ROAD SAFETY AUDIT Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Town of Norwood December 23, 2014 Prepared For: Massachusetts Department of Transportation Prepared By: Toole Design Group 33 Broad Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Table of Contents Background ................................................................................................................................. 1 Project Location Description ..................................................................................................... 2 Project Data ................................................................................................................................. 4 Audit Observations and Potential Enhancements ................................................................... 5 Summary of Road Safety Audit ............................................................................................... 12 List of Appendices Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. RSA Meeting Agenda RSA Audit Team Contact List Detailed Crash Data Traffic Volumes List of Figures Figure 1. Locus Map……………………………………………………………………………………3 List of Tables Table 1. Table 2. Participating Audit Team Members ....................................................................................... 1 Potential Safety Enhancement Summary ............................................................................. 13 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Background The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Division Safety Section has conducted a Road Safety Audit (RSA) for the intersection of Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street in the Town of Norwood, Massachusetts in support of an ongoing design project. The MassDOT design project (Proj. #606130) includes traffic signal installation and associated geometric improvements with an estimated construction start date of Fall 2020. An RSA is required to be performed during the design process for any MassDOT project that includes a high crash location. This intersection was a 2009 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) cluster. The goal of the RSA is to identify safety issues and recommend potential enhancements to improve safety for all roadway users. Additionally, the potential enhancements are categorized by timeframe and cost which allows the responsible agencies to determine if they should make proposed implementations. Toole Design Group (TDG) conducted an RSA on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. The audit was held at the Norwood Civic Center in Downtown Norwood. Members of the audit team discussed safety issues, conducted a site visit, and determined countermeasures to the infrastructure and operating conditions of the subject intersection. The members of the audit team comprised of representatives from local, regional, and state agencies ranging from emergency responders to transportation planners and engineers. The members and their affiliations are provided in Table 1. Contact information for the audit team members is provided in Appendix B. Table 1. Participating Audit Team Members Audit Team Member Agency/Affiliation Andrew Murphy Paul Halkiotis Town of Norwood Engineering Department Town of Norwood Planning Department Stephen Begley Town of Norwood Police Officer Paul Murphy Town of Norwood Police Officer Andrew Nagle Central Transportation Planning Staff Lisa Schletzbaum MassDOT Highway Division Safety Section Thomas Rebello MassDOT District 5 Don Cooke VHB Tracie Lenhardt VHB Erin Thompson VHB Michelle Danila Toole Design Group Shannon Brown Toole Design Group Page 1 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Project Location Description The study area includes the intersection of Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street), Prospect Street, Washington Street (referred to as Lower Washington Street) and Fulton Street, as shown in Figure 1. Route 1A, (Upland Road/Washington Street) is a state-owned roadway classified by the MassDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning and Development as an urban minor collector. Lower Washington Street, Fulton Street, and Prospect Street are owned by the Town of Norwood. The intersection consists of five legs including Route 1A (Upland Road) from the north, Lower Washington Street from the east, Route 1A (Washington Street) from the south, Fulton Street from the southwest, and Prospect Street from the west. The intersection geometry is a mixture of traffic control devices and operates as a combination of unsignalized intersections and a traffic circle with a grassed island in the middle. According to 2008 Weekday Peak Hour Traffic Volumes provided by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) (See Appendix D), Upland Road carries 371 southbound vehicles during the morning peak hour and 1,294 southbound vehicles during the evening peak hour. Washington Street experiences a volume of 949 northbound vehicles during the morning peak hour and 511 northbound vehicles during the evening peak hour. Upland Road southbound has a speed limit of 40 miles per hour approaching the intersection and provides a single travel lane in each direction. Washington Street northbound has a speed limit of 40 miles per hour approaching the intersection. Upland Road and Washington Street approaches are both free flowing through the intersection. A new pavement overlay was installed on Route 1A in September of 2013. Lower Washington Street westbound has a speed limit of 30 miles per hour and is stop-controlled at the approach to Route 1A. Lower Washington Street contains one approach lane that widens at the intersection to accommodate two vehicles side-by-side, however there are no lane lines striped at the intersection. The Lower Washington Street approach includes an overhead bridge for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) commuter rail tracks that reduces the sight distance of the approach to Route 1A. Prospect Street has a speed limit of 30 miles per hour with a single lane at the approach of the intersection. The Prospect Street approach requires vehicles to travel to the right of the grassed median, and is uncontrolled at the intersection with Route 1A. The Prospect Street approach provides a single lane that widens at the intersection to approximately 60 feet. Fulton Street is a neighborhood street that has a yield-controlled single lane approach to the intersection. Fulton Street vehicles must turn right onto Prospect Street to access Route 1A. In addition, vehicles from Fulton Street traveling towards Prospect Street must turn right onto Prospect Street, left onto Route 1A, and then left onto Prospect Street westbound. The intersection has marked existing crosswalks across the Prospect Street approaches parallel to Route 1A with a break in the center island. A crosswalk is also provided across the Fulton Street approach. Existing sidewalks are provided along Route 1A on the western side along both sides of Prospect Street, along both sides of Fulton Street, and on the eastern side of Route 1A south of the intersection. Several of the existing curb ramps do not appear to meet ADA requirements, although some of them provide detectable warning panels. The intersection has no marked bicycle facilities, although Route 1A provides wide shoulders. Page 2 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Locus Map Page 3 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group A new residential development referred to as Upland Woods is under construction on Lot 4 of the former Polaroid Corporation office campus on Upland Road about 800 feet north of the intersection. According to the Comprehensive Permit Application, dated May 2, 2013, the development will create 262 new housing units, generating an estimated 1,942 vehicle trips on weekdays. Northeast of the intersection a mixed-use development called University Station is under construction adjacent to the Route 128 MBTA Commuter Rail/Amtrak Station on University Avenue in Westwood. The development will consist of 500,000 square feet of retail use including a Wegman’s grocery store, up to 650 residential units, 350,000 square feet of office space and a 160-room hotel. This development is expected to generate approximately 33,000 new vehicular trips. These two development projects are expected to increase the number of vehicles traveling through the subject intersection. Project Data Audit team members received a meeting packet prior to the RSA including a meeting agenda (Appendix A), intersection peak hour vehicular traffic volumes, and crash data. The crash data included collision diagrams, graphical representation of the crash data, and associated tables and charts and are provided in Appendix C. The audit members were asked to review the packet and visit the RSA study area prior to the meeting. Safety issues were identified by the team at the beginning of the RSA, followed by a field visit to the subject intersection. The audit team finished the meeting by determining appropriate countermeasures for the safety issues discussed and observed. This intersection was a 2009 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) cluster with a total of 21twenty one crashes including zero fatalities, seven injury crash, and fourteen property damage only crashes. For the RSA, the crash data and collision diagrams, prepared by VHB, were based on crashes that were reported by the Norwood Police Department and occurred between February 2010 and September 2014. According to the data, approximately 25 crashes were reported at the intersection of Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street/Washington Street during the time period. Of the crashes reported at the intersection, the majority were angle crashes (60% - 15 crashes). The remaining crashes included rear-end crashes (28% - 7 crashes), two single vehicle crashes, and one head-on crash. The most common cause for the crashes was “failure to yield right of way” (32% - 8 crashes). Crashes were most common in the winter months of January (12% - 3 crashes), February (16% - 4 crashes), and March (16% - 4 crashes). Twenty-nine of the vehicles involved in the 25 collisions experienced significant physical damage. Forty percent of the crashes involved drivers between the ages of 15-29 years old. Page 4 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Audit Observations and Potential Enhancements During the RSA, the audit team identified the safety issues and discussed potential safety enhancements to address the issues. Several of the safety issues identified by the audit team were related to: • Traffic Control; • Intersection Geometry; • Speed; • Sight Distance; and • Pedestrian and Bicycle Accommodations. The following sections discuss in detail the safety issues and potential enhancements that were identified during the RSA. Safety Issue #1. Traffic Control Observations: The audit team noted that seven of the crashes at the intersection included failure to yield right of way as a contributing cause to the crash. Anecdotal observations indicate that many drivers are unsure of which approach has the right of way when there are multiple vehicles that approach the intersection at the same time. In addition, with the wide pavement cross-section on Prospect Street, vehicles have been observed traveling around the one-way traffic circle in both directions. Currently, the Lower Washington Street approach Figure 2. Fulton Street approach to Prospect Street. is stop-controlled and traffic approaching the intersection from Fulton Street is yield-controlled. The audit team noted that the lack of traffic control devices at the rest of the approaches may contribute to the high number of angle crashes. Field observations showed that drivers waiting to turn onto Route 1A tend to pull out into or across the intersection at high speeds due to limited gaps in the high volumes of free-flowing traffic on Route 1A. In addition, the audit team noted that Route 1A is wider than it appears and motorists may be underestimating the amount of time needed to cross or turn onto the roadway. There were fifteen angle crashes at the intersection, which may be the result of drivers entering the intersection in an unsafe manor causing a collision with vehicles already within the intersection. Rear-end crashes were most common on Route 1A, which was noted by the audit team to potentially be the result of drivers on Route 1A stopping short to avoid colliding with vehicles entering the intersection. The audit team noted that Fulton Street adds complexity and confusion to the intersection. It was also noted by an audit team member that the neighborhood residents have complained that Fulton Street is being used as a cut through. The audit team discussed that residents avoid the intersection due to the confusing in traffic control, wide undefined combination of a traffic circle and intersection, and the minimal available gaps during peak periods. Page 5 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Potential Enhancements: 1. In the short-term, consider restricting Fulton Street to one-way flow in the southbound direction to reduce conflicts within the intersection. 2. As a long term measure, consider reconfiguring the intersection with one of two alternatives: a. Install a modern roundabout with adequate deflection on the intersection approaches. b. If a roundabout is determined to not be feasible, realign the Prospect Street approach to intersect Route 1A opposite Lower Washington Street, realign Fulton Street to intersect Prospect Street at a 90 degree angle, and install a traffic signal at the reconfigured Route 1A/Prospect Street intersection. 3. If a signalized intersection is installed in the long-term, advanced dynamic ‘RED SIGNAL AHEAD’ signs should be provided for the Lower Washington Street approaches if required minimum sight distance cannot be achieved due to the MBTA bridge abutments. 4. As a short-term measure, install R1-1 ’STOP’ signs, ‘STOP’ pavement markings, and a stopline on the Prospect Street approach to Route 1A and on the Fulton Street approach Prospect Street. 5. In the short-term, install R5-1 ‘DO NOT ENTER’ signs at the one-way approach on Prospect Street at Route 1A. 6. If Fulton Street remains two-way in the short-term, modify the approach to be stop-controlled and include right turn lane use pavement markings and ‘RIGHT TURN ONLY’ signs to reduce vehicles mistakenly taking a left onto Prospect Street. Safety Issue #2. Intersection Geometry Observations: The audit team noted that heavy traffic on Route 1A causes vehicles to queue side-by-side on the Lower Washington Street and Prospect Street approaches due to the large intersection approaches. As previously stated, the most common crash type was angle crashes at this intersection, which may be caused by the impeded visibility due to multiple cars waiting side-by-side to turn into the intersection. In addition, due to the configuration of the intersection, drivers accessing Prospect Street from Lower Washington Street, must turn right onto Route 1A and then take an immediate left Figure 3. Prospect Street eastbound approach to Route 1A. Page 6 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group onto Prospect Street. Similarly, the audit team noted that making an illegal left turn from Fulton Street directly onto Prospect Street is quicker than going around the center island. The current signage and geometry does not properly guide users to the appropriate movement from Fulton Street to Prospect Street. The width of Route 1A could potentially contribute to the number of angle and rearend crashes due to turning vehicles underestimating the amount of time needed to cross. Team members noted during field observations that drivers make right turns at high speeds from Upland Road onto Prospect Street due to the downgrade and wide turning radius at the approach. It was noted that the slope on Route 1A becomes icy in the winter months which may have contributed to some rear-end crashes that occurred at the Upland Road approach during this time. Potential Enhancements: 1. In the short-term, install pavement markings and/or temporary curbing to narrow the eastbound Prospect Street approach to two defined lanes on the southwest corner. 2. In the short-term, install pavement markings and/or temporary curbing to narrow the westbound Lower Washington Street approach to a single travel lane. 3. In the short-term, install pavement markings and/or temporary curbing to reduce turning radii and improve delineation for the Upland Road approach. 4. In the long-term, consider installing a modern roundabout or traffic signal as suggested under Safety Issue #1 and Potential Enhancement #2. Safety Issue #3. Speed Observations: The audit team noted that drivers tend to speed through the intersection. As previously stated, this road is on a downgrade at both approaches and can become icy during the winter months. A head-on collision on Upland Road was caused by over-correcting/over-steering in rainy/icy weather. Team members noted that the Prospect Street approach is also on a downgrade and residents have complained about vehicles traveling at high speeds on this road. It was also noted that the intersection is not heavily enforced by the police department. Team members noted during the field observations that the speed limit on Washington Street in the northbound direction is missing a 40 MPH Speed Limit sign near the intersection with Granite Street. Vehicles were observed operating at high rates of speed when turning right onto Prospect Street from Route 1A. Potential Enhancements: 1. As a short-term measure, install a 40 MPH speed limit sign on Washington Street near Granite Street as per the special speed regulations for Route 1A due to the missing sign. 2. As a short-term measure, install dynamic speed feedback recorder signs near the intersection to monitor vehicular speeds and encourage drivers to travel at the posted speed limit. Page 7 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group 3. As a mid-term measure, install a deceleration right-turn lane on the Upland Road approach for vehicles turning onto Prospect Street to reduce the speed prior to turning. Safety Issue #4. Pavement Markings and Signage Observations: Audit team members noted that there is no advanced warning signage regarding the intersection or intersection control on any of the intersection approaches. The audit team noted that for the Prospect Street and Lower Washington Street approach the intersection has limited visibility. After the recent repaving, a double yellow center line was installed within the intersection. During the field visit, vehicles were observed crossing the double yellow center line on Route Figure 4. Double yellow center line on Route 1A within the study 1A to make left-turn onto Prospect area intersection. Street. As previously stated, team members noted that there is confusion as to how the intersection operates and the size of the intersection. The team members discussed the potential of continuing edge line with a dashed line on Route 1A to assist drivers on Prospect Street and Lower Washington Street realize the amount of distance needed to cross and turn onto Route 1A. Team members noted during the field observations that bridge abutments did not have object marker signs. No reported crashes were directly related to these observations. Potential Enhancements: 1. In the short-term, remove the existing R1-2 ‘YIELD’ sign at the Fulton Street approach and install a R1-1 ‘STOP’ sign to change the traffic control to be consistent throughout the intersection. 2. As a short term measure, install W3-1 ‘STOP AHEAD’ signs on the Lower Washington Street, Prospect Street, and Fulton Street approaches and installW2-1 ‘INTERSECTION AHEAD’ signs on the Route 1A approaches. 3. In the short-term, remove or adjust the double yellow center line on Route 1A within the intersection. 4. In the short-term, continue edge line with a dashed line on Route 1A to assist drivers on Prospect Street and Lower Washington Street realize the amount of distance needed to cross and turn onto Route 1A. 5. Install Type 3 object marker on MBTA bridge abutments. Page 8 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Safety Issue #5. Sight Distance Observations: Members of the audit team noted that the sight distance was restricted when approaching the intersection from Lower Washington Street due to the MBTA commuter rail bridge. In addition, when queued vehicles are waiting side-by-side, they are restricting sight distance of approaching vehicles on Route 1A. Observations determined that when trees located on the northwest corner and in the center island of the intersection have full foliage they may be blocking signs and Figure 5. Lower Washington Street approach to Route 1A including the MBTA commuter rail bridge. restricting intersection sight distances. Potential Enhancements: 1. In the short-term, relocate or trim trees to improve sight distance for intersection approaches especially for the Lower Washington Street approach. 2. In the long-term, relocate or widen the MBTA commuter rail bridge. 3. In the short-term, consider installing striping and/or temporary curbing to reduce the width of the Lower Washington Street approach and prevent side-by-side queueing. Safety Issue #6. Pedestrian and Bicycle Accommodations Observations: Audit team members noted that the intersection lacked adequate pedestrian and bicycle accommodations. The audit team noted that limited pedestrian and bicycle activity occurred at the intersection; during the field visit, several pedestrians were observed as well as a bicyclist. As previously mentioned, the intersection has a marked existing crosswalk across Prospect Street with a break at the center island and a total crossing length of over 200 feet as well as a marked crosswalk across Fulton Street. The Figure 6. Pedestrian using the crosswalk crossing the previously mentioned enhancement to narrow the Prospect Street eastbound approach. opening of the Prospect Street approach will also decrease the length of the crosswalk and reduce the amount of exposure time for pedestrians to increase pedestrian safety. There are no crosswalks provided at the termination of the sidewalk south of the intersection on the east side of Route 1A. The intersection has no marked bicycle facilities Page 9 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group although Route 1A provides wide shoulders. No sidewalks or crosswalks are provided along Lower Washington Street and under the MBTA commuter rail bridge. Audit team members noted that on the northern side of Prospect Street, a utility pole was located in the middle of the sidewalk restricting the clear area necessary for ADA compliancy. No reported crashes involved a pedestrian or bicyclist. Potential Enhancements: 1. In the mid-term, consider installing a marked crosswalk with pavement markings, W11-2 pedestrian warning crossing signs, and R1-6 in-street pedestrian crossing sign on Route 1A connecting the terminated sidewalk to the sidewalk on the western side of the roadway to increase connectivity and alert drivers to yield to pedestrians. Due to the speeds on Route 1A, inclusion of enhanced safety features such as pedestrian warning beacons and/or crossing islands should be considered if not included as part of a larger intersection reconfiguration. 2. In the mid-term, provide ADA-compliant ramps at all intersection approaches providing crosswalks. 3. In the mid-term, provide bicycle facilities such as buffered bike lanes or separated bike lanes on Route 1A. 4. In the long-term, evaluate the potential of installing sidewalks and paved shoulders under the MBTA commuter rail bridge. If a sidewalk is added, providing a crosswalk on Lower Washington Street should be considered. 5. In the long-term, relocate the utility pole to provide adequate clear space on the sidewalk on Prospect Street. 6. If a roundabout is installed in the long-term, install bicycle ramps, crosswalks, and curb ramps for all approaches. 7. If the intersection is signalized in the long-term, install pedestrian push buttons, indications, and crosswalks for all intersection approaches. Page 10 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Safety Issue #7. Pavement Quality and Maintenance Observations: Audit team members noted that there is poor pavement quality on Lower Washington Street by the bridge and on Fulton Street by Prospect Street. There were seven crashes that occurred in wet or icy conditions. The audit team noted that a majority of the crashes occurred after the pavement was recently resurfaced. The increase in crashes during rainy or snowy weather may be due to drivers traveling at higher speeds after the improved pavement quality. Figure 7. Pavement quality on Prospect Street and Fulton Street. Audit team members noted that there are wetlands adjacent to Route 1A and a river nearby which may contribute to standing water during heavy rainfall. Potential Enhancements: 1. In the mid-term, add high friction surface to the pavement. 2. As a short-term measure, keep catch basins clean within the area to prevent flooding. 3. In the mid-term, consider drainage improvements at the bottom of the hill near the river. Safety Issue #8. Young Drivers Observations: Audit members noted that approximately 800 students are dismissed from the nearby Universal Technical Institute at 12:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, with the majority of students driving single occupancy vehicles. In addition, there are nearby high schools where students may be utilizing the intersection to travel to and from school. The high schools are dismissed mid-afternoon. As previously stated, 40 percent of the crashes involved drivers aged 15-29 years old which is a higher than typical. Potential Enhancements: 1. In the short-term, conduct an educational campaign through social media to inform or remind drivers how to drive carefully at this intersection. Page 11 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Safety Issue #9. Roadside Objects Observations: Audit members noted that the guard rail along Route 1A/Upland Road adjacent to the intersection terminates with a buried end, known as a “Texas Twist”, which can cause rollover crashes. None of the reported crashes involved a vehicle hitting a guard rail. Potential Enhancements: 1. In the short-term, upgrade the existing guard rail to provide the appropriate guard rail end treatment at the terminus. Summary of Road Safety Audit Table 2 lists each safety issue and the corresponding potential safety enhancements that were discussed at the audit and within the previous section. The safety issues and potential safety enhancements are divided by location. For each observed safety issue and potential safety enhancement, the table includes the safety payoff, estimated time frame for completion, estimated construction cost, and responsible agency. Due to the on-going project to improve the intersection operations and geometry, the Town and Designer should be responsible for incorporating appropriate enhancements into the design project as suggested. Safety payoff estimates are subjective and may be based on the relative percent of crashes that may be reduced by the enhancement; for example, low (<30 percent), medium (31 percent to 70 percent), and high (>71 percent). The time frame is categorized as short-term (<1 year), mid-term (1 to 3 years), or long-term (>3 years). The costs are categorized as low (<$10,000), medium ($10,001 to $50,000), or high (>$50,001). Page 12 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Table 2. Potential Safety Enhancement Summary Safety Issue Traffic Control Intersection Geometry Safety Payoff Time Frame Cost Responsible Agency Consider restricting Fulton Street to one-way flow in the southbound direction to reduce conflicts within the intersection. Low Short-term Low Town of Norwood Consider reconfiguring the intersection to install a modern roundabout or signalized intersection with the Fulton Street approach realigned to intersect Prospect Street at a 90 degree angle. High Long-term High Town of Norwood/ MassDOT If a signalized intersection is installed, advanced dynamic “RED SIGNAL AHEAD” signs should be provided. Medium Long-term Low Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Install “STOP” signs, “STOP” pavement markings, and a stopline on the Prospect Street approach to Route 1A and on the Fulton Street approach to Prospect Street. Medium Short-term Low Town of Norwood Install “DO NOT ENTER” signs at the one-way approach on Prospect Street at Route 1A. Medium Short-term Low Town of Norwood If Fulton Street remains two-way, modify the approach to be stopcontrolled with right turn lane use pavement markings and “RIGHT TURN ONLY” signs. Medium Short-term Low Town of Norwood Install pavement markings and/or temporary curbing to narrow the Prospect Street approach. Medium Short-term Low Town of Norwood In the short-term, install pavement markings and/or temporary curbing to narrow the westbound Lower Washington Street approach to a single travel lane. Medium Short-term Low Town of Norwood Install pavement markings and/or temporary curbing to reduce turning radii and improve delineation for the Upland Road approach. Medium Short-term Low Town of Norwood/ MassDOT High Long-term High Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Safety Enhancement Consider installing a modern roundabout or traffic signal as suggested under Traffic Control enhancements. Page 13 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Safety Issue Speed Safety Payoff Time Frame Cost Responsible Agency Install a 40 miles per hour speed limit sign on Washington Street near Granite Street. Low Short-term Low MassDOT Install dynamic speed feedback recorder signs near the intersection to enforce speeds. Low Short-term Low Town of Norwood Medium Short-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Remove the existing R1-2 ‘YIELD’ sign at the Fulton Street approach and install R1-1 ‘STOP’ sign. Low Short-term Low Town of Norwood Install W3-1 ‘STOP AHEAD’ signs on the Lower Washington Street, Prospect Street, and Fulton Street approaches and install W2-1 ‘INTERSECTION AHEAD’ signs on Route 1A. Low Short-term Low Town of Norwood Remove or adjust the double yellow center line on Route 1A. Low Short-term Low MassDOT Consider continuing the Route 1A edge line with a dashed line through the intersection Low Short-term Low MassDOT Install Type 3 object marker on MBTA bridge abutments Low Short-term Low Town of Norwood/ MBTA Relocate or trim trees to improve sight distance for intersection approaches especially for the Lower Washington Street approach. Low Short-term Low Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Relocate or widen the MBTA commuter rail bridge. Medium Long-term High MBTA Consider installing striping and/or temporary curbing to reduce the width of the Lower Washington Street approach. Medium Short-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Safety Enhancement Install a deceleration right-turn lane on Upland Road vehicles turning onto Prospect Street. Pavement Marking and Signage Sight Distance Page 14 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Safety Issue Safety Payoff Time Frame Cost Responsible Agency Consider installing a marked crosswalk with warning signs on Route 1A. Low Mid-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Provide ADA-compliant ramps at all intersection approaches. Low Mid-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Provide bicycle accommodations on Route 1A. Low Mid-term Low Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Low Long-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Relocate the utility pole on the sidewalk on Prospect Street. Low Long-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT If a roundabout is installed, install bicycle ramps, crosswalks, and curb ramps for all approaches. Low Long-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT If the intersection is signalized, install pedestrian push buttons, indications, and crosswalks for all intersection approaches. Low Long-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Medium Mid-term Medium MassDOT Low Short-term Low MassDOT Medium Long-term Medium Town of Norwood/ MassDOT Safety Enhancement Pedestrian and Evaluate the potential to install sidewalks or paved shoulders Bicycle under the MBTA commuter rail bridge. Accommodations Add high friction surface to the pavement. Pavement Quality Keep catch basins clean within the area to prevent flooding. and Maintenance Consider drainage improvements at the bottom of the hill near the river. Young Drivers Conduct an educational campaign through social media to inform or remind drivers how to drive carefully at this intersection. Low Short-term Low Town of Norwood Roadside Objects Upgrade the existing guard rail to provide the appropriate guard rail end treatment at the terminus. Low Short-term Low MassDOT Page 15 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Appendix A. RSA Meeting Agenda Road Safety Audit Norwood Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street/Washington Street Meeting Location: Norwood Civic Center George Willett Room 165 Nahatan Street, Norwood MA November 18, 2014 1 PM – 3 PM Type of meeting: High Crash Location – Road Safety Audit Attendees: Invited Participants to Comprise a Multidisciplinary Team Please bring: Thoughts and Enthusiasm!! 1:00 PM Welcome and Introductions 1:15 PM Review of Site Specific Material Crash and Volume Summaries Existing Geometries and Conditions 1:30 PM Visit the Site Drive to the identified area As a group, identify areas for improvement 2:30 PM Post Visit Discussion / Completion of RSA Discuss observations and finalize findings Discuss potential improvements and finalize recommendations 3:00 PM Adjourn for the Day – but the RSA has not ended Instructions for Participants: Before attending the RSA on November 18, 2014, participants are encouraged to drive through the corridor and complete/consider elements on the RSA Prompt List with a focus on safety. All participants will be actively involved in the process throughout. Participants are encouraged to come with thoughts and ideas, but are reminded that the synergy that develops and respect for others’ opinions are key elements to the success of the overall RSA process. After the RSA meeting, participants will be asked to comment and respond to the document materials to assure it is reflective of the RSA completed by the multidisciplinary team. Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Appendix B. RSA Audit Team Contact List Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Audit Team Members Agency/Affiliation Email Address Andrew Murphy Town of Norwood Engineering Department amurphy@norwoodma.gov Paul Halkiotis Town of Norwood Planning Department phalkiotis@norwoodma.gov Stephen Begley Town of Norwood Police Officer sbegley@norwoodma.gov Paul Murphy Town of Norwood Police Officer pmurphy@norwoodma.gov Andrew Nagle Central Transportation Planning Staff anagle@ctps.org Lisa Schletzbaum MassDOT Highway Division Safety Section Lisa.schletzbaum@state.ma.us Thomas Rebello MassDOT District 5 Thomas.rebello@state.ma.us Don Cooke VHB dcooke@vhb.com Tracie Lenhardt VHB tlenhardt@vhb.com Erin Thompson VHB ethompson@vhb.com Michelle Danila Toole Design Group mdanila@tooledesign.com Shannon Brown Toole Design Group sbrown@tooledesign.com Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Appendix C. Detailed Crash Data Crash Data Summary Chart Route 1A at Prospect St, Norwood, MA January 2010 ‐ August 2014 Crash Month 20% 16% 15% 16% 12% 10% 8% 8% 8% 8% 4% 5% 8% 8% 4% 0% 0% J F M A M J J A S O N D Crash Day of Week 30% 25% 24% 20% 20% 15% 12% 12% 12% 12% 8% 10% 5% 0% Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Crash Time of Day 25% 20% 20% 20% 20% 16% 15% 8% 10% 4% 4% 5% 0% 4% 4% 0% 0% 0% 6am‐ 8am 8am‐ 10am 10am‐ 12pm 12pm‐ 2pm 2pm‐ 4pm 4pm‐ 6pm 6pm‐ 8pm 8pm‐ 10pm 10pm‐ 12am 12am‐ 2am 2am‐ 4am 4am‐ 6am Crash Manner of Collision 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 60% 28% 8% Single Rear‐End Vehicle Crash Angled 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% Sideswipe, same direction Sideswipe, opposite direction Head on Rear to Rear Unknown Page 1 of 2 Crash Data Summary Chart Route 1A at Prospect St, Norwood, MA January 2010 ‐ August 2014 Crash Light Condition 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 76% 20% Daylight 4% 0% 0% Dawn Dusk Dark ‐ lighted Dark ‐ roadway roadway not lighted 0% 0% 0% Dark ‐ unknown roadway lighting Other Unknown Crash Weather Condition 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 64% 16% 16% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Crash Road Surface 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 72% 16% 12% 0% Dry Wet Snow 0% Ice 0% Sand, mud, Water dirt, oil, (standing, gravel moving) 0% 0% 0% Slush Other Unk 0% 0% 80+ Unknown Crash Driver Age 30% 25% 25% 20% 15% 15% 17% 15% 15% 10% 10% 5% 2% 0% 15‐20 21‐29 30‐39 40‐49 50‐59 60‐69 70‐79 Page 2 of 2 Crash Data Summary Table Crash Date Crash Day m/d/y # Time of Day Manner of Collision Type Dry Failed to yield right of way 47 29 8:17:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Other improper action 33 55 13:05:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Other improper action 56 59 7:47:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Glare 47 48 7:13:00 Rear‐end Daylight Clear Dry Other improper action 41 18 15:56:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Failed to yield right of way 32 19 7:55:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Failed to yield right of way; Visibility obstructed 28 27 18:15:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Other improper action 52 21 7:30:00 Rear‐end Daylight Rain Wet No improper driving 25 59 18:32:00 Angled 2 3/8/2010 Monday 3 3/18/2010 Thursday 4 4/28/2010 Wednesday 5 1/6/2011 Thursday 7 1/28/2011 Friday 8 6/7/2011 Tuesday Ages D2 D3 Cloudy 2/23/2010 Tuesday 1/17/2011 Monday D1 Dark ‐ lighted roadway 1 6 Route 1A at Prospect St, Norwood MA January 2010 ‐ August 2014 Weather Light Condition Condition Road Surface Driver Contributing Code Type Type Type Type 9 10/27/2011 Thursday 10 12/5/2011 Monday 8:21:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Other improper action 41 27 11 2/16/2012 Thursday 16:21:00 Angled Daylight Cloudy Wet Failed to yield right of way 31 22 12 3/24/2012 Saturday 17:25:00 Rear‐end Daylight Cloudy Dry Inattention 29 22 13 5/12/2012 Saturday 17:48:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Failed to yield right of way 57 57 14 10/5/2012 Friday 22:21:00 Rear‐end Dark ‐ roadway not lighted Clear Dry Inattention 68 32 15 3/14/2013 Thursday 19:21:00 Angled Dark ‐ lighted roadway Clear Dry Failed to yield right of way 43 20 16 4/21/2013 Sunday 8:17:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Other improper action 72 61 18:32:00 Angled Daylight Cloudy Dry Other improper action 32 59 17 7/1/2013 Monday Comments D4 Ran stop sign Veh#2 (motorcycle) 48 34 Page 1 of 2 Crash Data Summary Table # 18 Crash Date Crash Day m/d/y 9/27/2013 Friday Time of Day Manner of Collision Type 19:33:00 Angled Route 1A at Prospect St, Norwood MA January 2010 ‐ August 2014 Weather Light Condition Condition Road Surface Driver Contributing Code Type Type Type Type Dark ‐ lighted roadway Clear D1 Ages D2 D3 Dry Made an improper turn 20 42 19 27 19 12/9/2013 Monday 9:24:00 Head on Daylight Rain Ice Failure to keep in proper lane; Over‐correcting/over‐ steering 20 2/18/2014 Tuesday 13:52:00 Rear‐end Daylight Snow Ice No improper driving 24 19 21 5/28/2014 Wednesday 7:50:00 Rear‐end Daylight Rain Wet Other improper action 66 26 22 6/9/2010 Wednesday 17:14:00 Rear‐end Daylight Rain Wet Inattention 37 66 23 2/8/2014 Saturday Dark ‐ lighted roadway Clear Ice No improper driving 21 24 8/7/2014 Thursday Daylight Clear Dry Failed to yield right of way 17 Dry Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner 44 0:21:00 Single Vehicle Crash 17:26:00 Angled Dark ‐ lighted roadway 25 9/14/2014 Sunday 2:49:00 Single Vehicle Crash Clear One of 25 Hit and Run One of 25 charged with OUI. Zero out of 25 involved non‐motorist (pedestrian, cyclist) One out of 25 drivers unlicensed, unregistered/uninsured vehicle, and/or expired Inspection Sticker Two out of 25 collisions resulted in personal injury Twenty‐nine of the vehicles involved in 25 collisions were towed Summary based on Crash Reports obtained from the City. 60 Comments D4 34 20 Page 2 of 2 Road Safety Audit—Route 1A (Upland Road/Washington Street) at Prospect Street Norwood, Massachusetts Prepared by Toole Design Group Appendix D. Traffic Volumes