TASK FORCE MEETING #2 5/21/14 HONAN LIBRARY, ALLSTON

I-90 ALLSTON
INTERCHANGE
A MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
TASK FORCE MEETING #2
MAY 21, 2014 HONAN LIBRARY, ALLSTON
TASK FORCE MEETING #2 5/21/14 HONAN LIBRARY, ALLSTON
MassDOT Priorities
2
Improve Safety, Access & Connections for All Modes
Interchange Cambridge
St
Transit Neighborho
od
Replace
Viaduct
Realign I-90
Implement
AET
Context
Sensitive
Design
Redesign C-
bridge St
Revitalize C-
bridge St
Reconfigure
Local Roadway
Connections
Context
Sensitive
Design
Support S.
Station
Expansion, C-
Rail, DMU, etc.
Context
Sensitive
Design
Avoid/minimize
ROW/property
displacements
Minimize local
impacts during
construction
Context
Sensitive
Design
The Bottom
Line
Use available financial resources within timeframe allotted
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Taskforce Priorities
3
Improve Safety, Access & Connections for All Modes
Interchange Cambridge
St
Transit Neighborho
od Realign I-90
Minimize
interchange
presence
Safe
connections to
C-bridge St.
Increase
permeability
across
interchange
Context
Sensitive Design
Safe connections
to interchange
Less interchange
impact to C-
bridge St.
Reconfigure
Local Roadway
Connections
Improve safety
Context
Sensitive Design
Connections
between C-
bridge St. & W.
Station
Context
Sensitive
Design
Minimize local
impacts during
construction
Avoid new cut-
thru traffic
Reconnect
Allston
Foster local
business
Context
Sensitive Design
The Bottom
Line
Improve safety, respect the neighborhood, reconnect Allston
to itself & the Charles
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Shared Priorities
Improve safety for all modes: walking,
cycling, driving, transit
Realign I-90
Context sensitive design or:
Lessen impact of interchange
Avoid inducing cut-through traffic with new
configuration
Reconnect sections of Allston to each other and
the River
Protect the neighborhood during
construction
A more vibrant Cambridge Street that serves
all modes
Accessibility to transit at future West Station
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Traffic Analysis Area
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Existing Highway Volumes
6
DAIL
Y
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Existing Ramp Volumes
7
DAIL
Y
U-TURN = 1,000
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Existing Highway & Ramp Volumes AM
Peak
8
I-90 EB OFF
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1,300
Existing Highway & Ramp Volumes AM
Peak
9
I-90 WB OFF
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1,100
Existing Highway & Ramp Volumes AM
Peak
10
I-90 WB ON
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1,800
5,600
Existing Highway & Ramp Volumes AM
Peak
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I-90 EB ON
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Existing Highway & Ramp Volumes PM
Peak
12
I-90 EB OFF
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1,400
Existing Highway & Ramp Volumes PM
Peak
13
I-90 WB OFF
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1,500
Existing Highway & Ramp Volumes PM
Peak
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I-90 WB ON
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1,600
3,900
Existing Highway & Ramp Volumes PM
Peak
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I-90 EB ON
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Existing Ramp Distribution AM Peak
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EB
OFF
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Existing Ramp Distribution AM Peak
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WB
OFF
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Existing Ramp Distribution AM Peak
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FROM
CAMBRIDGE
ST
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Existing Ramp Distribution AM Peak
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FROM S.F.
ROAD
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Existing Ramp Distribution PM Peak
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EB
OFF
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Existing Ramp Distribution PM Peak
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WB
OFF
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Existing Ramp Distribution PM Peak
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FROM
CAMBRIDGE
ST
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Existing Ramp Distribution PM Peak
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FROM S.F.
ROAD
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Existing Local Roadway Volumes AM
Peak
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Existing Local Roadway Volumes PM
Peak
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Local Roadway Bicycle Volumes AM
(PM) Peak
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Local Roadway Pedestrian Volumes AM
(PM) Peak
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Cambridge St/S.F. Rd AM Peak Hour
Volumes
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TOTAL VOLUME
2,455
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Cambridge St/S.F. Rd PM Peak Hour
Volumes
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TOTAL VOLUME
3,260
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Cambridge St/S.F. Rd Traffic Signal
Phasing
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1.I-90 Off Ramps
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Cambridge St/S.F. Rd Traffic Signal
Phasing
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1.I-90 Off Ramps
2.Cambridge Street
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Cambridge St/S.F. Rd Traffic Signal
Phasing
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1.I-90 Off Ramps
2.Cambridge Street
3.Hotel Exit
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Cambridge St/S.F. Rd Traffic Signal
Phasing
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1.I-90 Off Ramps
2.Cambridge
Street
3.Hotel Exit
4.S.F. Road WB
Off Ramp
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Cambridge St/S.F. Rd PM Peak Hour
Volumes
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1.I-90 Off Ramps
2.Cambridge
Street
3.Hotel Exit
4.S.F. Road WB Off
Ramp
5.S.F. Road EB
Frontage Road
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Interchange Concept Development
Traffic Considerations
Simplify the Cambridge Street/Soldiers
Field Road intersection

Provide system that disperses rather
than
concentrates traffic flows

Reduce traffic on Cambridge Street by
providing
multiple connection points

Determine need for 2-lane ramps vs. 1-
lane ramps
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Project/Site Constraints
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Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Physical

Regulator
y
Fiscal/
Schedule
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Project/Site Constraints
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Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Physical

Regulator
y
Fiscal/
Schedule
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Project/Site Constraints
38
Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Rail yard
location
south of I-90
Future
Commuter
Rail Station
location
I-90 design
speed of 65
mph
On/off
ramps
lengths
sufficient for
acceleration
/
deceleration
and queuing

Physical

Regulator
y
Fiscal/
Schedule
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Project/Site Constraints
39
Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Rail yard
location
south of I-90
Future
Commuter
Rail Station
location
I-90 design
speed of 65
mph
On/off
ramps
lengths
sufficient for
acceleration/
deceleration
and queuing

Physical

Limited
distance
between
River and
BU property
Regulator
y
Fiscal/
Schedule
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Existing Section Near Buick Street
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Project/Site Constraints
41
Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Rail yard
location
south of I-90
Future
Commuter
Rail Station
location
I-90 design
speed of 65
mph
On/off
ramps
lengths
sufficient for
acceleration/
deceleration
and queuing

Physical

Limited
distance
between
River and
BU property
Clearance
over rail
yard
possible
connections
Regulator
y
Fiscal/
Schedule
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Preliminary Section Near Malvern Street
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Project/Site Constraints
43
Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Rail yard
location
south of I-90
Future
Commuter
Rail Station
location
I-90 design
speed of 65
mph
On/off
ramps
lengths
sufficient for
acceleration/
deceleration
and queuing

Physical

Limited
distance
between
River and
BU property
Clearance
over rail
yard
possible
connections
Right-of-way
Regulator
y
Fiscal/
Schedule
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Project/Site Constraints
44
Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Rail yard
location
south of I-90
Future
Commuter
Rail Station
location
I-90 design
speed of 65
mph
On/off
ramps
lengths
sufficient for
acceleration/
deceleration
and queuing

Physical

Limited
distance
between
River and
BU property
Clearance
over rail
yard
possible
connections
Right-of-way
Length
required for
street
connections
from
Cambridge
St over I-90
Regulator
y
Fiscal/
Schedule
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Schematic Connector Location Limit
45
No
Connection
s from
Cambridge
St over I-90
are Possible
750

Proposed
I-90
Rail Yard
and
Commuter
Rail
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Schematic Connector Profile
46
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Project/Site Constraints
47
Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Rail yard
location
south of I-90
Future
Commuter
Rail Station
location
I-90 design
speed of 65
mph
On/off
ramps
lengths
sufficient for
acceleration/
deceleration
and queuing

Physical

Limited
distance
between
River and
BU property
Clearance
over rail
yard
possible
connections
Right-of-way
Length
required for
street
connections
from
Cambridge
St over I-90
Potential
subsurface
contaminatio
n
Regulator
y
Fiscal/
Schedule
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Project/Site Constraints
48
Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Rail yard
location
south of I-90
Future
Commuter
Rail Station
location
I-90 design
speed of 65
mph
On/off
ramps
lengths
sufficient for
acceleration/
deceleration
and queuing

Physical

Regulator
y
Historic
impacts
Section 106
Parkland
impacts
Section 4(f)
Stormwater
treatment
Fiscal/
Schedule
Limited
distance
between
River and
BU property
Clearance
over rail
yard
possible
connections
Right-of-way
Length
required for
street
connections
from
Cambridge
St over I-90
Potential
subsurface
contaminatio
n
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Project/Site Constraints
49
Operation
al
(During
Construction)
Maintain all
local
connections
Maintain 8
lanes of
travel on I-
90
Maintain all
rail service
Operation
al
(Final
Configuration)
Rail yard
location
south of I-90
Future
Commuter
Rail Station
location
I-90 design
speed of 65
mph
On/off
ramps
lengths
sufficient for
acceleration/
deceleration
and queuing

Physical

Regulator
y
Historic
impacts
Section 106
Parkland
impacts
Section 4(f)
Stormwater
treatment
Fiscal/
Schedule
Funds
identified
from
Capital
Improveme
nt Plan
(CIP) FY14-
FY18
(approx
$160M)
Schedule
linked to
AET
coming on-
line 2016
Limited
distance
between
River and
BU property
Clearance
over rail
yard
possible
connections
Right-of-way
Length
required for
street
connections
from
Cambridge
St over I-90
Potential
subsurface
contaminatio
n
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Preliminary Interchange Concept Design
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GROUP 1
Suburban Type
One
intersection for
on-ramps

One
intersection for
off-ramps
GROUP 2
Suburban Type
One
intersection for
EB on-ramps
& WB off-
ramps

One
intersection for
WB on-ramps
& EB off-
ramps
GROUP 3
Urban Type
Split diamond
configuration
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Option 1A
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Option 1B
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Option 1C
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Option 1D
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Option 2A
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Option 2B
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Option 3A
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Option 3B
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Option 3C
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Option 3D
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Option 3E
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Option 3F
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Parcel Ownership Map
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Project Locus
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