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Corridor Redesign of Chancellor Boulevard

University of British Columbia. Department of Civil Engineering; University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning

MTT Consulting has been tasked with redesigning Chancellor Boulevard between Acadia Road and Drummond Drive. The existing corridor has been assessed and significant issues noted, including: deteriorating road surfaces, a lack of defined bike lanes, vehicles speeding, and traffic congestion near Hamber Road. The preferred design promotes safety and active transportation on the corridor which are in line with the community and client’s goals. The finalized design is defined by the following aspects: ● Multi-modal transportation infrastructure: a two-way bike path and wide pedestrian path on the south side and a multi-use pathway on the north side, ● Four lanes are maintained for vehicle traffic: The roadway has been developed to lower driving speeds including narrowing the lanes and median. ● Pedestrian underpass: Located at Hamber Road near the bus stops and Hamber Elementary School to accommodate the high pedestrian traffic at that intersection and allow for the removal of the existing signal light. The underpass was analyzed and designed in accordance to CSA standards. Synchro analysis software was used for the intersection design, concluding that the intersection of Chancellor Boulevard and Hamber Road will be reconfigured to a protected-T intersection from the existing pedestrian-controlled half signal. Corridor traffic analysis and design was completed in accordance with the Highway Capacity Manual and TAC and AASHTO Standards . Construction is scheduled for May, 2018 with expected completion in August 2018. Based on a Class A cost estimate, the expected total cost for the project will be $4.75 million with an annual maintenance cost of $48,000, including the repair and remediation and preventative maintenance costs. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

Report

eng

2018-11-20

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/67820

UBCV

Undergraduate

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