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upstate professional
planners Group
may the 4th
Upstate Professional Planners MeetingMay 4, 2016
Cross-jurisdictional growth areas in transportation:
Highway 76 Corridor
Anderson County Planning and Community Development
Rhonda SloanJohn TaylorJeff Parkey
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Highway 76 CorridorBeltline Blvd. to Highway 123
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Highway 76 Corridor Beltline Blvd. in Anderson to Highway 123 is approx. 14 miles
Functional classification: Principal arterial which is designed to carry the highest traffic volumes
Electric City Transit and Clemson Area Transit provides bus service
Connection to Amtrak Station in Clemson
Highway 76 travels through ANATS and GPATS boundaries
Commercial, Retail, Service and Recreational uses
Car dealerships, restaurants, taverns, shops, grocery stores,
hotels, educational institutions, golf course
Also residential and agricultural uses
Several industrial, research and development, and technology-oriented facilities
Two mixed-use developments planned
Ripe with opportunity and growth
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Highway 76/Clemson Blvd. Traffic Count Stations
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Highway 76/Clemson Blvd. Traffic Counts
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5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
109 US123
111 Hwy.93
113Perimeter
Rd.
115Pendleton
Rd.
117 NewHope Rd.
119ExcelsiorMill Rd.
124 TCTC 125Boscobel
Golfcourse
127Northlake
Condos
129LibertyHwy.
131Beltline
Blvd.
Traffic Stations
2014 18,627
2013 19,463
2012 19,954
2011 19,590
Source: SCDOT Traffic Counts - Average Annual Daily Traffic, 2011-2014
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• The Orange Route began July 1, 2014
• Fares$.50 Adults
$.25 Seniors, Disable, Students, and Medicare card holders
FREE for students with college id
• ECT operates Monday through Friday
• The ECT bus system connects with the CAT bus system at the Bi-LoShopping Center on US 76
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Orange Route
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Orange Route
July 2014 – June 2015
July 2,558
August 3,046
September 3,199
October 3,614
November 2,430
December 2,456
January 2,775
February 2,579
March 2,810
April 3,173
May 2,325
June 2,581
Total 33,546
July 2015 – March 2016
July 2,975
August 3,465
September 3,576
October 3,621
November 2,691
December 2,639
January 2,720
February 3,217
March 3,043
Total 27,947 9
Highway 76 Corridor Land UseAnderson County
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Highway 76 Corridor Land UseTown of Pendleton
Town of Pendleton Comprehensive Plan, used with permission 11
Highway 76 Corridor Land UseCity of Clemson
City of Clemson Comprehensive Plan,used with permission
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Highway 76 CorridorEmerging “Industry-Technology Corridor”
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Highway 76 Corridor Opportunities for Collaboration
Upstate Professional Planners Group “Ways to collaborate”
Possibilities re: Highway 76
“Industry-Tech corridor” Mixed-use developments Changing land use – preserving
significant places/features Transit Joint corridor study
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Upstate
Professional
Planners Meeting
May 4, 2016
Keith Brockington, AICP
Transportation Planning Manager
Greenville County | GPATS
I-85 Widening
US-29
SC-146/296
I-85
I-85
US-123
SC-153
SC-153 and US-123
SC-153
Two high-ranked LRTP Projects
Full 7-lane Widening (SCDOT
preferred)
Functional Improvements
(Powdersville Planning Group
preferred)
Five-Lane Section
Curb, Gutter,
Sidewalk
No additional ROW
US-123
SCDOT preferred alternative (should
access management and connectivity
occur:
Targeted widening at specific intersections
Medians to prevent Left Turn Movements
Asymmetrical sections (2 lanes and 3 lanes,
no center)
Project on “Indefinite Hold”
US-123
US-123 Features
Heavy Urban Sections Academy St. – Greenville
123 Bypass – Easley
Calhoun Memorial Hwy – Clemson
Hwy 76/123 – Seneca
Rural Sections Greenville to Easley
Clemson to Seneca
Limited Access Highway Easley to Clemson
US-123 Traffic Concerns
Greenville and Easley Heavily built out Curb and Gutter with little/no shoulder Close land uses Unlikely to be widened without significant changes to
traffic flow GPATS project for US-123 in Easley on indefinite hold –
needs Access Management and Connectivity Plan/Implementation
Clemson and Seneca Less Traffic Concerns – Clemson to be assessed in next
GPATS LRTP
US-123
Land Use Concerns
Greenville
Downtown traffic getting worse
City focusing on Intersection Opperation
Almost fully built out west of Downtown, older residential
Redevelopment potential in future
Easley/Clemson/Seneca
US-123 bypasses Downtowns.
Big Box/Strip Commercial, many curb cuts
US-123
Next Steps
Continuously revaluated
GPATS 2040 LRTP
ACOG LRTP (Seneca)
Comprehensive Plans
Potential Future Coordination
GTA-Clemson Commuter Transit System
Clemson Area Transit Expansion
Land use changes as a result of urbanization
I-85/US-29
Congestion Management
Joint Study between GPATS, SPATS, and SCDOT
Use of allocated funding for I-85 Improvements
MAP-21 Highway Authorization allows for use of Interstate Funds to be spend on identified “Parallel Relief Corridors”
US-29 identified as I-85 reliever
US-146/296 as alternative reliever
I-85/US-29
Congestion Management
Funding: $223,880,000 in GPATS TIP
I-85 Widening from US-25 to SC-129
Includes funding for Congestion Management on I-85 and US-29
Signal Timing/Upgrades for US-29
Congestion Relief
Park and Ride Lots for I-85 and US-29
Carpool/Vanpool and Transit Support
Truck Parking Facility
Safety and Air Qualify Improvements
I-85/US-29
Congestion Management
US-29
I-85
SC 153
CU-ICAR
GSP
Westgate
MallUpstate Port
Port of Charleston, SC Inland Port
Image Source: Hogan Construction Group
SC Inland Port Facts
• Opened in 2013
• Moves containers 220 miles
from Port of Charleston to I-85
overnight
• Initially projected to remove
25,000 truck trips annually off
of I-26
• Just finished second full year
of operations
• Initial annual moves projected
to be 40,000 containers
• 42,555 containers moved in
2014
• 75,111 containers moved in
2015 (77% increase)
• Current capacity of 120,000
annual moves
• Expansion considered for
200,000 move capacity
• Estimated $53 billion SC
economic impact
Port of Charleston, SC Inland Port
Upstate (Inland) Port
I-85/US-29
Congestion Management
Next Steps
AECOM
Completion of Study with Stakeholders support.
Implementation with approved funding.
Potential Future Coordination
Integration with Greenville TIGER Project
Expansion of Transit Systems
Southeast High-Speed Rail
I-85 @ I-385 Interchange 2015-2018
Remove cloverleafs
Remove weaving movements
Increase design speed (35mph -> 45mph)
www.85385gateway.com
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Woodruff Road Parallel
Top Ranked Project in GPATS LRTP
$27 million cost, minimal
Alleviate congestion
Provide alternatives
Connect network
Open more land for economic
development
Other goings on….
Other goings on….
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TIGER VIII Application
Creating Circuits of Economic Success
Joint Venture
City of Greenville (applying entity)
Greenville County
Greenville Transit Authority
Transform the Greenlink transit system into
a regional transportation network.
Eight (8) Zero-Emission
Electric Buses
Two (2) Charging Stations
Seven (7) Supporting
Circulator Buses
Twenty-Nine (26)
Multimodal Transit
Stations
Five B-Cycle Bike Share
Stations
Five (5)-mile Extension of
the Swamp Rabbit Trail
Cleveland Park to CU-
ICAR
Seven (6) Pedestrian
Bridges
Six (6) Connection Trails Focus on Low-Income Communities
Map is not to Scale
Funding Snapshot
Total Project
$26,165,313
TIGER Fund Request
$13,279,816
Local Match
$12,885,497
49.25% of Total
97.03% vs Federal Ask
NEW Resurfacing Projects!
I-385
Summer 2016
Church Street Bridge
Spring 2017
GPATS 2040 Long-Range
Transportation Plan
Base Year 2015
Plan Completion in 2017
Two Regional Meetings (Kick-off & Wrap-up)
Seven Sub-Regional Meetings
Greenville, Greer, Travelers Rest, Golden Strip, Williamston,
Easley, Clemson
Numerous Stakeholder Meetings
Brand new Travel Model
FAST Act Performance Measures
Challenge/Affirm Paradigms
Automotive vs. Multimodal
New Construction vs. Maintenance
Capacity vs. Congestion
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Thank you!
Questions?
Keith Brockington, Transportation
Planning Manager, GPATS and
Greenville County
www.gpats.org