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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