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Summit Street Traffic Signal Coordination

 

 

Project Location: Summit Street corridor

 

Project Budget: $11,644,000  ($5.0 million from AMATS)

                                                       ($4.2 million from ODOT)

                                                       ($1.2 million from KSU)

Project Schedule:

            Design Start Date           August 2009

            Construction Start Date June 2013

            Project Finish                  November 2014

 

 

Summit Street

The Summit Street corridor, from Lincoln Street to Loop Road, is one of the most highly congested routes within the Portage/Summit County area. The Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS), which calculates street capacities within the area, has determined this route has a LOS of "E."

Level of Service (LOS) - A qualitative measure from A (best) to F (worst) describing operational conditions within a traffic stream, generally described in terms of such factors as speed and travel time, freedom to maneuver, traffic interruptions, comfort and convenience, and safety. LOS is measured by degree of volume to capacity ratio.

The Summit Street Traffic Signal Coordination project is being coordinated with Kent State University and involves the installation of new traffic signals with central coordination from Water Street to Loop Road along the Summit Street corridor.

Included in the design will be turning lanes where appropriate and access management. This will reduce the number of access points (drives/streets) entering onto Summit Street. The project will also attempt to limit pedestrians and vehicular conflicts along the corridor.

 

             

 

 

 

 

Project Status:

  • The City of Kent will hold two Public Meetings to present proposed improvements and alternatives to relieve congestion and improve pedestrian, vehicular and bicycle safety on Summit Street.

  • The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at PARTA (Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority), located at 2000 Summit St. The second meeting will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2011 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the City of Kent Council Chambers located at 325 S. Depeyster St. Both meetings will include a formal presentation at 7:00pm.

 

Contact:

 

Jon Giaquinto, P.E.  

Senior Engineer  

Phone: 330-678-8106

Email:  giaquintoj@kent-ohio.org

City of Kent

Department of Public Service

 Division of Engineering