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82nd Avenue and Airport Way

Future Operational Improvements

June 2015

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Presentation Outline

• What is the future of the 82nd/Airport Way intersection? • What will it look like? • What difference will it make? • How was the proposal developed? • What is next?

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WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE 82ND/AIRPORT WAY INTERSECTION?

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Planning To-Date GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Estimated Construction Cost:

$160,000,000

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Peak Hour Traffic has been Increasing

Turning Movements

Dem

and/

Cap

acity

P.M. Peak Hour Critical Turning Movements are increasing

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Recommendation • Eastbound Airport Way is grade-

separated • Westbound Airport Way stops only

for pedestrians and bicycles • Traffic signal controls left turns • Light rail does not change • Pedestrians and bicyclists cross

under eastbound Airport Way

Estimated Construction Cost: $56,800,000 (current dollars)

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What will it look like?

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What difference will it make? • Eastbound Airport Way traffic will not have to stop.

• Westbound Airport Way traffic will stop only for pedestrians and bicyclists.

• Eastbound drivers will be able to make U-turns to return to the terminal.

• Pedestrians and bicyclists will not have to cross eastbound traffic.

• Only the two left-turn movements will have to share traffic signal time.

• Retains developable land and access to properties.

• No change to light rail operations • New PDX gateway opportunities

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How was the proposal developed?

• Project goals and objectives • Exhaustive list of alternatives (30+ Alternatives)

• Screened in light of goals and objectives (10 Alternatives)

• Refined by applying operations and design details (3 Alternatives)

• Reported progress to the CAC and Port managers (June 2014)

• Fine tuned and compared the final candidates • Recommendation

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How was the proposal developed?

• Isaac Barrow, Real Estate Mgr

• Mike Coleman, Traffic Engineer

• Karen Drake, Architect

• Chris Edwards, Likely Project Mgr

• Brant Foster, Likely Project Engineer

• John Griffith, TriMet Light Rail Ops

• Brad Harrison, Construction Mgr

• Michael Huggins, Landside Operations Mgr

• Jamie Jeffrey, PBOT Traffic Engineer

• Mark Johnson, ODOT Interchange Designer

• Scott King, Landside Planner

• Dan Layden, PBOT Project Mgr

• Sean Loughran, Long Range Planning Mgr

• Michael Sallis, Environmental Capital Planner

• Greg Sparks, Project Dev. Mgr

• Ken Willhite, Engineering Mgr

Advisory Working Group

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Questions and

Discussion