Date: Project: I-4 SAMR Re-evaluation To: Beata Styś Pałasz, PE, FDOT District Five From Hari Salkapuram, PE, HDR; Smith Siromaskul, P.E., P. Eng. Subject: US 17/92 Interchange Alternatives Evaluation Purpose The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has requested to evaluate interchange alternatives for the US 17/92 interchange in the north section presented in the Interstate 4 (I4) Systems Access Modification Report (SAMR) Re-evaluation in support of Beyond the “I-4 Ultimate (BtU)” PD&E Reevaluation Study. Project Location Figure 1: US 17/92 Interchange Location Analysis Year The analysis year for the alternative evaluation is the Design Year (2040). Traffic Forecasts This traffic analysis for the analysis year 2040 was performed based on traffic forecasts developed as part of the I-4 SAMR Re-evaluation that is being prepared to support the I-4 BtU PD&E Reevaluation Study. The traffic forecasts for the analysis year 2040 are included in Attachment A. Interchange Alternatives In addition to No-Build and Original Build, Four other alternatives were considered for the US 17/92 interchange evaluation. The list of alternatives is provided below and detailed geometry of the alternatives is provided in Attachment B. No-Build Original Build FHWA approved alternative. – Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Alternative 4 VISSIM screen captures for the alternatives 1 through 4 are provided below.
Date: Project: I-4 SAMR Re-evaluation To: Beata Styś Pałasz, PE, FDOT District Five From Hari Salkapuram, PE, HDR; Smith Siromaskul, P.E., P. Eng. Subject: US 17/92 Interchange Alternatives Evaluation Purpose The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has requested to evaluate interchange alternatives for the US 17/92 interchange in the north section presented in the Interstate 4 (I4) Systems Access Modification Report (SAMR) Re-evaluation in support of “I-4 Beyond the Ultimate (BtU)” PD&E Reevaluation Study. Project Location Figure 1: US 17/92 Interchange Location Analysis Year The analysis year for the alternative evaluation is the Design Year (2040). Traffic Forecasts This traffic analysis for the analysis year 2040 was performed based on traffic forecasts developed as part of the I-4 SAMR Re-evaluation that is being prepared to support the I-4 BtU PD&E Reevaluation Study. The traffic forecasts for the analysis year 2040 are included in Attachment A. Interchange Alternatives In addition to No-Build and Original Build, Four other alternatives were considered for the US 17/92 interchange evaluation. The list of alternatives is provided below and detailed geometry of the alternatives is provided in Attachment B. No-Build Original Build – FHWA approved alternative. Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Alternative 4 VISSIM screen captures for the alternatives 1 through 4 are provided below.
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