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Resolution to Approve the City of Ann Arbor - Michigan Department of Transportation Agreement No. 09-5466 for Improvements to Geddes Road within the Interchange Area of US-23, and through the Intersection of Earhart Road
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval, please find a resolution to approve an agreement between the City of Ann Arbor and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for improvements to Geddes Road within the interchange area of US-23, and west through the intersection of Earhart Road. This agreement is required so that these improvements can be completed with the City and MDOT’s participation, and with the MDOT’s larger improvements planned for the US-23 and Geddes Road Interchange in 2010.
Currently, there are significant capacity and traffic operational issues on Geddes Rd at the US-23 interchange and Earhart Rd resulting from intersection and road deficiencies and significant traffic volumes. During the morning and evening peak traffic periods excessive delays occur on Geddes Road, Earhart Road and at the US-23 Interchange due to the narrow US-23 Bridge and Geddes Road traffic lanes. In addition, the distance between the existing ramp intersections on Geddes Rd is short and doesn’t accommodate the long queues created by the traffic signals and vehicles wanting to turn left. The southbound entrance ramp to US-23 is also too short which makes it difficult for drivers to accelerate and merge onto US-23. Finally, there are no convenient non-motorized facilities that would allow pedestrians or bikers to cross the freeway safely.
The Earhart Rd and Geddes Rd intersection generates many complaints related to the lack of capacity, points to the need for additional traffic lanes on Geddes Road. Poor traffic progression along Geddes Rd results in traffic queues backing up on Geddes Road from Huron Parkway to US-23 with lengthy queues forming to the north on Earhart Rd during certain peak traffic periods.
The proposed improve...
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