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Sidney Truck Route Study

City of Sidney

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Project Team

City of SidneyRichland CountyMontana Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationDOWL HKMGallatin Public Affairs

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Project Development Process

Corridor Corridor Study/PlanStudy/Plan

---- Alternatives Alternatives AnalysisAnalysis

---- Purpose and Purpose and NeedNeed

NEPA / NEPA / MEPAMEPA

Policy DirectionPolicy DirectionStatewide/Metro Statewide/Metro

Transportation Plan/ Transportation Plan/ OtherOther

We Are Here

ProjectProject

ImplementationImplementation

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Project HistoryWest and East Truck Routes proposed in 1983 County Transportation Plan as two-lane, minor arterialsCity officials contacted the state in 2007 to initiate a truck route studyAssessment of existing conditions and future developmentCorridor Modeling – QuantmPublic Meeting – May ‘08Stakeholder Meetings – August and December ’08Agency Meeting – December ’08MDT-District Presentation to City Council – January ‘09

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Purpose of the Truck Route Study

To assess the need for a truck routeTo gauge the level of public support for a truck routeTo identify potential corridors for a truck routeTo generate planning-level cost estimatesTo explore private/local/state/federal funding mechanisms and financial feasibility of a truck route

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QuantmNew corridor and route alignment planning toolSuccessfully used in other areas of the country, and on other MDT projectsConfident in data output

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Proposed Sidney Truck Route Study Area

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Environmental Constraints

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Truck Traffic Patterns

308

195

5754

236

152

7210

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Multiple Alignments

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What goals and objectives should be used to evaluate alignment options?

Examples may include:Minimize truck volume impacts on existing roadway networkMinimize costMinimize impactsAvoid environmentally sensitive areas

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Selected Alignments

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Cost and Impacts

Up to $32,000,0000 to 31.80 to 37.70 to 1.30 to 2.40 to 8.50 to 1.50 to 2.30.6 to 6.7TOTAL**

$5,500,000 to $8,500,00028.3 to 31.815.3 to 17.61.0 to 1.100.9 to 2.800 to 0.32.9

Intersection of MT 200 and CR 126 to MT 16 NW of

Sidney

$1,500,000 to $4,500,000014.5 to 16.8000001.1

Intersection of 9th Avenue and East Holly Street to the intersection of MT 200 and

CR 126.

$5,000,000 to $8,000,0000001.6 to 1.901.0 to 1.301.1

Sidewalk on 2 sides

$4,000,000 to $7,000,0000000.5 to 1.100.6 to 0.901.1

Sidewalk on 1 side

$3,500,000 to $6,500,0000000.3 to 1.200.2 to 0.701.1

No Sidewalk

9th Avenue East Rehab*

$3,000,000 to $6,000,000000 to 0.10.1 to 0.50 to 0.50 to 0.20 to 0.20.6

Sidewalk on 2 sides

$2,500,000 to $5,500,00000000 to 0.500 to 0.20.6

Sidewalk on 1 side

$2,000,000 to $5,000,0000000 to 0.20 to 0.500 to 0.20.6

No sidewalk

14th Street Southeast*

$2,000,000 to $5,000,00007.9 to 8.50 to 0.104.5 to 5.201.6 to 1.81.0

Central Avenue (S of 14th

St.) to the intersection of 14th St. & 9th Ave.

NON-IRRIGATED

(ACRES)

IRRIGATED(ACRES)

RURAL(ACRES)

URBAN(ACRES)

RURAL(ACRES)

URBAN(ACRES)

IMPACTS(ACRES)

TOTAL COST

AGRICULTURALCOMMERCIALRESIDENTIALWETLANDLENGTH(MILES)OptionAlignment

*All urban sections will require curb and gutter.** This row represents the range from the minimum (one alignment) to the maximum (all alignments at their highest value).

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Phased ImplementationPossibilities

NewNorth

NewNortheast

New Southeast

Rehab9th Ave East

Rehab14th Ave SE

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Urban Typical SectionStarted with 12 Urban Typical Sections

Option #1

Option #2

Option #3

Note: All views oriented looking easterly on 14th Street SE and northerly on 9th Avenue SE

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Rural Typical SectionMatch Existing MT16 from Sidney to Culbertson

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Next Steps

Refine AlignmentsIdentify Optimal Alignments and Phased Implementation3rd Public Meeting to present study results

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Further Opportunities for Involvement

Website –www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/sidneytruckroute/Comment SheetsContacts:

Ray Mengel 406.345.8200 or rmengel@mt.govCarol Strizich 406.444.9240 or cstrizich@mt.govJamie Jespersen 406.442.0370 or jjespersen@hkminc.com