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WESLEY CHAPEL ROADWAY CONNECTIONS STUDY
Draft Study Results PresentationDecember 13, 2018
Presentation Outline
Background InformationProject Process/Schedule – Moving ForwardAlternativesTravel Demand ModelingFuture Daily Traffic ProjectionsImprovementsSummary
Background InformationStudy Area Map
Background Information
All three roadway connections have been in the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for many yearsReasons for the Study
• Public Input• Safety Improvements• Intersection Operational Improvements• Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvements• Timing/Cost of Improvements
Background InformationPublic Information Open Houses
April 18, 2017 & May 29, 2018Gather comments/information from the public235 attendees total207 comments & 1 petition (56 signatures) received
Background InformationPublic Comments - Main Concerns
Roadways can’t handle traffic load
Safety of school children
Project Process/Schedule - Moving Forward
Task Date(s)*
Public Information Meeting (Open House) Completed April 18, 2017
Draft Study Report Completed May 15, 2018
Public Meeting (Draft Study Results Presentation) May 29, 2018
Public Comment Period (Draft Study Report) May 15 ‐ June 15, 2018
MPO Board Briefing (Draft Study Results Presentation) December 13, 2018
Final Study Report February 2019
Public Opinion Poll (Citizen Survey) March 2019MPO Board Meeting ‐ Recommendation to BCC(Final Study Results Presentation) May 2019
BCC Meeting – Final Decision TBD*Schedule is tentative and subject to change
Alternatives
No-Build Alternative• No connections for general public use, but gate for emergency
vehicles and bicycle/pedestrian accommodations can be added
Alternative 1*• Mansfield Blvd/Kinnan St
Alternative 2• Mansfield Blvd/Kinnan St & Meadow Pointe Blvd Extension
Alternative 3• Meadow Pointe Blvd Extension
Alternative 4• Mansfield Blvd/Kinnan St, Meadow Pointe Blvd Extension &
Wyndfields Blvd Extension
*was not evaluated
Travel Demand Forecasting
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Model (TBRPM) v8.1All alternatives (No-Build & Build) include 2040 Long Range
Transportation Plan Cost Affordable improvements for surrounding roadways (all counties)• Bruce B Downs Blvd. (8 lanes south of County Line Rd.)• SR 56 (4 lanes from Mansfield Blvd. to US 301)• New Tampa East-West Road (new 4-lane road from
Commerce Park Blvd. to I-275)Population & employment data updated to ensure reasonable
growth in the area
Future (2040) Daily Traffic Projections
All alternatives (Build and No-Build) project significant increases in volumes above existing traffic Volumes for the Build and No-Build alternatives are similar for
most roadways in the study areaGreatest difference (increase) from the No-Build alternative
occurs near Beardsley Dr. on Mansfield Blvd. (Alts 2 & 4) and Meadow Pointe Blvd. (Alt 3)Greatest difference (decrease) from the No-Build alternative
occurs on Bruce B Downs Blvd. between County Line Rd. and Cross Creek Blvd. (Alts 2 & 4)
Improvements – Mansfield Boulevard
Improvements – Mansfield BoulevardMansfield Boulevard and SR 56 (incl. SR 56 widening: Altis Wiregrass to Sunland Ct.)
Timeframe2025 - 2030Cost$4,994,000Needed without connections
Improvements – Mansfield BoulevardSchool Zone – Immediate Needs
At Wiregrass School Road• New Crosswalk [north side]
Funded and currently underway• 2 Crossing Guards (CG)
1 existing, add 1 new• 1 Traffic Control Officer (TCO)
Currently thereAt Dr. John Long Middle School Entrance
• 1 TCO Extend hours for TCO at Wiregrass
School Road and relocate to cover Middle School peak
Through School Zone• Add flashing warning signs (2)
TimeframeImmediate CostsNew CG = $11,725/annually Extend TCO Hours = Currently fundedAdd flashing warning signs = $14,000Needed without connections
Improvements – Mansfield BoulevardSchool Zone – Recommended Prior to Connections
Option 1• Switch bus drop-off/ pick-up
area on Wiregrass School Road with vehicle drop-off/ pick-up area on Mansfield Blvd.
• Signalize intersection of Mansfield Blvd. and Wiregrass School Road
Option 2• Add Southbound Right-Turn
Lane at Dr. John Long Middle School entrance on Mansfield Blvd.
TimeframePrior to connectionsCostsSignal = $461,600SB Right = $368,000Needed without connections
Improvements – Mansfield BoulevardMansfield Boulevard and Wrencrest Drive
TimeframeSignal & SB Left: 2020 – 2025Extend Hours of CG: Immediate CostsRoadway = $277,500CG Hours = Currently fundedNeeded without connections
Extend Hours of Crossing
Guard
Improvements – Mansfield BoulevardMansfield Boulevard and County Line Road
Timeframe2020 - 2025Cost$592,000Needed without connections
Improvements – Mansfield BoulevardMansfield Boulevard and Beardsley Drive
TimeframeSignal & WB Right: 2025 - 2030Cost$453,000Needed without connections
Improvements – Mansfield BoulevardResurfacing from Pasco/Hillsborough County Line to County Line Road
BEARDSLEY DRIVE TO COUNTY LINE ROAD
TimeframeImmediateCost$230,000Needed without connections
PASCO/HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY LINE TO BEARDSLEY DRIVE
Timeframe2022 - 2025Cost$285,000Needed without connections
Improvements – Meadow Pointe Boulevard
Improvements – Meadow Pointe BoulevardMeadow Pointe Boulevard and SR 56 (incl. SR 56 widening: Sunland Ct. to east of Meadow Pointe Blvd)
Timeframe2025 - 2030Cost$4,258,000Needed without connections
Improvements – Meadow Pointe BoulevardMeadow Pointe Boulevard and OldwoodsAvenue
TimeframeWhen signal warrants are metCost$579,400Needed without connections
Improvements – Meadow Pointe BoulevardMeadow Pointe Boulevard and Beardsley Drive
TimeframeNB Left: Prior to connections EB Right: 2035 - 2040Cost$599,000Needed with connections
Improvements – Wyndfields Boulevard
Improvements – Wyndfields BoulevardWyndfields Boulevard and SR 56
TimeframeAs development occursCost$1,068,000Needed without connections
Improvements – Wyndfields BoulevardWyndfields Boulevard and Montgomery Bell Road
Add Northbound Left-Turn LaneAdd Southbound Left-Turn Lane
TimeframeAs development occursCost$535,400Needed with connections
Wyndfields Blvd.
Improvements – Wyndfields BoulevardWyndfields Boulevard Extension from Montgomery Bell Road to the Pasco/Hillsborough County Line
Construct new 2-lane roadway (approximately 600 feet)
TimeframeAs development occursCost$772,200Needed with connections Wyndfields
Boulevard Extension
Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements
Mansfield Boulevard• Current sidewalk gap
identified South of Beardsley Dr. on east side
• Additional bicycle/pedestrian accommodations are needed
Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements (continued)
Meadow Point Boulevard• No sidewalk on east side; no bike
lanes• Additional bicycle/pedestrian
accommodations will be included as part of the widening to 4 lanes
Wyndfields Boulevard• County will ensure that
bicycle/pedestrian accommodations are included during plan reviews
Bicycle/pedestrian accommodations will be coordinated with the City of Tampa for all connections
SummaryImprovement Costs
Improvement Costs*with Connections1
Improvement Costs*without Connections1
$15,745,050 $13,838,4501 Does not include costs for bicycle/pedestrian accommodations.* All costs are present day (2018) costs. Annual costs were projected for 22 years to get an estimated 2040 capital cost.
SummaryPositives and Negatives of Connections
POSITIVESAlternate routes during accidentsPotential increase in retail sales*
Convenient travel to attractions in Hillsborough County/City of Tampa• Restaurants, schools, parks,
sports fields, golf clubs, religious centers
Additional route optionsRelief to Bruce B Downs Blvd.
between Cross Creek Blvd. and County Line Rd. • up to 7,000 vehicles per day
NEGATIVES Increased traffic on Pasco roads
• Mansfield Blvd.• Meadow Pointe Blvd.• Wyndfields Blvd.
Additional improvements needed with connections• Meadow Pointe Blvd. at
Beardsley Dr.• Wyndfields Blvd. at Montgomery
Bell Rd.Traffic monitoringMinimal congestion relief on Pasco
County Roads*Refer to National Consumer Study Summary: The Impact of Retail Proximity on Consumer Purchases, Access Development, 2016
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