District of Muskoka Transportation Study January 18, 2017 EPW Committee Presentation
Study Purpose 2 1 Road Rationalization Review 2 Road Classification Review 3 Road Standards Review 4 Transportation Master Plan Input
Presentation Purpose 3 1 Road Rationalization Review History of road rationalization in the District Current practice for applying road rationalization Methodology & process developed for the District
Road Classification 4 Road order: TRAVEL MOBILITY freeways & highways HIGHWAYS arterials PRINCIPAL MAJOR ARTERIAL collectors locals Rural MINOR ARTERIAL Urban MAJOR MINOR COLLECTOR URBAN LOCAL LAND ACCESS
Role of a District Road 5 District roads should: Municipal Boundary connect activity areas Urban Centre across, and external to, the District accommodate longerdistance travel serve all vehicle types & trip purposes serve higher traffic Urban Centre volumes
District Authority 6 Under the Municipal Act and the Public Transportation & Highway Improvement Act, the District can: establish maintain add or remove designated roads from, or to, the District road system as a means of maintaining a relevant and appropriate road network that serves the overall objectives of the District
1971 District Road System 7 Provincial Legislation establishing the District provided for the creation of a District Road System. In degree of importance, its roads would lie between local roads and King s Highways, similar to County roads.
1971 District Road System 8 To qualify as a District Road, 1 of the following had to be satisfied: 1. Urban Connector: Connects towns, villages and hamlets containing more than 150 people in 200 ha or less, to each other or to District or King s Highways system. 3. Resort Service: Serves > 150 cottages or equivalent and/or has seasonal daily traffic > 300 vehicles per day without alternative service within 3 km. 2. Industry Service: Services consistent attractors of heavy vehicles such as quarries, gravel pits, saw mills, mines, etc. 4. Barrier Service: Parallels large physical barriers such as lakes and wide rivers crossing such barriers when necessary and feasible.
1971 District Road System 9 To qualify as a District Road, 1 of the following had to be satisfied: 5. Arterial Extension: Serves as an extension of an urban arterial street and carries > 400 vehicles per day. 6. Local Road Service: Serves an area containing only local roads spaced according to the population density. 7. King s Highway: Connects King s Highways passing through urban areas such as Towns and Villages. 8. Connectors: Connects District Roads to King s Highways in urban areas.
1986 Road Review 10 Review of 15 roads within the District to consider designating them as District roads Employed the same criteria from the initial 1971 study that established the District road network.
1986 Road Review 11 The following were recommended for District roads: 4.0km ext n of MR 28 (Juddhaven Road) 1.3km ext n of MR 30 (Walkers Point Road) Bonnie Lake Road (46) High Falls Road (50) Hoodstown Road (45) South Bay Road (48) Sparrow Lake Route C (49) South Mary Lake Road (44) Britannia Road (10) Dorset-Baysville Road (117) Falkenburg Road (47) Highway 60 (MR 3 to 23) note: maintained as a highway
1999 Road Review 12 District Council direction: further to the 8 criteria considered in the 1971 and 1986 studies, a 9 th 9. Main Street: All main streets in urban centres should be District Roads. criteria was established
District Road System 1971 to 2016 519 km 98 km added main streets added 729 km increase of 210 km
2017 Road Rationalization Study 14 Consideration for 1971 & 1986 District Road reviews Ontario Good Roads Association methodology (OGRA) Other similar reviews Dufferin County Grey County Simcoe County Lanark County Oxford County
2017 Road Rationalization Study 15 Consideration for input from District Council & staff input from Area Municipal Council & staff unique character of Muskoka cottage, tourism, mining, logging, etc. topography constraints speed restrictions
2017 Road Rationalization Study 16 Step 1: Criteria Assessment follows OGRA approach based on a set of criteria that are used to evaluate the individual road segments undertaken at the road segment level (disaggregate assessment) 10 criteria which address specific characteristics of each District road section similar basis for criteria as per 1971 study points awarded to reflect degree to which criteria is achieved
Basis for Road Rationalization 17 Step 2: Principle Assessment 5 principles which establish the fundamental framework of the District road system points awarded for each principle achieved supplemental to the criteria assessment based on a set of principles established to define the objectives of the District road system undertaken at a system- wide level (aggregate assessment)
Basis for Road Rationalization 18 Step 3: Special Considerations supplemental to the criteria & principle assessments intent to capture/reflect other points of consideration undertaken at system-wide levels in context of Step 1 & Step 2 recommendations geography road continuity road maintenance parallel and/or alternative routes municipal infrastructure (water & sewer) bridges/structures main street etc.
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 19 1. Urban Centre Connector roads which provide service to urban centres, communities, special character areas & site specific policy areas Port Carling MR 118 Bracebridge Baysville MR 2 Huntsville
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 20 2. Highway / Major District Road Connector roads which connect to provincial highways or the major District roads (MR 117, 118 & 169) greater than 5km in length (greater service) MR 32 Highway 400 MR 33 MR 34
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 21 3. Heavy Industry Service roads which serve heavy industry areas (existing & future) with greater truck volumes 4. Barrier Service roads which provide service parallel to, or across, barriers to traffic movement (eg. rivers)
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 22 5. Resort/Cottage Service roads which serve recreation & tourism areas, including cottage areas
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 23 6. Traffic Speed District roads should typically have higher speed limits (80 km/h) 7. Traffic Volumes to identify roads serving higher traffic volumes increments of 500 vehicles
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 24 8. Continues within the District provides continuous travel service through the District has the potential to serve a higher function
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 25 9. Continues beyond the District provides continuity as a link with another upper tier road across the District boundary
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 26 10. Alternative Route roads that can be effective in providing relief to urban congestion and act as a local by-pass
Step 1: Criteria Assessment 27 Criteria Max Points 1 Urban Centre Connector 0, 2, 3 or 4 2 Hwy / Major District Road Connector 0 or 2 3 Heavy Industry Service 0 to 2 + 1 4 Barrier Service 0 or 2 5 Resort / Cottage Areas 0 or 2 6 Traffic Speed 0 or 1 7 Traffic Volumes 0 to 4 8 Continues within the District 0 or 2 9 Continues beyond the District 0 or 2 10 Alternative Route 0 or 2 Points reflect relative importance of criteria Consideration for District road 6 points
Step 2: Principle Assessment 28 District roads should: 1. Provide appropriate service within all areas of the District, extending N-S or E-W service. 2. Complement the provincial highway system (Highways 11, 35, 60, 118, 141 & 400). 3. Be a direct, succinct and intuitive road system for the benefit of residents, commercial traffic & visitors.
Step 2: Principle Assessment 29 District roads should: 4. Provide a high degree of connectivity (both within and beyond the District). 5. Not provide redundant or parallel service with other District roads or provincial highways. Principles considered of equal importance Consideration for District road 2 principles satisfied
Basis for Road Rationalization 30 Step 1: Criteria Assessment Consideration as a District road if 6 points else consider as an Area Municipality road Step 2: Principle Assessment Consideration as a District road if 2 principles else consider as an Area Municipality road Consider as a District road if Criteria Assessment AND Principle Assessment are satisfied
District Road System 31 District road inventory 52 District roads 122 road sections 729 km (centerline km)
32 Example: MR 118
Example: MR 118 33 Step 1: Criteria Assessment From To Length (km) Urban Highway Centre/ or Upper Tier Upper Tier Connector Connector Heavy Industry Barrier Service Resort/ Recreation / Cottage Service Traffic Speed Traffic Volume Continues within Muskoka Continues beyond Muskoka Alternative Route Criteria Based Score Criteria Assessment Recommendation Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 District 6 Highway 11 MR 16 (Beaumont Dr) 3.90 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 18 District MR 16 (Beaumont Dr) MR 15 0.40 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 18 District MR 15 West Mall Drive 2.40 4 2.5 2 2 4 2 2 18.5 District West Mall Drive Bracebridge/Muskoka Lakes Bdy 4.20 4 2 2 2 1 4 2 17 District Bracebridge/Muskoka Lakes Bdy MR 47 11.10 4 1.5 2 2 1 4 2 16.5 District MR 47 MR 25 5.40 4 1.5 2 2 1 4 2 16.5 District MR 25 MR 27 3.70 4 2 2 2 4 2 16 District MR 27 MR 169 7.00 4 2 2 2 4 2 16 District
Example: MR 118 34 Step 2: Principle Assessment From To Length (km) Provides appropriate N-S or E-W service Compliments Provincial Highway System Direct service (ie. grid based) High Degree of Connectivity Offers Nonredundant service (within 10km) Principle Based Score Principle Assessment Recommendation Principle 1 Principle 2 Principle 3 Principle 4 Principle 5 District 2 Highway 11 MR 16 (Beaumont Dr) 3.90 Y Y N Y Y 4 District MR 16 (Beaumont Dr) MR 15 0.40 Y Y N Y Y 4 District MR 15 West Mall Drive 2.40 Y Y N Y Y 4 District West Mall Drive Bracebridge/Muskoka Lakes Bdy 4.20 Y Y N Y Y 4 District Bracebridge/Muskoka Lakes Bdy MR 47 11.10 Y Y N Y Y 4 District MR 47 MR 25 5.40 Y Y N Y Y 4 District MR 25 MR 27 3.70 Y Y N Y Y 4 District MR 27 MR 169 7.00 Y Y N Y Y 4 District Recommendation: Maintain as District Road (Criteria 6 & Principles 2)
35 Example: MR 8
Example: MR 8 36 Step 1: Criteria Assessment From To Length (km) Urban Centre/ Upper Tier Connector Highway or Upper Tier Connector Heavy Industry Barrier Service Resort/ Recreation/ Cottage Service Traffic Speed Traffic Volume Continues within Muskoka Continues beyond Muskoka Alternative Route Criteria Based Score Criteria Assessment Recommendation Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 District 6 Highway 60 Fieldale Road 10.30 2 2 1.5 5.5 Fieldale Road End of MR 8 12.80 2 2 1 5 consider as Municipal road consider as Municipal road Step 2: Principle Assessment From To Length (km) Provides appropriate N-S or E-W service Compliments Provincial Highway System Direct service (ie. grid based) High Degree of Connectivity Offers Non-redundant service (within 10km) Principle Based Score Principle Assessment Recommendation Principle 1 Principle 2 Principle 3 Principle 4 Principle 5 District 2 Highway 60 Fieldale Road 10.30 Y Y Y N Y 4 District Fieldale Road End of MR 8 12.80 Y Y Y N Y 4 District Recommendation: Consider as Municipal Road (Criteria <6 & Principles 2)
Step 3: Special Considerations 37 Beyond criteria & principles, are there other special considerations : constraints due to geography road continuity / discontinuity road maintenance needs roads that are parallel or alternatives to others provision of municipal infrastructure (water & sewer) existing bridges/structures location within a downtown / serves as a main street
Next Steps for Road 38 Rationalization Further to comments received today finalize the Criteria and Principle methodology address special considerations in context of the resulting road system identify any Area Municipality roads for consideration as District roads establish a recommended District road network prepare a corresponding study report for District review
Road Classification 39 Road classification review (April 2017): review the existing District road classification system (Class A, Class B or Class C) provide recommendations as appropriate (to reflect varying roles and functions) recognize deviation from MTO standards, funding limitations, topographic constraints, etc.
Road Standards 40 Road standards review (April 2017): review the existing District road standards establish design standards for each classification (standards can vary between road classifications) consideration for industry standards, other Districts/Counties, and Area Municipalities acknowledge deviation from MTO standards, funding limitations, topographic constraints, etc.
Recent Reconstruction Project 41 reconstruction of MR 169 at new Pine Creek Bridge
Recent Reconstruction Project 42 reconstruction of MR 25
Recent Reconstruction Project 43 reconstruction of MR 50 H: 30m radius V: 18% grade H: 90m radius V: 12% grade Design H: 130m radius Std (60km/h) V: 6-12% grade
Transportation Master Plan 44 Transportation Master Plan input (May 2017): establish a scope & framework for the TMP identify those elements for which the District has already completed work (eg. Active Transportation) identify those elements required to complete a TMP, associated cost & timeline
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