Hamilton Area Transportation Plan

(2009 Update)

Level of Service Technical Memorandum

Working Draft

PreparedFor:
CityofHamilton
RavalliCounty
MontanaDepartmentofTransportation

PreparedBy:
CampDresser&McKee(CDM)Inc.
Helena,Montana A

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TableofContents

2.3ExistingLevelsofService
2.3.1 SignalizedIntersections..................................................................................................1
2.3.2 UnsignalizedIntersections..............................................................................................3

ListofFigures

Figure25: Existing(2009)LevelofService
Figure26: Existing(2009)LevelofService(InsetArea)

ListofTables

Table21: LevelofServiceCriteria(SignalizedIntersections)
Table22: Existing(2009)LevelofServiceforSignalizedintersections
Table23: LevelofServiceCriteria(StopControlledIntersections)
Table24: Existing(2009)LevelofServiceforUnsignalizedIntersections
Table25: Existing(2009)LevelofServiceforUnsignalizedIntersections
Table26: ExistingIntersectionsFunctioningatLOSDorLower

IntersectionExhibits

IntersectionExhibits 18ExhibitsTotal

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2.3 ExistingLevelsofService
Urbanroadsystemsareultimatelycontrolledbythefunctionofthemajorintersections.Intersection
failuredirectlyreducesthenumberofvehiclesthatcanbeaccommodatedduringthepeakhoursthat
havethehighestdemandandthetotaldailycapacityofacorridor.Asaresultofthisstrongimpacton
corridorfunction,intersectionimprovementscanbeaverycosteffectivemeansofincreasinga
corridorstrafficvolumecapacity.Insomecircumstances,corridorexpansionprojectsmaybeabletobe
delayedwithcorrectintersectionimprovements.Duetothesignificantportionoftotalexpenseforroad
constructionprojectsusedforprojectdesign,construction,mobilization,andadjacentarea
rehabilitation,acarefulanalysismustbemadeoftheexpectedservicelifefromintersectiononly
improvements.Ifadequatedesignlifecanbeachievedwithonlyimprovementstotheintersection,then
acorridorexpansionmaynotbethemostefficientsolution.Withthatinmind,itisimportantto
determinehowwellthemajorintersectionsarefunctioningbydeterminingtheirLevelofService(LOS).

LevelofService(LOS)isaqualitativemeasuredevelopedbythetransportationprofessiontoquantify
driverperceptionforsuchelementsastraveltime,numberofstops,totalamountofstoppeddelay,and
impedimentscausedbyothervehicles.Itprovidesascalethatisintendedtomatchtheperceptionby
motoristsoftheoperationoftheintersection.LevelofServiceprovidesameansforidentifying
intersectionsthatareexperiencingoperationaldifficulties,aswellasprovidingascaletocompare
intersectionwitheachother.Thelevelofservicescalerepresentsthefullrangeofoperatingconditions.
Thescaleisbasedontheabilityofanintersectionorstreetsegmenttoaccommodatetheamountof
trafficusingit.ThescalerangesfromAwhichindicateslittle,ifany,vehicledelay,toFwhich
indicatessignificantvehicledelayandtrafficcongestion.TheLOSanalysiswasconductedaccordingto
theproceduresoutlinedintheTransportationResearchBoardsHighwayCapacityManualSpecial
Report209usingtheHighwayCapacitySoftware,version4.1f.

InordertocalculatetheLOS,18intersectionsonthemajorstreetnetworkwerecountedduringthe
springof2009.Theseintersectionsincluded6signalizedintersectionsand12highvolumeunsignalized
intersectionsintheHamiltonarea.Eachintersectionwascountedbetween7:00a.m.to9:00a.m.and
4:00p.m.and6:00p.m.,toensurethattheintersectionspeakvolumeswererepresented.Basedupon
thisdata,theoperationalcharacteristicsofeachintersectionwereobtained.

2.3.1 SignalizedIntersections
Forsignalizedintersections,recentresearchhasdeterminedthataveragecontroldelaypervehicleisthe
bestavailablemeasureoflevelofservice.Controldelaytakesintoaccountuniformdelay,incremental
delay,andinitialqueuedelay.Theamountofcontroldelaythatavehicleexperiencesisapproximately
equaltothetimeelapsedfromwhenavehiclejoinsaqueueattheintersection(orarrivesatthestop
linewhenthereisnoqueue)untilthevehicledepartsfromthestoppedpositionattheheadofthe
queue.Thecontroldelayisprimarilyafunctionofvolume,capacity,cyclelength,greenratio,andthe
patternofvehiclearrivals.

Thefollowingtableidentifiestherelationshipbetweenlevelofserviceandaveragecontroldelayper
vehicle.Theproceduresusedtoevaluatesignalizedintersectionsusedetailedinformationongeometry,
laneuse,signaltiming,peakhourvolumes,arrivaltypesandotherparameters.Thisinformationisthen
usedtocalculatedelaysanddeterminethecapacityofeachintersection.Generally,anintersectionis

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determinedtobefunctioningadequatelyifoperatingatLOSCorbetter.Table21showstheLOSby
controldelayforsignalizedintersections.

Table21
LevelofServiceCriteria(SignalizedIntersections)
ControlDelayperVehicle(sec)

A <10

B 10to20

C 20to35

D 35to50

E 50to80

F >80

Source:TheTransportationResearchBoard'sHighwayCapacityManual

Usingthesetechniquesandthedatacollectedinthespringof2009,theLOSforthesignalized
intersectionswascalculated.Table22showstheAMandPMpeakhourLOSforeachindividuallegof
theintersections,aswellastheintersectionsasawhole.TheintersectionLOSisshowngraphicallyin
Figure25andFigure26.

Table22
Existing(2009)LevelofServiceforSignalizedIntersections
AMPeakHour PMPeakHour

Intersection EB WB NB SB INT EB WB NB SB INT

US93&AdirondacAvenue/Fairgrounds
F E B B C D C C B C
Road

US93&PineStreet F A A B F A A D

US93&MainStreet/MarcusStreet B B B B B B B B B B

US93&RavalliStreet D D A A A E C A A B

US93&GolfCourseRoad/HopeAvenue D F A A E C F A A C

2ndStreet&MainStreet B B B B B B A B B B

(Abbreviationsusedinthetableareasfollows:EB=eastbound;WB=westbound;NB=northbound;SB=southbound;

INT=intersectionsasawhole)

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2.3.2 UnsignalizedIntersections
Levelofserviceforunsignalizedintersectionsisbasedonthedelayexperiencedbyeachmovement
withintheintersection,ratherthanontheoverallstoppeddelaypervehicleattheintersection.This
differencefromthemethodusedforsignalizedintersectionsisnecessarysincetheoperating
characteristicsofastopcontrolledintersectionaresubstantiallydifferent.Driverexpectationsand
perceptionsarealsoentirelydifferent.Fortwowaystopcontrolledintersections,thethroughtrafficon
themajor(uncontrolled)streetexperiencesnodelayatintersection.Conversely,vehiclesturningleft
fromtheminorstreetexperiencemoredelaythanothermovementsandattimescanexperience
significantdelay.Vehiclesontheminorstreet,whichareturningrightorgoingacrossthemajorstreet,
experiencelessdelaythanthoseturningleftfromthesameapproach.Duetothissituation,thelevelof
serviceassignedtoatwowaystopcontrolledintersectionisbasedontheaveragedelayforvehicleson
theminorstreetapproach.

Levelsofserviceforallwaystopcontrolledintersectionsarealsobasedondelayexperiencedbythe
vehiclesattheintersection.Sincethereisnomajorstreet,thehighestdelaycouldbeexperiencedby
anyoftheapproachingstreets.Therefore,thelevelofserviceisbasedontheapproachwiththehighest
delayasshowninTable23.ThistableshowstheLOScriteriaforboththeallwayandtwowaystop
controlledintersections.

Table23
LevelofServiceCriteria(StopControlledIntersections)
LevelofService Delay(seconds/vehicle)

A <10

B 10to15

C 15to25

D 25to35

E 35to50

F >50

Source:TheTransportationResearchBoard'sHighwayCapacityManual

Usingtheaboveguidelines,thedatacollectedinthespringof2009andcalculationtechniquesfortwo
waystopcontrolsandallwaystopcontrols,theLOSwascalculatedfor12intersections.Table24and
Table25showthedetailedresultsoftheperformancelevelturningmovementbreakoutforeach
unsignalizedintersection.TheintersectionLOSisshowngraphicallyinFigure25andFigure26.

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Table24
Existing(2009)LevelofServiceforUnsignalizedIntersections
AMPeakHour PMPeakHour

UnsignalizedIntersection Delay LOS V/C Delay LOS V/C

US93&RiversideCutoff

WestboundLeft 22.7 C 0.30 38.1 E 0.39

WestboundRight 9.9 A 0.02 11.6 B 0.09

SouthboundLeft 8.5 A 0.05 10.1 B 0.03

OldCorvallisRoad/MillStreet&Fairgrounds

Road

EastboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.1 A 0.06 8.0 A 0.05

WestboundLeft/Thru/Right 7.8 A 0.01 8.1 A 0.01

NorthboundLeft/Thru/Right 15.4 C 0.07 16.5 C 0.13

SouthboundLeft/Thru/Right 13.9 B 0.18 19.5 C 0.38

FreezeLane&FairgroundsRoad

WestboundLeft/Thru 7.4 A 0.01 7.8 A 0.00

NorthboundLeft 10.4 B 0.04 11.1 B 0.02

NorthboundRight 8.7 A 0.01 9.5 A 0.00

EastsideHighway&FairgroundsRoad

EastboundLeft/Right 13.9 B 0.20 20.8 C 0.47

NorthboundLeft/Thru 8.3 A 0.02 7.9 A 0.03

EastsideHighway&KurtzRoad

EastboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.5 A 0.20 7.6 A 0.01

WestboundLeft/Thru/Right 7.7 A 0.02 8.2 A 0.02

NorthboundLeft/Thru/Right 61.5 F 0.68 25.2 D 0.48

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SouthboundLeft 41.4 E 0.04 17.9 C 0.01

SouthboundThru/Right 26.5 D 0.42 16.3 C 0.26

EastsideHighway&BlackLane/BassLane

EastboundLeft/Thru/Right 23.1 C 0.25 44.9 E 0.66

WestboundLeft/Thru/Right 22.1 C 0.37 23.6 C 0.23

NorthboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.6 A 0.02 8.1 A 0.01

SouthboundLeft/Thru/Right 7.9 A 0.02 8.6 A 0.03

3rdStreet&MainStreet

EastboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.86 A 10.75 B

WestboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.70 A 9.34 A

NorthboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.00 A 8.90 A

SouthboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.03 A 9.07 A

4thStreet&MainStreet

EastboundLeft/Thru/Right 9.45 A 10.79 B

WestboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.95 A 9.16 A

NorthboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.78 A 9.12 A

SouthboundLeft/Thru/Right 8.41 A 8.92 A

Table25
Existing(2009)LevelofServiceforUnsignalizedIntersections
AMPeakHour PMPeakHour

UnsignalizedIntersection Delay LOS V/C Delay LOS V/C

GolfCourseRoad&BigCorralRoad

EastboundLeft/Thru 8 A 0.29 7.7 A 0.06

SouthboundLeft/Right 11.2 B 0.14 11.9 B 0.22

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GolfCourseRoad&KurtzLane

EastboundLeft/Thru 8.3 A 0.07 7.8 A 0.02

SouthboundLeft/Right 13.8 B 0.18 12.9 B 0.23

EastsideHighway&TammanyLane

WestboundLeft/Right 12.1 B 0.12 16.3 C 0.27

SouthboundLeft/Thru 7.7 A 0.03 8.4 A 0.05

EastsideHighway&AirportRoad

WestboundLeft/Right 10.1 B 0.02 12.9 B 0.07

SouthboundLeft/Thru 7.7 A 0.01 8.4 A 0.02

TheexistingconditionsLOSstudyintheHamiltonAreashowsthattwosignalizedandthreeunsignalized
intersectionsarecurrentlyfunctioningatLOSDorlower.Thesefiveintersectionsindicatepotential
opportunitiesforcloserexaminationandfurtherintersectionimprovementmeasurestomitigate
operationalconditions.TheseareshowninTable26.

Table26
ExistingIntersectionsFunctioningataLOSDorLower
Intersection AMPeak PMPeak

US93&PineStreet S F D

US93&GolfCourseRoad/HopeAvenue S E C

US93&RiversideCutoff U C E

KurtzLane&MarcusStreet/EastsideHighway U F D

EastsideHighway&BlackLane/BassLane U C E

(S)ignalized

(U)nsignalized

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Hamilton Area Transportation Plan
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US 93

Adirondac Avenue /
Fairgrounds Road

US 93

US 93 & Adirondac Avenue/Fairgrounds Road

Intersection Study
US 93

P i ne S t r e e t

US 93

US 93 & Pine Street

Intersection Study
US 93

Main Street /
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Main Street

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US 93 & Main Street/Marcus Street

Intersection Study
US 93

Ravalli Street

Ravalli Street

US 93

US 93 & Ravalli Street

Intersection Study
US 93

Hope Avenue
Golf Course Road

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US 93 & Golf Course Road/Hope Avenue

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US 93

Riverside Cutoff

US 93

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Kurtz Lane

Marcus Street Eastside Highway

Kurtz Lane

Kurtz Lane & Eastside Highway

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Eastside Highway

Black Lane
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Eastside Highway & Black Lane/Bass Lane

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2nd Street

Main Street

Main Street

2nd Street

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3rd Street

Main Street

Main Street

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3rd Street & Main Street

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4th Street

Main Street

Main Street

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4th Street & Main Street

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Big Corral Road

Golf Course Road

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