I. INTRODUCTION A. General Information 1. Background McCormick Taylor Associates (MTA) has been requested by the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) to identify a program of access improvements for the Millville Airport and Industrial Park in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The work will be performed for the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) and the SJTPO under contract with the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA). The scope of the study follows the Concept Development guidelines developed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and contained in the NJDOT Procedures Manual. As-built plans were reviewed to evaluate the existing roadway conditions. In addition MTA reviewed proposed projects to confirm the plans adhere to NJDOT standards. A series of field observations were conducted and physical measurements of existing conditions were performed. Field visits were conducted during both clear and rainy days to assist in identifying potential problems. 2. Problem Statement Form Project planners and the City of Millville officials have identified the access to the airport as an important issue in the growth and development of the Millville Airport and Industrial Park. The purpose of the study is to develop several concepts consisting of various alignments that will improve the traffic flow within the Millville area while removing the truck traffic from the City of Millville. 3. Project Limits The study limits were established through a field inspection of the signed routes to the Airport. Additional County roads that would likely provide efficient access were also included. The Airport facility, adjoining Industrial Park and studied roadways are generally located within the city limits of Millville. Bogden Boulevard provides access to the facility from Cedarville-Millville Road (CR 610). Sherman Avenue (CR 552) is located within the City of Vineland and Township of Deerfield. The jurisdiction of Smith Road (formerly CR 713) was transferred to the City of Millville. The limits have been identified on the attached Project Location Map illustrated as Figure 1. 1 PROJECT LOCATION MAP PROJECT STUDY AREA 55 CUMBERLAND COUNTY 49 INDUSTRIAL PARK 49 55 47 MILLVILLE AIRPORT 4 5 0 8 0 y e s er J ew ENLARGED New York Conn. el, N AREA RIVERSUSSEX PASSAIC Mt. Laur ALEDWARE WHUANRRTEERNDOSNOMMEORSRERTISMIDUDNLEEIOSSSENEXXBERGHUENDSON New York c., Pennsylvania MERCER MONMOUTH es, In CAMDENBURLINGTON OCEAN OCEAN Associat Maryland SALEMGCLOUMUCBEERSTLEARNDCAPE MAYATLANTIC ATLANTIC & DELBAAWYARE or Delaware yl ck, Ta Base Mapping Source: 0Scale: 3/4” = 1 mi1lekm MMiillllvviillllee AAiirrppoorrtt aanndd mi Cumberland County Board of IInndduussttrriiaall PPaarrkk Cor Chosen Freeholders, 1984. Mc 0 1mile IINNTTEERRMMOODDEELL AACCCCEESSSS PPLLAANN FIGURE 1 The study limit extends along the following City, County and State roadways. The mileposts begin at the south or western limits of the roadway. The NJDOT Straight Line Diagrams identifying the milepost locations are provided in Appendix E. • NJ Route 47 - M.P. 36.08 to M.P. 42.36. • NJ Route 49 - M.P. 30.76 to M.P. 37.90. • NJ Route 55 – Interchange no. 24 (M.P. 24.50); no. 27 (M.P. 27.79) and no. 29 (M.P. 29.75). • Dividing Creek-Millville Road (CR 555) - Buckshutem Road (CR 670) to NJ Route 49 (M.P. 6.43 to 9.69). • Cedarville-Millville Road (CR 610) - NJ Route 49 to Buckshutem Road (CR 670) (M.P. 8.28 to 11.20). • Sharp Street (CR 667) - NJ Route 49 to NJ Route 47 (M.P. 0.0 to 1.85). • Nabb Avenue (CR 634) - NJ Route 49 to Bridgeton-Carmel Road (CR 552) (M.P. 0.0 to 1.68). • Sugarman Avenue (CR 682) - NJ Route 49 to Bridgeton-Carmel Road (CR 552) (M.P. 0.0 to 1.43). • Morais Avenue (CR 714) - NJ Route 49 to Carmel-Millville Road (CR 608) (M.P. 0.0 to 1.75). • Smith Road (formerly CR 713) - NJ Route 49 to Carmel-Millville Road (CR 608) (M.P. 0.0 to 1.0). • Carmel-Millville Road (CR 608) - Bridgeton-Carmel Road (CR 552) to NJ Route 49 (M.P. 0.0 to 4.0). • Hogbin Road (CR 625) - NJ Route 49 to Buckshutem Road (CR 670) (M.P. 1.54 to 3.63). • Sherman Avenue (CR 552) - NJ Route 55 to Nabb Avenue (CR 634) (M.P. 5.6 to 9.4). • Buckshutem Road (CR 670) - Hogbin Road (CR 625) to Dividing Creek- Millville Road (CR 555) (M.P. 7.57 to 10.73). • Rieck Avenue (CR 712) - NJ Route 49 to Cedarville-Millville Road (CR 610) (M.P. 0.0 to 1.45). • Wade Boulevard – E. Second Street (NJ Route 47) to NJ Route 49 (Main Street). • Gorton Road – Wade Boulevard to the proposed ramps. The review of deficiencies was limited to passing and stopping sight distance, horizontal alignment, lane widths, shoulders and speed limit. 4. Project Location Map The study limits have been identified on the attached Project Location Map (Figure 1). 3 5. Data Reviewed Various sources of information were consulted for use in evaluating access to the airport within the study limits. This information includes the following: • Tax Assessment Map, City of Millville, Cumberland County, NJ, prepared by George A. Schock III. • Official Zoning Map, City of Millville, Cumberland County, NJ, adopted by Millville City Commission, January 15, 1991, Ordinance No. 1-1991. • Plan of Potential Development Sites, Engineering Department City of Millville, August 2001. • Conceptual Design of Intersection Improvements at Route 49 and Wade Boulevard, Engineering Department City of Millville, February 3, 2000. • As Built Plans of Route 20 (Delsea Drive), Section 4, dated August 1925. • As Built Plans of Route 47, From M.P. 41.9 to 42.3, Proposed Improvements, dated December 1992. • As Built Plan & Profile of Route 15 (Delsea Drive), Section 5, From City of Millville to Menantico Creek, dated November 1923. • As Built Plans of Route 47 (1927) Section 9 and Route 49 Section 15, Repaving portions of Trolley Area on High Street and Main Street, dated October 1933. • Plans of Route 47 (1953) Section 10D, From Oak Street to Vicinity Route 55, Resurfacing and Drainage Improvements. • As Built Plans of Route 49 (1953), Section 9E, From The Vicinity of Cedar Street to Third Avenue And Route 47 (1953) Sections 9B & 10 C, From South of Orange Street to the Vicinity of G Street, Resurfacing, dated March 1986. • As Built Plans of Route 49 (1953), Section 9E, From The Vicinity of Cedar Street to West of Circle Drive, Resurfacing, dated March 1992. • As Built Plans of Route 49 (1953), Sections 8A & 9C, From West of Nabb Avenue to Cedar Street, Widening, Resurfacing, and Drainage, dated June 1975. • Striping Plans of Route 49, Sections 8A & 9C, From West of Nabb Avenue to Cedar Street, Widening, Resurfacing, and Drainage, dated July 1975. • Plans of Route 49, From Bridgeton to Millville, Drainage, dated 1942. • As Built Plans of Route 49 (1953), Section 9B, Bridge and Approaches at Maurice River, dated October 1970. • As Built Plans of Route 55 Freeway, Sections 5A & 6A, From Schooner Landing Road to Route 49, Grading, Bridges and Incidental Paving, dated August 1965. • As Built Plans of Route 55 Freeway, Sections 6F & 7B, From Route 47 South of Menantico Creek to Route 47 North of Millville, Grading, Paving, and Drainage, dated June 1967. • As Built Plans of Route 55 Freeway, Sections 6F & 7E, From Route 47 North of Millville to Landis Avenue, Grading, Drainage and Structures, dated March 1970. 4 • As Built Plans of Route 55 Freeway, Sections 5B, 6C & 7E, From Route 47 North of Millville to North of Landis Avenue, Grading, Paving, Drainage and Structures, dated March 1970. • Pavement Skid Resistance Data provided by the Bureau of Project Support and Engineering- Pavement Management Section on August 16, 2001 from the 1998/1999 Pavement Management Resurfacing Needs List. • Plans Cedarville Road (CR 610) From Buckshutem Road (CR 670) to Bogden Blvd, prepared by Cumberland County Engineering Department, dated 1993. • Reconstruction of Dividing Creek-Millville Road (CR 555) & Silver Road, From Buckshutem Road (CR 670) to Cedarville Road (CR 610), prepared by Cumberland County Engineering Department, dated 1996. • Plans of Cedarville- Millville Road (CR 610), From NJ Route 49 to Bogden Blvd, STP-1005 (101) CON, prepared by Cumberland County Engineering Department, dated 1997. • Rehabilitation of Buckshutem Road (CR 670) Intersection of Cedarville Road (CR 610) to Silver Road, prepared by Cumberland County Engineering Department, dated 1992. • Traffic Signal Installation at Rieck Avenue School, prepared by Cumberland County Engineering Department, sheet 1 of 4, dated June 1975. • Coring Data of CR 555, 610, & 670, provided by Cumberland County Engineering Department, sheets 4, 6, &18 of 27. • Plan of Average Daily Traffic (ADT), prepared by Cumberland County Engineering Department, dated 1998 to Present. • Cumberland County Bike Trail Study, prepared for The Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the County Planning Board by Bikeways Engineering, Inc. with assistance from Strauss and Associates, Final Report, December 2000. • Cumberland County Farmland Preservation, Open Space, Parks and Recreation Trust Fund plan, adopted May 9, 1996. • FINAL Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Maurice National Scenic and recreational River, January 2001. • Travel Survey results For the SJTPO Region, prepared for South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization, by NUSTATS Research & Consulting in Association with Cambridge Systematics, May 2001. • Cumberland County Traffic and Transportation Plan Update 2001, Cumberland County Department of Planning and Development. • Plans of Sherman Avenue (CR 552) STA. 257+50 To 287+00 prepared by Cumberland County Department of Public Works, Division of Engineering, dated August 19, 1997. • Plans of Rieck Avenue (CR 712) Maintenance, prepared by County of Cumberland Engineering Department, sheet 10 of 10, dated February 23, 1989. • Intersection of Bucshutem Road and Hogbin Road, prepared by County of Cumberland Engineering Department, dated October 20, 1982. 5 • Overlay of Morais Avenue, prepared by County of Cumberland Engineering Department, sheet 6 of 22, dated September 13, 1984. • Morais Avenue Curve, prepared by County of Cumberland Engineering Department, dated September 1984. • Overlay of Nabb Avenue (CR 634) prepared by County of Cumberland Engineering Department, sheet 5 of 22, undated. • Plan Profile of Nabb Avenue (CR 634) prepared by County of Cumberland Engineering Department dated. August 21, 1984. • 1996 Paving Project – Contract 1, proposed overlay of Sugarman Avenue (CR 682) From Rt. 49 To CR 552 Irving Avenue, prepared by County of Cumberland Engineering Department, sheets 18 to 21 of 42, dated May 23, 1996. • New Jersey 1992 State Water Quality Inventory Report, State of NJ Department of Environmental Protection, November 1993. • Bridge Re-Evaluation Survey Report, Structure No. 0601-152, NJ Route 47 Over Manantico Creek, Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ, 10th Cycle June 1997. • Existing Roadway Functional Classification System plan prepared by Cumberland County, undated. • Zoning Map and Schedule of Permitted Uses, Yard, Area, and Bulk Requirements, amended 11-1996, Township of Deerfield, Cumberland County, NJ. • Jurisdictional Limit Maps of NJ Route 49 (1953), Section 8A & 9C from Sugarman Avenue to Brandriff Avenue, July 1975. • Jurisdictional Limit Maps of NJ Route 49 (1953), Section 9F from west of NJ Route 47 to east of Circle Drive, January 1993. • Jurisdictional Limit Maps of NJ Route 49 (1953), Section 7 East Avenue and Copin Drive, February 1976. • Jurisdictional Limit Maps of NJ Route 49 (1953), Section 9B from Ware Avenue to Cedar Street, June 1969. • Jurisdictional Limit Maps of NJ Route 55 Freeway, Section 6F & 7E, Old Union Road (NJ Route 47), June 1969. • Subdivision and Site Plan Rules, Regulations Standards and Practices of the Cumberland County Planning Board, March 1991. • Zoning Map, City of Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ, January 1996. • City of Vineland Tax Maps sheet 60. • Township of Deerfield Tax Map sheets 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21. • Traffic Signal Timing and Operations provided by the Cumberland County Engineer’s Office. • 1998 Reconstruction of Wade Boulevard/Orange Street – From E. Second Street (Route 47 Route 49 (Main Street), prepared by City of Millville Engineering Department, sheets 11 to 21 of 21, dated June, 1998. • City of Millville County Road Priority Map, prepared by City of Millville Engineering Department dated June, 2000. 6 6. Concurrent and Planned Projects The City of Millville Engineering Department developed a priority listing of conceptual improvements to the City roadway network, which they would like to see implemented. Currently the City is discussing these conceptual alternatives with Cumberland County officials, however; with the exception of priority No. 1 improvements, no commitments have been completed. These concepts have been prioritized as follows: Priority No. 1 involves the reconstruction of Sharp Street (CR 667). Improvements include curb along both sides of the roadway and a minimum of sidewalk along the eastside to link the Lakeside Middle School, residential dwellings, recreational areas and retail uses. The impact to the existing bridge and trees will dictate the final design, which is anticipated by early 2003. Priority No. 2 involves transferring the ownership of sections of Broad and Colombia Streets to the County, providing a continuous link between Broad Street and Sharp Street (CR 667). The stop control at the intersection of Broad and Colombia Streets would be eliminated and the signals would be synchronized to encourage east-west traffic flow. Priority No. 3 involves transferring the ownership to the County of Brandriff Avenue, Dock Street from Colombia Street to Broad Street, and Third Street from Wheaton Avenue (CR 555) to Broad Street. Alterations to traffic patterns, elimination of stop control and the restriction of truck traffic would be included to assist circulation. These improvements would provide for the continuous circulation of Wheaton Avenue (CR 555) through the downtown. Priority No. 4 involves the future connection of Rieck Avenue (CR 712) on the west side of the City with Orange Street on the east side. This new roadway will also link the two industrial parks and provide a second entrance to the airport. A bridge crossing over the Maurice River will be required. This conceptual improvement is very similar to that of scheme 1 identified in this study. 7. Original & Successor Projects MTA has completed a NJ Route 55 Freeway Extension Feasibility Study for the NJDOT in December 1993. The purpose was to determine the feasibility of extending NJ Route 55 from its current terminus at NJ Route 47 in the City of Millville to the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County. The Winchester and Western Railroad Company has advised that there had been interest in past years to provide railroad access to the Millville Airport/Industrial Park within a shared right of way along Dividing Creek Road (CR 555). A copy of this correspondence has been provided in Appendix C. 7 B. Coordination Input 1. In-House Coordination The stakeholders, whose involvement with the study was key to the development of the Concepts, include the Millville Airport and Industrial Park Management, City of Millville, Cumberland County, NJDOT, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Project Status Meetings were held during the course of the study. A copy of the meeting minutes and Scope Development Journal are provided in Appendix C. The in-house Core Group developed for this project consists of the members included in Table 1 below. 2. Local Outreach Coordination MTA distributed two separate origin and destination questionnaires to the Airport and Industrial Park employees as well as their customers. Information regarding the employees’ travel routes was compiled along with data provided by local and County Officials and utilized in preparation of the concepts. 8 o. 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Box609 , NJ 08332 Millville at TS List of Contact Name Stakeholder Steve Kehs Cumberland County Robert Brewer Cumberland County Richard Gardella, PE Cumberland County Engineer NJ Department of John J. Peterscck Transportation Mike Reeves SJ Transportation Planning Organization John H. Knoop III, PE City of Millville Engineer Miquel Roman Cumberland County Empowerment Zone Jerry Velasquez, III Cumberland County Empowerment Zone Joseph Annarelli Dallas Airmotive Russell Davis Dallas Airmotive Karl Gleissner Cumberland County Dept. of Planning and Development Anna Marie Gonnella Delaware River and Bay Authority LT. Ed Grennon Millville Police Department 9 3. Inter-Agency Coordination a. Environmental Agency Coordination McCormick, Taylor & Associates, Inc. (MTA) have conducted the environmental screening for this project. MTA has completed an Environmental Sensitivity Report (ESR) for the project area. Contact was made with the NJDEP Division of Parks and Services and the U.S. Department of Interior. The following is a list of environmental agency offices and personnel that may have to be contacted regarding any improvements performed within the project area: • NJDEP State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) P.O. Box 404 Station Plaza 5 501 East State Street, 4th Floor Trenton, NJ 08625-0404 • NJDEP Green Acres Bureau of Legal Services and Stewardship 501 E. State Street P.O. Box 412 Trenton, NJ 08625 • NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry National Heritage Program Office of Natural Lands Management Elena Williams P.O. Box 404 Station Plaza 5 501 East State Street, 4th Floor Trenton, NJ 08625-0404 b. Transportation Authority Coordination The following is a list of Transportation Authority contacts: • New Jersey Transit Authority Planning Department John Wilkins – (973) 491-7797 One Penn Plaza East, 4th Floor Newark, NJ 07105-2246 10