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CPO 7Traffic Control ChangesMay 4th, 2009

Washington County Land Use and Transportation

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CPO 7

Traffic Control Changes:

Updates and Explanations

May 4, 2009



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Traffic Section

• Areas of Responsibility– Traffic Analysis – Traffic Design– Traffic Operations

• Signals• Signing• Striping• Illumination



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Background - Budget

• Budget• Funding Sources

– Road Fund– MSTIP/MTIP/TIF - SB 994– Private Development– ARRA (American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act of 2009)



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ARRA Project Requirements

• Economic Stimulus Parameters• “Shovel Ready” projects• Environmental Impacts• Project Size• Jobs Bill• Time Lines for Delivery



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Traffic Projects

• Projects Moving Forward– School Zone Flashers– Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA)– Interior Illuminated Signs– Traffic Signal Retiming– Transport Regional Arterial Improvement Project

• ITS Corridors – Scholls Ferry Road, Cornell Road and 185th Avenue



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Traffic Projects

• Back-Fill Projects– Emergency Vehicle Preemption– Pedestrian Count Down Head Replacement

• Fail-Safe Project– Video Detection

• Other Considered Projects– Recessed Pavement Marker– Retroreflective Sign Replacement



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School Zone Flashers

• 15 locations being considered

• Estimate - $250,000

• Solar Powered

• Pager Activated

• Environmental Concerns



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FYA/Interior Illuminated Signs

• Combined Projects

• 190 intersections retrofit with FYA

• 240 interior illuminated signs

• Estimate - $650,000

• Environmental Concern/Benefits, $20,000 annual savings



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Flashing Yellow Arrow



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Traffic Signal Retiming

• Approximately 170 intersections

• Focus on corridors

• Estimate - $600,000

• Environmental Benefits

• Minor CIP – Communications, wireless



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Transport Regional Arterial Improvement Project

• ODOT/Metro• Coordination of six jurisdictions• Estimate - $4,288,000

– $475,000 for County owned system– $875,000 for ODOT and cities within County

• Washington County– 3 corridors – Scholls Ferry, 185th and Cornell– Approximately 50 intersections on Washington County system,

another 70 intersections within Washington County

• Scope – Controllers, cabinets, communications, retiming



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Emergency Vehicle Preemption

• Previous work• Completes County system• Impacts approximately 1/3 of the County

signals, 66 intersections• Minor environmental benefit• Safety benefit• Estimate - $320,000



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Pedestrian Count Down Head Replacement

• Approximately 200 intersections, 1,500 pedestrian heads

• Estimate - $740,000

• MUTCD requirement



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Video Detection

• Fail-Safe

• Flexible Size, fit to available funds

• Current Program – 42 intersections

• ITS relationship



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Recessed Pavement Markers

• Estimate - $500,000

• Snowstorm damage/advantages

• Environmental concerns



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Retroreflective Sign Replacement

• 14,000 SF, 1,300 miles of road, 1,400 signs

• MUTCD Requirement

• Estimate - $246,000



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Kaiser at Bethany/Kaiser at Laidlaw

• TIF Projects

• Signalization– FYA (N/S only at Laidlaw, Sight Distance

issue)– Right Turn Overlaps– Ped Count Down Signals



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Questions

Thank youTom TushnerPrincipal EngineerTraffic Section(503)[email protected]

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