North River Canal Corridor Transportation Study Prioritie and Prelim cost 6-4-12North River Canal Corridor
Transportation Study
Priorities and Preliminary
Order of Magnitude Costs
Salem, Massachusetts
6/4/12
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
Purpose
•Identify cumulative impacts of developments over next five years
(2016)
•Determine transportation system improvements
•Provide order of magnitude costs
•Identify implementation priorities
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
Study Area Overview
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
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City of Salem
City of
Peabody
Ledge Hill/
Mack Park
114
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City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
Harmony Grove
Cemetery
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
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North River Canal Corridor Transportation Plan
Key Redevelopment Parcels
LEGEND
Gateway
Center
Legacy Park
Apartments
Site
Riverview
Place
North
River Site
Approved Site Plan
Site Plan Under Review
Future Site Plan
Potential Site Drive
Future Multiuse Path
Flynntan
Site
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning &
Community Development
Gateway
Center
Legacy Park
Apartments
Site
Riverview
Place
North
River Site
Approved Site Plan
Site Plan Under Review
Future Site Plan
Potential Site Drive
Future Multiuse Path
Flynntan
Site
City of Salem
City of
Peabody
Ledge Hill/
Mack Park
114
107
Harmony Grove
Cemetery
North River Canal Corridor Transportation Plan
107
Programmed Mitigation
107
LEGEND * 20
* * * Design Only
Add Right turn lane
Flashing hazard beacon
Optimize Signal
New Traffic Signal
Dynamic speed sign
30’ Commercial Street
Extension Reservation
Chapter 90 Improvements
Bridge Street Widening
PROGRAMMED MITIGATION
LEGEND
20
*
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning &
Community Development
LEGEND
Make Boston Street more
pedestrian and bicycle friendly – add
bike lanes between Hanson and City
of Peabody line; new ADA compliant
sidewalks with neck-downs at
Crosswalks with flush
4-foot medians at three crosswalks
5-10 year Horizon Modifications
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning &
Community Development
Gateway
Center
Legacy Park
Apartments
Site
Riverview
Place
North
River Site
Approved Site Plan
Site Plan Under Review
Future Site Plan
Potential Site Drive
Future Multiuse Path
Flynntan
Site
107
20
City of Salem
City of
Peabody
Ledge Hill/
Mack Park
114
Harmony Grove
Cemetery
North River Canal Corridor Transportation Plan
Phase 1 - install Mason Street
restriping traffic calming
measures enhance crosswalk
visibility without curb
extensions.
Phase 2 - only with strong
abutter concurrence install
curb extensions and block to
block alternate side parking
Restripe Bridge Street to 3-
lanes with 2 way center left
turn lane and bike lanes
Rehabilitate and restripe Mason
Street; define curve better with
safety improvements near Friend
Street to help slow traffic closer
to posted 20 MPH limit
Add right turn lane and install
Mason Street at Tremont
Street all-way stop; consider
raising intersection 2-3 inches
with enhanced crosswalks
If new Goodhue/Bridge
Connector is constructed,
install coordinated signal
with pedestrian and bike
accommodations
Consider new
Goodhue/ Bridge
Connector to
reduce Grove and
Flint Street
demands
All-way
stop
intersection
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Preliminary Recommendations Overview
With future Bridge Street
widening, mirror
recommended south
treatment, but with three 12’
lanes and 5’ bike lanes
LEGEND
Phase I – Install
geometric and marking
changes with flush
median and make more
pedestrian and bicycle
friendly; update hazard
beacon with mast arms Phase 2 – If geometry
alone is unsuccessful,
consider fully actuated
signal
Create pedestrian/bike-friendly
gateway intersection with new
signal timing/phasing and
countdown signals. Add median
and compress intersection. If
Goodhue/Bridge Connector is
implemented close Goodhue Street
1
2
If Goodhue/Bridge Connector is
implemented, either restrict
Goodhue to right-in or close a
portion & create a hammerhead
turnaround
Convert Flint Street to one-
way eastbound
Flashing hazard beacon
All-way stop control
Optimize Signal
New Traffic Signal
New mini-roundabout
New two lane road with
adjacent multi-use path
Mason St. Traffic Calming
Bike Lanes
Bike Sharrows
Consider Curb Extensions
New curb alignments for
pedestrian enhancements
Flush median
POTENTIAL MEASURES
Phase 2 - With Riverview
Place, either make Flint
Street one-way
eastbound between
Mason and Riverview
Place Main entrance or
relocate Flint Street on-
street parking to an off-
street location at
Riverview Place Drive
Phase I - Mason Street
all-way stop with hazard
beacon and
complementary
pavement markings
Phase 1 – Improve
signs and markings
Phase 2 - If all-way
stop proves to be
ineffective, design
mini-roundabout if
feasible with truck
apron and possibly
mountable center
island or T
intersection
with green-space,
crosswalks
Multi-use
Path
between
Grove and
Bridge
Streets
Provide well-marked Grove
Street section with sidewalks
both sides, minimum curb-to -
curb width of 28 feet plus 5-foot
sidewalks. Provide sharrows
from future multi-use path to
Mason Street.
Add compensatory flood storage
and bio-retention/green-space
area where possible plus
potential mountable mini-
roundabout with crosswalks
and raised splitter islands. Add
8’ on-street parking lanes south
of multi-use path, if necessary
on roundabout approaches
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning &
Community Development
LEGEND
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning &
Community Development
Gateway
Center
Legacy Park
Apartments
Site
Riverview
Place
North
River Site
Approved Site Plan
Site Plan Under Review
Future Site Plan
Potential Site Drive
Future Multiuse Path
Flynntan
Site
107
City of Salem
City of
Peabody
Ledge Hill/
Mack Park
114
Harmony Grove
Cemetery
North River Canal Corridor Transportation Plan
107
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Suggested Implementation Overview
LEGEND
Recommended Elements - Key
1-X
2-X
3-X
Priority 1 - Less than 3 years
Priority 2 –From 3-5 years
Priority 3 – 5+ years
1-2
1-4
1-5
2-7
2-1
2-2
1-3
2-3
2-3
2-4
2-4
2-5
2-6
3-1
3-1
3-1
3-1 3-1
3-1
3-1
3-1
3-3
3-3
3-2
Priority
Location
Projected
Low Cost
Projected
High Costs
Action
1-1 Mason Street Traffic Calming - 1 $20,000 $30,000 Striping/markings/signs
1-2 Tremont /Mason Streets $40,000 $60,000
Pavement repair,
southbound lane & all way
stop with crosswalk
enhancements
1-3 Flint Street/Mason Streets - 1 $75,000 $90,000
All-way stop with hazard
beacons and minor
geometric modifications
1-4 Aborn /Boston Streets
(Excluding signal) $80,000 $120,000 Geometric modifications
without signalization
1-5 Harmony Grove Road shoulder bike
lanes $20,000 $30,000 Add bike lanes both sides
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
NRCC Transportation Study Recommendation Elements
Preliminary Order of Magnitude Costs
Priority
Location
Projected
Low Cost
Projected
High Costs
Action
2-1 Grove Street between Mason and
Goodhue Streets $440,000 $550,000
Add new sidewalk/bike/
greenspace and potential
mini-roundabout
enhancements
2-2 Bridge Street/Boston Street
intersection modifications $200,000 $300,000
New median with walk-
ADA-friendly crossings
and signal modifications.
2-3
Flint Street/Mason Streets - 2 plus
Flint Street one-way /Riverview
access
$170,000 $250,000
Geometric modifications
plus sign/signal
modifications striping
changes
2-4 Mason Street Calming - 2 $300,000 $450,000
Miscellaneous
improvements with new
concrete sidewalks
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
NRCC Transportation Study Recommendation Elements
Preliminary Order of Magnitude Costs
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
Priority
Location
Projected
Low Cost
Projected
High Costs
Action
2-5 Goodhue Street between Beaver
and Bridge Sts. $230,000 $350,000
Add new greenspace
sidewalk/bike/geometric
changes and potential
mini-roundabout
2-6 New Bridge Street - Goodhue Street
Connector w/multi-use path2 $600,000 $800,000
Add 26-foot road with 10-
foot multiuse path and
signal at Bridge/Connector
2-7 Aborn Street/Boston Street (with
Signal) $100,000 $150,000 Full traffic signal control
NRCC Transportation Study Recommendation Elements
Preliminary Order of Magnitude Costs
Priority
Location
Projected
Low Cost
Projected
High Costs
Action
3-1 Boston Street Cross walk
enhancements $350,000 $450,000
Curb extensions, required
drainage/utility, median
work
3-2
Bridge Street - Flint to Boston
(excludes Boston/Bridge
Intersection)
$25,000 $35,000
Remove existing
markings; add new
markings and bike lanes
3-3 Boston Street Corridor Essex Street
to Peabody line $7,000,000 $9,000,000
New pavement and
sidewalks with new
pavement markings/bike
circulation/streetscape/
lighting and traffic signal
enhancements
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
NRCC Transportation Study Recommendation Elements
Preliminary Order of Magnitude Costs
Priority Category Low High
Subtotal Priority 1 (Less than 3 years)* $235,000 $330,000
Subtotal Priority 2 (3-5 years)* $2,480,000 $3,400,000
Subtotal Priority 3 (5+ years)* $7,375,000 $9,485,000
Grand Total - All Actions $10,090,000 $13,215,000
* Measures should be coordinated with development activities. Does not include land easement or acquisition
costs or programmed Bridge Street widening between Flint and North Streets assumed to be implemented within
the next 10 years. It is recommended that design of those plan elements approved by the City for action begin as
soon as possible.
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
NRCC Transportation Study Recommendation Elements
Preliminary Order of Magnitude Costs - SUMMARY
Next Steps
•Adjust priorities based on comments received
•Prepare report
52’ Paved Section Assumed
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
Recommended Flint/Mason Streets Intersection Modifications
Planning Board
and Public Comments/Questions
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development