PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION #2

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1 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION #2 Wednesday June 20, to 8 pm HIGHWAY 16 Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road Functional Planning Study Blueberry Community Hall RR 15, Parkland County 1

2 STUDY LOCATION Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study 2

3 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study STUDY PURPOSE To identify and recommend a long-term plan that would: Serve as a shared blueprint for the province and the county, guiding future development in the highway corridor; Protect the long-term highway upgrading and access management requirements; and Inform existing and future county residents and business owners about the long-term changes that would ultimately affect highway access and traffic circulation. 3

4 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study STUDY OBJECTIVES To prepare plans that would ultimately upgrade Highway 16 to freeway standards; To identify the ultimate interchange locations and configurations; and To define the supporting access management requirements. 4

5 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE The study is guided by a Technical Review Committee (TRC), comprised of representatives from Alberta Transportation and Parkland County. This has included input from the County s Transportation Master Plan study team. Note: It is still quite early in the county s process to develop a Transportation Master Plan. 5

6 STUDY PROCESS - TIMELINE Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study 1. TRC Meeting #1 June TRC Meeting #2 August Council Presentation #1 September Open House #1 October 2011 Preliminary Options 5. TRC Meeting #3 January Meeting with County s Transportation Master Plan team, and 6. Council Presentation January TRC Meeting #4 April Open House #2 June 2012 Recommended Plan 9. TRC Meeting #5 August 2012 (tentative) 10.Plan Approval by the Province 6

7 IMPORTANCE OF HIGHWAY 16 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study 1. Highway 16 is a National Highway Primarily intended to serve inter-provincial traffic flow, Saskatchewan to British Columbia; and Level 1 highways are ultimately upgraded to freeway standards. 2. In the Study Corridor, Highway 16 serves two flows: Long distance vehicle and truck traffic, with origins and destinations outside the study corridor; and Growing commuter flows into the Capital Region generated by the extensive rural residential development along the Hwy 16 corridor. 3. In Parkland County, Highway 16: Is the only arterial connecting Stony Plain and Wabamun; Is the only contiguous east-west route through the county; and. Supports most local travel to/from Wabamun, Stony Plain, Spruce Grove and Edmonton, particularly for residents on the north side of the highway. 7

8 ISSUES ALONG HIGHWAY 16 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study 1. Growing Traffic Volumes The average annual growth in traffic volumes has ranged from 2.5% to 4.5% over the past 20 years, compared with a provincial average of 2% to 2.5%. 2. Access at Range Roads As highway volumes grow and more rural residential developments take place in the corridor, left turns onto the highway at the range road intersections become increasingly difficult. 3. Protecting Right-of-Way Requirements Rerouting all access onto Highway 16 to future interchange locations is the most effective long-turn solution to improve safety. 8

9 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study PUBLIC INPUT OPEN HOUSE 1 No. Comments Number 1 2 Intersection Safety, turning movements gravel trucks, speed Access Management, pave service roads, don t close intersections, opposed to some backage roads Agreement with Plan 23 4 Spacing, more interchanges, don t need Range Rd 30 interchange 13 5 Other Concerns, seek more information, noise levels, etc. 26 See Project Information Sheet #2 for more detailed input summary. 9

10 LAND USE Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study Note: County is preparing plans for expansion of the 5 th Meridian Business Park. 10

11 INTERCHANGE SPACING CRITERIA Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study To meet Freeway Planning Objectives, interchange spacing criteria are intended to achieve and balance two outcomes: 1. Establish safe and effective highway operations, In high volume locations, usually through or passing urban municipalities: Spacing is 2 km minimum, 3 km preferred; As population densities in the corridor increase, interchange spacing will tend to decrease to a minimum functional interval. 2. Provide cost effective interchange spacing, In rural areas, based on the need to support regional land uses served by the highway corridor: Spacing ranges between 8 and 16 km; As population densities in the corridor decrease, interchange spacing will tend to increase to a maximum interval. Note: In determining actual spacing, interchange locations are first considered at the junction of two provincial highways. 11

12 RECOMMENDED INTERCHANGE SPACING Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study Note: Highway 43 interchange and 770 connection subject to future study populations are shown. 12

13 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study ALLAN BEACH ROAD Issue: County Requested an Additional East of Allan Beach Road: Would be located approx. 800m east Allan Beach Road. Would connect a new, relatively short, north-south arterial road to Highway 16. (Arterial road would extend from Township Rd 534 in the north to Highway 16A in the south, approximately 6.4 km long.) Would support long-term expansion of the County s 5 th Meridian Business Park. 13

14 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study ALLAN BEACH ROAD Response Regarding Additional : Traffic analysis confirms that the Hwy 779 and Lake Eden Road interchanges will perform acceptably to the year The design traffic volumes were based on land use forecasts provided by the county, which exceed the volumes forecast by the province s Capital Region Model. The county may continue to protect the right-of-way for the additional interchange location. If future growth and development pressures occur that exceed the capacity of the two recommended interchange locations, the province would then reconsider. 14

15 TYPICAL CROSS-SECTIONS Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study 15

16 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study SERVICE ROADS 1. Frontage Roads Parallel and adjacent to highway. Provide access to land on one side only. More circuitous travel around interchange locations. Typical access management through largely rural areas. 2. Integrated (backage) Roadways Between 800m and 1600m from highway. Provide access to land on both sides of roadway. Improved opportunity to establish local road network, probably using collector road standards. Opportunity to establish utility corridors. Generally less circuitous travel for local residents. Recommended by study team for this plan. 16

17 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study Proposed TOWNSHIP ROAD 532A A Collector Road is proposed along a Twp Rd 532A alignment. This may be similar to the preliminary results of the Transportation Master Plan being developed by the county. This proposed Collector Roadway would be located 800m north of Highway 16, between Hubbles Lake Road and Highway 779. A frontage road would be extended west from Hubbles Lake Road to Lake Eden Road. Township Road 532A would improve east-west access to future interchanges at Highway 779 and Lake Eden Road as part of the Highway 16 Access Management Plan. Township Road 532A already exists east of Highway

18 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study Proposed TOWNSHIP ROAD 531 A Collector Road is proposed along a Twp Rd 531 alignment. This may also be similar to the preliminary results of the Transportation Master Plan being developed by the county. This proposed Collector Roadway would be located approximately 1 km south of Highway 16, connecting Highway 779 and Allan Beach Road. Township Road 531 would improve east-west access to Hwy 779 as part of the Highway 16 Access Management Plan. Township Road 531 would also serve future expansion of the county s 5 th Meridian Business Park. The county s Transportation Master Plan also proposes extending a Township Road 531 alignment east across Highway 779 into the existing 5 th Meridian Business Park. 18

19 EXISTING TRAFFIC (2011 AADT) RR-41 RR-35 Kapasiwin Rd ,080 RR ,140 RR-33 Alberta Beach Rd ,420 RR-32 Duffield Rd ,350 RR-31 West Meso Rd. 13,520 13, Location 13,500 RR-30 Meso Rd ,810 RR RR-24 <100 15,600 12,300 Upgrade 26,400 26,270 RR ,400 RR-21 RR-20 Lake Eden Rd. 1,560 20,760 19,600 21,700 RR-15 Beach Corner Rd. 1,230 21,520 RR-14 Hubbles Lake Rd. 1,280 22,660 RR-13 Allan Beach Rd ,600 RR-12 Rosenthal Rd. 170 RR-11 Glory Hills Rd. 5,100 23,800 Upgrade ,650 11,200 2,750 12, , ,420 1,450 13, ,550 Twp Rd 531A PARKLAND DR , ,250 <20 14,400 2,500 (Not included in this study) ,350 19,200 7,200 Location , , , , , , ,950 NTS ESTIMATED 20 YEAR TRAFFIC (2031 AADT) WITHOUT INTERCHANGES RR-41 RR-35 Kapasiwin Rd. 600 RR RR-33 Alberta Beach Rd. RR-32 Duffield Rd RR-31 West Meso Rd. 400 Location 22,000 RR-30 Meso Rd. 1,600 RR RR ,000 Upgrade 23,000 43,900 RR RR-21 35,300 RR-20 Lake Eden Rd. 1,950 RR-15 Beach Corner Rd. 2,000 RR-14 Hubbles Lake Rd. 2,050 RR-13 Allan Beach Rd. 1,900 RR-12 Rosenthal Rd. 2,550 RR-11 Glory Hills Rd. Upgrade 1,700 7,800 1,500 10,500 19,200 3,300 20, , ,600 1,750 21, , Twp Rd 531A PARKLAND DR , , ,500 5,000 (Not included in this study) ,100 9,200 1,200 37,400 Location 1,200 38, ,200 42, ,800 44, , ,800 11,900 NTS Provincial Highway Roadway ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (AADT)

20 FORECAST 20 YEAR (2031 AADT) WITH NEW INTERCHANGES RR-41 19,200 RR-35 Kapasiwin Rd ,800 1,200 RR-34 RR-33 Alberta Beach Rd RR-32 Duffield Rd. 800 RR-31 West Meso Rd. 20, Location RR-30 Meso Rd. 2,150 3, RR RR ,000 Upgrade 23,000 41,000 RR RR-21 31,500 RR-20 Lake Eden Rd. 6,200 RR-15 Beach Corner Rd. 4,100 2,100 RR-14 Hubbles Lake Rd. 1,400 RR-13 Allan Beach Rd. 1,900 RR-12 Rosenthal Rd. 3,200 RR-11 Glory Hills Rd. 4,500 Upgrade 4,800 9,200 1,500 15,000 4,100 3,300 20, ,000 20, ,000 20,000 1,500 1,700 Twp Rd 531A PARKLAND DR 4,000 23, , ,000 2,000 (Not included in this study) 2,050 2,250 41,000 2,250 9,500 42,000 Location 7,000 42,000 1, , , , , , ,000 13,000 NTS +1, FORECAST 50 YEAR (2061 AADT) WITH NEW INTERCHANGES RR-41 28,000 RR-35 Kapasiwin Rd ,100 1,300 RR-34 RR-33 Alberta Beach Rd RR-32 Duffield Rd. 1,000 RR-31 West Meso Rd. 29,000 1,300 Location RR-30 Meso Rd. 4,500 6, RR RR ,500 49,000 Upgrade 70,000 RR RR-21 57,000 RR-20 Lake Eden Rd. 3,400 11,800 8,200 RR-15 Beach Corner Rd. 4,400 RR-14 Hubbles Lake Rd. 3,300 RR-13 Allan Beach Rd. 5,000 RR-12 Rosenthal Rd. 9,500 RR-11 Glory Hills Rd. 12,000 Upgrade 14,300 19,000 3,800 29,700 5,100 4,200 29, , , ,000 1,800 29,000 5,400 Twp Rd 531A PARKLAND DR 2,000 33, , ,000 2,700 (Not included in this study) 2,800 3,000 70,000 3,100 13,000 Location 72,000 11,000 2,200 72,000 1,000 72, , ,000 1,100 72,000 1,400 1,500 21,000 19, ,000 NTS +2, Provincial Highway Roadway ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (AADT)

21 Westland Park Highland Acres ALIGNMENT OF INTEGRATED ROADWAY IS CONCEPTUAL, SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGH FUTURE LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES. POTENTIALLY TWP ROAD 532A. RR-35 Kapasiwin Rd. SMITHFIELD FEED AND TACK RR-34 SMITHFIELD HALL RR-33 Alberta Beach Rd. RR-32 Duffield Rd. HIGHWAY SAFETY REST AREA - WESTBOUND RR-31 West Meso Rd. WABAMUN LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK HIGHWAY SAFETY REST AREA - EASTBOUND KIM'S #1 SHELL STATION ALIGNMENT OF INTEGRATED ROADWAY IS CONCEPTUAL, SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGH FUTURE LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES. POTENTIALLY TWP ROAD 531. CLEAR LAKE CLEAR LAKE Duffield Downs DATE: June 20, m 0 200m 1:20,000 LEGEND EXISTING ROADWAY EXISTING PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY PROPOSED ROADWAY GRADING LIMITS R/W REQUIREMENTS OPTIONAL COUNTY ROADS REMOVE EXISTING ROADWAY UTILITY R/W CLOSE ACCESS BRIDGE STRUCTURE Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Functional Planning Study RECOMMENDED PLAN 1

22 Meso West Annedale Acres RR-31 West Meso Rd. RR-30 Meso Rd. RR-25 West 80 Estates RR-24 MANLY HALL FUTURE INTERCHANGE AND SERVICE ROADS TO BE DETERMINED IN FUTURE SEPARATE STUDY COUGAR CREEK GOLF RESORT CLEAR LAKE CLEAR LAKE Spruce Ridge Properties DATE: June 20, m 0 200m 1:20,000 LEGEND EXISTING ROADWAY EXISTING PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY PROPOSED ROADWAY GRADING LIMITS R/W REQUIREMENTS OPTIONAL COUNTY ROADS REMOVE EXISTING ROADWAY UTILITY R/W CLOSE ACCESS BRIDGE STRUCTURE Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Functional Planning Study RECOMMENDED PLAN 2

23 Bridgewater Properties Winfield Heights Sorensens Park Hillside Estates RR-20 Lake Eden Rd Cole-Anne Heights LAKE EDEN Spruce Valley Estates Hillside Estates Dartmoor Meadows Killini Ridge UTILITY R/W - ALTALINK/WEST PARKLAND GAS Ashwood Meadows RR-15 RR-21 Crystal Road RR-22 Wendel Heights FUTURE INTERCHANGE AND SERVICE ROADS TO BE DETERMINED IN FUTURE SEPARATE STUDY Beach Corner Rd POTENTIAL COUNTY ROAD COULD BE EXTENDED WEST Wendel Place Eden Park Estates MANLY HALL HIGHWAY 16 Crystal Road RR-21 RR-22 HIGHWAY 16 HI GH 16 A RR-15 The Views at Willow Park RR-20 Lake Eden Rd Avondale Acres Beach Corner Heights BLUEBERRY HALL CLEAR LAKE Crystal Meadows Hidden Valley Estates Beach Corner Rd W AY Jay Haven Silver Diamond Estates West Hill Acres Neutral Valley Marrakesh Properties Roslaire Estates The RR-15 and Highway 16A existing intersection was shown incorrectly at the June 20 Open House. Corrected version shown here. Bell Acres Bonnie Acres DATE:July 11, 2012 LEGEND EXISTING ROADWAY EXISTING PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY PROPOSED ROADWAY 100m 0 1:20, m GRADING LIMITS Wilderness Heights Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Functional Planning Study R/W REQUIREMENTS OPTIONAL COUNTY ROADS REMOVE EXISTING ROADWAY UTILITY R/W CLOSE ACCESS BRIDGE STRUCTURE RECOMMENDED PLAN 3

24 Meridian Estates Partridge Place Mayfair Heights Hillside Estates Greenfield Acres ALIGNMENT OF INTEGRATED ROADWAY IS CONCEPTUAL, SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGH FUTURE LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES. POTENTIALLY TWP ROAD 532A. Hillside Estates POTENTIAL COUNTY ROAD COULD BE EXTENDED EAST RR-11 Glory Hills Rd. RR-12 Rosenthal Rd RR-13 RR-14 Hubbles Lake Rd Allan Beach Rd UTILITY R/W - ALTALINK/WEST PARKLAND GAS Church and Cemetery REMOVE INTERSECTION HUBBLES LAKE RR-11 Glory Hills Estates 5th Meridian Business Park Glory Hills Rd. RR-12 Rosenthal Rd RR-13 Allan Beach Rd Hidden Valley Estates 5th Meridian Business Park Clearwater Estates Valaspan Place ALIGNMENT OF INTEGRATED ROADWAY IS CONCEPTUAL, SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGH FUTURE LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES. POTENTIALLY TWP ROAD 531. Silver Diamond Estates 5th MERIDIAN ROAD AND COUNTY ACCESS ROAD FUNCTIONAL PLAN (FROM AECOM 2011 TRAFFIC STUDY) Hubbles Lake TOWN OF STONY PLAIN LEGEND DATE: June 20, 2012 EXISTING ROADWAY EXISTING PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY PROPOSED ROADWAY 100m 0 1:20, m GRADING LIMITS Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Functional Planning Study R/W REQUIREMENTS OPTIONAL COUNTY ROADS REMOVE EXISTING ROADWAY UTILITY R/W CLOSE ACCESS BRIDGE STRUCTURE RECOMMENDED PLAN 4

25 SERVICE ROAD IMPLEMENTATION Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study After the plan has been approved: 1. The County would: a) Incorporate the service roadways into its Transportation Master Plan; and b) Protect right-of-way for the service roadway sections as development applications come forward. 2. The Province would: a) Assist with funding other areas of right-of-way acquisition and construction of the first two lanes, based on the costs deferred by: Not constructing new frontage roads; and Not paving existing frontage roads. 22

26 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study FUTURE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS The timing and scope of future highway improvements undertaken by Alberta Transportation are subject to: 1. Warrants actually met by growth in traffic volumes or operational issues; 2. Department funding levels; and 3. Province wide highway improvement priorities. 23

27 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Review response to public information session. Tentative Technical Review Committee Meeting with Parkland County. Plan approval by the province. 24

28 Highway 16, Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Road, Planning Study Highway 16 Planning Study Highway 779 to Kapasiwin Thank You for attending the Public Information Session 25