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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:
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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.
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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.
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Contact:
Jon Giaquinto, P.E.
Senior Engineer
Phone: 330-678-8106
Email: giaquintoj@kent-ohio.org |
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City of Kent
Department of Public Service
Division of Engineering |
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