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| − | + | The goal is to use the program as supporting evidence for local officials lobbying for priority of the Lehigh Valley Transportation Study group, which is made up of regional officials that advises the state on transportation funding priorities. In short, we feel this is a great tool for the township to have, Lower Macungie commissioner Jim Lancsek said at a recent township meeting.The traffic simulation program shows current traffic volume on the roadway and allows additional traffic to be added based on projections for future development.Erdman said Route 222 is the focal point, but that the program also will look at other roads that feed into it, including Route 100.Pasterski said a simulation adding some of the future major developments speaks for itself. It doesn't take <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Michael-Kors-Flip-Flops>Michael Kors Flip Flops</a> a traffic engineer to see the incredible backups we're getting on 222, he said.The Lower Macungie commissioners agreed that the future of 222 should be a priority. From a land planning standpoint, we need the bypass to function as a bypass and the boulevard needs to function as a boulevard, commissioner Ron Beitler said. If both fail at those jobs, then you have real congested side-by-side roads with no value. We have a bypass that was supposed to get us to 2020 and it didn't take us to 2013. Erdman's firm and local officials have been talking about the future of 222 for years based on concerns over the amount of traffic that will be added to 222 in years to come.The 5 1/2-mile western phase of the Route 222 Bypass was completed in 2005. The final 3 1/2-mile stretch of road between Route 100 and Kressler Road opened in 2007.Erdman said a PennDOT representative said that traffic on the 222 corridor is halfway through its 20-year design life and already has generated twice the amount of traffic projected for that design life. In theory, if it continues progressing, at the end of <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Louboutin-Shoes-Cheap>Louboutin Sale</a> its design life it will carry four times the amount of traffic it was designed for, Erdman said.Among the possible future improvements mentioned has been a new Interstate 78 interchange west of Route 100.Erdman pointed out that money for those types of projects is hard to come by, perhaps nonexistent. The thinking, he said, is to begin planning and lobbying now so that the traffic issues could be addressed in the future.State and regional officials last month approved a $382.3 million spending plan for Lehigh Valley road and bridge repair and replacement, as well as mass-transit funding, over the next four years.Under PennDOT's Transportation Improvement Plan for Lehigh and Northampton counties covering federal fiscal years 2015 through 2018, an estimated $185.5 million will be spent on roads, $140.7 million on bridges and $56.1 million on public-bus service provided by the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority.Among the priority projects are improvements to Route 22. In the short term, we realize there is not a lot of money out there, Erdman told commissioners. We're hopeful that, over the years, more money becomes available. Lancsek suggested that the township in the future could request <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-Scarf-Sale>Gucci Discount Uk</a> that developers seeking plan approvals help pay for additions to the traffic simulation model. We want to keep this moving, Erdman said. If we do nothing, nothing is going to happen. Twitter @plester6610-820-6764 Copyright 2014, | |
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The goal is to use the program as supporting evidence for local officials lobbying for priority of the Lehigh Valley Transportation Study group, which is made up of regional officials that advises the state on transportation funding priorities. In short, we feel this is a great tool for the township to have, Lower Macungie commissioner Jim Lancsek said at a recent township meeting.The traffic simulation program shows current traffic volume on the roadway and allows additional traffic to be added based on projections for future development.Erdman said Route 222 is the focal point, but that the program also will look at other roads that feed into it, including Route 100.Pasterski said a simulation adding some of the future major developments speaks for itself. It doesn't take <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Michael-Kors-Flip-Flops>Michael Kors Flip Flops</a> a traffic engineer to see the incredible backups we're getting on 222, he said.The Lower Macungie commissioners agreed that the future of 222 should be a priority. From a land planning standpoint, we need the bypass to function as a bypass and the boulevard needs to function as a boulevard, commissioner Ron Beitler said. If both fail at those jobs, then you have real congested side-by-side roads with no value. We have a bypass that was supposed to get us to 2020 and it didn't take us to 2013. Erdman's firm and local officials have been talking about the future of 222 for years based on concerns over the amount of traffic that will be added to 222 in years to come.The 5 1/2-mile western phase of the Route 222 Bypass was completed in 2005. The final 3 1/2-mile stretch of road between Route 100 and Kressler Road opened in 2007.Erdman said a PennDOT representative said that traffic on the 222 corridor is halfway through its 20-year design life and already has generated twice the amount of traffic projected for that design life. In theory, if it continues progressing, at the end of <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Louboutin-Shoes-Cheap>Louboutin Sale</a> its design life it will carry four times the amount of traffic it was designed for, Erdman said.Among the possible future improvements mentioned has been a new Interstate 78 interchange west of Route 100.Erdman pointed out that money for those types of projects is hard to come by, perhaps nonexistent. The thinking, he said, is to begin planning and lobbying now so that the traffic issues could be addressed in the future.State and regional officials last month approved a $382.3 million spending plan for Lehigh Valley road and bridge repair and replacement, as well as mass-transit funding, over the next four years.Under PennDOT's Transportation Improvement Plan for Lehigh and Northampton counties covering federal fiscal years 2015 through 2018, an estimated $185.5 million will be spent on roads, $140.7 million on bridges and $56.1 million on public-bus service provided by the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority.Among the priority projects are improvements to Route 22. In the short term, we realize there is not a lot of money out there, Erdman told commissioners. We're hopeful that, over the years, more money becomes available. Lancsek suggested that the township in the future could request <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-Scarf-Sale>Gucci Discount Uk</a> that developers seeking plan approvals help pay for additions to the traffic simulation model. We want to keep this moving, Erdman said. If we do nothing, nothing is going to happen. Twitter @plester6610-820-6764 Copyright 2014,
