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Logan County Engineers Office

• Scott Coleman
• March 18, 2009
• Logan County Informational Seminar

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Speed Control Local Roads

• ORC 4511.21
• Engineering and traffic investigation required
• Resolution by the Board of Trustees
• Review and approval by ODOT

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Speed Control Local Roads

• ORC 4511.21(K)
• Unimproved highways, and residential and
  commercial subdivisions
• Engineering and traffic investigation required
• Alter Speed by resolution

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Speed Control Local Roads

• ORC 4511.21(N)
• Split jurisdictions
• Engineering and traffic investigation required
• Resolution by both jurisdictions
• Review and approval by ODOT

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Speed Control Local Roads

• Initiating a Speed Reduction
• Written request from board of trustees for speed
  study
• Identify specific section of road
• Letter of confirmation by law enforcement
• Resolution by board of trustees
• Approval by ODOT Director
• Installation of appropriate signage
• Enforcement

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Speed Control Local Roads

• Engineering Study
• Widths of lanes and berm
• Building setbacks
• Hazards
• Pavement condition type
• Restricted sight distance
• Pedestrian crossings (gt5/hr)
• Crash records
• Test runs

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Speed Control Local Roads

• Speed Zone Warrants
• Highway Development - building development and
  intersection classification
• Roadway Features
• 85th percentile speed - free flow of 5 second gap
• Pace-speed range with greatest volume
• Crashes/motor vehicle mile - 3 years
• Test run
• Other Considerations - trucks, uniformity, etc.

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Speed Control Local Roads
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Speed Control Local Roads

• Adequate warning and advisory speed signs
• Horizontal curves properly signed
• Withdrawal of Authorization
• By same manner as authorization
• When improvements have been made

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Speed Control Local Roads

• Traffic Engineering Manual  (TEM)
• http//www.dot.state.oh.us/DIVISIONS/HIGHWAYOPS/TR
  AFFIC/PUBLICATIONS2/TEM/Pages/default.aspx
• Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• (OMUTCD)
• http//www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/HighwayOps/Tr
  affic/publications2/OhioMUTCD/Pages/default.aspx

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Snow Removal

• Reduced O.T. hours when appropriate - saves fuel,
  labor, and material
• Light snow cover that is drivable, generally not
  going to use O.T.
• Ice freezing rain will be treated and will
  respond on O.T.
• Blowing snow, usually best to wait for wind to
  settle Maintain emergency traffic
• Dont waste material in cold temperatures (lt15)
• Sheriff contacts on-call supervisor (30-60 min.
  response)
• Road crews arrive (30-60 min.)
• About 3.5 hours to run each territory

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Snow Removal

• Price Increases
• Higher demand
• Price gouging and fixing by suppliers
• Min-max contracts
• Domestic preference procurement statutes
• Time of bidding

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Snow Removal

• Salt prices have gone up from 45.87 to 58.49
  per ton, 28
• Grit mixing
• Increased grit to salt ratio from 31 to 41- 20
  salt reduction.
• Salt provided to others
• ODOT- state salt bid 2009-2010

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Snow Removal

• Mailbox Policy
• Owners responsibility
• Repair/replace as courtesy only
• Standard mailbox 4x4 treated post

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Snow Removal

• ICE AND SNOW
• TAKE IT SLOW
• http//www.dot.state.oh.us/Services/Pages/IceandSn
  owInformation.aspx

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What is Access Management?

• A structured program to coordinate and maintain
  the safety and capacity of a roadways intended
  function

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Access Management Goal

• Maintain or Improve Level of Service of all
  County and Township Roadways

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Elements of Access Management

• Classification based on function
• Maintaining functional integrity
• Set access level by class
• Define design criteria to each class
• Establish uniform permit procedures

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Classification of Roadways

• Principal Arterial
• US33 South US68
• Minor Arterial
• North US68
• Major Collector
• SR47 CR9
• Minor Collector
• SR273 CR142

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Benefits of Access Management

• Fewer Accidents
• Increased Capacity
• Shorter Travel Time
• Efficient Flow of Traffic

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Logan County Engineers Development of an Access
Management Plan

• ODOT
• CEAO
• Union County
• Knox County
• Hamilton County

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Logan County Access Management

• ORC 5552
• Advisory board
• Prepare Regulations
• Review by advisory committee
• Two public hearings
• Adoption by County Commissioners
• Administered by County Engineer

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Non-Urban Townships

• Adopts the County Access Management Plan
• County regulations take precedence over non-urban
  township access management regulations.

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Load Limits on Township Roads

• ORC 5577.08
• Written request by Township Trustees
• Road number
• Road section
• Pavement width
• Existing pavement thicknesses
• Any other known roadway information

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Load Limits on Township Roads

• Logan County Engineer
• Review roadway files
• Review pavement structure
• Calculate weight capacity
• Return recommendation to Trustees

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Load Limits on Township Roads

• Township Trustees
• Submit resolution to County Commissioners
• Commissioners pass resolution
• Township posts signage in accordance with OMUTCD
• Generally, no less than 70 of legal

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Lot Splits

• Map Room
• Review survey plat
• Review description
• Rough check zoning - acreage/frontage/ratio
• Approved by planning commissions in
  Bellefontaine, DeGraff, Russells Point, and West
  Liberty
• Cannot create landlocked parcels
• Limited access roads are not considered for
  frontage length
• No more than 5 splits including parent per year

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Lot Splits

• Owner Responsibilities
• Zoning compliance
• Water and septic availability
• Adequate access/ shared drives
• Floodplain hazard zones
• Deed restrictions
• Deed must be filed to complete the lot split

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Lot Splits Regulations

• Updating conveyance standards
• Updating subdivision regulations

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Contact Information

• Scott C. Coleman, P.E., P.S.
• Logan County Engineer
• PO Box 427
• Bellefontaine OH 43311
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail colemans_at_co.logan.oh.us

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Questions