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PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE STUDY RESULTS

PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE STUDY RESULTS. Eric v. K. Hill, Ph.D., Chief Consultant Aura Vector Consulting ericvkhill@auravector.com ; www.auravector.com. RESULTS. 2005 PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE FEASIBILITY STUDY Limited in scope: 2 cities Pioneer Trail interchange Build option:

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PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE STUDY RESULTS

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  1. PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE STUDY RESULTS Eric v. K. Hill, Ph.D., Chief Consultant Aura Vector Consulting ericvkhill@auravector.com; www.auravector.com

  2. RESULTS • 2005 PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE FEASIBILITY STUDY • Limited in scope: 2 cities • Pioneer Trail interchange Build option: • Decrease in traffic at Dunlawton– 1 vehicle/2 minute • Decrease in traffic volumes on Tomoka Farms Road (S of CR-421) and Glencoe Road – ˂ 2 vehicles/minute • Intersection delay times – 5:03 projected vs. 2:15 actual • Increased traffic volumes: • Tomoka Farms Road (N of CR-421) – doubled –fails • Turnbull Bay Road –almost quadrupled – fails • 2008 - SOUTHEAST VOLUSIA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY (SVRTS) – Identify deficiencies – Determine solutions • Comprehensive: 3 cities + southeast Volusia County • A Pioneer Trail interchange would cause I-95 and Turnbull Bay Roadtofail • Dunlawton fails with or without Pioneer Trail interchange • But Scenario B-2 – best solution – includes Madeline and Park Avenue interchanges but no Pioneer Trail interchange

  3. CONCLUSIONS • Pioneer Trail interchange project: • Is not a “viable alternative to the already congested” Dunlawton Avenue interchange • Harms the regional transportation system by causing failure of I-95 and Turnbull Bay Road • No development is curtailed without this project – all developer rights remain • Interchanges at Madeline and Park Avenues would improve the regional transportation system

  4. RECOMMEDATIONS • Based on technically correct 2008 SVRTS results: • Vote “NO” on Pioneer Trail interchange project • Backfita Madeline Avenue interchange onto the 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan

  5. INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICATIONS • F.F. Barsoum, E.v.K. Hill, J. Suleman, A. Korcak and Y. Zhang, “Neural Network Fatigue Life Prediction in Nothched Bridge Steel I-Beams from Acoustic Emission Amplitude Data,” Journal of Acoustic Emission, Vol. 29, 2011, pp. 251-259. • Y. Zhang, F.F. Barsoum, E.v.K. Hill, Y. Kwan and A. Korcak, “Residual Life Prediction of Steel I-Beams Using Acoustic Emission and Back Propagation Neural Networks,” Structural Health Monitoring 2011, Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, DEStech Publication, Lancaster, PA, 2011, pp. 856-863. • F.F. Barsoum, E.v.K. Hill, Y. Zhang, A. Korcak, and J. Suleman, “Procedures for Fatigue Crack Growth Monitoring and Fatigue Life Prediction Using Acoustic Emission Data and Neural Networks,” Proceedings of the 2011 Structures Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Las Vegas, NV, 12-14 April 2011, pp. 2341-2352. • A. Korcak, J. Suleman, F.F. Barsoum and E.v.K. Hill, “Steel Beam Fatigue Life Prediction Using Acoustic Emission Amplitude Histograms and Backpropagation Neural Networks,” Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life-Cycle Optimization, D.M. Frangopol, R. Sause and C.S. Kusco, Editors, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2010, pp. 129-136. • Korcak, F.F. Barsoum, E.v.K. Hill, and Y. Zhang, “Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Florida Mast Arm Poles Susceptible to Fatigue,” NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology (SMT) Conference, American Society for Nondestructive Testing, New York, NY, 17-18 May 2010, 8 pages. • Korcak, F.F. Barsoum, and E.v.K. Hill, “Acoustic Emission Monitoring of a Florida Steel Girder Bridge During a Load Test,” NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology (SMT) Conference, American Society for Nondestructive Testing, New York, NY, 17-18 May 2010, 8 pages. • J. Suleman, A. Korcak, F.F. Barsoum, and E.v.K. Hill, “Acoustic Emission Monitoring and Neural Network Fatigue Life Prediction in Steel Members,” 51st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Orlando, FL, 12-15 April 2010, 7 pages. • F.F. Barsoum, J. Suleman, A. Korcak and E.v.K. Hill, “Acoustic Emission Monitoring and Fatigue Life Prediction in Axially Loaded Notched Steel Specimens,” Journal of Acoustic Emission, Vol. 27, 2009, pp. 40-63. • J. Suleman, A. Korcak, F.F. Barsoum, and E.v.K. Hill, “Acoustic Emission Monitoring and Neural Network Fatigue Life Prediction in Steel Bridges,” Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP) – Annual Technical Symposium 2009, Tallahassee, FL, 13-14 August 2009, 6 pages.

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