and local
needs
• Integrated into the
metropolitan planning process
• Intended to move these
congestion management
strategies into the funding and
implementation stages
Four Major Dimensions of Congestion
• Intensity (How bad?)
• Duration (How long?)
• Extent (How far?)
• Variability (How does it
change?)
Source: Atlanta
Regional
Commission
Two Types of Congestion
Recurring
– Demand exceeds capacity
– System choke points
– Predictable  Reliability
Non-recurring
– Incidents
– Work zones
– Weather
– Can be predictable (to an extent)
CMP Steps
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Define Regional Objectives
Develop CMP Network
Develop Performance Measures
Collect Data/Monitor System Performance
Analyze Congestion Problems and Needs
Identify and Assess Strategies
Program and Implement Strategies
Evaluate Strategy Effectiveness
1. CMP Objectives
Capacity Preservation/Expansion
• Preserving/expanding the I-64
through capacity
• Preserving/expanding the I-64
Interchanges
• Preserving/expanding other
regional routes
Arterial Operation Improvement
• Improve traffic signals and signal
systems
• Implement access management
strategies and principles
Enhancement of System
Efficiency/Safety
System Connectivity Enhancement • Improve incident management
• Improve/enhance connectivity
and response
among major routes
• Improve truck freight movement
• Increase the use of alternative
transportation modes
2. CMP Highway Network
3. Performance Measures
Characteristics
• Quantifiable
• Easily Understood
• Practical
• Effective
Performance
Measures
Congestion
Dimension
Intensity
Duration
Extent
Variability/Reliability
CMP
Objectives
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Volume-to-Capacity (“V/C”) ratio
Level of Service (LOS)
Travel time index (TTI)
(None selected – congestion confined
to traditional weekday A.M., P.M. peak
periods)

Number or share of vehicle miles
traveled at LOS E or F
Total delay


Crash rate
Planning Time Index (PTI)

Multimodal
Available
Data
Related Performance Measures
Transit
• Fixed-route transit coverage
• Proportion of CMP network that
includes fixed-route transit
Bicycle/Pedestrian
• Bicycle/pedestrian routes/facilities
• Proportion of CMP network that
includes bicycle/pedestrian
routes/facilities
4. Data Collection/Performance
Monitoring
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GIS datasets
Travel demand models
Travel time data (multiple sources)
Traffic counts (from State DOTs)
Crash data
ITS data
Transit route coverage
Planning documents
5. Analysis of Congestion
Problems & Needs
Components
1. Identification of
congested
locations
2. Quantification of
congestion
3. Identification of
congestion causes
Problem Area Ranking
Stakeholder Identification of
Congested Locations
Map ID
5
21
14
Name
Location
Type
Segment
WV 10/Hal Greer Boulev ard from I -64 to 5th Av enue,
Huntington
US 60 (Midland Trail) from Third Av enue to I -64 interchange Segment
1
7
Score/# of Votes
2
3
4
5
2
0
5
0
Average
Score
1.643
5
6
2
0
0
Rank
State
1
WV
1.769
2
WV
US 60 at East Pea Ridge Road-Farmdale Road,
Barboursv ille
8th Av enue at 31st Street (US 60), Huntington
US 60 from I -64 (29th Street interchange) to Merritts
Creek/WV 193 (Barboursv ille exit)
3rd Av enue/5th Av enue intersections w ith Hal Greer
Boulev ard and 20th Street
US 60 at 5th Av enue (near 31st Street bridge), Huntington
I -64/US 60 (29th Street) interchange
I -64 from WV 10/Hal Greer Blv d. to WV 34 in Teays Valley
5th Av enue at 1st Street, Huntington
WV 527 (5th Street) from I -64 to 13th Av enue
US 60 (3rd Av enue) at 3rd Street at-grade railroad crossing
I ntersection
4
6
2
0
0
1.833
3
WV
I ntersection
Segment
4
2
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
1.909
2.000
4
5
WV
WV
I ntersection
4
7
3
1
0
2.067
6
WV
I ntersection
I ntersection
Segment
I ntersection
Segment
I ntersection
3
2
1
2
3
1
6
6
10
5
2
0
3
2
0
4
4
6
1
1
1
1
3
4
0
0
1
1
0
2
2.154
2.182
2.308
2.538
2.583
3.462
7
8
9
10
11
12
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
20
3rd Av enue and 5th Av enue railroad crossings betw een
22nd and 23rd streets
I ntersection
1
0
5
4
2
3.500
13
WV
2
SR 7 (Rockw ood Av enue) through Chesapeake from WV Segment
527 to SR 106 in Proctorv ille
US 52 in Ohio at 12th Street/13th Street bridge approaches I ntersection
3
5
0
0
0
1.625
1
OH
4
5
2
1
0
2.000
2
OH
27
26
US 52 from 17th Street bridge to Walmart entrance
US 52 from 12th Street/13th Street bridges at Ashland to SR
93 in I ronton, Ohio
Segment
Segment
3
3
5
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
2.091
2.200
3
4
OH
OH
25
9
6
US 23 from US 60 in Catlettsburg to KY 207 in Russell
US 60 at US 23, Ashland
US 60 at Blackburn Av enue and Algonquin Av enue,
Ashland
US 60 from KY 180 to Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashland
US 23 at Riv er Hill Driv e/Walmart entrance, Ashland
US 23 at KY 5, Ashland
I -64/US 23 interchange south of Catlettsburg
US 23/US 60, Catlettsburg
US 60 Berry Street (Paul Blazer High School)
US 60 at Highland Av enue, Ashland
US 60/23rd Street railroad crossing
Segment
I ntersection
I ntersection
6
4
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.600
1.778
1.889
1
2
3
KY
KY
KY
Segment
I ntersection
I ntersection
I ntersection
I ntersection
I ntersection
I ntersection
I ntersection
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
5
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
4
2
2
2
4
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2.125
2.250
2.250
2.375
2.375
2.429
2.500
2.909
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
28
24
19
16
22
1
15
18
17
7
8
4
12
3
29
10
13
23
6. Identification and Assessment
of CMP Strategies
Map
ID
1
2
3
Location
I-64 from WV
10/Hal Greer
Blvd. to WV 34 in
Teays Valley
SR 7 (Rockwood
Avenue) through
Chesapeake
from WV 527 to
SR 106 in
Proctorville
I-64/US 23
interchange
south of
Catlettsburg
Type of
Congestion
Recurring
Recurring
Recurring
Description
Peak period
congestion that
becomes
exacerbated in the
event of an incident,
construction activity
or weather event.
Peak period
congestion
Peak period
congestion
associated with
traffic volumes and
truck turning activity
Recommended
Solution(s)
Widening to 6 lanes is
planned or underway for
the section from WV
10/Hal Greer Blvd. (Exit
11) to US 60 (Exit 15).
Advance construction of
the remainder of the
Chesapeake Bypass
1.
2.
Optimize traffic
signal timing
Interchange
alternatives study
7. Programming and
Implementation of Strategies
Congested
Location
I-64 from WV
10/Hal Greer Blvd.
to WV 34 in Teays
Valley
MAP
ID
1
SR 7 (Rockwood
Avenue) through
Chesapeake from
WV 527 to SR 106
in Proctorville
2
Recommended Strategies
Widening to 6 lanes is
planned or underway for the
section from WV 10/Hal
Greer Blvd. (Exit 11) to US 60
(Exit 15).
Advance construction of the
remainder of the Chesapeake
Bypass
Est. of
Probable
Cost1 (in
$1,000’s)
40,000
Capacity Preservation/Expansion
Preserve/Expand
Preserve/
Preserve/
I-64 Through
Expand I-64
Expand Other
Capacity
Interchanges
Regional Routes
US 23 at River Hill
Drive/Walmart
entrance, Ashland
3
1. Optimize traffic signal
timing
1. Signal timing optimization
5
US 60 at
Blackburn Avenue
and Algonquin
Avenue, Ashland
6
See Downtown Huntington
Access Study
Implementation
KYOVA MTP
WVDOT

KYOVA MTP
ODOT


125
Ashland TIP



Ashland MTP

300
Ashland TIP
Ashland MTP


KYOVA TIP


KYOVA MTP
WVDOT
2. Signal timing optimization

Reduce
congestion

Enhance
system
connectivity
Reduce
congestion
50
Ashland TIP
Ashland MTP


Reduce
congestion
KYTC
--
1. Conduct study to
eliminate Algonquin
Avenue approach leg
Anticipated
Benefit
Reduce
congestion
KYTC
2. Add second left-turn lane
on northbound River Hill
Drive approach
WV 10/Hal Greer
Boulevard from I64 to 5th Avenue,
Huntington
System Efficiency/Safety
Incident
Alternative
Management/
Truck Freight
Transportation
Response
Movement
Modes
71,000
2. Interchange alternatives
study
4
CMP Objectives
Arterial Operation
Improve Traffic
Signals/
Access
Systems
Management


I-64/US 23
interchange south
of Catlettsburg
System
Connectivity
Enhancement

KYTC
Reduce
congestion
Improve safety
Reduce
congestion
8. Evaluation of Strategy
Effectiveness
Feedback to
beginning of
next cycle
Recommendations for CMP
Enhancements
• Travel Demand Model Integration
• Develop Decision Support System (DSS)
• More Comprehensive Travel Time Data
Coverage
• Incorporate Travel Time Reliability (SHRP
2 Research Implementation)
• Truck Planning/Analysis
Final Report
• Completed July 2014
• http://www.wvs.state.
wv.us/kyova/
Thank you