Additional Project Background: The TIGER-funded portion of the project included the completion of the 3.7 miles of southbound lanes between Francis Avenue and Farwell Road. Construction began in August 2009 and the southbound lanes opened near the end of 2012. The northbound lanes were previously completed and used for both northbound and southbound traffic (one lane in each direction) prior to the TIGER-funded project. Project Benefits: The purpose of the greater Spokane Corridor project is to improve mobility, reduce travel time and neighborhood truck traffic, improve safety, and support transportation choices. Trucks currently traveling south to I-90 encounter 29 stoplights. This results in significant idling and contributes to emissions. The project was designed to meet TIGER objectives of Safety (reducing collisions and conflicting movements); Economic Competitiveness (lowering travel times and fuel usage, increasing mobility, improving system efficiency, and creating jobs); Sustainability (reducing emissions and providing alternative travel options); and Quality of Life (lowering travel times and increasing mobility). Baseline and post-project data collected for the project shows: Over a doubling in truck traffic and a 235 percent increase in overall annual average daily traffic, suggesting that traffic has shifted to the facility A more than doubling of pedestrian and bicycle trips Results showed an increase in rates on the facility itself, associated with the significant increase in traffic volumes. The following table presents before and after data for the project area, with before data taken prior to construction and after data taken in June 2015 after the project had been open to traffic for several months. Table 15. Measured Project Benefits: I-395 North Spokane Corridor Francis Ave. to Farwell Rd. – Southbound Percentage Strategic Goal Performance Measure Change Area Average Annual Daily Traffic (ADT) for 2000 6695 Economic +234.8% southbound lanes (8/2009) (6/2015) Competitiveness Average Annual Daily Truck Traffic 280 570 Economic +103.6% (ADTT) for the southbound lanes (8/2009) (6/2015) Competitiveness Economic Annual Average Hourly Vehicle Travel 5:18 5:35 +5.3% Competitiveness, Time in minutes and seconds (10/2010) (6/2015) Quality of Life n/a -4.0% PSC:95 of Good Pavement Condition3, 4 (all 99+) -8.1% PRC: 91 Repair (9/2012) -13.1%
Additional Project Background: The TIGER-funded portion of the project included the completion of the 3.7 miles of southbound lanes between Francis Avenue and Farwell Road. Construction began in August 2009 and the southbound lanes opened near the end of 2012. The northbound lanes were previously completed and used for both northbound and southbound traffic (one lane in each direction) prior to the TIGER-funded project. Project Benefits: The purpose of the greater Spokane Corridor project is to improve mobility, reduce travel time and neighborhood truck traffic, improve safety, and support transportation choices. Trucks currently traveling south to I-90 encounter 29 stoplights. This results in significant idling and contributes to emissions. The project was designed to meet TIGER objectives of Safety (reducing collisions and conflicting movements); Economic Competitiveness (lowering travel times and fuel usage, increasing mobility, improving system efficiency, and creating jobs); Sustainability (reducing emissions and providing alternative travel options); and Quality of Life (lowering travel times and increasing mobility). Baseline and post-project data collected for the project shows: Over a doubling in truck traffic and a 235 percent increase in overall annual average daily traffic, suggesting that traffic has shifted to the facility A more than doubling of pedestrian and bicycle trips Results showed an increase in rates on the facility itself, associated with the significant increase in traffic volumes. The following table presents before and after data for the project area, with before data taken prior to construction and after data taken in June 2015 after the project had been open to traffic for several months. Table 15. Measured Project Benefits: I-395 North Spokane Corridor – Francis Ave. to Farwell Rd. Southbound Performance Measure Percentage Change Strategic Goal Area Average Annual Daily Traffic (ADT) for southbound lanes 2000 (8/2009) 6695 (6/2015) +234.8% Economic Competitiveness Average Annual Daily Truck Traffic (ADTT) for the southbound lanes 280 (8/2009) 570 (6/2015) +103.6% Economic Competitiveness Annual Average Hourly Vehicle Travel Time in minutes and seconds 5:18 (10/2010) 5:35 (6/2015) +5.3% Economic Competitiveness, Quality of Life Pavement Condition3, 4 n/a (all 99+) (9/2012) PSC:95 PRC: 91 -4.0% -8.1% -13.1% of Good Repair
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