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DEFINING NEEDS THROUGH 2035

Transportation needs come from a number of different sources; projects in the 2030 TRIP, other plans and studies, input from the 2035 MVP Steering Committee, and the Technical and Citizens Advisory Committees. The Polk County model is used to verify these needs as well as identify others to serve future travel demand.

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IDENTIFYING DEFICIENCIES

Assessing transportation needs began by considering the existing road and transit networks along with capacity improvements funded and scheduled to be open to traffic by 2013. The Fiscal Year (FY) 20102014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) identified capacity projects to be completed by 2013.

Collectively, these are referred to as the 2013 Existing plus Committed (E+C) system. Map 5-1 shows the E+C highway network and Map 5-2 shows the E+C transit network. Table 5-1 shows the existing bus routes in Polk County.

5.1.1

E+C Network Results

Using the Polk County travel demand model, the E+C system was tested with population and employment growth projected by TAZs to 2035 (see Maps 2-2 and 2-3). Table 2-1 contains the expected growth in population and employment based on the adopted zonal data. Forecasts of regional traffic coming into, passing through, or leaving Polk County were also considered.

Improvements such as the Pace Road interchange on the Polk

The results are shown in Table 5-2 and Map Parkway are part of the Existing Plus Committed network.

5-3 which portray travel conditions as measured by a volume to capacity (V/C) ratio greater than 1.25 in 2035 if no highway or transit improvements are made beyond the committed projects. As might be expected under this scenario, traffic on the majority of Polk County’s roads and highways exceeds the available roadway capacity, and in some cases, by a significant number. Most of the County’s major highways fail in this scenario, including US 98, US 92, US 27, and I-4, particularly in Northeastern Polk County.

5.1.2

Other Sources of Transportation Needs

Projects identified in the 2030 TRIP that have not been implemented were carried forward as needs in the 2035 MVP. In addition, needs were identified from a number of other plans approved since the TRIP was adopted in 2005. These plans focus on approved development proposals and different sectors, planning areas, or jurisdictions and are listed in Table 5-3.

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Polk Transportation Planning Organization 2035 Mobility Vision Plan TABLE 5-1: POLK COUNTY EXISTING BUS ROUTES Route Schedule Data Peak Headways (minutes)

PCTS

WHAT

LAMTD

Project Route ID 10 T-001 11 T-002 12 T-003 20 T-004 21 T-005 22XL T-006 30 T-007 31 T-008 32 T-009 33 T-010 37 T-011 40 T-012 41 T-013 42 T-014 50 T-015 51 T-016 52 T-017 53 T-018 56 T-019 57 T-020 12 T-021 15 T-022 22XW T-023 30 T-024 40/44 T-025 50 T-026 25 T-027 35 T-028

Weekday Route Name Shuttle East Main/Combee Road Lakeland to Winter Haven via Auburndale Grove Park/Crystal Lake Edgewood Lakeland to Bartow Cleveland Heights South Florida Avenue Medulla Loop/Lakeside Village South Florida/Carter Road South Lakeland Ariana/Beacon Central Avenue West Memorial Kathleen Lakeland Mall North Florida Avenue Lakeside Village Kathleen/Mall Hill Road Kidron/Flightline Winter Haven to Lakeland via Auburndale Haines City Bartow to Winter Haven Eagle Ridge Mall/Winter Haven South/Southwest Westside Fort Meade/Bartow Frostproof/Eagle Ridge Mall

Start 7:15 AM 6:15 AM 6:15 AM 6:15 AM 6:45 AM 6:05 AM 6:45 AM 5:45 AM 5:55 AM 6:20 AM 6:08 AM 6:45 AM 5:45 AM 6:05 AM 5:45 AM 6:15 AM 6:15 AM 6:45 AM 6:15 AM 6:15 AM 6:15 AM 6:15 AM 6:15 AM 6:15 AM 5:45 AM 5:45 AM 6:20 AM 6:40 AM

Stop 6:40 PM 7:10 PM 7:10 PM 7:05 PM 6:40 PM 7:05 PM 6:35 PM 7:40 PM 5:36 PM 5:47 PM 6:28 PM 6:10 PM 7:35 PM 7:10 PM 7:35 PM 7:05 PM 7:05 PM 6:40 PM 7:10 PM 6:05 PM 7:10 PM 7:10 PM 7:10 PM 7:15 PM 7:05 PM 7:05 PM 6:42 PM 6:32 PM

LAMTD = Lakeland Area Mass Transit District.

WHAT = Winter Haven Area Transit.

PCTS = Polk County Transit Services Division.

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Saturday Start Stop 8:15 AM 5:40 PM 8:15 AM 6:10 PM 7:15 AM 4:10 PM 8:15 AM 6:05 PM 7:45 AM 5:40 PM 7:15 AM 6:10 PM 8:45 AM 3:45 PM 7:15 AM 6:10 PM 7:55 AM 4:36 PM 8:20 AM 4:47 PM 8:08 AM 5:28 PM 7:45 AM 5:10 PM 7:45 AM 5:35 PM 7:15 AM 6:10 PM 7:45 AM 5:35 PM 7:15 AM 6:05 PM 7:15 AM 6:05 PM 7:45 AM 5:40 PM 7:15 AM 6:10 PM 8:15 AM 5:05 PM 7:15 AM 4:10 PM 7:15 AM 3:10 PM 8:15 AM 4:10 PM 7:15 AM 4:15 PM 7:50 AM 3:50 PM 6:50 AM 2:50 PM 7:20 AM 4:50 PM 6:40 AM 4:32 PM

Sunday Start Stop

Weekday Saturday Sunday 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 120 30 90 60 120 30 30 90 90 30 30 60 90 60 60 60 60 30 30 60 60 30 30 30 30 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 120 60 120 60 120 90 120 90 120 60 60 120 120

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Polk Transportation Planning Organization 2035 Mobility Vision Plan MAP 5-2: EXISTING TRANSIT

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TABLE 5-2: SUMMARY OF MODEL RESULTS Model Results Vehicle Miles of Travel (All Links) Vehicle Hours of Travel (All Links) Daily Transit Boardings Congested Speed (Miles per Hour [mph]) Crashes (Daily) Notes:

1 2 3 4 5 6

2007 Base Year Network1 16,802,690 536,649 8,2114 33.80 455

2035 E+C Network2 34,139,064 4,261,982 7,405 26.3 2016

Gannett Fleming, Summary file for 2007 Model Validation Output.

Gannett Fleming, Summary files for E+C model run, June 2010.

Gannett Fleming, Summary files for Needs model run, May 2010.

National Transit Database, 2006.

Polk Crash Database (2006-2008).

Gannett Fleming, Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) Accident Summaries for Needs and E+C model runs, May and June 2010.

TABLE 5-3: OTHER PLANS AND STUDIES CONSIDERED IN THE 2035 MVP Statewide Plans Florida HSR Project Florida SIS Plan Florida Transportation Plan

Regional Plans Central Florida Strategic Regional Policy Plan CFMPOA RLRTP FDOT District One Rail Feasibility Study MyRegion.org Local Plans TBARTA Master Plan 2060 TVP West Central FL MPO CCC RLRTP Auburndale/Polk County Joint Planning Agreement SunRail Project Bone Valley Selected Area Study Clear Springs Sector Plan Central Polk County Proposed Road Improvements CPP PD&E Study East Polk County Selected Area Study East Polk County Network Needs Study Farmworker Housing Task Force Gateway Selected Area Study North Lake Alfred Proposed Road Improvements North Ridge Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Poinciana Area Amendment - CPA 08B-04 Polk Commerce Centre DRI - Amendment Polk Land Stewardship Program PTA Master Plan Southeast Polk Selected Area Study SR 17 Ridge Scenic Highway Amendment TCCO/TSDA Studies

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MAP 5-3: 2013 EXISTING AND COMMITTED HIGHWAY NETWORK VOLUME TO CAPACITY RATIO >1.25

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ROAD AND HIGHWAY NEEDS

Road and highway needs fall into several different categories including capacity needs (e.g., new roads and additional lanes), smaller-scale congestion management needs, and ITS needs.

5.2.1

Capacity Needs on Major Road Networks

The deficiencies identified through the modeling process were combined with needs derived from prior plans and studies and input from the 2035 MVP Steering Committee to create an overall list of road and highway needs as shown in Table 5-4 and Map 5-4. Highway needs include committed projects, roads that need to be widened or extended, improvements made to intersections, and new roads.

5.2.2

Congestion Management Needs

The Polk TPO Congestion Management Process (CMP) is a formalized process that summarizes transportation system performance and alternative strategies meant to reduce congestion, improve safety, and enhance the mobility of all users and modes. The CMP monitors and evaluates transportation system performance to select and implement alternative strategies and evaluate the effectiveness of all implemented strategies. Congestion management strategies generally consist of lower-cost, quick turn-around solutions, emphasizing intersection improvements, enhanced signalization, safety, and bicycle, pedestrian, carpool, vanpool, and transit improvements.

The TPO’s CMP Definition and Framework (January 2009) provides a detailed description of how the CMP is maintained as an integral part of the overall transportation planning process. A Congestion Management System Performance Report (May 2009) provides a systematic evaluation of transportation mobility and conditions within the CMP network and area. The System Performance Report examines conditions through the use of system-wide performance measures enabling a comparison to be made with past conditions as summarized in previous reports. The analysis includes all modes - roadway, bicycle, pedestrian, transit systems, and TDM services within the defined CMP area. Table 5-5 summarizes system-wide performance standards used in the CMP. In addition, the System Performance Report uses recent data to identify 27 congested corridors within the CMP area, as shown in Map 5-5. Congested corridors are those in which the volume exceeds capacity at the adopted LOS standard. Most of these corridors are identified as part of the Highway Needs Assessment, and therefore may be widened by 2035. Where this is not possible due to funding or other constraints, or if a more immediate improvement is needed, these projects will be addressed through detailed corridor-specific studies to develop CMP strategies. The main purpose of CMP strategies is to improve the efficiency and operation of the transportation system through a variety of cost-effective improvements and programs. Congestion management strategies focus on: •

Reducing SOV use;

•

Promoting alternative travel modes; and

•

Better managing the existing CMP network.

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Polk Transportation Planning Organization 2035 Mobility Vision Plan TABLE 5-4: POLK COUNTY ROADWAY AND HIGHWAY NEEDS

Project ID H 224 H 285 H 268 H 253 H 261 H 258 H 289 H 260 H 156 H 287 H 215 H 257 H 278 H 212 H 284 H 304 H 209 H 281 H 308 H 309 H 9 H 319 H 277

From 12th Street CR 544 Baker Avenue SR 17 CR 542 Steward Road SR 17 SR 17 Park Byrd Road Hughes Road Extension SR 60 Bassett Road Extension Bassett Road US 27 Marshall Road Harden Boulevard CR 559A Bice Grove Road Extension BNC Walt Williams Road SR 542 (Dundee Road) Dunson Road SR 60

To Pollard Road Extension Baker Avenue Marshall Road North Lake Patrick Road Extension CR 546 Lake Mabel Loop Road Steward Road Lincoln Avenue US 98 Bannon Island Road US 17 Mammoth Grove Road Capps Road US 17/92 Park Road Extension Proposed Wabash Avenue Extension SR 33 Jahna Sand Mine Road Extension CPP East-West Collector SR 33 SR 549 (1st Street) Buckingham Drive Mammoth Grove Road

Description New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 3 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes

H

SR 549 (1st Street)

Buckeye Loop Road

Widen to 3 Lanes

CPP SR 60 US 17/92 @ I-4 SR 60 Cheshire Road Lake Patrick Road North Minute Maid Road South CR 547 US 17

US 27 US 17/92 I-4

New 4 Lanes New 6 Lanes New 6 Lanes New Interchange New 6 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 4 Lanes

H H H H H H H H H H

Project 12th Street Extension 30th Street 30th Street Extension 5th Avenue/Lake Patrick Road Alford Road Extension Almburg Road (Substandard Grove Road) Almburg Road (Substandard Grove Road) Almburg Road Extension South Banana Road Connector Bannon Loop Road (Unpaved Road) Bartow Northern Connector (BNC) Bassett Road Bassett Road Extension Bates Road Bates Road Extension Beacon Road Berkley Road (CR 655) Bice Grove Road/Jahna Sand Mine Road BNC-CPP Connector Bridgewater Connector Buckeye Loop Road Buckingham Drive Extension Capps Road Central Avenue/ 201 Lake Elbert Drive/Dundee Road (SR 542) 15 CPP East-West Collector 300A CPP East Corridor 300B CPP East Corridor 300C CPP East Corridor 299 CPP West Corridor 216 Cheshire Road Extension 290 Cody Road 276 Cody Villa Road 333 Collector A 220 Connector A

SR 570 SR 655A Libby Road SR 17 Pine Tree Trail SR 60/BNC Phase II

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TABLE 5-4: POLK COUNTY ROADWAY AND HIGHWAY NEEDS (CONTINUED) Project ID H 223 H 231 H 337 H 11 H 202 H 136 H 135 H 59 H 232 H 204 H 22 H 210 H 49 H 218 H 310

Project Coon Lake Road County Line Road CR 17 (Polk City Road) CR 17A (Burns Avenue) CR 17A (Burns Avenue) CR 17A (Chalet Suzanne Road) CR 542 (Lake Hatchineha Road) CR 542 (Old Tampa Highway) CR 542A (Galloway Road North) CR 546 (Saddle Creek Road) CR 547 CR 557 CR 582 (Knights-Griffin Road) CR 653 Extension Crevasse - Lakeland Park Drive Connector

From CR 653 (Rattlesnake Road) Swindell Road US 27 CR 17B (Buck Moore Road) Brentwood Drive US 27 SR 17 Clark Road US 92 (New Tampa Highway) SR 659 (North Combee Road) US 27 US 17/92 Western Polk Connector SR 60 Union Drive

H

307

Crews Lake Road Extension

Crews Lake Drive

H H H

305 327 155

Crews Lake Road/EF Griffin Road Connector Cunningham Road DR Bryant Extension

H

25

Daughtery Road Extension West

H H H H

275 245 286 315

Davis Road Extension Davis Road/Tyre Road Detour Road Dunson Road

H

314

Dunson Road Extension

H H H H H H H

320 31 322 323 34 213 298

Ernie Caldwell Boulevard Ewell Road FDC Grove Road FDC Grove Road Fish Hatchery Road Extension Gateway Road Gateway Road Connector

Crews Lake Road SR 653 (Rattlesnake Road) Park Byrd Road West Daughtery Road @ Gibsonia-Galloway Road Minute Maid Road CR 630 CR 542 (Lake Hatchineha Road) US 27 Victor Posner City Center (VPCC)/ I-4 Connector Pine Tree Trail County Line Road US 27 Massee Road Reynolds Road County Line Road Williams South Loop

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To Thompson Nursery Road Knights-Station Wilbar Lane Mammoth Grove Road CR 17B (Buck Moore Road) SR 17 Poinciana Parkway SR 572/Airport Road CR 35A (Kathleen Road) CR 655 (Berkley Road) US 17/92/CSX Line I-4 CR 35A (Kathleen Road) CPP Lakeland Park Drive Crews Lake Road/ EF Griffin Road Connector EF Griffin Road Thompson Nursery Road Realignment US 98

Description New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes

New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes

Sleepy Hill Road

New 2 Lanes

Cody Villa Road Cody Villa Road SR 544 West Side Extension

New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes

CR 54 (Ronald Reagan Parkway)

New 2 Lanes

US17/92 SR 37 Massee Road Ernie Caldwell Boulevard CR 542 (Main Street) SR 570 (Polk Parkway) Braddock Road

New 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes

New 2 Lanes

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Project ID H 291 H 256 H 255 H 233 H 279 H 262 H 266 H 251 H 321 H 325 H 317 H 288 H 263 H 39 H 43 H 44 H 47 H 342 H 348 H 349 H 336 H 48 H 122 H 246 H 265 H 50 H 259 H 280 H 296 H 297 H 252 H 132 H 334 H 53 H 292

Project Golfview Cutff Road Golfview Cutoff Extension (North) Golfview Cutoff Extension (South) Green Road HL Smith Road (Substandard Grove Road) HL Smith Road North Extension Haines City - Davenport Eastern Road Hollister Road Holly Hill Road Holly Hill Road Home Run Boulevard Extension Hughes Road (Unpaved Grove Road) Hughes Road Extension I-4 I-4 I-4 I-4 I-4 I-4 I-4 I-4 Crossover Connector I-4 Crossover Road Interstate Crossover J Zoffray Road Jahna Sand Mine Road Extension K-Ville Road/CR 542 Connector Lake Mabel Loop Road Realignment Lake Mabel Loop Road Lake Mattie Connector Lake Mattie Connector Lake Patrick North Lake Wilson Road Lake Wilson Road Extension Lakeland Highlands Road Extension Lincoln Avenue

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From Backbone Road Golfview Cutoff Road Bryan Road Daughtery Road Lake Mabel Loop Road Water Tank Road Hinson Avenue Wes Mann Road West CR 547 (Bay Street) Patterson Road Home Run Boulevard Hughes Road East-West Existing Hughes Road @ Westbound Express Ramps Hillsborough County Line (Co/L) @ Clark Road/Frontage Road @ Eastbound Express Ramps @ SR 33 @ County Line Road @ Williams DRI Home Run Boulevard FDC Grove Road CR 35A (Kathleen Road) Davis Road/Tyre Road Existing Jahna Sand Mine Road CR 542 (K-Ville Road) Lake Mabel Loop Road HL Smith Road Realignment Cass Road Lake Mattie Road Murray Road CR 54 Collector A SR 60 US 27

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To Golfview Cutoff Road Extension (North) SR 60 Libby Road Duff Road Water Tank Road East Bice Grove Road Baker Dairy Road SR 17 Ernie Caldwell Boulevard CR 547 (Bay Street) FDC Grove Road CR 546 Bannon Loop Road Osceola Co/L

I-4 Crossover Deen Still Road Mall Hill Drive SR 17 Hinson Avenue SR 655 (Recker Highway) HL Smith Road South CR 17A Old Lake Alfred Road Old Lake Alfred Road Lake Patrick Road Extension Osceola Co/L CR 54/Lake Wilson Road Crews Lake Drive Welsh Road Extension

Description Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Westbound Express Ramps - Add Widen to 10 Lanes (Express Lanes) Interchange Reconstruction Eastbound Express Ramps - Add Interchange Reconstruction Reconstruct/Improve Interchange New Interchange New 2 Lanes New 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes

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TABLE 5-4: POLK COUNTY ROADWAY AND HIGHWAY NEEDS (CONTINUED) Project ID H 331 H 58 H 60 H 129 H 134 H 270 H 221 H 247 H 332 H 227 H 217 H 313 H 312 H 228 H 66 H 69 H 68 H 243 H 244 H 269 H 234 H 235 H 248 H 130 H 229 H 311 H 154 H 282 H 295 H 264 H 271 H 294 H 219A H 219C H 303

Project Loma Del Sol Extension Mall Hill Road Extension South Marcum Road Extension Marigold Avenue Marigold Avenue Marshall Road North Mount Olive Road Extension Mullinsville Road (Paved) Murray Road New East-West Road New Road North Collector North Ridge Trail North-South Collector North-South Route Extension (SR 563) Old Polk City Road Old Polk City Road Old Stokes Roden Road Extension Old Stokes Roden Road Pink Apartment Road Extension Pipkin Road West Pipkin Road West Platt Road (Paved) Poinciana Parkway Poinciana Parkway Pollard Road Extension Pollard Road Extension Powerline Road Powerline Road Powerline Road Extension Powerline Road Extension Powerline Road Extension Proposed Clear Springs Road 1 Proposed Clear Springs Road 1 Proposed Clear Springs Road 2

From Dunson Road Bella Vista Street West US 98 Poinciana Parkway Coyote Road 30th Street Extension Pace Road SR 17 SR 17 EF Griffin Road CPP Poitras Road Deen Still Road Holly Hill Road/Ridgewood Avenue SR 37 Walt Williams Road CR 582 (Socrum Loop Road North) Old Stokes Roden Road US 98 Bates Road Extension Medulla Road Pipkin Road South Mullinsville Road CR 542 CR 580 SR 60 CSX ILC CR 580-Johnson Avenue Hinson Avenue Bannon Island Road South Boulevard Bannon Island Road SR 60 Proposed Clear Springs Road 2 SR 60

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To CR 54 CR 35A (Kathleen Road) Duff Road Coyote Road CR 580 (Cypress Parkway) Bates Road Extension Mount Olive Road Platt Road Pfundstein Road US 98 CR 540A Polo Park Boulevard Sand Mine Road Ernie Caldwell Boulevard Pipkin Road West SR 33 Walt Williams Road US 27 Old Stokes Roden Road Extension Snell Creek Road Pipkin Road South Harden Boulevard/Old 37 Wardlaw Road Marigold Avenue US 17/92 CSX ILC Thompson Nursery Road Realignment South Boulevard CR 580-Johnson Avenue Hinson Avenue East Temples Lane CR 544 Polk State College Campus CPP East-West Proposed Clear Springs Road 1

Description New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 4 Lanes New 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 4 Lanes New 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes

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Project ID H 158 H 211 H 79 H 80 H 83 H 293 H 273 H 283 H 222 H 87 H 88 H 133

Project Raulerson Road/DR Bryant Road Raulerson Road/DR Bryant Road Recker Highway Extension Reynolds Road Saddle Creek Road (CR 546) Extension Sanders Road Sanders Road Extension Snell Creek Road Southern Pollard Road Extension Southside Frontage Road (I-4) Spirit Lake Road Spirit Lake Road /42nd Street Northwest

From CR 35A (Kathleen Road) CR 35A (Kathleen Road) Thornhill Road SR 540 (Winterlake Road) East Lake Parker Drive Wilbar Road Extension Wilbar Lane Pink Apartment Road SR 60 Galloway Road US 17 CR 542

H

90

SR 33

Old Polk City Road

H

89A

SR 33

I-4 Eastbound Ramps

H

89B

SR 33

H

89C

SR 33

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

89D 91 356 26 56 57A 57B 152 329 339 341 236 93 214 340 351

SR 33 SR 37 SR 540 SR 542 (Dundee Road) SR 544 (Lucerne Park Road) SR 544 (Lucerne Park Road) SR 544 (Lucerne Park Road) SR 563 (North-South Route) SR 570 (Polk Parkway) SR 570 (Polk Parkway) Interchange SR 570 (Polk Parkway) Interchange SR 572 (Airport Road) SR 60 SR 60 SR 60 SR 60

SR 659 Old Combee Road/ Deeson Pointe Boulevard North of I-4/Exit 38 CR 640 (Pinecrest Road) @ Reynolds Road Buckeye Loop Road Avenue T US 27 SR 17 West Pipkin Road South of CR 546 @ Gateway Road @ Gapway Road/Braddock Road US 92 (New Tampa Highway) CR 630 US 27 @ SR 37 @ CR 676

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To Park Byrd Road US 98 Neptune Road South of US 92 Fish Hatchery Road Extension North Combee Road FDC Grove Road Sandars Road Warner Road Alturas Loop Road Memorial Boulevard SR 540 (Winterlake Road) SR 544 Orange Boulevard (North of Polk City Road) Old Combee Road/ Deeson Pointe Boulevard South of I-4/Exit 38

Description Improved 2/4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes

SR 659

Widen to 4 Lanes

Old Polk City Road SR 60 (Canal Street)

Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Intersection Improvements Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New Interchange New Interchange Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes Intersection Improvements Rail Grade Separation

US 27 US 27 SR 17 30th Street SR 572 North of Eastern Toll Plaza

Drane Field Road Osceola Co/L County Line Road

Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes

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Project

H

352

SR 60

H H

353 354

SR 60 SR 60

H

355

SR 60

H H H H H H H H

203 20 240 239 238 272 230 324

H

306

H H

226 302

SR 655 (Recker Highway) SR 659 (Combee Road) TS Wilson Road/Kelly Road TS Wilson Road/Kelly Road North Extension TS Wilson Road/Kelly Road South Extension Temples Lane Thompson Nursery Road/Eloise Loop Road Thompson Nursery Road Extension Tillery Road/Yarborough Lane/ Crews Lake Road Connector Tillery Road/McCall Road Extension Tom Costine Road Connector

H

94

Tom Costine Road Connector

H H H H H H H

28 200 97 328 96 98 99

US 17 US 17 (6th Street Northwest) US 17/92 US 17/92 US 17/92 (Hinson Avenue) US 27 US 27

H

100

US 27

H H H H H

102 108 110 343 344

US 27 US 27 US 27 US 27 US 27

From @ CR 37B (Lakeland Highlands Road Extension) West of CR 555 East of SR 653 Extension East of West Lake Wales Road Collector Spirit Lake Road/42nd Street CR 546 (Saddle Creek Road) Hopson Road Hopson Road Hopson Road Powerline Road Extension CR 653 (Rattlesnake Road) US 17

Thornhill Road SR 33 Old Avon Park Cutoff Road US 27 US 27 US 17/92 US 27 CR 653

Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 4 Lanes

Crews Lake Drive

Crews Lake Road Extension

New 2 Lanes

CR 540A North Socrum Loop Road Tom Costine Road (East of Ridgeglen Drive) SR 60A Connector East Central Avenue US 17/92 (Hinson Avenue) Rochelle Avenue 10th Street Highlands Co/L @ Central Avenue @ Cypress Gardens Boulevard (SR 540) @ Dundee Road (SR 542) Dunson Road CR 54 (Ronald Reagan Parkway) @ SR 544 (Lucerne Park Road) @ CR 17

New East-West Road Old Polk City Road

New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes

Old Polk City Road

New 2 Lanes

Eagle Lake Road (One-Way Pair) SR 544 (Avenue T) Osceola Co/L US 27 17th Street SR 60

Widen to 6 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes Intersection Improvements

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Description Rail Grade Separation Rail Grade Separation Rail Grade Separation Rail Grade Separation

Intersection Improvements CR 54 (Ronald Reagan Parkway) Lake Co/L

Intersection Improvements Widen to 6 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes Intersection Improvements Intersection Improvements

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Project ID H 345 H 347 H 61 H 64 H 237 H 350 H 4 H 5 H 6A H 35 H 318 H 113 H 114 H 112 H 115 H 249 H 157 H 316 H 250 H 241

Project US 27 US 27 US 92 (Memorial Boulevard) US 92 (New Tampa Highway) US 98 US 98 US 98 (Bartow Road) US 98 (Bartow Road) US 98 (Bartow Road) US 98 (North Florida Avenue) VPCC/I-4 Connector Wabash Avenue Wabash Avenue Wabash Avenue Extension Wabash Avenue Extension Wardlaw Road (Dirt) Waring Road Phase II Waverly Barn Road Wes Mann Road West West Frostproof Road North Connector West Frostproof Road North Connector Extension

From @ CR 547 (Bay Street) @ Ronald Reagan Parkway Gary Road Hillsborough Co/L Daughtery Road West @ SR 60 In-Town Bypass Edgewood Drive North of SR 540 US 92 (Memorial Boulevard) Ernie Caldwell Boulevard Ariana Street US 92 (Memorial Boulevard) North-South Route 10th Street CR 630 West Pipkin Road North Ridge Trail Cody Villa Road West Frostproof Road

Edgewood Drive North of Polk County Parkway North of CR 540A CR 582 (Griffin Road) Dunson Road US 92 (New Tampa Highway) 10th Street Ariana Street Interstate Drive Pfundstein Road Drane Field Road US 27 Hollister Road US 27

Description Intersection Improvements Intersection Improvements Widen to 6 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes Intersection Improvements Widen to 6 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes Widen to 6 Lanes New 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Widen to 4 Lanes Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes

West Frostproof Road

US 98

New 2 Lanes

US 27

New 2 Lanes

SR 60 (West of Lake Wales)

New 2 Lanes

I-4 Frontage Road, North

CR 35A (Kathleen Road)

New 2 Lanes

Sanders Road Extension Lakeland East-West Road

CR 17 Old Polk City Road Avenue T/Northeast Buckeye Loop Road K-Ville Road/CR 542 Connector Tillery Road/ Yarborough Lane/Crews Lake Road

Improved 2/4 Lanes New 2 Lanes

H

254

H

242

West Frostproof Road South Connector

H

18

H

207

H H

274 338

West Lake Wales Collector Western Polk Connector South/Clark Road Extension Wilbar Lane Williams North-South Connector

H

326

Willowbrook Connector

Lucerne Park Road (SR 544)

H

208

Winterlake Road/Recker Highway Connector

SR 540 (Winterlake Road)

H

225

Yarborough Lane Extension

Crews Lake Drive

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TABLE 5-4: POLK COUNTY ROADWAY AND HIGHWAY NEEDS (CONTINUED) Project ID H H H H H H H H

H

H H

H H H

Project

2 N/A 21 131 N/A 23 335 7 8

Bartow Northern Connector Bella Citta Boulevard County Line Road CR 35A CR 37B CR 559A CR 559A Extension CR 655 (Berkley Road) CR 655 (Berkley Road)

N/A

Edgewood Drive Extension

65 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 153 219B N/A N/A 346 N/A

Ernie Caldwell Boulevard Harden Boulevard Home Run Boulevard Connector Home Run Boulevard Connector Lakeland East-West Connector Road Pace Road Extension Pine Tree Trail Pollard Road Extension Proposed Clear Springs Road 1 SR 570/Polk Parkway US 17/92 US 27 US 27

101

US 27

N/A 6B N/A N/A

US 98 US 98 (Bartow Road) USF Loop Road Waring Road Extension

From To Already Committed and/or Under Construction US 98 US 17 US 27 Osceola Co/L SR 60 West Pipkin Road Galloway Road Duff Road CR 540A SR 570 CR 655 SR 559 CR 559 CR 557A (Polk City Road) CR 546 (Old Dixie Highway) Pace Road Pace Road CR 559A Edgewood Drive SR 573 (Harden Boulevard) (South Florida Avenue) FDC Grove Road Pine Tree Trail West Pipkin Road SR 570 Ernie Caldwell Boulevard Home Run Boulevard US 27 Ernie Caldwell Boulevard SR 33 SR 570 SR 570 CR 655 Berkley Road Ernie Caldwell Boulevard CR 54 CSX ILC SR 60 PSC Campus Proposed Clear Springs Road 2 South of Pace Road I-4 US 17 Rochelle Avenue @ Ernie Caldwell Boulevard CR 546 SR 544 SR 540 SR 542 (Dundee Road) (Cypress Gardens Boulevard) SR 540 (Winterlake Road) Brooks Avenue North of CR 540A South of Manor Drive Lakeland East-West Road Lakeland East-West Road Drane Field Road West Pipkin Road

Description New 4 Lane Road New 2 Lane Road 2 to 4 Lane Widening 2 to 4 Lane Widening 2 to 4 Lane Widening 2 to 4 Lane Widening New 4 Lanes 2 to 4 Lane Widening 2 to 4 Lane Widening New 2 Lane Road New 4 Lane Road 3 Lane Widening New 2 Lane Road New 4 Lane Road New 4 Lane Road New 4 Lane Road New 2 Lane Road New 2 Lane Road New 2 Lanes 2 to 4 Lane Widening 2 to 4 Lane Widening New Interchange 4 to 6 Lane Widening 4 to 6 Lane Widening 4 to 6 Lane Widening Widen to 6 Lanes New 2 Lane Road New 2 Lane Road

N/A = Not Available; new committed project.

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TABLE 5-5: CMP PERFORMANCE MEASURES, SYSTEM-WIDE SUMMARY Polk TPO CMP VMT - 2008

4,762,269,975

VMT by LOS - 2008 LOS A

LOS B

LOS C

LOS D

LOS E

LOS F

1.4%

31.5%

43.6%

13.2%

2.2%

8.1%

Total Number of Crashes (2006-2008)

27, 800

Injury Crashes

8,416

Fatal Crashes

189

Annual Average Per 100,000 Population

1,744

Total Number of Bicycle Crashes (2006-2008)

872

Injury Crashes

373

Fatal Crashes

10

Annual Average Per 100,000 Population

54.7

Total Number of Pedestrian Crashes (2006-2008)

1,148

Injury Crashes

227

Fatal Crashes

1

Annual Average Per 100,000 Population

72

Bicycle Facilities (Length in Miles)

254.7

Committed Bicycle Lanes

0

Existing Bicycle Lanes

23.7

Existing Paved Shoulders

213.1

Existing Wide Lanes

1.5

Off-Road Trails for Bicycles

16.4

Pedestrian Facilities (Length in Miles)

227

Existing Sidewalks

199.5

Off-Road Trails for Pedestrians

27.5

Transit Route Network (Length in Miles of Total System) Committed Network

339.3 41.5

Existing Network

297.8

Population Served by Transit, 2010 (Within 1/4-Mile of Stop or Station) Percentage of Total Population within CMP Area of Application

170,008 32%

Annual Transit Ridership (FY 2008) Combined LAMTD, Polk BoCC, WHAT

2,089,985

Registered Carpool/Vanpool Participants (2008) Total Registered Participants

779

Carpool Participants

46

Vanpool Participants

0

Source: Congestion Management Process System Performance Report, Polk TPO (2009).

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Four major groups of CMP strategies (Table 5-6) have been identified and evaluated by the Polk TPO as a means to manage congestion and improve safety. In-depth screening and evaluation will occur with corridor-specific studies, but any one or a combination of approaches may be funded through the TPO’s CMP. TABLE 5-6: CMP STRATEGIES • • •

Demand Management Growth Management Parking Management TDM

• • • • •

Transportation System Management and Operations • Access Management • Incident Management • Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) • Intersection/Geometric Improvements • Removal of Bottlenecks • Traffic Signal Improvements

5.2.3

• •

Multi-Modal Corridors Bicycle Facilities Freight Mobility Park-and-Ride Facilities Pedestrian Facilities Transit Service Capacity Improvements Lane Additions New Connections or Facilities

ITS Needs

ITS is made up of a variety of communications and computer technologies focused on detecting and relieving congestion and improving safety within the transportation system by enabling drivers to make smart travel choices. ITS technology communicates in real time to travelers about where congestion is occurring and provides information on alternative routes or modes to reduce the severity and duration of congestion. ITS can also communicate where a crash has occurred, alert officials to request assistance in clearing the accident, which helps restore traffic flow.

Various agencies in Polk County have deployed, or are in the process of developing, a number of ITS improvements which include: •

Electronic toll collection (Polk Parkway [SR 570], Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise [FTE], SunPass);

•

Freeway management system (I-4, FDOT); • • • • •

•

Arterial Traffic Management System (ATMS) (Lakeland, Winter Haven, Polk County); • • •

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Fiber optic cables Dynamic message signs Closed-circuit television monitoring Traffic detection stations Archived data

Fiber optic cables Closed-circuit television video cameras Incident detection

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Dynamic message signs Traffic Management Center (TMC)

Transit automatic vehicle location (AVL) to aid dispatching and provide bus arrival time information to passengers.

As TMCs are developed in Lakeland and Winter Haven, they will be linked together with the state’s TMCs to provide an integrated ITS. The potential for implementing new or extending existing ITS technology to congested corridors will be evaluated as additional corridor studies are completed and prioritized as part of the CMP. 5.2.3.1

Providing for Transportation Safety and Security

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) safety is defined as, “freedom from harm resulting from unintentional acts or circumstances,” while security is defined as, “freedom from intentional harm and tampering that affects both motorized and non-motorized travelers, and may also include natural disasters.”1 The 2035 MVP establishes the goal of developing a transportation system that provides for the security and safety of both motorized and non-motorized travel. For example, the 2035 MVP sets forth objectives and policies addressing the safety and security of transit users, high profile and vulnerable components of the transportation system, and avoiding flood hazard areas. The Plan also establishes objectives to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries, promote safety education and enforcement, and ensure that the TPO’s plans and programs are consistent with the Florida Strategic Highway Safety Plan (2006).2 Lastly, an objective of the 2035 MVP is to support emergency response and recovery efforts through the use of ITS and the coordination of emergency management plans with in the TPO’s plans and programs.

5.2.3.2

Transportation Safety

The Polk County Trends and Conditions Report, published by the TPO in 2010, includes a crash analysis providing historical crash trends and comparisons of Polk County to Florida and peer counties. The analysis shows that:

1 2

•

In 2009, vehicle crashes in Polk County declined to 5,980, the lowest level in ten years;

•

Polk County’s crash rate per 100,000 persons has been consistently lower than the state-wide average, and on par with its peer counties;

•

Polk County’s traffic injury and fatality rates have likewise shown a decline over the past 10 years, and have been lower than the state-wide average for the past 3 years;

•

In 2009, the pedestrian injury rate fell to 23.1 per 100,000 persons; well below that of its regional and peer counties, as well as the state of Florida;

http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/BriefingBook/BBook.htm#13BB. Florida’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan was developed by a broad spectrum of transportation and public safety stakeholders, and establishes four major emphasis areas to be addressed: aggressive driving, intersection crashes, vulnerable road users, and lane departure crashes.

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The pedestrian fatality rate also decreased significantly for Polk County in 2009, however, it was higher than that of the comparison counties and the state;

•

In 2009, the bicycle injury rate declined in Polk County, although the rate has remained fairly static over the last 10 years; and

•

The bicycle fatality rate also decreased in Polk County in 2009 and is lower than the state-wide average, but there have been significant fluctuations over the past 10 years.

Maps 5-6 through 5-8 show the location of vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle crashes over the past 10 years.

Fatal crash locations are also depicted.

The TPO monitors safety conditions as part of its CMP by tracking crashes and identifying locations with high frequencies of crashes.

High crash locations are candidates for safety or congestion management improvements.

5.2.3.3

Transportation Security

The TPO can play a key role in planning both before and Bus stop enhancements are one type of CMP after a disaster. Pre-disaster planning involves efforts to strategy. guard against, prepare for, and mitigate a disaster’s effects; while post-disaster planning focuses on restoring essential functions, speedy recovery, and rebuilding in the wake of a disaster.

Largely because of its vulnerability to hurricanes and tropical storms, Florida has become a leader in emergency management and disaster mitigation planning. Local governments prepare several types of plans that MPOs and TPOs should be aware of and, as appropriate, participate in developing: •

Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans: Operational procedures used to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate emergencies.

•

Local Mitigation Strategies: Identify and prioritize hazard mitigation needs and strategies to reduce the vulnerability to natural hazards.

•

Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plans: Outlining recovery and reconstruction procedures and policies.

The TPO can play an important role in pre-disaster coordination. Working with FDOT, local public works departments, and emergency planning agencies, the TPO can assist in strengthening the transportation system and increasing its resiliency to man-made and natural disasters. This often begins by identifying critical assets and key transportation infrastructure; the loss of which would have a severe impact on the public’s welfare and local economy. Pre-disaster planning may also involve identifying and assessing a community’s vulnerability to specific hazards or threats. Table 5-7 gives a local example of a hazard analysis, summarizing the probability and impact of specific hazards. A similar matrix can be developed for threats specific to the transportation system. Pre-disaster planning often also entails mutual-aid agreements related to transporting vulnerable populations before a disaster and restoring critical infrastructure and services afterwards. Again, the TPO can help coordinate such agreements, because under normal conditions it works with implementing agencies as planning partners. A third coordination function that the TPO can serve is on a regional basis by taking into account and mitigating the impact of disasters in neighboring counties, e.g., how mass evacuations could affect Polk County and its transportation network.

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TABLE 5-7: POLK COUNTY 2005 LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY HAZARD ANALYSIS SUMMARY Location and Extent N/A

Probability N/A

Vulnerability and Impact N/A

Potential Losses N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Coastal and Riverine Erosion

Countywide

Not Likely

Low

$0

Landslides/Sinkholes

Countywide

Not Likely

Low

$5 Million

Hurricanes/Coastal Storms

Countywide

Likely

High

$4 Billion

Severe Storms/Tornadoes

Countywide

Very Likely

High

$500 Million

Floods

Countywide

Very Likely

Moderate

$11 Billion

Wildfires

Countywide

Likely

Moderate

$2 Billion

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Drought/Heat Wave

Countywide

Not Likely

Low

$28.4 Million

Winter Storms/Freezes

Countywide

Likely

Low

$28.4 Million

Hazard Earthquakes Tsunamis

Dam/Levee Failure

The TPO can also provide valuable input to post disaster planning, as it did for example, as an active participant in the development of Polk County’s Post Disaster Redevelopment Plan (2009). This Plan has been cited as the first among Florida’s inland counties. Because of its familiarity with state and federal grant programs and requirements, the TPO can assist with prioritizing needs and preparing disasterrelated grant applications.

5.2.3.4

How Safety and Security Considerations Helped Shape the 2035 MVP

Safety and security were key considerations in setting priorities for the 2035 MVP. As outlined in Chapter 6, candidate projects were screened by a number of criteria or “measures of effectiveness,” including whether they would: •

Improve an evacuation route,

•

Avoid a 100-year flood hazard area, and

•

Improve a high crash location.

These safety and security measures of effectiveness were heavily weighted in evaluating candidate projects. Projects satisfying the above criteria received higher priority for funding than those that did not.

5.2.4

Public/Private Road Needs

Public and private roads represent collector roads that are needed to serve new growth and development in Polk County. These roads are needed to provide adequate access to developing areas and surrounding arterial roads. In many cases public and private collector roads will help form a grid network that will result in more efficient travel patterns.

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The need and suitability of each project should be considered in the preparation and review of land development plans or projects. Where possible, collector roads should be designed and constructed as part of, or in conjunction with, new development. Additional funding for these projects will be pursued through public-private partnerships. The proposed road alignments should be considered conceptual and subject to change until a more detailed alignment and engineering study can be completed. TPO staff will coordinate with local governments to include proposed collector roads in local land use plans.

A list of local collector road network projects is provided in Table 5-8. They are illustrated in Maps 5-9 through 5-12.

5.2.5

Constrained Corridors

Policy 5.1.2 of the 2035 MVP states that, “The TPO shall recognize the listed road segments as Constrained Roadways. The addition of two or more through-lanes is not considered to be practical or feasible on these road segments due to physical, environmental, or policy constraints. The TPO will consider the implementation of congestion management projects as defined in Policy 2.2 to improve travel conditions in these corridors.� The constraints were identified by working with the 2035 MVP Additional lanes are not feasible on constrained Steering Committee. Table 5-9 presents the constrained roads. roads identified in the 2035 MVP, as shown in Map 5-13.

Map 5-13 also depicts the six- and eight-lane roadways in Polk County. While not designated constrained, these are areas where additional lane capacity might not be possible or advisable. Eightlane facilities provide a significant amount of capacity for vehicle traffic, but can reduce the attractiveness of a roadway for people to walk, bicycle, or take transit due to crossing distances and other factors.

Table 5-10 includes a third category of roads identified for special consideration. These are roadways that may need to be widened in the future and it is assumed that there are no physical, environmental, or policy constraints precluding widening these roads. However, there are special considerations that need to be included in any future widening project; e.g., a road might run through a historical downtown area where ROW constraints may require reduced lane widths or special median and turn lane considerations.

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Project No. HC1

Location Haines City

Road West US 27 Frontage Road

HC2

Haines City

East US 27 Frontage Road

HC3

Haines City

HC4 HC5

From Massee Road

To Holly Hill Tank Road

Description New 2 Lanes

Holly Hill Road

FL Development Rd

New 2 Lanes

El Dorado Drive Extension

US 27

Holly Hill Road

New 2 Lanes

Haines City

10th Street

Smith Road

CR 547

Widen to 4 Lanes

Haines City

Smith Road

10th Street

US 17/92

New 2 Lanes

HC6

Haines City

Cro Martie Road Extension West

US 27

Orchid Drive

New 2 Lanes

HC7

Haines City

US 27 Frontage Road East

Patterson Road

Cro Martie Road Extension West

New 2 Lanes

HC8

Haines City

FDC Grove Road Connector

FDC Grove Road

US 27

New 2 Lanes

HC9

Haines City

FDC Grove Road Connector 2

FDC Grove Road

US 27

New 2 Lanes

HC10

Haines City

US 27 Frontage Road West

FDC Grove Road Connector 2

Sanders Road

New 2 Lanes

HC11

Haines City

Patterson Road

US 27

Dead End East

Widen to 4 Lanes

HC12

Haines City

Patterson Road

Patterson Road Dead End East

US 17/92

New 4 Lanes

HC13

Haines City

Patterson Road Extension

US 17/92

Pink Apartment Road

New 2 Lanes

HC14

Haines City

Bates Road Extension

US 17/92

Marshall Road

New 2 Lanes

HC15

Haines City

Bates Road Extension

East of Marshall Road

Haines City Davenport Eastern Road New 2 Lanes

HC16

Haines City

Smith Road Extension

Smith Road (Dead End)

Powerline Road

New 2 Lanes

HC17

Haines City

Park Road Extension

Park Road

Bates Road Extension

New 2 Lanes New 2 Lanes

HC18

Haines City

Infill Road B

CR 580 (Johnson Avenue)

Infill C

HC19

Haines City

Infill Road C

Infill Road A & B

Haines City Davenport Eastern Road New 2 Lanes

HC20

Haines City

Infill Road A

Infill Road B & C

Snell Creek Road

New 2 Lanes

HC21

Haines City

Oak Street Connector

14th Street

17th Street

New 2 Lanes

HC22

Haines City

Marley Drive Connector

Marley Drive

Robinson Drive

New 2 Lanes

HC23

Haines City

Powerline - Jahna Connector

Powerline Road Extension

Jahna Sand Mine Road Extension

New 2 Lanes

HC24

Haines City

Robinson Drive Extension

30th Street

Jahna Sand Mine Road Extension

New 4 Lanes

HC25

Haines City

Bradbury Road

CR 544

CR 580

New 2 Lanes

HC26

Haines City

Joel Massey Road Extension

Grace Avenue

Hinson Avenue

New 2 Lanes

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Project No. HC27

Location Haines City

Hughes Road

US 27

SR 17

Description Widen to 4 Lanes

HC28

Haines City

Bradbury Road Extension

White Clay Pit Road

CR 544

New 2 Lanes

HC29

Haines City

Tyner Road

Water Tank Road

CR 544

New 2 Lanes

HC30

Haines City

Warren Brothers Road

SR 17

Tyner Road

New 2 Lanes

HC31

Haines City

Hughes Road Extension

Powerline Road

Tyner Road

New 2 Lanes

Road

From

To

HC32

Haines City

Slocumb Road

Water Tank Road

Hughes Road

New 2 Lanes

HC33

Haines City

Infill Road D

Water Tank Road

CR 546

New 2 Lanes

HC34

Haines City

Infill Road D

White Clay Pit Road

Warren Brothers Road

New 2 Lanes

HC35

Haines City

Infill Road C

CR 542

Bannon Loop Road

New 2 Lanes

HC36

Haines City

Hinson Avenue

US 17/92

30th Street

Widen to 4 Lanes

D1

Davenport

10th Street Extension

CR 547

North Boulevard

New 2 Lanes

D2

Davenport

West Boulevard Connector

Patterson Road

South Boulevard

New 2 Lanes

D3

Davenport

Cro Martie Road Extension

Cro Martie Road

West Boulevard Extension

New 2 Lanes

D4

Davenport

Hibiscus Extension

US 17/92

Poweline Road Extension

New 2 Lanes

D5

Davenport

Horseshoe Creek Extension

Huckleberry Road

Dead End East

New 2 Lanes

NR1

North Ridge Sand Mine Road

US 27

Osceola Co/L

New 2 Lanes

NR2

North Ridge Bella Citta Boulevard

US 27

Osceola Co/L

New 2/4 Lanes

NR3

North Ridge Heritage Pass

CR 54

Osceola CR 532

New 2 Lanes

LA1

Lake Alfred

CR 557

At Old Lake Alfred Road

LA1

Lake Alfred

Lake Mattie Road

SR 559

AD1

Auburndale SR 559

At Lake Mattie Road

AD2

Auburndale SR 559

At Gapway Road

Adams Barn Road

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Project No.

Location

Road

From

AD3

Auburndale Gapway Road/Lake Mattie Rd

Gapway Road

AD4

Auburndale Gapway Road

Substandard Road Improvement

To

Description Improvement

Lake Mattie Road

Roadway Realignment Substandard Road Improvement

L1

Lakeland

Williams South Loop Connector

Williams South Loop Road (West)

Williams South Loop Road (East)

New 2 Lanes

L2

Lakeland

Williams South Loop

University Boulevard

Gateway Road Connector

New 2 Lanes

L3

Lakeland

Hamilton Road Extension

Drane Field Road

Gateway Boulevard Extension

New 2 Lanes

L4

Lakeland

Hamilton Road

Medulla Road

Drane Field Road

Improved 2 Lanes

L5

Lakeland

County Line Backage Road

West Pipkin Road

Medulla Road

New 2 Lanes

L6

Lakeland

West Pipkin/Ewell Road Connector Ewell Road

West Pipkin Road

New 2 Lanes

L7

Lakeland

Flagler Park Boulevard

CR 542

SR 572 (Airport Road)

New 4 Lanes

L8

Lakeland

Flagler Park Boulevard

SR 572 (Airport Road)

North Parkway Frontage Road

New 2 Lanes

L9

Lakeland

US 92

At County Line Road

L10

Lakeland

SR 572 (Airport Road)

At CR 542

Intersection

L11

Lakeland

Waring Road

At SR 572 (Drane Field Road)

Intersection

L12

Lakeland

West Pipkin Road

At Yates Road

L13

Lakeland

US 98

At SR 659 (Combee Road)

L14

Lakeland

Glendale Parkway Extension

CR 37B (Lakeland Highlands Road) US 98

Intersection Intersection Realignment New 2 Lanes

L15

Lakeland

Commerce Point Drive

At US 98

Intersection

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TABLE 5-9: CONSTRAINED ROADS Road Segment From 6th Street SE SR 542 (Central Avenue E) Avenue T NE/Country Club Road SR 549 (1st Street) N Broadway Avenue N Main Street

To SR 540

Miles 1.25

9th Lane NE

0.96

SR 60 (Van Fleet Drive)

0.52

Cleveland Heights Boulevard

Westover Street

Lake Hollingsworth Drive

1.42

Cleveland Heights Boulevard

Westover Street

Hallam Drive

1.02

CR 37A (Scott Lake Road)

Lake Miriam Drive

Hallam Drive

0.50

Cypress Gardens Road

Lake Ned Road

SR 540

2.00

Cypress Gardens Road

SR 540

Lake Ned Road

0.91

Edgewood Drive E

US 98

CR 37B

0.72

Edgewood Drive E

SR 37 (Florida Avenue S)

CR 37B

2.00

Gary Road N/Gary Road E

CR 542 (Main Street E)

US 92 (Memorial Boulevard)

1.19

Lake Miriam Drive

SR 37 (Florida Avenue S)

CR 37B

2.22

Lake Parker Avenue (SR 700)

Bartow Road

Memorial Boulevard E

1.14

Main Street E/Flamingo Drive E

SR 60 (at Baker Avenue)

SR 60 (at Lakewood)

2.17

Massachusetts Avenue

Lake Morton Drive

Main Street E

0.30

Medulla Road

County Line Road

Pipkin Road W

2.16

Pipkin Creek Road

Pipkin Road S

SR 572 (Drane Field Road)

0.85

Pipkin Road S

Pipkin Road W

Pipkin Creek Road

0.80

Pipkin Road W

SR 563 (N-S Route)

SR 37 (Florida Avenue S)

0.80

SR 17 (Ridge Scenic Highway)

US 27/98 S

SR 544 (Scenic Highway)

33.34

SR 33 (Lakeland Hills Boulevard) Bella Vista Street E

I-4 at Lakeland Harbor Circle

2.55

SR 33 (Massachusetts Avenue)

Main Street

Bella Vista Street E

1.02

SR 33 (Massachusetts Avenue)

Main Street

US 92

0.76

SR 35 (Florida Avenue N)

Main Street E

Memorial Boulevard E

0.75

SR 37 (Florida Avenue S)

Ariana Street

Main Street E

1.25

SR 37 (Florida Avenue S)

SR 570 (Polk Parkway)

Ariana Street

2.05

SR 37 (Florida Avenue S)

Alamo Drive W

SR 570 (Polk Parkway)

0.96

SR 37 (Florida Avenue S)

Pipkin Road W

Alamo Drive W

0.54

SR 540 SR 540 (Cypress Gardens Boulevard) SR 542 (Central Avenue E)

9th Street

CR 550

1.38

US 17

9th Street SE

1.05

SR 549 (5th Street N)

14th Street SE

1.32

SR 542 (Dundee Road)

14th St SE

Buckeye Loop Road

0.79

SR 544 (Avenue T NW) SR 563 (Sikes Boulevard)/ Harden Boulevard SR 572 (Drane Field Road)

US 17 (Lake Alfred Road)

1st Street N

0.50

Grasslands Boulevard

SR 539 (Kathleen Road)

2.91

Airport Road

Pipkin Creek Road

1.94

SR 659 (Combee Road)

US 92

CR 546 (Saddle Creek Road)

1.70

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To

US 98

US 92

Miles 2.74

US 17

Avenue G SW

Ave C SW

0.31

US 17 (3rd Street SW)

CR 655 Lake Shipp Drive

Avenue G SW

0.75

US 17 (6th Street NW)

Avenue C SW

SR 544 (Avenue T NW)

1.75

US 17 (8th Street NW)

SR 544 (Avenue T NW)

US 92

2.21

US 92 (Memorial Boulevard W)

Wabash Avenue N

SR 539 (Kathleen Road)

1.16

US 92 (Memorial Boulevard W)

Kathleen Road (SR 539)

Florida Avenue N

0.85

US 92/98 (Memorial Blvd E)

Lake Parker Avenue N

Gary Road E

1.08

US 92/98 (Memorial Blvd E)

Florida Avenue N

Lake Parker Avenue N

1.01

US 98

Memorial Boulevard

1.93

Yates Road

Ewell Road

CR 582 (Griffin Road) Myrtle Hill Drive E (Wagner Elementary)

0.79

TABLE 5-10: CONSTRAINED ROADS IDENTIFIED FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IN THE 2035 MVP Road Segment SR 17

SR 544

US 17/92

Constraint Special

Miles 1.55

SR 35 (Bartow Road)

Lake Parker Avenue S

Main Street E

Special

0.55

SR 548 (Bartow Road)

SR 35 (Florida Avenue N)

Main Street E

Special

0.80

US 17/92

South Boulevard

North Boulevard

Special

0.83

US 98

CR 540A

SR 540 (Winter Lake Road)

Special

3.51

US 98

Edgewood Drive E

Lake Parker Avenue S

Special

2.41

US 98

Lyle Parkway

CR 540A

Special

3.19

US 98

SR 540 (Winter Lake Road)

SR 570 (Polk Parkway)

Special

0.31

US 98

SR 570 (Polk Parkway)

Edgewood Drive E

Special

1.12

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FREIGHT MOBILITY NEEDS

Polk County is the distribution hub of Central Florida with major industrial development along the I-4 corridor from County Line Road to US 27. There are 15 major freight activity centers and six new or emerging centers located in Polk County. The largest of these are concentrated in the western portion of the county and focus on manufacturing and distribution.

Additional concentrations of manufacturing and distribution are located along US 92 Freight mobility is important to the economic from Auburndale to Haines City, at the Bartow Airport, and vitality of Polk County and a key factor in attracting new employers to the area. the area north of I-4 west of US 27. The phosphate industry’s related bulk freight is generated in Mulberry and Bartow along the SR 60 corridor. Emerging freight facilities are located in the vicinity of the SR 60 corridor, West Frostproof, and along US 92 between Auburndale and Haines City.

The proposed CSX ILC located east of Bartow and north of SR 60 will become a major source of truck and rail freight movement within the county. Trucks from this facility will add to the already high number of trucks on SR 60 (travelling east and west), US 27, US 17, and US 98, to connect with the Polk Parkway and I-4.

Polk County lies at a crossroads of regional and statewide freight movement through Central Florida.

The primary north-south regional freight corridors through the county are US 98, US 17, US 27, SR 33, SR 37, and CR 557. In addition, County Line Road provides access between I-4 and SR 60. East-west regional freight routes include I-4, US 92, US 17/92, and SR 60.

Map 5-14 shows the existing and emerging freight activity centers, the county-wide freight road network, and the extensive freight rail network. The location of freight activity centers and freight corridors is a consideration in prioritizing future roadway needs.

Freight Activity Centers need good access to high speed roads such as the Polk Parkway.

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TRANSIT NEEDS

Transportation planning has often focused exclusively on the private auto, with little consideration given to the role that transit can play. The 2060 TVP shifted the focus to a long-term vision of villages, towns and cities connected by multi-modal corridors offering a variety of ways to move people and freight.

The TVP evaluated the need for transit improvements, coupled with recommendations for transitsupportive land use and community design changes in “core” transit corridors such as US 98, US 17, US 92 and the adjacent CSX rail line. The County is moving forward with these changes by implementing a “Transit Centers and Corridors Overlay” district that requires design standards and offers development incentives adjacent to transit corridors and hubs. The 2035 MVP picks up on these themes and integrates recommendations for premium service such as BRT and commuter rail needed by 2035. The 2035 MVP also incorporates short-term strategies developed by the PTA, which are aimed at improving and expanding bus service over the next five to 10 years.

Several local plans were used for input into the 2035 Needs network for Polk County transit. These plans include: •

Polk Consolidated Transit Development Plan;

•

PTA Five-Year Plan;

•

TPO planned transit service;

•

TBARTA mid-term network;

•

2030 TRIP; and

•

TPO 2060 Transportation Vision Plan.

On July 27, 2007, former Governor Crist signed Bill 777, which officially formed the PTA. The PTA will develop and implement alternative local funding sources when federal transit operating funds will no longer be available. This is anticipated to occur after the 2010 census shows that the urbanized area population exceeds 200,000 persons.

The PTA will work towards consolidating the three existing transit service providers in Polk County WHAT, PCTS, and LAMTD into a single entity. The PTA will provide county-wide transit services, coordination with other regional public transportation providers, and the potential for a long-term and stable source of transit funding. The PTA is working toward a local revenue source projected to be in place by 2014. This new funding source will be used to fund proposed cost-affordable projects in the 2035 MVP.

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Bus System

The PTA plans to expand and combine the existing transit networks in order to provide continuity throughout the county. In addition, the planned Florida HSR will stop at one of two potential station sites located in the I-4 corridor of Polk County. In order to meet these needs, many projects were proposed in the 2035 MVP. 5.4.1.1

Route Improvements and Expansion

Improvements to existing service were proposed and the improved service is detailed in Tables 5-11 A centrally located transit terminal with good pedestrian access, like this one in Winter Haven, is key and 5-12. The first set of improvements, as shown in to making transit successful.

Table 5-11, include routes with longer hours of service. Table 5-12 details routes that will have more frequent service. In addition to expanding existing service, new routes were proposed (see Table 5-13).

New routes include 43 local, circulator, and express routes and four potential routes that would serve a proposed HSR station at the future USF Polytechnic campus located near I-4 and the Polk Parkway, should that site be selected. Bus service to the other proposed HSR stop in western Lakeland is already in place. In addition, a BRT corridor in the SR 37 (Florida Avenue)/US 98 corridor is proposed in downtown Lakeland. New and existing services are depicted on Maps 5-15 and 5-16.

5.4.1.2

Fleet Requirements

When expanding bus service areas, it is necessary to estimate fleet requirements and replacement fleet requirements since the average life of a transit vehicle is 12 years. In addition, ADA service utilizing smaller paratransit vehicles must be enhanced to cover the additional service area provided by the proposed routes. Table 5-14 outlines the estimated fleet requirements.

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WHAT

LAMTD

Route

Project ID

Route Name

Weekday Start Stop

Saturday Start Stop

Sunday Start

Stop

Weekday Saturday

Sunday

11

T-501

East Main/Combee Road

6:15 AM

7:10 PM

8:15 AM

6:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

60

60

20

T-502

Grove Park/Crystal Lake

6:15 AM

7:05 PM

8:15 AM

6:05 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

60

60

30

T-503

Cleveland Heights

6:45 AM

6:35 PM

8:45 AM

3:45 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

120

120

33

T-504

South Florida/Carter Road

6:20 AM

5:47 PM

8:20 AM

4:47 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

30

60

40

T-505

Ariana/Beacon

6:45 AM

6:10 PM

7:45 AM

5:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

60

60

42

T-506

West Memorial

6:05 AM

7:10 PM

7:15 AM

6:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

30

60

50

T-507

Kathleen

5:45 AM

7:35 PM

7:45 AM

5:35 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

60

60

51

T-508

Lakeland Mall

6:15 AM

7:05 PM

7:15 AM

6:05 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

30

60

53

T-509

Lakeside Village

6:45 AM

6:40 PM

7:45 AM

5:40 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

60

60

56

T-510

Kathleen/Mall Hill Road

6:15 AM

7:10 PM

7:15 AM

6:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

60

60

57

T-511

Kidron/Flightline

6:15 AM

6:05 PM

8:15 AM

5:05 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

60

60

15

T-512

Haines City

6:15 AM

7:10 PM

7:15 AM

3:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

120

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LAMTD

Route

WHAT

Saturday Start Stop

Sunday Start

Stop

T-201 Shuttle

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

8:15 AM

5:40 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

60

60

12

T-202 Lakeland to Winter Haven via Auburndale

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:15 AM

4:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

60

60

21

T-203 Edgewood

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:45 AM

5:40 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

15

120

120

T-204 Lakeland to Bartow

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:15 AM

6:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

90

90

31

T-205 South Florida Avenue

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:15 AM

6:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

30

60

32

T-206 Medulla Loop/Lakeside Village

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:55 AM

4:36 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

90

90

37

T-207 South Lakeland

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

8:08 AM

5:28 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

90

90

41

T-208 Central Avenue

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:45 AM

5:35 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

60

60

52

T-209 North Florida Avenue

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:15 AM

6:05 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

30

60

12

T-210 Winter Haven to Lakeland via Auburndale

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:15 AM

4:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

60

60

T-215 Bartow to Winter Haven

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

8:15 AM

4:10 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

120

120

T-211 Eagle Ridge Mall/Winter Haven

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:15 AM

4:15 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

120

120

T-212 South/Southwest

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:50 AM

3:50 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

120

120

50

T-213 West Side

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

6:50 AM

2:50 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

120

120

35

T-214 Frostproof/Eagle Ridge Mall

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

6:40 AM

4:32 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

60

120

120

25

T-216 Fort Meade/Bartow

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

7:20 AM

4:50 PM

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

30

60

60

22XL

30 40/44

Route Name

Weekday Start Stop

10

22XW

PCTS

Project ID

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Route COLLEGE SHUTTLE

Project ID

Route Name

Weekday Start Stop

Saturday Start Stop

Sunday Start Stop

Weekday Saturday Sunday

T-101

PSC/USF Polytechnic Shuttle

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

30

30

60

LAMTD 14

T-102

Route 14 East Side

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD 32

T-103

Route 32 Medulla/Willow Oak Extension

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD 51 EXT

T-104

Route 51 Extension Banana Road/Kathleen

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD 57 EXT

T-143

Route 57 Extension Kidron/Flightline

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD A

T-105

USF Polytechnic/Lakeland Square Mall

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD B

T-106

USF to Winter Haven via SR 540

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD C

T-107

Lake Miriam/Bartow

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD D

T-108

Lakeland Square to Kathleen via Kathleen Road

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD E

T-109

Lakeland to Tampa Connection

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD F

T-110

Lakeside Village to Lakeland Sq via Harden & Fla

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

15

30

60

LAMTD G

T-111

Lakeside Village to Proposed USF Polytechnic Campus 5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

LAMTD I

T-150

USF Polytechnic to Polk State College

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS A

T-112

Haines City to Poinciana East

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS B

T-113

Haines City to Poinciana South

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS C

T-114

Haines City to Davenport

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS D

T-115

Four Corners Park-and-Ride to Posner Park

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS E

T-116

Lakeland to US 192 Connection with LYNX Rt 55

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

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NEEDS

Route

Project ID

Route Name

Weekday Start Stop

Saturday Start Stop

Sunday Start Stop

Weekday Saturday Sunday

PCTS F

T-117

Mulberry to Lake Wales via Bartow

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS G

T-118

Poinciana East to Poinciana South

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS H

T-119

Posner Park/SunRail Connector

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

30

30

60

PCTS I

T-120

Celebration to Downtown Tampa via Posner Park

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

15

30

60

PCTS J

T-121

US 27 Lake Wales Four Corners Haines City

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

30

30

60

PCTS K

T-122

Auburndale to USF Polytechnic

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS L

T-123

Lakeland/Polk City/Auburndale

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS N

T-124

Haines City Industrial Park Circulator

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS O

T-125

Haines City Circulator

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

PCTS P

T-144

Mulberry to Bartow via SR 60

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TBARTA 120

T-126

TBARTA Express I-4

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TDP 1

T-127

North Lakeland

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TDP 2

T-128

Polk City to Auburndale via SR 655

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TDP 3

T-129

East Winter Haven

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TDP 3

T-130

Winter Haven to Dundee

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TDP 4

T-131

North Haines City

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TDP 5

T-132

Posner Park/Poinciana

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TDP PTSC 1

T-134

Bartow/WHAT Terminal

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

30

30

60

TDP PTSC 2

T-135

Mulberry/Lakeland

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

30

30

60

TDP PTSC 3

T-136

US 92 Lakeland/Winter Haven

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

30

30

60

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NEEDS

Route

Project ID

Route Name

Weekday Start Stop

Saturday Start Stop

Sunday Start Stop

Weekday Saturday Sunday

WHAT 10

T-137

North Side

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

WHAT 20

T-138

Polk Community College (PCC)/Hospital

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

15

30

60

WHAT 40/44 EXT

T-139

SR 60 Extension

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

WHAT 50 WS

T-140

West Side

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

WHAT 98

T-141

Reverse Central Winter Haven Circulator

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

15

15

60

WHAT 99

T-142

Central Winter Haven Circulator

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

15

15

60

HSR1_1

T-199

Lakeland/Lakeland Square/HSR Connection

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

HSR1_2

T-198

Winter Haven/Auburndale/HSR Connection

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

30

30

60

HSR1_3

T-197

USF Polytechnic/HSR Connection

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

30

30

60

HSR1_4

T-196

Lake Alfred/HSR Connection

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

60

60

60

TDP BRT 1

T-133

BRT from LAMTD Terminal to Lakeland Square Mall

5:00 AM 11:00 PM 6:00 AM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 4:00 PM

15

15

60

HSR

HSR BUS ROUTES

BRT

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TABLE 5-14: POLK COUNTY BUS SYSTEM FLEET REQUIREMENTS Buses

Year 2010 2011-2013 2014-2015 2016-2020 2021-2025 2026-2030 2031-2035 Total

Replacement Buses* (2010 Fleet) 0 15 10 25 25 25 25

New Buses 0 21 26 0 0 2 0

New Spares 0 4 5 0 0 0 0

Replacement Buses (New Fleet) 0 0 0 0 56 0 0

Total Buses 0 40 41 25 81 27 25 239

Small Vehicles New Replacement Small Small Vehicles Vehicles 0 0 11 26 4 33 34 0 64 0 34 3 34 0

Total Small Vehicles 0 37 37 34 64 37 34 242

* Existing fleet is to be replaced at 10 percent per year until fully cycled and every 10 years thereafter. All fixed route bus replacements will be hybrid buses.

5.4.1.3

Transit Infrastructure

In addition to new bus service capital, infrastructure improvements are included in the Transit Needs Plan.

BRT corridors are under consideration on US 98 and from downtown Lakeland to I-4. BRT is a premium rail-like bus service that has higher operating speeds than local buses and operates in mixed traffic, dedicated lanes, or exclusive busways.

BRT buses are stylized standard or articulated vehicles with on-board or off-board fare collection and traffic signal priority.

The 2060 TVP proposed a multi-modal/managed lane concept for the SR 60/US 98 corridor, extending from Clear Springs to downtown Lakeland. From downtown Lakeland along Florida Avenue the concept would be an exclusive busway for BRT to I-4.

A busway is one form of managed lanes.

In addition to the BRT corridors other infrastructure projects are listed in Table 5-15.

5.4.1.4

Implementation of the 2060 Transportation Vision Plan

The 2060 TVP recommended premium transit on US 98, US 17, US 92/SR 544, and SR 37, which will be pursued as funding opportunities arise and more detailed corridor studies take place. Beyond the service improvements identified as needs for 2035, the 2060 TVP recommended additional steps for Polk County to take. These include changes to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to support premium transit service, including: • Transit Oriented Design Ordinance/Zoning; • Alternative Concurrency Provisions; • Funding Strategies;

The US 98 BRT corridor is highlighted in blue.

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Transit Corridor Preservation;

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Access Management;

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Higher Residential Densities and NonResidential Intensities;

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Transit Station Design;

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Pedestrian-Friendly Design.

Bus bays and shelters, like this one in Lakeland, help to make roads “transit-friendly.”

The thrust of these policy changes is to integrate land use and transportation, ensure the safety and comfort of riders, increase the attractiveness of premium transit, and thereby maximize the potential for the 2060 TVP to achieve success.

TABLE 5-15: POLK COUNTY TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS Project ID Facility Operations and Maintenance Facilities T-400 Operations Facility T-401 Operations Facility T-421 Maintenance Facility Park-and-Ride Lots T-402 Park-and-Ride T-403 Park-and-Ride T-404 Park-and-Ride T-405 Park-and-Ride T-406 Park-and-Ride T-407 Park-and-Ride T-408 Park-and-Ride T-409 Park-and-Ride T-410 Park-and-Ride T-411 Park-and-Ride T-422 Park-and-Ride T-412 Park-and-Ride Superstops T-413 Superstop T-414 Superstop T-415 Superstop T-416 Superstop T-417 Superstop T-418 Superstop T-419 Superstop T-420 Superstop BRT T-133 BRT Corridor

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Facility Name Eastern Polk Operations Facility-Land and Design Eastern Polk Operations Facility-Construction Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility Construction North Socrum Loop Road at I-4 I-4 and County Line Road US 98 and I-4 Polk Parkway and US 98 US 98 and US 17 I-4 and SR 559 US 27 and SR 60 US 17 and SR 544 Downtown Winter Haven Frostproof Park-and-Ride Williams DRI Transfer Center Mulberry Park-and-Ride Eagle Ridge Mall North Lakeland Bartow Superstop Loughman - CR 54 and US 17/92 Poinciana Superstop Haines City Superstop Polk State College Superstop VPCC Intermodal Center US 98 Corridor Downtown Lakeland/Florida Avenue

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Commuter Rail

Commuter rail operating in the rail corridor adjacent to US 92 is considered a transit need for Polk County (see Map 5-16). Stations are proposed at the western county line, Lakeland, Auburndale, Lake Alfred, Haines City, Davenport, and Loughman. Commuter rail would traverse the county from east to west with a spur connecting to the proposed HSR station north of Auburndale (if this is the selected site). It would link to the planned SunRail system in the Orlando area and extend to Brandon and Tampa, as reflected in TBARTA’s Master Commuter rail operates on rail lines Plan. The segments of commuter rail are detailed in Table 5-16. The with locomotives pulling coach cars. service is proposed to operate on a 20-minute headway during peak periods and 60 minutes during off-peak periods, Monday through Friday, and 60 minutes on weekends. Twenty-four vehicles are anticipated to be required for the entire combined line and service characteristics.

5.4.3

High-Speed Rail

Florida HSR is scheduled to begin operation in 2015. HSR will influence the transportation needs of Polk County.

The location of the station will require flexibility since it has not yet been finalized. Five stations are proposed along the I4 corridor, with downtown Tampa and Orlando International Airport (OIA) stations anchoring each end. The additional three stations will be located in Polk County, at Disney World, and at the Orange County Convention Center. The map below shows the general locations of these stations. Two station locations are shown for Polk County but only one will be selected. New bus routes would serve the eastern HSR station location, and the western location would be served by existing routes. Design and development opportunities will be influenced by the location of stations next to or in the median of I-4. All stations will be served by some combination of regional rail, bus transit, taxi, pedestrian, and automobile access.

5.5

NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION

Bicycling and walking provide significant benefits to public health, the environment, and congestion management. The 2035 MVP recognizes that more attention is needed to ensure non-motorized travel is safer and more convenient in the bicycle and sidewalk network. Long gaps discourage people from walking or bicycling. One of the objectives of the 2035 MVP is to complete connections to create a more continuous bicycle and pedestrian network. Another is to make intersections safer by including crosswalks, walk signals, and lighting.

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Polk Transportation Planning Organization 2035 Mobility Vision Plan TABLE 5-16: POLK COUNTY 2035 PROPOSED COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE Route Schedule Data Peak Headways (minutes) Weekday Start Stop

Saturday Start Stop

Sunday Start Stop

Segment

Project ID

CR1

T-300

Commuter Rail - Osceola to Haines City

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

20

60

60

CR2

T-301

Commuter Rail - Haines City to Auburndale

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

20

60

60

CR3

T-302

Commuter Rail - Auburndale to Lakeland

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

20

60

60

CR4

T-303

Commuter Rail - Lakeland to Hillsborough

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

20

60

60

CR5

T-304

Commuter Rail - Auburndale to HSR Station

5:00 AM

11:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

8:00 AM

9:00 PM

20

60

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With the right combination of safety features and amenities for bicyclists and pedestrians, non-motorized travel can be made increasingly viable, particularly in urbanized areas where many trips are short and can be accomplished on foot or bicycle. A significant number of people already bicycle and walk to work, school, shopping, and recreation. Thus, the 2035 MVP places a high priority on developing “Complete Streets” to accommodate all users. The 2035 MVP includes policies stressing the importance of making streets safer for all users, designing them with bicyclists and pedestrians in mind, and including trees, landscaping, lighting and street furniture for the comfort and convenience of nonmotorized users.

The Circle B Bar Connector is a multi-use trail.

In addition, the 2035 MVP recognizes the mutually supportive relationship that exists between transit and non-motorized modes. Every transit trip begins and ends with a pedestrian or bicycle trip. One of the 2035 MVP’s policies is to ensure planning and design of highway and road projects within the Urban Transit Service Area include pedestrian and bicycle features. The 2035 MVP envisions improved connections between non-motorized facilities and other modes such as transit stops and park-and-ride lots, as well as adjacent land uses and buildings.

Finally, the benefits of building better non-motorized facilities will not be fully realized unless they are accompanied by educational and enforcement programs to reinforce bicycle and pedestrian safety.

The 2035 MVP sets aside $80 million for congestion management projects, which can fund bicycle and pedestrian safety awareness, education, and law enforcement programs.

5.5.1

Pedestrian Needs

The Polk TPO maintains an inventory of sidewalks on the collector and arterials that make up the TPO’s road network. The latest inventory was conducted in 2009, and is shown on Map 5-17. While some of the larger cities and more established areas have good sidewalk networks, many areas lack sidewalks on one or both sides of major roads. Filling in gaps in the sidewalk system to make more continuous facilities, creating crosswalks, and installing pedestrian signals will make walking a safer and more viable form of transportation. This applies especially in developed areas where population, employment, schools and recreational facilities are concentrated and the pedestrian demand is highest.

5.5.2

Bicycle and Multi-Use Trail Needs

As with sidewalks, the TPO also inventories bicycle facilities on the major road network. Multi-use trails are for bicyclists, hikers, inline skaters, and sometimes even equestrians, often in their own right-of-way or separate paved pathways along major roadways.

The latest inventory of bicycle facilities and multi-use trails is Secure bicycle parking in Lakeland encourages bicycle use. shown on Maps 5-18 and 5-19, respectively. On-road bicycle facilities include marked bicycle lanes, wide outside lanes, and paved shoulders.

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A limited number of roads in Lakeland, Bartow and Winter Haven are equipped with bicycle lanes. Most roads maintained by the State have paved shoulders, especially in less developed areas where more right-of-way is available. As with sidewalks, the thrust of the 2035 MVP is to fill in the gaps in the system of on-road bicycle facilities or off-road multi-use trails, particularly in built-up areas where the demand for bicycle and pedestrian trips is greatest.

5.6

REGIONAL NEEDS

Polk County is a collection of unique urban and rural areas, each with their own local identities and activities. However, Polk County’s economy, quality of life, and transportation system are also linked to the Tampa Bay area, the Orlando area, and the inland portion of Central Florida known as the Heartland.

Polk County attracts workers and visitors from neighboring counties and many Polk residents work outside the county. The Polk TPO takes a proactive role in working with FDOT, regional transportation agencies, other counties, and other MPOs/TPOs to consider regional mobility needs as well as to plan for specific facilities to meet regional needs. This section summarizes the key elements of regional transportation plans and studies for specific facilities that have some influence or link to the 2035 MVP. Central Polk Parkway The CPP is a proposed multi-lane tollway with two legs; an eastern leg connecting I-4 to SR 60 in the vicinity of Lake Wales, and a western leg connecting the Polk Parkway to SR 60 east of Bartow.

The western leg was included in the adopted 2030 TRIP. The CPP project is currently under an FDOT PD&E Study.3 The PD&E Study covers the area north of SR 60 and considers a western connection between SR 60 and the Polk Parkway. Another potential section would connect to I-4 near the US 27 interchange.

The purpose of the CPP is to provide an additional north-south facility to reduce traffic congestion, including truck traffic, on several corridors in Central Polk County. These corridors include parallel facilities like US 98, US 17, and US 27. In addition, north-south roadways connecting SR 60 and I-4 would not only relieve congestion by dispersing traffic, they would allow for better connectivity, thus enhancing mobility in Polk County and Central Florida. Additional north-south routes will enhance mobility on the regional roadway network and work to improve emergency evacuation and response times. In addition, the CPP is anticipated to support increased travel demands expected from projected residential and employment growth within the county. The 2035 MVP indicates that even with six-lane improvements to US 98, US 27, US 17, and SR 60, construction of a four-lane Gateway East-West Road, and regional transit improvements, there is still a need for new multi-lane facilities in the CPP project area.

West Central Florida MPO Chairs Coordinating Committee The Polk TPO is a voting member of the CCC.4 The CCC is responsible for coordinating transportation planning in a region that stretches along Florida’s Gulf Coast from Sarasota County to Citrus County and 3 4

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east to Polk County. Urban areas in the region, once isolated from each other, have expanded to the point where needed transportation improvements overlap, making coordination important.

The goal of the CCC is to prioritize and find ways to address the transportation needs of west Central Florida through the support and cooperation of its member agencies, partner entities, and advisory committees. The CCC is comprised of chairpersons from each of the seven member-MPOs (Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota/Manatee). FDOT Districts One and Seven, FTE, four regional planning councils, and TBARTA are represented on the CCC in a non-voting capacity.

2035 Regional Long Range Transportation Plan The RLRTP5 is the CCC’s primary means of coordinating regional transportation projects. It identifies transportation improvements that agencies in the region will plan for, design, and construct over the next 25 years. The RLRTP is updated periodically to coincide with transportation plan updates made by the Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando MPOs. The update also coordinates with the adopted plans of the Sarasota/Manatee and Polk County MPOs/TPOs. The update begins with a forecast of land development over the next 25 years, continues with an estimate of travel demand generated by that development, determines transportation improvement needs based on the demand, prioritizes those needs, and finally identifies the improvements that will be made based on available funding.

The RLRTP identifies regional projects that CCC members will commit federal, state, and in some cases, local funding toward over the next 25 years (Map 5-20). Developing the 2035 Regional Cost Affordable Transportation Plan began with the preparation of the Regional Transportation Needs Assessment, which identified highway, transit, and multi-use trail projects that address existing and future deficiencies regardless of costs. Transportation corridors (Table 5-17) from the Needs Assessment were prioritized based on the CCC’s prioritization process. This section provides an overview of the prioritization process and the resulting priority projects included in the 2035 Cost Affordable Plan, based on available funding levels projected through 2035 (Table 5-18).

The 2035 RLRTP does not identify any TRIP-funded projects for Polk County and instead refers to the 2035 MVP for identification of these priorities. For transit investments the RLRTP identifies $19,800,000 for regional express bus service in the I-4 corridor.

TABLE 5-17: CCC 2035 RLRTP NEEDS CORRIDORS PRIORITIES Lakeland East (Polk) Travel Market I-4 US 98 US 27 Polk Parkway Central Polk Parkway

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TABLE 5-18: CCC 2035 RLRTP SUMMARY OF TOTAL COSTS BY COUNTY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL COST AFFORDABLE PLAN County Hernando

Highways $922,823,637

Transit $3,349,809

Hillsborough

$2,439,940,000

$5,775,112,803

Manatee

$246,648,150

$925,774,430

Pasco

$3,812,124,247

$580,086,155

Pinellas

$2,136,121,070

$3,969,010,000

Polk

$1,987,673,000

$19,800,000

$473,901,385

$236,484,800

Sarasota

MAP 5-20: CCC 2035 REGIONAL LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN NUMBER OF LANES AND IMPROVEMENTS

Central Florida MPO Alliance The CFMPOA is a coalition of transportation and government organizations that meet monthly to address transportation challenges on a regional basis. The alliance is comprised of representatives from METROPLAN ORLANDO, Volusia County MPO, Brevard MPO, the Polk TPO, and Lake-Sumter MPO. The CFMPOA works to ensure there is a coordinated regional component in each respective LRTP, but does not produce its own plan.

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SunRail SunRail, also known as Central Florida Commuter Rail,6 is a commuter rail transit project that will run along a 61-mile stretch of existing rail freight tracks in a four-county area of Orange, Seminole, Volusia, and Osceola. A 2006 agreement in principle between FDOT and CSXT provides for purchase and full control of 61.5 miles of CSXT tracks from DeLand to the Poinciana area. The development of SunRail will have a large impact on the long-range potential of mobility choices for Polk County, and in the shorter term for parts of eastern Polk County. The SunRail 2025 future transit map (Map 5-21) shows the commuter rail line extending nearly to the Polk-Osceola line. The 2035 MVP Transit Needs Plan envisions an extension of that line into Polk County.

MAP 5-21: SUNRAIL - REGIONAL TRANSIT FUTURE

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HOW DOES THE 2035 NEEDS NETWORK PERFORM?

All of the highway, transit, sidewalk, bicycle, and trail needs were approved by the TPO in June 2010 as the 2035 MVP Needs Plan. The resulting transportation system was tested by using the Polk transportation model and the socio-economic forecast for 2035. The model quantifies the effectiveness of the proposed improvements in satisfying the travel demand that results from population and employment growth in Polk County by 2035.

5.7.1

Model Results

The model shows that the Needs Network is effective in reducing vehicle miles and hours of travel, and results in higher travel speeds and transit ridership when compared to the E+C network (Table 5-19).

However, even assuming the improvements to the overall highway and transit networks are completed, the model forecasts that some road segments will still be deficient. Map 5-22 portrays those segments when measured by a V/C ratio greater than 1.25.

TABLE 5-19: SUMMARY OF MODEL RESULTS

Model Results Vehicle Milles of Travel (All Links)

2007 Base Year Network1 16,802,690

2035 E+C Network2 34,139,064

2035 Needs Network3 33,444,176

Vehicle Hours of Travel (All Links)

536,649

4,261,982

1,709,535

Daily Transit Boardings

8,2114

7,405

16,3236

Congested Speed (mph)

33.80

26.30

32.20

Crashes (Daily) 1 2 3 4 5 6

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45

5

201

6

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Gannett Fleming, Summary file for 2007 Model Validation Output.

Gannett Fleming, Summary files for E+C model run, November 2010.

Gannett Fleming, Summary files for Needs model run, November 2010.

National Transit Database, 2006.

Polk Crash Database (2006-2008).

Gannett Fleming, MOE Accident Summaries for Needs and E+C model runs, May and June 2010.

ESTIMATED COST OF NEEDS

The needs identified in Polk County cover the 2016 to 2035 period and include improvements to roads, highways, intersections, transit (bus system and commuter rail operating and capital improvements), and high priority sidewalk, bicycle, and multi-use trail facilities. Table 5-20 summarizes the estimated costs for all identified needs. The overall cost of the 2035 Needs Assessment is approximately $9.2 billion in present day (2010) dollars and $17.4 billion in YOE dollars.

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TABLE 5-20: ESTIMATED COSTS FOR IDENTIFIED NEEDS

Road and Highway Needs Transit Needs2

$5,364.25

Top 100 Sidewalk Needs

$46.77

$83.24

Top 100 Bicycle Needs

$36.81

$65.53

Total - All Needs 2

YOE Cost1 ($ Millions) $11,580.94

$3,197.08

Top Multi-Use Trail Needs 1

Present Day Cost (2010) ($ Millions) $5,724.74

$178.50

$317.74

$9,183.91

$17,411.70

YOE based on phasing of cost affordable projects and unfunded projects assumed to be later than 2035.

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MAP 5-22: 2035 HIGHWAY NEEDS NETWORK SEGMENTS – VOLUME TO CAPACITY RATIO >1.25

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