Route 9 Gateway Project NYS DOT P.I.N. 1759.67 Town of Lake George, New York October 9, 2014 Informational Meeting Open House 3:00-3:30 Presentation 3:30-4:15
Introductions Town Representatives Dennis Dickinson, Supervisor Vinnie Crocitto, Board Member Keith Oborne, Planning & Zoning Design Consultants Ed Snyder, Project Manager GPI Ludwig Bach, Engineer GPI Chris Round, The Chazen Companies Kevin Hasslewander, The Chazen Companies NYS DOT Kim Lewis, Real Estate
Presentation Outline Project Overview/Goals Design Alternatives Project Schedule Illustrative Property Impacts Property Acquisition Process Next Steps
Housekeeping Please: Sign In Take a Comment Form & Business Card
Project Goals & Objectives Transform the corridor, improving the visual and aesthetic qualities of the gateway, improve bike and pedestrian facilities, and enhancing a sense of entry/arrival to the Town and Village. Connect to the waterfront, Lake George Battlegrounds, Warren County Bikeway, Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway, the new Westbrook Conservation Park. Create a Gateway enhancements (signage, landscaping, informational kiosks) and streetscape features (landscaping, texture pavements, street furniture) will also be examined.
Project Concept Plan
The Vision
The Vision
Key Design Elements Improved Pedestrian Access and Safety Bicycle Access Traffic Flow Access Management Traffic Calming Corridor Beautification Improved Signage Stormwater Collection Lighting Transit Park and Ride Lot Snowmobile Access
Key Design Element Pedestrian Access and Safety
Key Design Element Bicycle Facilities
Key Design Element Access Management
Key Design Element Traffic Calming
Why?- Safety Benefits Simply adding sidewalks along roadways can reduce pedestrian accidents by as much as 88 percent. Features such as crosswalks, pedestrian islands, and medians may reduce pedestrian related crashes by 46 percent and motor vehicle crashes by up to 39 percent. Source: Federal Highway Administration 16
Why?- Economic Benefits On average, increases in walkability may add $9 per square foot to annual office rents, $7 per square foot to retail rents, more than $300 per month to apartment rents and nearly $82 per square foot to home values. Completion of the Exit 18 corridor reconstruction project, particularly installation of a new traffic light at the intersection of Pine and Main streets, has drastically increased the marketability for commercial development of property along the (Post Star). An improvement of a neighborhood s walkability was associated with an increase in value ranging from $700 to $3,000 depending on the market. Source: Brooking Institute Post Star, Political Economy Research Institute, CEOs for Cities, 17
Key Design Element Corridor Beautification
Key Design Element Signage & Wayfinding
Key Design Element Gateway Treatment
Key Design Element Stormwater Collection
Key Design Element Lighting & Utilities
Key Design Element Park and Ride Lot
Key Design Element Snowmobile Access
Putting the Pieces Together vs. 25
Design Alternatives A. No-Build (Null) Alternative B. Full Length Center Median with Roundabouts C. Hybrid Center Median Alternative
NYS 9N Full Length Center Median with Roundabouts estbrook Ft George NYS 9L
Hybrid Center Median Alternative brook Ft George NYS 9L NYS 9N
Typical Section
Typical Section
Schedule/Status Preliminary Design Survey and Highway Boundary Determinations Pavement Cores/Infiltration Testing Environmental Screening Develop Design Alternatives Prepare Design Report Final Plans, Specifications & Bid Documents Winter 2014/2015 Advanced Detail Plans Permits Right of Way Acquisition (if needed) Utility Coordination Construction 2015-2016
Potential Property Impacts Addition of Sidewalks & Landscaping Access Management Driveway Channelization Center Median ROW Use & Occupancy Potential Property (ROW) Acquisition Construction Related Impacts
Illustrative Impacts- Super 8
Illustrative Impacts - Super 8
Center Median Impacts
Construction Impacts Maintain Access Seasonality Duration
NYS Right of Way Acquisition Process Preliminary Property Owner Contacts Real Property Appraisals Just Compensation Negotiations & Acquisition
Milestones Final Design Report - early November Design Approval - mid November Final Plans January 2015 Letting - March 2015 Construction Begin Spring 2015 Construction Complete Fall 2016
Next Steps A. Design Team Meetings with Individual Property Owners B. Initial Contact with NYS DOT Representatives Please be sure we have your current contact information Targeting the Week of October 13 th & 20 th web: lakegeorgeroute9@wordpress.com
Thank You Contact: Edmund W. Snyder III, P.E., Project Manager Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. 80 Wolf Road Suite 300, Albany, NY 12205 518.453.9431 - ext.242 esnyder@gpinet.com Project website: lakegeorgeroute9@wordpress.com