September 11, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

09/27/2024 06:14:01 AM Page 93 to 96 of 180 24 of 71 sheets 93 you seen any significant changes?1 THE WITNESS: No, actually, and it's not2 inconsistent with what we're seeing throughout the3 state. Current volumes are actually either similar to4 or lower than pre-COVID data. And the data that was5 previously done was taken throughout 2018. What was6 pretty amazing to me is the traffic patterns and level7 of traffic quite frankly are almost the same. It was8 actually slightly lower overall. But for all intents9 and purposes I would call it flat through the years at10 this point in time and that's not inconsistent with what11 we've been seeing as we now are really coming out of12 COVID. We are settling in.13 VICE CHAIRMAN GUARINO: Did you get a chance14 to walk through the development currently, you know,15 resident areas, did you take a walk around to see and16 get an impression of what additional traffic from your17 observation, what it will do?18 THE WITNESS: Along Oval Road and Warner19 Road. I've driven the community several times.20 Certainly the developments going to add traffic. Can't21 make the cars go away, I wish I could. But both Oval22 Road and Warner Drive are designed basically as roads,23 they're actually C collector road standards. If we were24 to build them today they would be built probably at two25 94 thirds of the width that they are today. So there's no1 limitations in terms of capacity and the ability to2 handle the traffic. That's not to say, I'm not3 suggesting there won't be additional traffic. Certainly4 adding 496 units on top of an existing 370 that's there5 today are going to raise the traffic level.6 VICE CHAIRMAN GUARINO: Okay. Thank you7 very much.8 That's all I have, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you.10 So you had testified that the Howell Road11 access to it will be a stabilized roadway. So that is12 compaction of the ground with no asphalt on it?13 THE WITNESS: Yeah, I had to defer to Mr.14 Anderson's August plans, the design parameters and15 details for that. I didn't specifically review the16 details. But it's not a paved road section, it's just17 stabilized, I don't know whether we're using -- oh, it18 as asphalt pavement. I apologize. Mr. Anderson's19 corrected me, we are asphalt paving it.20 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: So it would be stabilized21 and asphalt. What's the difference between that and

- oh, it18 as asphalt pavement. I apologize. Mr. Anderson's19 corrected me, we are asphalt paving it.20 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: So it would be stabilized21 and asphalt. What's the difference between that and a22 conventional roadway?23 THE WITNESS: Just the width in this case.24 So to go back to Mr. Klein's question. Theoretically if25 95 we had to, we open it to traffic.1 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: But accessible to2 emergency vehicles?3 THE WITNESS: It's design and intent is4 emergency vehicles.5 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. Perfect.6 Mr. Wilkes.7 MR. WILKES: Yes.8 Did you consult the police department?9 Who else was consulted to put this traffic10 study together? Who else was consulted as far as11 locally, the police or anybody else.12 THE WITNESS: No.13 MR. WILKES: Done by you guys?14 THE WITNESS: Traffic studies are basically15 following typical industry standards. We haven't16 consulted the police. In this case we haven't looked at17 access data because we're going to change the18 intersection. It's no longer going to be an19 unsignalized intersection, so any prior accident history20 there really doesn't matter because the intersection now21 will be safer and the types of accidents that you would22 see in an unsignalized intersection won't occur anymore.23 MR. WILKES: Will it be brought to any24 future recommendations or anything like that?25 96 THE WITNESS: Certainly the design plans, the1 obligation is to coordinate with the township and the2 county. So the plans will be made available to your, to3 your professional staff for input. But primarily the4 jurisdiction will follow the county standards.5 MR. WILKES: What is something that we have6 as a condition, so we raise a condition to make sure7 that the police or fire department are okay before we8 vote on it or before we okay it ourselves, how is it9 done? That's a question of protocol.10 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mr. Wilkes, talk into the11 microphone.12 MR. WILKES: My question was, as far as13 protocol, will our police department and fire department14 be involved in the final plans to make recommendations.15 But I am told that it is a county road so --16 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Eagle Rock Avenue.17 MR. KLEIN: Signalized.18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: County has to approve19 that.20 MR. WILKES: County. Okay.21 No more questions.22 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Can I say something.23 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mayor McCartney.24 MAYOR McCARTNEY: I do understand that

GOFF: County has to approve19 that.20 MR. WILKES: County. Okay.21 No more questions.22 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Can I say something.23 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mayor McCartney.24 MAYOR McCARTNEY: I do understand that the25