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Home My WebLink About2016-05-24 Infrastructure Committee Minutes Infrastructure Committee Minutes May 24, 2016 ATTENDEES Councilors: Gibran Graham Joshua Plourde Sean Faircloth Sarah Nichols Benjamin Sprague Nelson Durgin Staff: John Theriault Dana Wardwell Members of the Public: Carol Cutting AGENDA 1. MDOT Agreement: WIN #021663.00 - Broadway, Earl Street, and I-95 Ramp Safety Improvements Project The request would authorize the City Manager to execute a Local Project Agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation for safety improvements at the intersection of Broadway, Earl Street, and the I-95 northbound on-ramp. The Maine Department of Transportation has approved funds in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00. The total State/Federal share of 100%. As a condition of this funding, the City is required to enter into a Local Project Agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation. FY18 project. Vote: Passed 2. MDOT Agreement: WIN #21926.03, Summer Street, Independent Street, & Washington Street Mill & Fill Project The request would authorize the City Manager to execute a Municipal Partnership Agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation for a two inch mill & fill project on Summer Street, Independent Street, and Washington Street, beginning at the intersection of Cedar Street and extending northerly 0.26 miles to Kenduskeag Stream Bridge on Washington Street. The Maine Department of Transportation has approved funds in an amount not to exceed $348,570.00. The total State/Federal share of 50% is equal to $174,285.00, and the Municipality share of 50% is equal to $174,285.00. As a condition of this funding, the City is required to enter into a Municipal Partnership Agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation. FY18 project 1 Vote: Passed 3. MDOT Agreement: WIN #21926.04 – Outer Hammond Street Pavement Preservation Project The request would authorize the City Manager to execute a Municipal Partnership Agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation for a 1 ½ inch overlay (with shim), pavement preservation project on Outer Hammond Street (Route 2) beginning approximately 0.05 miles northerly of Doane Street and extending northerly 0.99 miles. The Maine Department of Transportation has approved funds in an amount not to exceed $548,612.00. The total State/Federal share of 50% is equal to $274,306.00, and the Municipality share of 50% is equal to $274,306.00. As a condition of this funding, the City is required to enter into a Municipal Partnership Agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation. FY18 project. Vote: Passed 4. Discussion: Signage Request on Broadway, Under I-95 Bridge for Left Turn I-95 Southbound Carol Cutting of 14 Easton Place requested a discussion of replacement of a sign on the Broadway Corridor with one that more accurately clearly reflects the design of the intersection. Carol spoke to the Committee regarding her request which is as follows: Replacing the sign at the traffic intersection of Broadway coming from the south before the bridge for vehicles planning to turn left onto the I-95 SB on ramp. Currently, next to the traffic light, above the 3rd lane is a road sign with an arrow pointing left with the word "Only". Though there is a traffic arrow, it is so far before the turn, with a long middle lane further ahead (similar to the many 'middle turning lanes' on Broadway) and can be misleading for vehicles thinking that is a middle lane for the I-95 SB turn. Almost daily kid-transport trips to Bangor High School, she had never driven by and not seen 1-2 cars in this middle lane waiting to turn left onto the I-95 SB ramp, and police also report that many vehicles misuse this middle lane as a turning lane for I-95 SB ramp. Carol suggested the current sign be replaced with one stating or "STOP HERE FOR LEFT TURN", such as Waterville and Brewer have for similar traffic intersections. The 2014-2015 Broadway Corridor Study the City of Bangor referenced, on page 19, stated there was a "'STOP HERE ON RED' sign indicating where vehicles should stop to avoid conflict. It also made note of the problem that "Lane use signs are visible to left turning vehicles only." Carol believed the "sign" the Report was referring to was actually the painting on the roadway as there was no street sign saying this. Painting on the street could only be visible to left 2 turning vehicle, and only if no vehicles were already in the lane and covering it, and only if freshly painted with no fading, nor snow on the roadway. At the March 15 Infrastructure Meeting the Committee discussed the 2015 Broadway Corridor Study. Many improvements of the Broadway Corridor would take time and money. Changing the sign would not and would be an easy way to bring this part of the intersection up to what was indicated in the Report, as well as remedy the problem of visibility the Report found. John Theriault provided examples of MDOT approved signage that could be used. The Committee discussed location of signage. John indicated as a preliminary resolution, to remove some of the left turn arrows in the lane and add a “left on green only” sign on the mast arm, placing additional signs that say “thru only” and extend painted lines further through to reduce the gap. The Committee concurred to set preliminary steps in place until measures from the Broadway Corridor commenced. Vote: No Action Necessary Meeting Adjourned. 3