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Verona Road/US 151 study - solution alternatives, Urban Roadway concept

Urban Roadway concept

The Urban Roadway concept reconstructs Verona Road to an urban roadway, similar to what exists today, with traffic signals at the five intersections in the study corridor. Verona Road would be expanded to three lanes all the way to County PD and existing intersections would be expanded with more turn lanes. 

Only one set of traffic signals would exist at the interchange instead of two sets. On the south portion of the corridor, the east and west frontage roads would be connected directly to County PD to provide an alternate route for local traffic.

The Urban Roadway alternative is considered the "low build" alternative. Improvements focus on increasing the efficiency of the existing intersections, traffic signals and frontage road system. Since traffic-carrying capabilities are only marginally increased, this concept relies on other area roadways to carry regional and metropolitan traffic.

Traffic operations

The Urban Roadway alternative is able to handle 8 to 15 percent more traffic than what the roadway is currently experiencing. As Verona Road becomes congested, traffic diverts to other corridors such as Seminole Highway, Fish Hatchery Road and County PD. 

Traffic on Verona Road will continue to experience a moderate amount of congestion during the evening rush hour, with average vehicle delays at intersections ranging from 25 to 60 seconds, depending on which intersection.

Travel time on US 151 from Seminole Highway to County PD for through traffic will average about seven minutes in the year 2020 during the evening rush hour.

Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations through the corridor would remain similar to what exists today. The interchange area, however, will become more difficult to travel through.

Impacts and cost

The Urban Roadway alternative has the fewest physical impacts of any of the alternatives being considered.

• Right of way: 11 acres
• Business relocations: 6
• Household relocations: 20-25
• Cost: $61-66 million

Traffic noise levels along the corridor would remain comparable to what exists today.

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Last modified: March 21, 2008