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Home My WebLink AboutTraffic Review Proposal 3/14/1997 7 "r war �.zo.a rLhlldari Kok$#dil ut' 6'IA1 C4 �! ? 114R J r. PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING REVIEW SERVIC28 STOP & 9HOP fI IVuW: �LIPAR'lkm°Ilea•, rVIA.0 a U40 14.k �rudC,�a^'A hh,l..bilH."/ Fax 'p9iR"1f ,d 567q 185 Tr iimgv,inI�%r i7 tl':r 09 and Pla�nininq WE No . qvon MS . Kathleen Bradley t'°olw lll. , Town Planner North Andover Planning t]c_partmdmert community Development a services 146 Main Street North Andover, MA 01845 pogcd �' .s r, rvis_^ �.nd Cost. ��Lil�iat for ,,��.�:� ��h�.a ... Dear Ms . Colwell : Thank you for the op c_ rtunit. ' tea Participate ate in Lhe local review Of the proposed Stop & Shop super8tore development . per your request , 1 arrl p:L-oviding this correspondence outlining the proposed study scope I imatc, staffing, an schedule for Our review an ��rm�>_o!ltatia services on this project . Tt= is expected that the or Il t. fc_DoI.ds cjn r-eview of the proponentQs Tr°aftie' impact and Access s Stu (TT S) ,, as prepare by Dermot J. Kell MXLAgm lie study area for this Inview xvill be c r);71.sLant with that: outlined in Lbe proponent' s TTA , a5 follows ; signal a.. r ptrYrt.i Qrn Turnpike Street (Route 11.4) at Willow SLreet and Mill Road Turnpike e Lr eet, at McLay Road (Site Drive) Turnpike Street at mm.l a ' s Garden Center North Drive Turnpike street. at M 1��ay' s Carden �".e�rt�r` South Drive * Turnpike street aL Jasmine Islaza. * Turnpike SLreet at icfferson office Park and GetLy Gas staLion North Driveway South Driveway Turnpike Street:. at Getty Gas Station 1 7!7. I'M Stweet 1 ,,.r°rme n ce, IG PEA s V 1 S 4 0 Nhl R°:iMA 557 5it8 The primary issue too bc. .focused on in the review is the operatiOnRi feasibility and safety level of the site driveway (s) and adjacent roadway J Turnpikke Street , also known as route 114 ) . The pro j ec:t ` s operational and safety imPact.s ors the rum"n" study ax'ea intersections (as outliners above under 'Rudy Area' } will also he acconDted for in thu review. A large scale 0. inch = 50 fool minirnt m) site plan will be necessary to conduct the work . Tra..ffic- rV ated elements of the proposed project thaU have beer discussed in the proponent ' a study and which will be reviewed for accuracy and adequacy arc as follows : traffic volume data c:oilect.ion methods ; * existing and projected (Year 00 ) Lraffic volumes; * exisLing and projected (Year 002) level} of service; * trip generation, distribution, and assignment-; and * cuff-site miLigation. An additional elemenL. to he addr.e8W, although not included in the proponent ' s report , will be night disLancc: at the project: driveway interser:tion (s) wi€:h Turnpike Street . pajec A.ssociatc:s, Mc. will also provide independent. Tecommcfid.ations for improvements Lo study area waffic flow and s�xfety conditions - Thee recc?mtrtendaLions wi.fl account for Lh� - potenUal intcrac'tion of traffic generated by Stop & Shop with vehicles Bantering and exiLing the development site (s) on the opposite si ac of Turnpike Strecu . 'rhe traf. fic� study revic:w will incl.ude. one s i Le visit . Work conducted during the site visit will cnnsist ref sigtlt dj-stEtnc.e �t ensure en }, Lraf f is str.ean� gap ti�ninc , anti addit� nrra3 f le l d rec onnaissancc to verify data pre.sente.d in the reperL. . A pi_ctoria.l summary of existing condition: in the project study area and c7riti cal issues to he investigated i.s presented as Attachment 1 . f1E0IVgRA b Bajcc AssocyiaLes, Inc . will provi-de t.i-te North Andover. Planning Depa.rtmcnt with a t.etLer report: summarizing Our findiuys on the prc)jecL. . 'rhe, proposed scope of work (arid associated cost estimate} also includes amendanc'e at one planning Board meeting . -3 The report will. he ready for distribution within seven J?) calendar day: of receipt of writ Len authorization Lo proceed . MCC Associates, Iijr. is prepared to begin work on the project. immediately upon receipt of such authorization. A performance clause has been included in this proposal to provide the Town with a comfort level regarding prompt completion of Lie work (refer to 19Cost and Terms" section for d.etailsl , QUAFFING AND E PERTENCE Mr . maul J_ Hajec, scrvi_ng as project Manager, wi l I coordinaLefperform technical a pects of the work as well as assume budgetary responsibility . He will be r.esponsibl.e far report preparaLion W preseptation of findings at local Meetings . Mr . Ia:j u has 1 years of professional experien.ce A Lraff i r analysis/engineering and Lransportat ion planning . He has a Lhorough understanding of Masoac:husetts Highway DepartmeaL (MFD) design cri teriu, an well as MHPA guidelines for traffic studies . He has provided expert witness testimony on traffic: issues before Superior Court in the Commonwealth of. Massachusetts . Mr . Hajec i:� familiar wiLh local protocol, as he is currently working on Auer reviews for both the proposed Old Town Village retail development and the Forest View Estates residential development in the: Town of [North Andover. The provision of Lraffic engineering consuKing services to the towns of CohasseL and Westford, Massachusetts arc among his add!Lionai current projects . He has also performed in a similar role: on projecLs in the nearby communities of Andover. and Haverhill , Massachusot Ls . mr. Ilajec can geDerally be available for impromptu conferences , meetings , and site visits within a matter of minutes , as he maintains an o ficu. in Lawr-urIce and a resi.denc:c in Bradford, assachuseUts _ Mr . pia"ec' s resume is presented in ALLachment 2 , A summary of pertinent project work is contained in Attachment =3 . COST AND TI?RMS The work otitlinod herein can be completed for. approximately $975 . A total of. S% of the project cast would be crcdiLed to the Nbrth Andover Planning Unpartment for each clay of delay in submittal of the report . Hajec ]Associates, Inc. understands that the schedule to whic3-1 this clause applies is for submittal of a letter report Po -4- later than seven (7) calendar days following our receipt (vita snail or fax) of wriLUen authorization to proceed. Work resulting in expenses beyond the estimated total of $975 will not be perforrae_'d without pr for writ.Len authorization of the- appropriate Signatory. Sucb "add-on" work will be billed can a Lime and materials basis, using are hourly rate of $75 , This proposal may be accepted by signing in the appropriate spice below and returning a copy to Hajec Associates, Inc. BY ex0cuting this proposal , the signatory warrants that he/she has fill authority to commit. the c:lic:nt: to enter into this agreement . look forward to Continuing working with the 1.4orLh Andover Planning Department . Please conLact me if your have any questions . Sincerely yours, r Pail l , '. Ha j ec PresidcK. a.t t . Acccpted by! �� 4 f ....-. ' .......- (Printed or 'Typed Name) (Signed Name) ut-hor. izec_ S ' 90ture Title UTO A l _� _l Date