DATE: July 28, 2016
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Paul Holzen, City Engineer
Jonathan Marston, Assistant Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
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Discussion of Traffic Study Results for East McEwen Drive Between Cool Springs Boulevard/Oxford Glen Drive and Wilson Pike (07/28/16 CIC)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning the traffic study results for East McEwen Drive between Cool Springs Boulevard/Oxford Glen Drive and Wilson Pike.
Background
Due to citizen concerns, the BOMA directed staff to study the segment of East McEwen Drive between Cool Springs Boulevard/Oxford Glen Drive and Wilson Pike. This memorandum and the accompanying exhibits contain the results of that study. Please note that this report does not contain information about the roundabout at Cool Springs Boulevard/Oxford Glen Drive or the intersection at Wilson Pike.
The Engineering Department worked with a transportation data collection service to perform tube counts at four (4) locations along East McEwen Drive. The locations of the tube counters are shown on Exhibit 1A. The tube counters were able to collect volume, speed, and vehicle classification data for each location. This data was collected for three (3) consecutive days in March 2016 (03/29/16 thru 03/31/2016.) A high-level summary of the results is as follows:
* Traffic Volume of 12,757 Vehicles per Day
* 85th Percentile Speed of 39 Miles per Hour (MPH)
* Vehicle Classification of:
o 91.5% Passenger Carriers (i.e. Motorcycles, Cars, Pickups, Vans & Busses)
o 4.1% Commodities Carriers (e.g. Trucks)
o 4.4% Unclassified (e.g. Device unable to determine type of vehicle)
A complete summary of the data collected can be seen in Exhibit 1B. A breakdown of the 13 vehicle classifications, as defined by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is available as exhibit 1C.
Based on the d...
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