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026-02 RESOLUTION OF THE FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RE: To request the Commonwealth Transportation Board to consider restricting through truck traffic on the following segments of Rest Church Road (Route 669) and Welltown Road (Route 66\ )" Action: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: December 17,2002 [) APPROVED 0 DENIED WHEREAS, Rest Church Road (Route 669) between its intersection with 1-8\ to its intersection with Welltown Road (Route 661) is classified as a local road designed to handle residential traffic and is not designed or intended to serve heavy truck traffic, and Welltown Road (Route 661) between its intersection with Rest Church Road (Route 669) and its intersection with McGhee Road at the entrance to Stonewall Industrial Park; and WHEREAS, local residents and county officials are concerned about heavy truck traffic on these road segments; and WHEREAS, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors has identified alternates exist via Interstate 81 to accommodate heavy truck traffic safely and efticiently for the Rest Church Road and Well town Road proposed restrictions; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 46.2-809 of the Code of Virginia, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors has conducted a public hearing on December 17,2002 to obtain public comments on restricting through truck traffic on the aforementioned road segments of Rest Church Road and Well town Road; and WHEREAS, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors will use its good offices for en forcement 0 f the proposed restrictions by the appropriate local law enforcement agency, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Frederick County Board of Supervisors does hereby request that the Commonwealth Transportation Board consider restricting through truck traffic on Rest Church Road (Route 669) between its intersection with 1-81 to its intersection with Well town Road (Route 661) and Well town Road (Route 661) between its intersection with Rest Church Road (Route 669) and its intersection with McGhee Road at the entrance to Stonewall Industrial Park. Passed this 17''' day of Dccember 2002 by the following recorded votc: Richard C. Shickle, Chairman Nay Sidney A. Reycs E.!:.. W. Harrington Smith, Jr. Aye Margaret B. Douglas Nay Lvnda J. Tyler Aye Robert M. Sager Aye Gina A. Forrester Aye A COpy ATTEST Board Resolution No.: 026-02 PDRes #36-02 O:\Resolutions\2002\Rest Church Road.wpd './". , ..' Item / 3 ;./ '" '''--.::::::.. /- -~-~----_. --- #2 / N w*. s "I --..-. -:.'- , . , ,,' ,-3::' --:t:"~-=h P' " 1 \ - " ., ~>!' ,', Request to Restrict Through Trucks on Rest Church Road (Rt. 669), and Welltown Road (Rt. 661) to McGhee Road at Stonewall Industrial Park And Proposed Alternative Route \ ;l-"--- _IY 'c-~ >/ -"J '-.",:, ,'~~ ..:.::. _.~-::.- i'...,~ ",-, ",. . ~~--=::::>_ "-~L -----"-~-,~ -' Map Features ~Interstate 81 N Primary Highways 1\/ Secondary Roads i .. Requested No Thru Trucks -...., __ I ~-~~~>_" L_~' j .. Proposed Alternate Route - --::;J-;.?;-;'_~' '\ I I 1 0 1 Miles \ "'T1/,//:>/,(,/ .:;, // ~__, L-__ ___ _no. - - ~--- - ---,._- '1..-- ,'- -,', .' I I . ~~-\-_.__._._-~----- \i ----.,-1 i;:'//'..,' ,,' ~_ ';::-. ~~. :-:>\. }--i' f ,.~ '----- ~ DRAFT COUNTY of FREDERICK I -- Department of Planning and Development 5.j!}/1\1\5-5651 FAX: 5.j!}/1\1\5-6395 j MEMORANDUM From: Frederick County Board of Supervisors Abbe S. Kennedy, Senior Planner )rL No Through Truck Traffic Policy To: Subject: Date: December 5, 2002 Staff has received several requests to prohibit through truck traffic on various roads within the county. The Transportation Committee met on November 5, 2002, to consider the following through truck restrictions in response to citizen concerns regarding the opening of Warrior Drive, and concerns of Stonewall District citizens regarding truck trattic en route to Stonewall Industrial Park and en route to Route 7 East. I.) Warrior Drive (Route 719) between Fairfax Pike (Route 277) and Tasker Road (Route 642). 2.) Rest Church Road (Route 669) from the Flying J Travel Plaza to Welltown Road (Route 661) en route to the Stonewall Industrial Park, ending at McGhee Road. 3.) Old Charles Town Road (Route 761) from Martinsburg Pike (Route 11) to Jordan Springs Road (Route 664) to Woods Mill Road (Route 660) to Route 7, and from Jordan Springs Road (Route 664) from Woods Mill Road (Route 660) to Burnt Factory (Route 659) to Route 7. Several steps have to occur before a road is posted for "No Through Truck Traffic." The first step involves the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Supervisors through a public hearing process requesting the implementation of these actions. Following the adoptionofthe resolutions, the VDOT Resident Engineer will program a detailed study of the road segments to determine if qualifying criteria warrants prohibiting through trucks. The findings of this study are then presented to the Commonwealth Transportation Board who approve or deny the request. The Transportation Committee strongly recommended approval of the policy and directed staff to address these concerns during presentations to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. Attached are maps depicting the proposed road segments identified for through truck restrictions. The recommendations from the December 4,2002 Planning Commission meeting are included. Please tind attached the Guidelines for Considering Request for Restricting Through Trucks on Secondary Highways adopted by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. 107 North Kent Street . Winchester, Vir~i.nia 22601-5000 . . . PLANNING COMMISSION SUMMARY AND ACTION OF 12/04/02 MEETING: Some of thc commission members asked Mr. Jerry Copp, VDOT Resident Engineer to clarit:1 what defincs a truck in the case of through truck rcstrictions. Mr. Copp responded that the posting for no through trucks would include any vehicle type that would have to enter the scales on a highway. One of the commissioners stated that he believed the posted "No Turn-Around" on Rest Church Road at thc Flying J Travel Plaza was working sufficiently to deter trucks from going down Rest Church Road to Welltown Road to the Stoncwall Industrial Park. Discussion continued concerning the potential ofthru truck restrictions on certain secondary roads setting precedents for any roads to request this posting. Some planning commissioners felt that without advance traffic count information regarding trucks on these roads an informed decision could not be made. Some commissioners stated that they felt the roads were for all to use, and to prohibit trucks on certain roads was unjustified. Other commissioners statcd that the residents were the ones with concerns, and that they are making these requests. Regarding Warrior Drive, some planning commission members felt it was easier to stop the truck traffic before it began, as was the request of the residents. Others felt that Warrior Drive was designed as a major collector road, and that the alternatives for through trucks were not good. The commissioners resolved to take each of the three items separately, and forward their recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. The recommendations regarding the restrictions on through truck traffic by the Planning Commission are as follows: ITEM #1 - WARRIOR DRIVE A motion was made by Commissioner Thomas and seconded by Commissioner Kriz to recommend denial on restricting truck traffic on Warrior Drive because this road has not yet been completed for public transportation and VDOT would not be able to conduct traffic studies required by their guidelines. (It was also noted that restricting truck traffic on Warrior would only force drivers to Aylor and White Oak.) This motion was passed by the following majority vote: YES (REC. DENIAL TO RESTRICT): Triplett, Fisher, Kriz, Thomas, DeHaven, Light, Morris, Watt, Unger NO: Rosenberry, Straub, Gochenour (Please Note: Commissioner Ours was absent from the meeting.) ITEM #2 - REST CHURCH ROADI WELL TOWN ROADI MCGHEE ROAD A motion was made by Commissioner Light and seconded by Commissioner Thomas to recommend lknial on restricting truck traffic on Rest Church Road (Rt. 669) to Welltown Road (Rt. 661), but to allow the existing "No Turn-Around" sign to remain at the Flying J to best serve this area. This motion was passed by the following majority vote: YES (REC. DENIAL TO RESTRICT): Triplett, Fisher, Kriz, Thomas, DeHaven, Light, Morris, Watt, Unger NO: Rosenberry, Straub, Gochenour (Please Note: Commissioner Ours was absent from the meeting.) ITEM #3 - JORDAN SPRINGSI WOODS MILL! BURNT FACTORY A motion was made by Commissioner Light and seconded by Commissioner Thomas to recommend approval ofrcstricting truck traffic pending a VDOT study brought back to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors for review with traffic counts justifying that the numbers of trucks using these roads warrants a restriction of truck traffic. (Commissioners based this decision on concerns they had for a precedent-setting situation that could be created for restricting trucks on any road.) This motion passed by unanimous vote. (Please Note: Commissioner Ours was absent from the meeting.) (i',"', ~. . .. GUIDELINES FOR CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR RESTRICTING THROUGH TRUCKS ON SECONDARY HIGH\V A YS . . .. . Adopted hy Commonwealth Transportation Board Septemher 15, \ ()~ig GUIDELINES FOR CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR RESTRICTING THROUGH TRUCKS ON SECONDARY HIGHWAYS Section 46.2-809 of the Code of Virginja provides: "The Commonwealth Transportation Board in response to a formal request by a local governing body, after said body has held public hearings, may, after due notice and a proper hearing, prohibit or restrict the use by through traffic of any part of a secondary highway if a reasonable alternate route is provided. Such restriction may apply to any truck or truck and trailer or semi-trailer combination, except a pickup or panel truck, as may be necessary to promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth. Notrung herein shall affect the validity of any city charter provision or city ordinance heretofore adopted." To conform to requirements ofth.:: Code, the local governing body must hold apublic he:uing and make a formal request of the Department. To insure that all concerned have an opportunity to provide input concerning the proposed restriction and alternate route, the following must be adhered to: (A) The public notices for the hearing must include a description of the proposed through truck restriction and the alternate route with the same termini. A copy of the notices must be provided. (8) A public hearing must be held by the local governing body and a transcript of the hearing must be provided with the resolution. (C) The resolution must describe the proposed through truck restriction anJ a description of the alternate. including termini. Pagc I (D) Th..: governing body must incIuuc in the rcsolution that it will use its good office:; t,)r cnt()rccrncnt of the proposeu rcstriction by the appropriate: loc:.1l law en rrxccment agency. Failure to comply with (A), (B), (C) and (D) will result in the request being returned. It is the philosophy of the Commonwealth Transportation Board that all vehicles should have access to the roads on which they are legally entitled to travel. Travel by any class of vehicle should be restricted only upon demonstration that it will promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Comrnonwealth. Following that philosophy, the Virginia Department of Transportation staff and the Commonwealth Transportation Board will consider the following criteria in reviewing a requested through truck restriction. (1) Reasonable alternate routing is provided. To be considered "reasonable". the alternate route(s) must be engineered to a standard sufficient for truck trave!. The effect on the alternate routing will be evaluated for traffic and safety related impacts. If an alternate contains a Secondary route that must be upgraded, funds must be provided from the county'secondary-construction funds. The termini of the proposed restriction must be identical to the alternate routing and effectively equivalent to allow a time and distance comparison to be conducted betvveen the two routings. Also, the alternate routing must not create an undue hardship for trucks in reaching their destination. (2) The road requested for restriction is functionally classitied as local or coller;tor. Page 2 . e e . .. " (3) The character and/or frequcncy of thc truck traffic on the route proposed for restriction is not compatiblc with the allecteu area. Evaluation will include safety and other traffic engineering related issues, and will take into account the volumes of truck traffic in relation to the remaining traffic as indicated by the following table: Total Traffic Volume Ranges Total Truck Volume Ranges 4000+ 2000 - 4000 1000 - 2000 400 - 1000 250 - 400 50 - 250 200 100- 200 50 - 100 20 - 50 13 - 20 3 - 13 (4) The engineering of the roadway and/or the accident history ofthe route proposed for restriction indicate that it is not suitable for truck rratIic. (5) Within 150' of the e;<isting or proposed roadway center line there must be at least 12 d\vellings per 1000 feet of roadway. Failure to satisfy at least three (3) of the five (5) criteria will normally result in the rejection of the requested restriction. The Commonwealth Transportation Board, from time to time as appropriate and when deemed necessary, may modify and/or revise any provisions or criteria contained in these guidelines. P~gc } '. :...: , a: ....-.......... -......... - Item #2 Consideration to Restrict Through Trucks on Rcst Church Road (Route 669) to Well town Road (Route 661) to McGhee Road at Stonewall Industrial Park ;~~"""!!''''',""""'''''''''''~~'!1'3:~":;..",,,,:,.- -..........- ~ -- --.. A request has been made to prohibit through truck traffic traveling from the Flying J Travel Plaza to the Stonewall Industrial Park via Rest Church Road (Route 669) and Welltown Road (Route 661), to McGhee Road at Stonewall Industrial Parle This request was submitted by the Stonewall District Supervisor in response to citizen concerns. Please find attached a map showing the identified routes. In order to prohibit through truck traffic on secondary roads, a reasonable alternative route must be available. A viable alternative route between Flying J and Stonewall Industrial Park exists on Interstate 8 I, and is the most direct route. The request to prohibit through truck traffic on Rest Church Road may be appropriate, due to its functional classification as a local road. VDOT defines a local road as one that collects traffic from driveways ant! individual land uses and provide access to major and minor collector roads.