Table of Contents
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..... 1
- INTRODUCTION ..... 1
- PURPOSE AND NEED ..... 2
- PROJECT DESCRIPTION & LOCATION ..... 5
3.1 Project Description ..... 5
3.2 Project Location ..... 5
- EXISTING CONDITIONS ..... 7
- STUDY METHODOLOGY ..... 11
5.1 Overview ..... 11
5.2 Regional Model Coverage and Subarea ..... 11
5.3 Review of 2015 Base ..... 11
5.4 Highway Network ..... 11
5.5 Traffic Counts Update ..... 13
5.6 Model Parameter Updates ..... 13
5.7 Review of 2045 Forecast Model ..... 13
- BASE YEAR-MODEL VALIDATION RESULTS ..... 14
6.1 Socioeconomic Data ..... 14
6.2 Initial Subarea Validation Process and Results ..... 15
6.3 Subarea Adjustments ..... 19
6.3.1 Socioeconomic Data ..... 19
6.3.2 Highway Network ..... 19
6.3.3 Traffic Analysis Zones loading ..... 19
6.3.4 Summary ..... 22
- HISTORICAL CRASH SUMMARY ..... 24
7.1 Crash History (2019-2023) ..... 24
7.2 Crash Review by Year ..... 24
7.3 Intersection Crash Summary ..... 30
7.4 Summary of Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes ..... 32
7.5 Segment Crash Rate along US 27 (2019-2023) ..... 32
7.6 Truck Related Crashes ..... 36
7.7 Economic Loss from Crashes ..... 36
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