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PROPOSED 2017 SPLOST TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

CITIZENS PROJECT SELECTION COMMITTEE

AGENDA

DECEMBER 12, 2016 I. Welcome and Introductions II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes – November 16, 2016 IV. Public Comment

V. Old Business

A. Follow up items

B. Approval of Project Categories – Capital Rehabilitation and Resurfacing,

Residential Speed Control, Unpaved Roads and Transportation Planning

VI. New Business

A. Presentation of Project Category – School Safety

B. Next Meeting Dates

VII. Public Comment VIII. Adjourn

2017 SPLOST Transportation Improvement Program Citizens Project Selection Committee

Minutes December 12, 2016

Members Present: Uday Parikh, Sherry Ferguson, Steven Douches, Joy Monroe, Charles McDaniel, Chad Lockhart, Alan Kaplan, Davida Baker, Sohum Mehta

Members Absent: Chris Ford, Laurie McClain

Alternates Present: Sal Pirzad, Greg Cantrell, Raymond Rodden, Darryl Franklin, Debra Pennington, Kenny King, Mark Williams, Erik Provitt, Patricia Gabilondo

Alternates Absent: Piper Keairnes, Art Sheldon

County Staff: Alan Chapman, Lewis Cooksey, David Tucker, Edgardo Aponte, Chuck Bailey, Vince Edwards, John Ray, Amanda Reed, Joanna Rouse, Mark Stonecypher, Jody Woodall

I. Welcome and Introductions

Mr. Alan Kaplan called the meeting to order at 6:40pm.

II. Approval of Agenda

{Action: Approved. Motion: Ferguson Second: Douches Vote 10-0; Parikh – Yes; Ferguson – Yes; Douches – Yes; Franklin – Yes; Monroe – Yes; McDaniel – Yes; Lockhart – Yes; Kaplan – Yes; Baker – Yes; Mehta - Yes }

III. Approval of Minutes – November 16, 2016

Approval of Minutes – September 12, 2016 {Action: Approved. Motion: Douches Second: Ferguson Vote 10-0; Parikh – Yes; Ferguson – Yes; Douches – Yes; Franklin – Yes; Monroe – Yes; McDaniel – Yes; Lockhart – Yes; Kaplan – Yes; Baker – Yes; Mehta - Yes } Approval of Minutes – November 16, 2016 {Action: Approved. Motion: Monroe Second: Lockhart Vote 10-0; Parikh – Yes; Ferguson – Yes; Douches – Yes; Franklin – Yes; Monroe – Yes; McDaniel – Yes; Lockhart – Yes; Kaplan – Yes; Baker – Yes; Mehta - Yes }

IV. Public Comment No public comment was received.

V. Old Business

A. Follow up Items Ms. Cristina Pastore, Kimley-Horn, provided an update on the status of the current Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update.

B. Approval of Project Categories – Capital Project Rehabilitation and Resurfacing, Residential Speed Control, Transportation Planning and Unpaved Roads

Mr. Alan Chapman presented the Capital Project Rehabilitation and Resurfacing category and allocation. {Action: Approval of Capital Projects Rehabilitation and Resurfacing allocation – Approved. Motion: Cantrell Second: Mehta Vote 11-0; Parikh – Yes; Ferguson – Yes; Cantrell – Yes; Douches – Yes; Franklin – Yes; Monroe – Yes; McDaniel – Yes; Lockhart – Yes; Kaplan – Yes; Baker – Yes; Mehta - Yes }

Mr. Alan Chapman presented the Residential Speed Control category and allocation. {Action: Approval of Residential Speed Control allocation – Approved. Motion: Douches Second: Lockhart Vote 11-0; Parikh – Yes; Ferguson – Yes; Cantrell – Yes; Douches – Yes; Franklin – Yes; Monroe – Yes; McDaniel – Yes; Lockhart – Yes; Kaplan – Yes; Baker – Yes; Mehta - Yes }

Mr. Alan Chapman presented the Unpaved Road category and allocation. {Action: Approval of Unpaved Roads allocation – Approved. Motion: Franklin Second: Monroe Vote 11-0; Parikh – Yes; Ferguson – Yes; Cantrell – Yes; Douches – Yes; Franklin – Yes; Monroe – Yes; McDaniel – Yes; Lockhart – Yes; Kaplan – Yes; Baker – Yes; Mehta - Yes }

Mr. Alan Chapman presented the Transportation Planning category and allocation. {Action: Approval of Transportation Planning allocation – Approved. Motion: Baker Second: Franklin Vote 11-0; Parikh – Yes; Ferguson – Yes; Cantrell – Yes; Douches – Yes; Franklin – Yes; Monroe – Yes; McDaniel – Yes; Lockhart – Yes; Kaplan – Yes; Baker – Yes; Mehta - Yes }

VI. New Business A. Presentation of Project Category – School Safety

Mr. Edgardo Aponte presented information regarding the School Safety category.

B. Next Meeting Dates

Discussion was held on when the next meeting would occur. The Committee scheduled their next two meetings for Monday, January 9, 2017 and Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 6:30pm.

VII. Public Comment No public comment was received.

VIII. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 8:23pm.

TRANSPORTATIONDEPARTMENT

CPSC MeetingDecember 12, 2016

Agenda

• Welcome and Opening Remarks• Public Comment• Old Business

• Follow up Items• Vote on previous categories – Capital Projects Rehabilitation

and Resurfacing, Residential Speed Control, Unpaved Roads and Transportation Planning

• New Business• Presentation of School Safety Project Category• Discussion of Future Meeting Schedule

• Public Comment• Adjourn

Gwinnett CTP update

Public Involvement – Round 1• Website, email, and Facebook

• Board of Commissioners Presentation (1)

• Stakeholder Groups (2)

• Public Meetings (6)

• Stakeholder Interviews (7)

• Interviews with Cities and CIDs (16)

• Community Events (20+)

• MetroQuest Survey (5,000+ participants)

Priority Input

Priority Input

Overall Parks Senior Events Public Mtg MetroQuest

Vehicular Travel 1 2 2 3 1 1

Connectivity 2 5 6 5 2 2

Transit Service 3 6 3 6 3 3

Transportation Safety 4 3 5 2 4 4

Maintenance 5 1 4 4 5 5

Walking/Biking 6 4 7 1 7 7

Economic Vitality 7 8 8 8 6 6

Access to Transportation 8 7 1 7 8 8

Total Responses 4,978 347 96 297 211 4,028

9673

7197

6576

6397

5811

5185

4769

4442

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000

VEHICULAR TRAVEL

CONNECTIVITY

TRANSIT SERVICE

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

MAINTENANCE

WALKING/BIKING

ECONOMIC VITALITY

ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION

Citizen Priority Rankings (Weighted)

Bringing It Together

Next Steps

• Draft project and policy recommendations – January

• Stakeholder and public outreach –January/February

• Financially constrained project list –March

• Draft report – April

Capital Project Rehabilitation and Resurfacing

Annual Resurfacing Contract• List developed in spring of each year based on budget and

bid unit prices

• “Worst-First” approach

• Cannot resurface entire subdivisions

• Complete rehabilitation includes prep work, paving and finish work

• Contractor sets schedule, but must complete roads in given year


Pavement Management SystemMicroPAVER provides pavement management capabilities to:• Develop and organize the pavement inventory

• Assess the current condition of pavements

• Report on past pavement performance and rehabilitation history

• Develop scenarios for all roads based on budget or condition requirements

• Every County maintained road is inspected approximately once every two years

• Currently maintain 2,550+ centerline miles

Resurfacing program preserves existing roadways

PCI

Distress Type

Distress Severity

Distress Quantity

Capital ProjectRehabilitation and Resurfacing

100 GOOD Dark Green

85 SATISFACTORY Light Green

70 FAIR Yellow

55 POOR Light Red

40 VERY POOR Medium Red

25 SERIOUS Dark Red

10

0FAILED Dark Grey

Standard PCI Rating Scale

Pavement Condition Index (PCI)

Capital ProjectRehabilitation and Resurfacing

Estimated cost over six years to raise PCI to 65• Approximate annual cost*:

Year 1 $24 million Year 2 $24 million Year 3 $25 million Year 4 $25 millionYear 5 $26 millionYear 6 $26 millionTotal $150 million ($114 million Local + $36 million State)

* Deterioration rate of 3 PCI points a year was assumed. Inflation factor of 3% per year was used based on 2016 resurfacing bid results.


Curb Rehabilitation Needs


Completed Curb

CPSC Recommendations

Capital Projects Rehabilitation and Resurfacing

• $114 million allocated in 2017 SPLOST

• Request approval of Capital Projects Rehabilitation and Resurfacing allocation using current process

Residential Speed Control

Operating Budget (not SPLOST funded)

Traffic Analyst Position and Four Speed Trailers

• Deter speeding with speed trailers in coordination with police enforcement

• For use on both collectors and in residential areas


Speed Humps

• Installation of a series of speed humps within a neighborhood using a petition process

• 1,337 speed humps on 285 streets


Radar Speed Display Signage

• For use on collectors in residential areas

• Approximately 50 – 80 installations

• $5,000 each / $250,000 - $400,000


Traffic Calming Measures• Diverter islands• Roundabouts



• $750,000 allocated in 2017 SPLOST

• Request approval of Residential Speed Control allocation for the following uses:• speed humps utilizing the present petition process• radar speed display signage • other traffic calming measures including diverter islands and

roundabouts

Unpaved Roads

• Approximately 20 miles of gravel and dirt roads maintained by County forces

• Down from 100 – 110 miles of unpaved roads in 1993

• Pave existing unpaved roads. Most remaining unpaved roads would require ROW as well as alignment and drainage improvements to construct to minimum paved road standards.

• Rehabilitate existing unpaved road surface to improve condition

• Improve intersections of paved and unpaved roads

Unpaved Roads

Unpaved Roads

Intersections of paved and unpaved roads

Intersections of paved and unpaved roads

Unpaved Roads


Unpaved Roads

• $1 million allocated in 2017 SPLOST

• Request approval of Unpaved Roads allocation for paving and rehabilitation of unpaved roads and improvements at intersections of paved and unpaved roads


Transportation Planning• $1.65 million allocated in 2017 SPLOST• Request approval of Transportation Planning allocation

using current process. These funds may be used for the following:• Update to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan, ATMS/ITS Master

Plan, and Countywide Trails Master Plan• Corridor studies, alternative analyses, Federal/State grant

applications, and project concept development as needed• Joint studies with the Community Improvement Districts• Other project planning studies as needed

School Safety

School Safety improvements identified by:

• Improvements at new schools

• Improvements to adjacent roadways

• Sidewalks to existing schools

• Improvements at existing schools

Improvements at New Schools

• Turn and Queuing Lanes

• Sidewalks

• Signals

• Pedestrian Crossings

• Flashing Beacons

• Signage

Prior Improvements at New Schools

Baggett Elementary School (Cruse Road, Oakland Road, and

Old Norcross Road)

Graves Elementary School(Graves Road)

Recommended Projects –Improvements at New Schools

• Norcross STEM School at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard

• Berkmar Cluster Elementary School

• Meadowcreek Cluster Elementary School

• Meadowcreek Cluster High School


Norcross STEM School at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard


Gwinnett County Public Schools Location Map 2016-2017

Current Improvementsto Adjacent Roadways

Suwanee Dam Road atWest Price Road

(North Gwinnett High School)

SR 84 / Grayson Parkway at Rosebud Road

(Grayson Elementary School)

Recommended Projects –Improvements to Adjacent Roadways

Dogwood Road at Holly Brook Road(Brookwood High School and Brookwood Elementary School)

Recommended Projects –Improvements to Adjacent Roadways

Collins Hill Road at Collins Industrial Way(Georgia Gwinnett College)

Prior Sidewalks to Schools

Collins Hill Road(Georgia Gwinnett College)

Skyland Drive(South Gwinnett High School to

Student Parking Lot)

Prior Roadway Improvementsat Existing Schools

Killian Hill Road at Arcado Road

(Trickum Middle School)Dickens Road

(Hopkins Elementary School)

Recommended Projects –Roadway Improvements at Existing Schools

SR 124 / Centerville Highway at Lee Road(Anderson-Livsey Elementary School)

Next Steps

• Provide any questions or concerns to GCDOT by January 4, 2017

• Request approval of School Safety category at the first meeting in January

CPSC Meeting Schedule

Meeting Committee Recommendation Committee Presentation

December 2017Capital Rehabilitation and Resurfacing; Unpaved Roads; Residential Speed Control and Transportation Planning

School Safety

January 2017 – First Meeting School SafetyBridges, Culverts and Transportation Drainage

January 2017 – Second Meeting Bridges, Culverts and Transportation Drainage Road Safety and Alignment

February 2017 – First Meeting Road Safety and Alignment Intersections

February 2017 – Second Meeting Intersections Major Roads

March 2017 – First Meeting Major Roads Sidewalks and Pedestrian Safety

March 2017 – Second Meeting Sidewalks and Pedestrian Safety County / City Projects

April 2017 County / City Projects

May 2, 2017 (tentative) Present recommended project lists to the Board of Commissioners

May 16, 2017 (tentative) Recommended 2017 SPLOST Transportation Program on Board of Commissioners agenda for consideration

Note: Additional CPSC meetings may be scheduled as needed

CPSC Meeting Schedule

• First Meeting in January 2017 (1/9, 1/10 or 1/12)• Committee vote on School Safety• Presentation on Bridges, Culverts and Transportation Drainage

• Second Meeting in January 2017 (1/24, 1/26 or 1/30)• Committee vote on Bridges, Culverts and Transportation

Drainage• Presentation on Road Safety and Alignment

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