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Lackawanna/Luzerne MPO Current Transportation System

Lackawanna/Luzerne MPO Current Transportation System. Miles of State Highways. Total: 1,410 Luzerne County – 853 Lackawanna County - 557. Road Conditions. International Roughness Index (IRI) Roadway Median IRI 5-Yr. Trend Interstate 84 (Good) 94-84 (Good)

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Lackawanna/Luzerne MPO Current Transportation System

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  1. Lackawanna/Luzerne MPOCurrent Transportation System

  2. Miles of State Highways • Total: 1,410 • Luzerne County – 853 • Lackawanna County - 557

  3. Road Conditions • International Roughness Index (IRI) • Roadway Median IRI 5-Yr. Trend • Interstate 84 (Good) 94-84 (Good) • NHS Non Interstate 108 (Good) 116-108 (Good) • Non NHS, ADT over 2,000 93 (Excellent) 100-93 (Excellent) • Non NHS, ADT under 2,000 122 (Good) 135-122 (Good) • Source: 2008 PennDOT State of Pavement Report (Data reflects District 4-0 Conditions)

  4. Resurfacing Cycles • High Level Roads: 8 – 12 Years • Low Level Roads: 20 Years • Addition of Seal Coat Treatment: 5-7 Years

  5. Current Resurfacing Project

  6. Pavement Maintenance Backlog • Luzerne County - $55.4 Million • Lackawanna County - $51.3 Million • Total - $106.7 Million

  7. Bridges • State Bridges – 979 • Luzerne County – 564 • Lackawanna County – 415 • (Refers only to bridges 8 feet or greater in length) • Local Bridges – 163 • Luzerne County – 99 • Lackawanna County – 64 • (Refers only to local bridges which are 20 feet or greater in length) • Total – 1,142

  8. Structurally-Deficient (SD) Bridges • State SD Bridges – 185 • Luzerne County – 114 • Lackawanna County – 71 • Local SD Bridges – 72 • Luzerne County – 43 • Lackawanna County – 29 • Total State & Local: 257

  9. Weight Restricted Bridges • State Bridges – 28 • Luzerne County – 14 (Posted) • Lackawanna County 14 (Posted) • Local Bridges – 55 • Luzerne County – 36 Posted, 4 Closed • Lackawanna County - 19 Posted, 4 Closed

  10. Bridge Preservation • Right Treatment at Right Time • Extend Life of Structures

  11. I-81 Cemetery Bridges

  12. MPO Philosophy • Preserve Existing System • Address SD Bridges • Maintain Roadways • Safety – Reduce Fatalities

  13. Transportation Improvement Program • Philosophy in Action • Excluding Line Items, 144 projects on TIP • 88 (61%) projects are either: • Bridge Replacement • Bridge Rehabilitation • Bridge Preservation • Meets 80% - 20% Goal

  14. New Lackawanna Avenue Bridge, Scranton Transportation Improvement Program • Philosophy In Action • Excluding Line Items, 144 Projects • 88 Projects (61%) – • Bridge Replacement • Bridge Rehabilitation Bridge Preservation

  15. Progress Made: From 2004 – 2009 91 SD Bridges Repaired or Replaced Luzerne County – 55 Lackawanna County - 36 Progress Made • From 2004 – 2009 • 91 State SD Bridges Repaired or Replaced • Luzerne County - 55 • Lackawanna County – 36

  16. Progress Made • Between 2004 and 2009 • 91 SD Bridges Replaced or Rehabilitated • Luzerne County – 55 • Lackawanna County 36

  17. Challenges Remaining • From 2004 – 2009 • New SD Bridges – 90 • Luzerne County – 57 • Lackawanna County - 33

  18. Safety Trends

  19. Safety Strategies • Intersection Improvements • Remove Weave • Curve Warning • Median Delineation • Sign Replacement • Update Guiderail • Rock Fence Installation

  20. Funding: Resources vs. Need TIP Allocation 2009: $65M • 2010: $67M • 2011: $69M • 2012: $71M • Annual Resources Needed: $122.2M

  21. Other Funding Sources • ARRA • Bond • Act 44 • Maintenance • Help Reduce Annual Deficit

  22. Funding Deficit

  23. 2011 TIP 2011 TIP Allocations • 2011: $55.3M • 2012: $55.3M • 2013: $56.4M • 2014: $57.6M • No ARRA Funds • Projected Reductions in Bond & Act 44 Funds • Deficit Between Needs and Resources Increases

  24. Project Prioritization • Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Update Underway • New Project Prioritization Process

  25. Linking Transportation, Land Use and Economic Development • Bi-County Comprehensive Plan Underway • Bi-County Hazard Mitigation Plan Underway • Update of LRTP Underway • Provides Unique Opportunity to Tie 3 Elements Together

  26. Summing Up • Lack of Sufficient Funding to Preserve System Let Alone Finance New Construction • Integration of Land Use & Transportation Planning

  27. Questions? Nancy Snee, Luzerne County Planning Commission 570-825-1564 Nancy.Snee@luzernecounty.org

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