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From YouTube: Complete Streets Advisory Committee Update, March 30, 2021

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AECOM gives project updates to the Complete Streets Advisory Committee.
The presentation gives update on the below projects:
1:21 University Avenue
6:35 LaPorte Road/Hess Road Corridor Study
15:43 US HWY 63 Enhancements Construction
18:22 Shaulis Road Trail
21:51 4th/5th/6th Streets One-Way Conversation Study

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My name is doug schindle and I'm the operations manager for aecom in waterloo. This presentation was given to the complete streets committee at their march 30 2021 committee meeting. We want to thank the complete streets committee for their past and ongoing commitment and partnership in the projects that we will be reviewing today. We would also like to thank the mayor and city council for their support of these projects, as well as city departments, including engineering planning and development and leisure services.

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We will be reviewing five projects that have had ongoing and current collaboration with the complete streets committee. These projects include the university avenue project, the laporte, hess road corridor study, the us-63 enhancements, the chalice road trail and the fourth fifth, sixth, one way to two-way conversion study.

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Three senior project managers from aecom will be summarizing. The five projects michelle sweeney will begin by discussing the status of the university avenue project.

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Larry wheely will then discuss the laporte road, hess road corridor study and the us-63 enhancement, construction, just getting underway, and then mark durban will finish up by discussing the chalice road trail and the fourth fifth, sixth, one way to two-way conversion study. So michelle take it over.

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The university avenue project has been underway for about three years. The project overview provided below is for phase two. It starts at midway on the left and goes to about green hill interchange on the right.

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This portion is primarily complete. However, the greenhouse bridge is under construction this year and there remains to be median cap work and trail connections.

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The phase one portion of university avenue is primarily complete with minor punch list items remaining. These punch list items will be completed this summer. The portion of phase one goes from the green hill ramps on the left side to ainsboro on the right.

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The phase 3 portion goes from ainsboro on the left to highway 63 on the right. This portion is currently underway. The portion from aidsboro to fletcher has been removed and is being reconstructed. This work will include underground work such as storm sewer and water main. The remaining portion from fletcher to highway 63 will be the median cap work and enhancements.

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This phase 3 project will connect the leland neighborhood with sidewalk accommodations across 63. It will install a trailhead at the sergeant road connection and various intersection, markers and gateway features for the corridor.

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The university avenue phase one project will complete minor punchless items this year. Phase 2 will have the remaining recreational trail and enhancements to be completed this summer as well. The phase 3 project will complete major construction activities this summer. However, there may be some remaining enhancement and plantings left for 2022 the enhancements throughout the corridor constructed many complete streets. Improvements such as bus stops, side, road and neighborhood sidewalk connections, improved ada access, recreational trail connections such as the sergeant road and green hill trail and a trail head.

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The landscaping and plantings will also be constructed this year as well, along with intersection markers gateway features. We will also be installing a hannah family, monument and kiosk near the mcdonald's intersection.

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The bridge enhancements are also anticipated to be completed this year, as you can see in the bottom right and middle picture, some of the improvements that have already been completed as part of the university avenue project. You can also see on the left the proposed trail head at the sergeant road trail and university avenue trail.

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The rendering below shows the proposed enhancements that were originally designed. The picture on the right is the enhancements that have been constructed and planted as part of the university avenue phase. One portion, the intersection, markers and gateway features shown below are currently under construction.

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The upper right hand corner shows the fabricated medallion for the gateway features. This logo will be throughout the corridor and it is a cut out of the city's logo.

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The city of waterloo, aecom and grout museum have been working to prepare the hannah family, monument and kiosk. The lower left pictures shows the hannah family.

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The middle picture shows the original homestead for the hannah family on the side, slope and then the lower right picture shows the proposed kiosk and monument to be placed at the axis b location near the mcdonald's.

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The rendering of the greenhill bridge shows the wave railing the decorative letters that will be placed on the side of the beam and the monuments that will be posted at the corners of the bridge. Again, you can see here the logo cutouts that will be on those monuments.

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The nighttime rendering shows the led lighting that will run through the wave railing across both sides of the bridge and the backlight cutouts of the waterloo logo.

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The blackhawk creek bridge enhancement, rendering shows the wave railing and monuments proposed similar to the green hill enhancements. The upper right hand corner shows the enhancements the decorative wave railing, that's being constructed out on site.

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If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact me as shown on this slide.

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The next project we'll be looking at is the laporte road hess road corridor study.

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This project, which begins at the intersection of hess road with shallows road, travels past the lost island water park, the koa campground crossroads mall and ends near cadillac lanes at the intersection of laporte road, with byron avenue.

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This photograph taken near the south end of the project shows the existing roadway section near charles road. This picture taken looking south at the intersection of shallows road and hess road shows bicyclists using the shoulders.

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This picture shows hesro going under the us-20 bridges.

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This is laporte road, near crossroads, mall.

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The intersection with san bernardin drive is the busiest intersection along the port road.

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From ridgeway avenue to the north, the port road becomes a four-lane undivided.

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Roadway this picture taken looking south along the port road, shows a typical section of the roadway.

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This picture shows the mitchell avenue intersection with laporte road near us-218.

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This picture is taken at the far north end of the project at the slip ramp from us-218 to laporte road.

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The goals for the laporte road hess road project include providing a safe and efficient corridor for the roadway, providing access to businesses and residents to encourage economic development to provide for all users of the street, including mass transit, pedestrians and bicyclists, and to enhance the corridor through street lighting and improved streetscaping and aesthetics.

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The traffic study for the port road hessroe corridor is underway, traffic counts were completed in october, traffic projections for 2045 have been developed and the traffic analysis is currently being completed.

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This is being done for three different scenarios: the existing conditions, the no build scenario which would take the 2045 traffic on the existing roadway then also the build scenario which would take the proposed cross-sections using the 2045 traffic volumes.

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We are expecting to complete the quarter study and preliminary design in the summer of 2021, with final design taking place. This fall and winter with construction currently scheduled for 2022 and 2023.

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This typical section is being proposed for the south end of the project between charles road and grimm street notice, the 10-foot recreational trail that will extend the entire length of the project.

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At federal intersections, the roadway will be widened to allow for left turn lanes to be constructed.

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This section with a two-way left turn lane will be constructed between grim street and bob.

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Street the busiest section of the port road between bob street and ridgeway avenue will be reconstructed using a five lane section with two-way left turn lane a three-lane section with two-way left turn. Lane is proposed from ridgeway avenue to mitchell avenue.

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The proposed enhancements along the laporte and hess road include a recreational trail on the west side from charlottesville to mitchell avenue a sidewalk on the east side from just south of samaran to lock avenue and landscaping improvements along the entire corridor.

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This plan view shows the south end of the project with the recreational trail, starting at shawls road and shade trees along the corridor. This also shows enhanced medians at the left turn base.

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Continuing north along hess road, the same pattern of shade trees and enhanced medians at the left turn bays is shown.

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At the us, 20 bridges over hess road ornamental trees are being shown that will be visible from both us 20 and from hess road continuing north. The same pattern of shade trees and enhanced medians is continued.

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As the roadway approaches the crossroads area, additional trees will be planted to screen the backsides of the businesses in the area.

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As the project moves to the north, the available space for tree planting is reduced as the roadway widens.

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The intersection of the port road and san marino drive is an important intersection for the city of waterloo. Enhancements at this location will include colored, paving additional ornamental trees and a vertical element. These will be shown in detail on a later slide.

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Because the right-of-way is limited in the area between ridgeway avenue and easton avenue, the enhancements in this area will consist of the recreational trail and the sidewalk construction.

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As the port road approaches mitchell avenue, the existing frontage road is proposed to be removed, allowing for additional space for tree plantings and other enhancements in this area.

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At the north end of the project, the port road will reconnect with the existing u.s 218 slip ramp and the existing frontage road. In addition, space will be allowed for a potential future trail extension along highway 218 towards the 18th street trail.

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In the area between ridgeway avenue and mitchell avenue, where space is limited for enhancements to be added, one of the biggest improvements that could be made for the aesthetics of the area would be the removal of the overhead power lines.

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This image, edit with the overhead power lines removed, shows just how marked an improvement could be made simply by removing those lines along the corridor.

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This photo shows the existing salmon drive and the port road intersection.

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This location is scheduled for enhancements with color, paving ornamental trees and the potential for a vertical element to draw attention to this gateway. Entry into the city of waterloo.

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This photo provides an example of colored paving that could be used at the intersection.

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This photo shows updated street lighting that has been used on other projects throughout the city of waterloo that will be proposed for the laporte road corridor in order to fund the estimated 32 million dollar cost for the laporte road hess road project. The city of waterloo has already received over five and a half million dollars of state grants.

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In addition, the city is continuing to pursue other funding sources, including tap funds, bill grants and other federal programs. The first construction package, the south end near shallows road, is tentatively scheduled for the 2022 construction season. Other packages will be scheduled as funding allows.

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Additional information for the laporte road hess road project can be found on the project, facebook page or the city of ottawa website at the address is shown on this slide.

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If there are any questions, please feel free to contact me using the information shown on this page.

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The next project we will be discussing is the u.s highway 63 enhancement project currently under construction in downtown waterloo.

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This project will complete the highway 63 recreational trail by filling in the missing link between newell and parker streets.

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This picture, taken looking north at newell street, shows the starting point for the recreational trail.

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The newly constructed trail will follow highway 63 until it ties to the existing trail near parker street.

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Previous enhancements along the corridor include pedestrian lighting street lighting banner attachment points on the bridge street lights, colored concrete for the overpass meeting and portions of the recreational trail. The current plan set will include interpretive signage at the intersections limestone gateway monuments and tree plantings.

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This picture shows the existing tunnel under highway 63 near the railroad overpass.

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Four prairie pathway signs similar to this one will be added in the area.

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Foundations for the gateway columns were constructed during the previous roadway construction project.

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These columns will be at all four corners of the bridge and act as gateway elements for the community.

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This rendition shows the columns the enhanced median colored, paving as well as the banners on the street lights on the overpass.

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The other main feature of this 63 enhancement project will be improvements to the area underneath the us-218 bridge in downtown waterloo.

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These photos show the area underneath the us-218 bridges as it exists today. A muddy mess is probably the best way to describe this area.

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The proposed project will have colored, paving alternating between dark gray and tan pedestrian lighting and trees in the grass areas of the project.

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If there are any questions, please feel free to contact me using the information shown on this page.

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The next group of projects we would like to show are the various existing and proposed trails along shallows, road and hess road in the south part of waterloo near the lost island theme, parks.

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This map shows the various phases and trail projects along shallows, road and hess road near the lost island theme parks once shallows road trail is complete. It will provide another connection for the metro area to the cedar valley, nature trail. It will also provide a direct connection from the cedar valley. Nature trail to the lost island theme parks, increasing the amount of bike tourism from the cities of cedar, rapids and iowa city.

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The first phase of the shallows road trail extension was completed in 2017.

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This project is from iowa 21 to the isle of capri boulevard.

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Phase two is from cedar: terrace drive to the cedar valley, nature trail. This project will be constructed this summer. Phase three is part of the shallows road reconstruction project near the lost island theme parks.

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Phase 4 is in concept and grant funding phases. The exact location has yet to be determined.

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This last phase includes crossing highway us highway, 218, a very tight right-of-way and road corridor, and the crossing of a railroad near cedar, terrace drive.

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Also included on this map is the first phase of the hess road laporte road trail project along the west side of hesse, road from challenge road to the koa resort. This will provide improved connectivity to the theme parks.

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The next slides will show the location and details of shallows road trail phase ii from cedar terrace drive to the cedar valley, nature trail. This phase of the shallows road trail will be constructed this summer. The 10-foot wide separated bike trail is along the south side of shallows road.

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The green space in the bottom right corner is lloyd. Randall park, which includes prairie and butterfly habitat.

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This slide shows the continuation of the trail to the east. Lloyd randall park is in the bottom left corner. The trail crosses folk road then crosses over to the north side of challis road.

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This slide shows the crucial connection to the cedar valley. Nature trail again. This phase of the project will be constructed this summer and open to trail users by november of this year,.

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If you have any questions regarding this phase of the project, please contact matt schindle in the waterloo engineering department at 319-291-4312 or email him at the address shown. You can also contact mark durban, the aecomp project manager at.

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319-874-6588 or email him as well at the address, as shown. Thank you for your interest in this project.

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Ecom is also completing a study for the city of waterloo on the conversion of the 4th, 5th and sixth streets from one-way couplets to two-way traffic, from six corners to east high school aecom is analyzing. The existing traffic flow crash records and signal timing and we'll use that as a basis for a comparative analysis of the two-way traffic alternatives.

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The study includes freight evaluation and stakeholder committee meetings as well.

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This figure shows the existing one-way couplets of fourth and fifth streets near irving. Elementary school fourth street includes two lanes of traffic with parking on one side. Fifth street includes three lanes of traffic with parking on one side.

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Aecom is developing concepts for what a possible conversion would look like. This figure shows 4th street cross-section as a two-way street. With the center turn lane, this figure shows 5th street cross-section as a two-way street, with parking and bike lanes on both sides.

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This figure shows the existing one-way couplets of 5th and 6th streets through the downtown area. Both fifth and sixth street include two lanes of traffic and parking on both sides.

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This figure shows fifth street cross-section in the area as a two-way street, with bike lanes and parking on both sides.

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This figure shows 6th street cross-section in the area as a two-way street with center turn lane and parking on both sides.

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This study is in progress with alternatives being developed and traffic being evaluated. These alternatives will be reviewed by both the technical and stakeholder committees.

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If you have questions about the fourth fifth and sixth street conversion study, please contact mark durban, the aecom project manager at.

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319-874-6588 or email him at the address shown.

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Everyone involved would like to thank you for your time and interest in these great city of waterloo projects.

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