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CTP-230.156 <br /> <br />highway and to what degree it will promote congestion at those <br />locations. The T.H. 169/Main Street intersection has potential for <br />considerable congestion levels, and further improvements will likely <br />be necessary. Recent 'improvements at School Street and Jackson <br />Avenue will alleviate problems at these intersections for the <br />foreseeable future. As suggested in the T.H. 10 discussion, the T.H. <br />10/T.H. 169 interchange will probably need upgrading. <br /> <br />CounW Road ! 3 <br /> <br />County Road 13 is listed as deficient from Main Street to Tyler <br />Street. Since there are no commercial or industrial zones along this <br />road, and therefore its internally generated traffic is residentially <br />produced, traffic volumes are expected to dissipate consistently as the <br />road travels away from the CBD. A capacity deficiency is most <br />likely to occur near the intersection with Main Street. Channelization <br />improvements and a traffic signal, coordinated with the T.H. <br />169/Main Street signal, will. probably be needed here. <br /> <br />Upland Avenue and Meadowvale Road <br /> <br />Upland Avenue and Meadowvale Road will provide a legitimate <br />alternative access to T.H. 10 for traffic that would otherwise desire to <br />use a very crowded Proctor Avenue. The ultimate travel demand <br />forecast shows these roads also having plenty of their own traffic. <br />Capacity improvements that might be necessary include roadway <br />widening and channelization, particularly on the approach to T.H. 10, <br />and reduction of access points. Currently, the east-west portion of <br />Meadowvale Road has an intersection with a residential street every <br />block. This proliferation could be reduced with the introduction of <br />cul-de-sacs. Like Proctor Avenue, Upland Avenue and Meadowvale <br />Road would receive significant benefit from some of the proposed <br />roadway additions. <br /> <br />Main Street <br /> <br />Main Street is a very important road, connecting the core of the <br />downtown area with T.H. 10 and T.H. 169. The portion of Main <br />Street that lies west of T.H. 10 and traverses the central commercial <br />district definitely has a potential for congestion, even though the <br />ultimate travel demand forecast only identifies the small segment <br />between T.H. 10 and the fiver bridge as being deficient. This type of <br />area is very difficult to model accurately because streets in the <br />network come close together and the assignment cannot possibly take <br />into account all the factors that influence a driver's route selection <br />when several of equal attractiveness are available. It is reasonable to <br />assume that the segment between T.H. 10 and the river bridge could <br />become a significant problem area, with the forecasted traffic <br />volumes on T.H. 10 and the rapid growth of Otsego. The river bridge <br /> <br /> -26- 230-t56-80 <br /> <br /> <br />