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Corridor Cities Transitway: GSSC Iac

This document discusses alternatives for the Corridor Cities Transitway route through the Muddy Branch Road and Mission Hills areas. It analyzes options along Muddy Branch Road and Great Seneca Highway, including impacts to costs, travel times, displacements and the environment. For Muddy Branch Road, Option 1 running in the median with 4 lanes is recommended as it eliminates displacements and has the lowest cost increase. For Mission Hills, Option 1 running in the median of Muddy Branch Road is preferred as it also avoids displacements while allowing free right turns at intersections.

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Corridor Cities Transitway: GSSC Iac

This document discusses alternatives for the Corridor Cities Transitway route through the Muddy Branch Road and Mission Hills areas. It analyzes options along Muddy Branch Road and Great Seneca Highway, including impacts to costs, travel times, displacements and the environment. For Muddy Branch Road, Option 1 running in the median with 4 lanes is recommended as it eliminates displacements and has the lowest cost increase. For Mission Hills, Option 1 running in the median of Muddy Branch Road is preferred as it also avoids displacements while allowing free right turns at intersections.

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Corridor Cities Transitway

Presented to:

GSSC IAC
October 14, 2014

Studies
Commercial Property Owners Coalition
(CPOC) Alternatives April 2014
Mission Hills Alternatives May 2014

CPOC
Alternatives
CSX Corridor and
Quince Orchard Road
Great Seneca
Highway
Muddy Branch Road
Key West Avenue

CPOC Muddy Branch Road


Line and Grade Alignment: East Side
Option 1: Median Alignment with 4 lanes on Muddy
Branch Road
Option 2: Median Alignment with 6 lanes on Muddy
Branch Road, Widening on both sides
Option 3: Median Alignment with 6 lanes on Muddy
Branch Road, Widening on East Side

CPOC Line & Grade

CPOC Option 1

CPOC Option 2

CPOC Option 3

CPOC Option 3

CPOC Muddy Branch Road


Line and Grade
Alignment on the east side of Muddy Branch Road
Includes residential displacement
No free right turn from:

Muddy Branch Road to Great Seneca Highway


Muddy Branch Road to Mission Drive
Mission Drive to Muddy Branch Road
Belward Campus Drive to Muddy Branch Road

CPOC Muddy Branch Road Summary


Line and Grade plus 3 options were evaluated
All 3 options place the transitway in the median
and allow free right turns at

Muddy Branch Road and Great Seneca Highway


Muddy Branch Road and Midsummer/Mission Drive
Mission Drive and Muddy Branch Road
Muddy Branch Road at Belward Campus Drive

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CPOC Muddy Branch Road


Option 1
Median Alignment with 4 lanes on Muddy Branch Road
Eliminates residential displacement
Would increase Project Cost by approximately $2 million more
than Line and Grade due to roadway work on Muddy Branch
Road
CCT travel time: Would increase by 0.5 minute

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CPOC Muddy Branch Road


Option 2
Median Alignment with 6 lanes on Muddy Branch Road with
widening to both sides
Eliminates residential displacement
Would increase Project Costs by approximately $14 million more
than Line and Grade due to roadway work on Muddy Branch
Road and right-of-way costs
CCT travel time: Would increase by 0.5 minute

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CPOC Muddy Branch Road


Option 3
Median Alignment with 6 lanes on Muddy Branch Road with
widening to east side
Includes residential displacement
Would increase Project Costs by approximately $5 million more
than Line and Grade due to roadway work on Muddy Branch
Road
CCT travel time: Would increase by 0.5 minute

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CPOC Muddy Branch Road


Recommended Alternative

Option 1: Median Alignment with 4 lanes on Muddy Branch Road


Eliminates residential displacement
Least increase to Project Cost of the alternatives studied
Allows free right turns at 3 intersections

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Mission Hills
Alternatives
Muddy Branch Road
Great Seneca Highway

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Mission Hills Line and Grade

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Mission Hills Line and Grade

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Mission Hills Option 1

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Mission Hills Option 1

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Mission Hills Option 2

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Mission Hills Option 2

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Mission Hills Option 2

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Mission Hills Option 3

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Mission Hills Option 3

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Mission Hills Option 4

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Mission Hills Option 4

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Mission Hills - Summary


Line and Grade plus 4 options were evaluated
One option puts the transitway in the median of
Muddy Branch Road allowing free rights from Muddy
Branch Road to Great Seneca Highway
Other 3 options continue transitway along Great
Seneca Highway past the Muddy Branch Road
intersection

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Mission Hills - Summary


Line and Grade
Alignment on the east side of Muddy Branch Road and center of
Belward spine roadway
Includes residential displacement
No free right turn from:

Muddy Branch Road to Great Seneca Highway


Muddy Branch Road to Mission Drive
Mission Drive to Muddy Branch Road
Belward Campus Drive to Muddy Branch Road

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Mission Hills - Summary


Option 1
Median Alignment with 4 lanes on Muddy Branch Road and
center of Belward spine roadway
Eliminates residential displacement
Minor wetland and stream impacts similar to Line and Grade
Would increase Project Cost by approximately $2 million more
than Line and Grade due to roadway work on Muddy Branch
Road
CCT travel time: Would increase by 0.5 minutes

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Mission Hills - Summary


Option 2
Along Great Seneca Highway to existing travel lanes on Belward
Campus Drive to LSC Belward station then back out to Johns
Hopkins Drive
Eliminates residential displacement
Least Forest Conservation easement impacts
Most wetland impacts
Would decrease Project Cost by approximately $0.5 million
CCT travel time: Would increase by 2 minutes
Additional right-of-way impacts to 3 homes in Mission Hills
SWM Regional Pond impacts

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Mission Hills - Summary


Option 3
Along Great Seneca Highway then south between the SWM
pond and Mission Hills Community
Eliminates residential displacement
2nd highest Forest Conservation easement impacts
Most stream impacts
Would increase Project Cost by approximately $1 million
CCT travel time: Would decrease by 0.5 min
Additional right-of-way impacts to 6 homes in Mission Hills
SWM Regional Pond impacts

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Mission Hills - Summary


Option 4
Along Great Seneca Highway then around the SWM pond to the
east side of Belward Farm
Eliminates residential displacement
Largest Forest Conservation easement impacts
Would increase Project Cost by approximately $1 million
CCT travel time: Would decrease by 1 min
Additional right-of-way impacts to 3 homes in Mission Hills
SWM Regional Pond impacts

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Mission Hills
Recommended Alternative
Option 1: Median of Muddy Branch Road
Allows for free right turns at all intersections along Muddy
Branch Road
Eliminates residential displacement
Least environmental impacts

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