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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DATE: 01 -24 -08
TO: Mr. David Coots
FROM: Steven J. Fehribach, P.E.
Joseph T. Rengel, P.E.
RE:
Traffic Operations Analysis
Proposed Business Hotel
Pro Med Drive 136 Street
Carmel, Indiana
William J. Fehribach, P.E. 8365 Keystone Crossing, Suite 201
PRESIDENT Indianapolis, In 46240
Steven J. Fehribach, P.E. (317) 202 -0864 fax (317) 202 -0908
VICE PRESIDENT
This Traffic Operations Analysis, prepared at the request of the Coots, Henke Wheeler, on
behalf of Midwest Hospitality Group, is for a proposed hotel that will be constructed on the
northeast corner of Pro Med Drive and 136th Street in Carmel, Indiana
The proposed development will include a business hotel that will have direct access to Pro Med
Drive. The business hotel will contain 108 rooms. The subject site is currently zoned B -6 by the
City of Carmel. Under this zoning, a medical office land use would be permitted.
When analyzing this development, the estimation of the existing traffic volumes was considered.
A &F Engineering obtained peak hour turning movement traffic volume counts at the following
study intersections:
136 Street Old Meridian Street
136 Street Pro Med Drive
Pro Med Drive Behavior Corp. Access Drive
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The number of new trips generated by the proposed development were estimated and assigned to
the driveways and onto the public roadway system.
A capacity and level of service analysis was made for the AM peak hour and PM peak hour for
each of the study intersections for the "existing" scenario and the "existing plus generated"
scenario.
As earlier stated, a medical office would be permitted under current zoning. It is estimated that
approximately 37,500 square feet of medical office could be constructed on this site under the
current zoning plan. A trip generation comparison has been conducted in order to illustrate the trip
generation difference between the proposed business hotel and the medical office building that
could be constructed on this site.
The recommendations in this study apply to the AM Peak Hour and PM Peak Hour. These peak
hours are when the largest volumes of traffic will occur. Therefore, if the resulting level of service
is adequate during these time periods, it can generally be assumed the remaining 22 hours will have
levels of service that are better than the peak hour, since the street traffic volumes will be less during
the other 22 hours.
The conclusions that follow are based on existing traffic volume data, trip generation, assignment
and distribution of generated traffic, capacity analyses with the resulting levels of service that have
been prepared at the study intersections and the field review conducted at the site:
1.) Based on ITE trip generation data, generated traffic for the medical office would be
approximately 75% higher over a typical weekday and peak hour generated trips would
be approximately 75% and 100% greater during the AM peak hour and PM peak hour
respectively. Thus, it can be concluded that the trips generated by a medical office on
this site would have a substantially greater negative impact on the public roadway
system than the generated traffic associated with the proposed business hotel.
2.) When the traffic volumes from the proposed development are added to the existing
traffic volumes the westbound approach along 136 Street at the intersection of 136
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Street and Old Meridian Street will continue to experience delays during the AM peak
hour due to the existing amount of through traffic along Old Meridian Street and the
resulting lack of available gaps in the traffic stream. On the other hand, all approaches
will continue to operate at acceptable levels of service during the PM peak hour.
3.) When the traffic volumes from the proposed development are added to the existing
traffic volumes, all approaches at the intersection of 136 Street and Pro Med Drive will
continue to operate at acceptable levels of service during the peak hours with the
existing intersection geometrics and control.
4.) When the traffic volumes from the proposed development are added to the existing
traffic volumes, all approaches at the intersection of Pro Med Drive and Access Drive
will continue to operate at acceptable levels of service during the peak hours with the
addition of an access drive to serve the proposed business hotel. This new drive should
align with the existing Behavior Corp. drive and should be constructed to include one
inbound lane and one outbound lane. This intersection should remain stop controlled
with the access drives stopping for Pro Med Drive.
5.) The City of Carmel Engineering Department has recommended the extension of a right
turn lane from Old Meridian Street to Pro Med Drive.
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