With a Signal Without a Signal

Motor Vehicle Access Full access allowed from the new

N-S Collector street to Scholls
Ferry Rd
All turns would be allowed excet for a left
turn from the collector street to Scholls
Ferry!
"mact on Scholls Ferry
#raffic
$ased on forecasted %&'( traffic
)olumes*
A signali+ed intersection
may ha)e negati)e imacts
on westbound ,ueues
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on
Scholls Ferry Rd! .ong
range forecasts indicate
that )ehicles turning left
from Scholls Ferry Rd onto
Roy Rogers Rd may be
stac/ed bac/ more than
-0&&& feet a small
ercentage of the time!
1ueue lengths greater than
-0&&& feet would extend
beyond the new signali+ed
intersection! #his could
hinder traffic flows on
Scholls Ferry Rd on
occasion!
A signali+ed intersection
may also induce dri)ers to
use the new N-S Collector
street instead of Roy
Rogers to tra)el south!
$ased on forecasted %&'( traffic )olumes*
An unsignali+ed intersection would
ha)e little imact during ea/ tra)el
eriods!
"mact on Surrounding
Streets
$ased on forecasted %&'( traffic
)olumes*
2uring the morning and
e)ening ea/ hours0 3( to
4& dri)ers would be
exected to tra)el north on
the new N-S Collector
street to turn left onto
Scholls Ferry Road if a
traffic signal were
installed!
$ased on forecasted %&'( traffic )olumes*
2ri)ers wishing to ta/e a left turn
onto Scholls Ferry Rd would ha)e
to re-route to either Rosha/ Road
or Roy Rogers Road to access
Scholls Ferry Road! 2uring ea/
tra)el eriods0 3( 5 4& dri)ers
would need to find an alternate
route0 and about half or more would
be exected to use existing local
streets to access Rosha/ Rd and
Scholls Ferry Rd to the north!
Many of these dri)ers would need
to tra)el out of direction initially0
i!e! tra)el south and east in order to
ultimately head north and west!
"mact on 6edestrians 7
$i/es
A signal would allow bi/es and
edestrians to cross at a smaller
intersection! "t would also connect
them to future alternate routes for
accessing the high school0
elementary school0 and Westside
#rail on the north side of Scholls
Ferry Rd!
Crossing at a smaller intersection
on Scholls Ferry Rd would mean
that the distance for edestrians to
tra)el would be narrower0 and
there would be fewer conflicts
with traffic because it will be a #-
intersection!
Without a signal0 bi/es and edestrians
would be routed to cross Scholls Ferry Rd
at either its intersection with Roy Rogers
Rd! and -8(
th
A)enue0 or with $arrows Rd!
9ne drawbac/ is that this could ta/e
edestrians fairly far out of their desired
tra)el direction! Another is that the
crossing at Roy Rogers Rd and -8(
th
A)e
will be much wider in the future0 ma/ing it
less comfortable for edestrians to cross!
Financial Considerations A signali+e intersection would cost
aroximately :(&&0&&& which
would be added to the Ri)er
#errace transortation ro;ect list
and included in the finance
strategy!
An unsignali+ed intersection would cost
aroximately :%&&0&&& which would be
added to the Ri)er #errace transortation
ro;ect list and included in the finance
strategy!
#he sa)ings0 comared to a signali+ed
intersection is :'&&0&&&0 but this does not
include the ossible addition of a
edestrian signal!
Meets Standards
"ntersection Sacing
Signal Warrant <based on
%&'( forecast=

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1ueuing refers to cars waiting at the light! #his becomes a roblem when the exected number of cars
waiting is greater than the amount of room a)ailable!