Project Description and Needs

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Project Description and Needs

• Lincoln Way Widening
• Addition of a center-turn lane and safety
  improvements to the grade and
• horizontal alignment.
• Needs
• Increase safety within the existing corridor
• Reduce traffic congestion
• Provide access management
• Provide infrastructure improvement to foster
  economic development
• along the corridor

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Project Development to Date

• Public Meeting reviewed and received input
  regarding
• initial five alternatives
• Alternative 3 - determined to be the preferred
  alternative
• Right-Sizing of Alternative 3 - provided most
  economical
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  option, while meeting the
• project needs
• Preliminary Engineering in progress, near
  completion

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Overview Right-Sized Alternative 3

• Adding a turn lane using variable width widening
• Constructing a barrier curb for safety and
  access control
• Constructing a sidewalk and pedestrian buffer
• Realigning Henderson and Guice Road for
  increased
• safety and efficient travel
• Improvements to State Street
• Upgrading traffic signal at the intersection of
• Lincoln Way and Route 48

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Preferred Alternative Typical Section
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Visualization of Roadway - Before
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Visualization of Roadway - After
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Preliminary Maintenance of Traffic During
Construction

• Four Phases of Traffic Control places an
  emphasis on
• minimizing disruption to business owners
• Widen to the east maintaining two lanes on the
  west
• Widen to the west maintaining two lanes on the
  east
• Maintain pedestrian access through work zone
• during construction
• PennDOT will coordinate details with
• municipality during Final Design
• Maintain access to businesses

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Traffic Signals Construction Upgrades

• New signal at Henderson and Guice
• Upgrade to the existing signal at State Street
• Timing adjustments at Route 48

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Driveway Adjustments ADA Compliance

• Depressed concrete curb to define access
• to businesses
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• compliant ramps at all intersections
• and driveway access points

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Potential Required Right-of-Way

• Several potential property, or sliver takes
• Potential total takes or displacements to
  accommodate
• safety improvements at Henderson and Guice
• Right-of-Way acquisition process typically lasts
  
• 18 to 24 months

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Funding

• Current Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• Discussions currently on-going regarding TIP
  Update
• Preliminary Engineering Estimate Currently Being
  
• Developed

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Next Steps

• Complete Preliminary Engineering
• Begin Final Design
• Complete Right-of-Way acquisition plan
• Advertise Project for Construction
• Notice to proceed to selected contractor
• Construction Phase / Open to Traffic

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Milestone Schedule
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Questions?