Verona Road/US 151 study, concepts comparison

Verona Road/US 151 study - solution alternatives, concepts comparison

Considered the "low build" option.
Beltline/South Verona Road interchange upgraded to a "single-point" interchange, giving more efficient signal timing.
Verona Road expanded to three lanes from Beltline to County PD.
Traffic signals remain at intersections.
More turning lanes added at intersection.
Handles 8 to 15 percent more traffic than the current interchange/roadway.
Much traffic will continue to "divert" from Verona Road, taking other routes such as neighborhood streets, to avoid congestion on Verona Road.
Vehicle delays at each intersection will range from 25 to 60 seconds.
Travel time from Seminole Highway to County PD in the year 2020: About seven minutes during evening rush hour.
Impacts and costs (estimate):
- Right of way: 11 acres
- Business relocations: 6
- Household relocations: 20-25
- Cost: $61-66 million

Free-flow ramps added to existing interchange to serve westbound to southbound movement at 60 mph.
Creates a depressed "channel" in the median of Verona Road for the high-speed, regional freeway (US 151).
Beltline/South Verona Road interchange remains, but carries much less traffic since US 151 traffic no longer uses it.
Seminole Highway no longer connects with Beltline, but still crosses over it.
Raymond Road is extended to connect to Allied Drive, providing another entrance to the neighborhoods east of Verona Road.
Handles 140 percent more traffic than current volumes.
Traffic volumes on neighborhood routes will decrease, as drivers use Verona Road instead of "diverting" to neighborhood streets.
Travel time from Seminole Highway to County PD (on the depressed, free-flow route) in the year 2020: About two minutes during evening rush hour.
Impacts and costs (estimate):
- Right of way: 22-23 acres
- Business relocations: 34
- Household relocations: 36-44
- Cost: $135-140 million