2 2010 Public Meeting Presentation (PDF)

Cherry Valley/State Route 16
Welcome

Presentations at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00
November 22, 2010
Cherry Valley Road/State Route 16

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Project History

Cherry Valley Road / State Route 16

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Purpose and Need
• Roadway capacity
– Lengthy queues
– Level of Service (LOS) E in p.m. peak hours
• Safety
– 2006-2008 91 crashes
• Transportation Network
– Access for businesses and hospital

Cherry Valley Road / State Route 16

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Cherry Valley Road/State Route 16
Study Area

Cherry Valley Road / State Route 16

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Alternatives Considered
• No-Build
• Superstreet
• Interchange
– existing intersection
– east of the existing intersection (State of Ohio
owned property)

Cherry Valley Road / State Route 16

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No-Build
• Existing intersection would remain as it is
today.
• Only general maintenance would be
completed.
• Dismissed from further consideration as it
does not solve the traffic and safety need.

Cherry Valley Road/ State Route 16

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Superstreet
• Existing Cherry Valley Road intersection-limited
to right-turn only movements.
• Satellite signals installed downstream and
upstream with u-turns permitted
• Dismissed from further consideration as it does
not solve the long-term traffic and safety need.

Cherry Valley Road/ State Route 16

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Superstreet

Cherry Valley Road / State Route 16

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Interchange Alternatives
• All assume 2 lanes of traffic in each direction on Cherry
Valley over State Route 16 with turn lanes where
necessary
• Considered at existing and on ODOT owned property
(old State Route 157 corridor)
• No changes to River Road or Country Club/Church
Street Interchange
• Legal speed for Cherry Valley-35 mph
• Thornwood and the future replacement of the Cherry
Valley bridge are separate/independent projects
Cherry Valley Road / State Route 16

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