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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/2018 - Notice of Issuance of a Section 61 Finding - - 1210 Osgood Street Chzidcs D.Balmr,,Govemor, Ka,ryn,E".Polito,Het,itenan't Governor OT' Stephanic Pollinck,Mass DOT"Scactar y&CEO h,u i etts Ov,P,0!rt m c i It of Trainportatlon Jo n a.,t h a n L 6 u,H iver,H'i g h way Ad min I s t rizi t o r HighwaY Division January 17,20,18 R,icli'ard Henderson,Premident: Priinceton,Developmnent LLC, and,Forgetta Development LL,C 99,High Strect, 1, F71oor Biomton,MA 02 1,10, D 11 r I ear Mr.Henderson. paAm ati Please find,attached tbeMassac,"husetts Die, e,nt of TranspmtrlChapter 3 0, amended,S ecti imi 61 Fili,,d"ing f6r the 1,210,Ojsgood S fteetpro'' 1,Andover. Massl)OThasre *e,:wedthepr,oj*ec,�ta,spa,.it,of,tliesta,tcenv,,tro vi, 'I)men,tal review process and,concluded thnat the conimittied on-site,and,off.sd iprovememts will satisf Rs,requaireme ne in y 1, c ew foi, the i.ssuance of a Vehi"cular Acress Pierrnitl, UpOn siatisfactory deligii,r vi of-these pernutfor thue construction a,nci,,,/lo"i,,,,i,nodi',fi,catil,o,.n,of'si,te 11inproven ntsl Massl)OT wi, issue a highway access and as,sociated The findinng,will be incomorated, Into the Mas,$)30T piel-mmits is,sued,for this projecti. If'you have any questlioll's regardt-ng tliis,finding, please call,J.,Lionel Lucien,P.E.,Manager of the Public/Pri'vate,Development Unlit,at(857) 368-8862m, �4 Sincerely, Jonath ulliver, Admini,A Mor J'G,/di,m 4 1, w Ten Park,Pfaza.,Suirte 41610,,,Boston,MA 02 116, Tel`.,857-36,84,636, w,wvv,.m,ass.gov/m a ssdot Forth Andover—1210 Osgood Street Page 2 1/17/18 cc: David Mohler,Executive Director,OTP Patricia Leavenworth,F.E., Chief Engineer,Highway Division Neil Boudreau,Assistant Administrator of Traffic and Safety Engineering Paul Stedman,District 4 Highway Director Deirdre Buckley,MEPA Director .Planning Department,Town ofNorth Andover Diane Hanson,Director,MassRides Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Merrimack valley Regional Transit Authority Merrimack Valley TMA Public/Private Development Unit files Copies) a Charleskcr,Governor F utenan't Governor Karyn I.Polito,UIC 0,T xk. I mphanfic NMI, MasISIDOT'Secrelary&CEO, 'Wits Vep:toln teril,of Transportation St Jonatfian L.GuIM"Ver.Highway Adn,11nistrator Highwiny Division MASSACHUSE&TTS DEPARTMENT OFTRAN'SPO,R- TAXION" FINDING PURSUANITTO SECTION 61, M.G.L, C1111API"I'MAR 30) PRO JET CTINAME:, 1210 Osgood Street-- x,e!d,**'U'se,Deve,'I,,op,Bien t, PR OJT CTLOCATION. Route 125,—North Andover, E 4 �torgetla, evelopment, PROJECT P'ROP'ON,, NT'- Princeton Development LLCand r D LLC EMA NUMBER#, 12300 # Full-'buifld developmetit of the prolposed pt,oJectinvolves tie constni,chon and ocetipancy of 192 riesidiential aPartments,23,800 sf ofi-etail space,an 8,000 sf offitce, a3,00,0 sf Wank,and,,an 8200s, f i:-estaura,lit space in t',lie Town,of North,Andover,Massachusetts. The niixed,-use project, mel. The,mj'xed-,use projectwill A be lacated ort,the,west side of Route 125, on a 14-acre par P We 574 parki S C,I mated tio have a,cost,of approximately 1 m' I on dolla rovi mg spaces andi* I The,p 'lect propollent,wl"I'l apply to,the Massaelius,eltt"s,Del),a-,i,,(,,��me,n-,t offransportat' I It,01 IDDTYfl "or a Vehicular Accims Pei ini 1 (,Mass t mider M.G.L. c. 81, §2 1 for access to Route '125 and will,,apply,fbrI a traffic Signal, elmit to be Issued,to t,,he Town,of N orthAnid over,under M.G.L.c. P 851 §2. Sete access im provements willbe implemented by the Townof North Andover as patti, of' a MassWorks gran't project., Div MEP,A History 4 of'the 'rhe Propon mit prqpared,an,d sub d,puimsuant to M.G.L. c. 31 0)� § 611, m,A 62A-F # andA It leme, Itin Ins(30 1 MassachuseUs Environmental PoIley Act.(MEPA) t Is j,rap n gTeguliatio CMR, 1 n.ana,ty 1.00),a Im act R�porIt(December 23,2000) whic" zed IP -roo e of c,omm,e;rc*la,,"I,/i*e,,t,,,a,,,'i'I use space en,vliro,m,n,,e,,ntal, 't'mpactg of the development of 120,000 square feet and a 1,01m hiotl. On I tenmbeer,30,,2000,the Sect-etary of Enviironrnental Affatrs,tssued.a, "P c ei sate #01 m ti/fli stating,that the SFE]"Radequately and e y m i 0 ,proprIl co lied w11A and Its P h I -ed and sdbmitted,a request lem,e,nt,,ing,re�,gul,at*ll,o,n,s., O,n January 30,2017,fle propm, ent prqpat bor advisory,op I imon in accordance with,Section U.01 (6)of the ME PA regulat,,ions('301 CMR 111.00)requesting an adviisory o imon Whether the proposed prolect,changes requi,rel 10 P 1 11 1 the fil'ing of a Notice Project Chang,e(N.P Q. On Marcli 1, 2,047MEPA"'Issued an alavisory snot iviquit, a Notice qpnhiion that the downsIlmd project,as deserillbeld above'under,Seefion I doe of P r0"eat Change. i Mass'Dar 11Chas reye ed,and, coMmented on the above MEPA stibmssimns andbas considered,the cornments of va'r." 1 '3"s'parties own the EIR, in,connectimn mn"tht',h,,,e permi't 10 North Andover—121 o Osgood Street Page 2 1/17/1 S applications to be submitted by the proponent. This Section 61 Finding is based upon information disclosed and discussed in the MEPA review process. III. Overall Pro,Ject Traffic Impacts Full-build occupancy of the project is expected to generate 4,022 vehicle-trips to and from the site during an average weekday,including 272 vehicle-trips during the weekday AM peak hour and 365 vehicle-trips during the weekday PM peak hour. Full-build occupancy of the mixed-use project is expected to generate 394 vehicle-trips to and from the site during the average Saturday peak hour. Mas sD O T has assessed the impacts of this anticipated traffic load on the surrounding regional roadway network based upon information set forth in the Updated Transportation Irnpact Assessment. In the absence of mitigating highway improvements,Project-related traffic would be expected to have generally detrimental operational and safety impacts in a number of primary areas. These include: • the Route 125 (Osgood Street)lBarker Street/South Site Drive intersection; * the Route 125/North Site Drive intersection * the Route 1 5fRoute 13 3 (Great Pond Road)i intersection; * the Route 125/133/Sutton Street intersection;and • the route 125/Holt Stmet intersection. - The specific traffic impacts at each of these locations and the mitigation measures required to address them are detailed in fart IV and Part V of this Section 61 Finding. IV. See fie Project Impacts and Miti ation Measures MassDOT has analyzed the operational and safety impacts in the affected state highway area due to the proposed project and has determined that the mitigation measures outlined below are required to the traffic impacts of this project. Based on discussions with MassDDT,the project proponent has committed to undertake the followingmitigation measures in cooperation with the identified parties. Route 125I3arker Street/South Site Drive Intersection For the 2023 To-Build scenario,weekday AM/PWSaturday peak hour LDS for all movements at this unsignalized intersection will be at Levels D/FfF(Average Delay= 34.6l>501>50 seconds).The 2023 Build with traffic mitigation scenario indicates the Levels of Service(LDS)for this new signalized intersection will be at Levels B/BfB (Average Delay= 15.4/1'7.1I1'7.4 seconds)during the weekday AM/PM/Saturday peak hours. See below"Town of forth Andover MassNyorks Grant"for mitigation at this intersection. These improvements roust be in place prior to any site occupancy. There are no additional feasible means to avoid or minimize the project's traffic impacts at this location that the Proponent could be required to implement. North Andover--- 1210 Osgood Street Page 3 1117/1 S Route 125/Northerly Site Drive Intersection The 2023 Build scenario indicates that LOS for right-turn movement at this intersection will be at Levels BIB/B (Average Belay= 12.7/11.2/11.3 seconds)during weekday AM/PM/Saturday peak hours. See below"Town of forth Andover Masswoxks Grant"for mitigation measures at this intersection. 'These improvements must be in place prior to any site occupancy. There are no additional feasible means to avoid or minimize the project's traffic impacts at this location that the proponent could be required to implements Route 125/Route 133 (Great Pond Roads Intersection For the 2023 No-Build scenario,weekday AM/PM/Saturday peak hour LOS for this signalized intersection will be at Levels BOB (Average Delay-- 12.4134.0I15.2 seconds).The 2023 Build without traffic mitigation scenario indicates that LDS for this intersection will be at Levels B/DIB(Average Delay--=- 17.5153.7/19.o seconds)during weekday AM/PM/Saturday peak hours.with mitigation in place,the 2023 Build scenario indicates that LDS for this intersection will be at Levels BIC/B (Average Delay 13.1122/19.0 seconds)during the weekday AM/PM/Saturday peak hours. Since the issuance of the Section 61 Finding for the original project,this signalized intersection has been upgraded with new signal equipment and a controller by MassDDT. However,prior to any site occupancy,the Proponent,will modify the signal timing and phasing of this intersection in accordance with conceptual and 100 percent plans to be submitted and approved by MassDDT. There are no additional feasible weans to avoid or minimize the projecVs traffic impacts at this location that the proponent could be required to implement. Route 125l133/Sutton Street Intersection Since the issuance of the Section 61 Finding for the original project,this signalized intersection has been upgraded with new signal equipment and a controller by MassDDT. ew There are no additional feasible means to avoid or minimize the project?s traffic impacts at this location that the proponent could be required to implement. Route 125/Holt Road Intersection For the 2023 No-Build scenario,weekday AiP1S AM/PM/Saturday ay p eal hour LDS for the northbound Route 125 left-turn movement at this unsignalized intersection will be at Levels FIF/F(Average Y Delay=->5 0.01>50.01>50.0 seconds). The 2023 Build without traffic mitigation scenario indicates that LDS for this movement will be at Levels F/FIF (Average Delay >50.V>50I50.0 seconds)during the weekday AM/PIVVSaturday peak hours. North Andover— 1 10 Osgood Street Page 4 1/17/1 S The Proponent will conduct an analysis of traffic operations at this intersection,including a twelve-hour manual turning movement count and tt%aff`ic signal warrants analysis,within one year of a Certificate of Occupancy for the project site,or as directed by MassDOT and the Town of North Andover, Them are no additional feasible means to avoid or minimize the project's traffic impacts at this location that the proponent could be required to IMP V. Other Mitigation Measures Town of North,Andover MassWorks grant The Town of North Andover have received a grant from the MassWorks Infrastructure Grant Program in support of the off-site improvements along the Route 125 corridor in the vicinity of the project site.These improvements will alleviate existing operational and safety deficiencies, improve pedestrian and bicycle accessibility,and mitigate the traffic impacts of the project at the Route 125/Barker StreetlSite give intersection. These improvements will be unplernented in accordance with the revised Concept Plan for the proposed Route 125 corridor unprovements,prepared by VAI,dated July 28,2017. The infrastructure improvements will include the reconstruction of the Route 125 and Barker Street intersection to include the proposed South Site Drive as the west leg approach,the installation of a new traffic signal control.at this intersection,the construction of the North Site Drive,and the provision of 5-foot shoulders and sidewalks on both sides of Route 125 to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists. Bicycle&Pedestrian Accommodations The proposed site layout will include additional sidewalks and/or designated pathways to connect to the existing sidewalk system along Osgood Street.The Proponent will design and install sidewalks on the project site consistent with the conceptual plan for the MassWorks grant awarded to the Town of Forth Andover. The sidewalk segments for the MassWorks project will include approximately 950 feet on the east side of Osgood Street extending to the south to provide pedestrian access to the Butcher Boy Plaza,approximately 600 feet on the west side of Osgood Street extending to the south to provide pedestrian access to Commerce way,and approximately 350 feet on the wrest side of Osgood Street extending to the north to provide pedestrian access to the Forgetta Flowers/Ml)M Insurance properties. A crosswalk connection, . along with pedestrian detection signage and/or systems for motorists at the cross*alk, will be provided. Trill Generation Reduction Measures The proponent will conduct Transportation Demand Management(TDM)measures aimed at reducing site trip generation. These TDM measures shall include,but are not limited to: the designation of an on-site transportation coordinator,promoting the use of flex-time work scheduling by employees at the site,and the provision of at least fire percent of the project parking supply as preferred parking spaces for employees participating in carpools and vanpools. The proponent should also work With the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA)to begin the sale of transit passes at the site in order to encourage the use of transit as an alternative means of travel. North Andover--1 10 Osgood Street Page 5 1/17/1 The proponent should work with MassRIDES,in order to develop and market the TDM program. Effective marketing by the proponent should include regular dissemination of appropriate commuter information and other techniques such as running yearly events to promote transit and shared ride-commuting modes. The proponent has agreed to participate in the TMA in order to further the aims of the required TDM program. Traffic Monitorin Piro ram The proponent will monitor the traffic entering and exiting all of the site drives once per year following initial occupancy of the site. Monitoring of traffic entering and exiting the site will continue for five years following full occupancy;of the site. The monitoring program will include 24-hour Automatic Traffic Recorder(ATR) counts over a seven-day,week-long period, and weekday AM/PM/Saturday peak hour turning movement counts. The proponent will submit the results of these monitoring studies to the MassDOT Public/Private Development Unit, MassDOT District:4 Office,and the Town of North Andover. NorthAndoveir 1210 Osgood Street Page 6 1/1 Wl 81 F IND N G S S "n fliat,with "m lementat on of"Alle Foir,-the reasons state,d,above, as DOT herebyfi nds t 'I p M*t* # igation.measwvs,descri"bed above, all practicable means, and measures will be taken to avoW or minimize adversetraffic and related impacts to the enviroinment,i'es tilting,from the 1210 il 0 0 Osgood Street—M,I I xed-Use,Development p "ect. Appropnia-te conditiol"Is colislistent with t1u, S rol # S'lect"lon 61 Finnaing Will beIncluded in the access and traffic signal perin.,11ts-to,be issued by i MassDOT 1"'n order to descril'be more fu I and ensure iniplenii,,entation,of tliese measutmes, Janua 'yr 17 2,01.8 011191MAim- MOM ,io ullhveT DKf El Jonaltbll'4 Administra Qr'