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2020 Striping PlanCITY OF OKEECHOBEE, PUBLIC WORKS Memo Per the request of the City Council, I have drafted the following proposed pavement marking plan for the City. I have classified the City streets into three categories, Primary, Secondary and ancillary depending on the desired level of service as follows: Primary Streets. Streets located within the Central Business district including and other key business areas and high use through streets. Primary streets will be painted every second year with the primary streets located South of Park street (SR70) painted during even years and streets North of Park Street painted during odd years. Markings for Primary Streets will include, Centerline, Stop Bars, and where appropriate parking spaces and cross walks. For a list of Primary streets please reference Table 1 Secondary Streets Streets located within secondary business areas and other streets as classified in section 3.01.01 of the MUTCD. Secondary streets will also include the first block adjacent to Park Street (SR70) and Parrott Avenue (US 441), and other areas such as streets near public facilities such as schools, the court house. Markings for Primary Streets will include, Centerline, Stop Bars, and where appropriate parking spaces and cross walks. Secondary streets will be painted on a rotating four year schedule: Year 1: Southeast Year 2: Southwest Year 3: Northwest Year 4: Northeast Ancillary Streets All other public streets not classified and Primary or Secondary Streets. Pavement markings will include stop bars. Ancillary streets will be painted every four years on the same schedule as Secondary streets. Pavement marking will be a primary activity during the dry season after the holiday decorations are down and will continue until the start of the growing season during the months of January through April or May. To: Marcos Montes De Oca, City Administrator From: David Date: 10/28/2019 Re: Pavement Marking Plan Table 1: Primary Streets Year Street Even South Park Street Even Central Business District South of Park Street Even SW 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Avenues, Park street to SW 2nd Street Even SW 5th Avenue, South of Central Avenue to SW 21st Street Even SW 7th Avenue, Park Street to SW 21st Street Even SW 21st Street, Parrott Avenue to SW 7th Avenue Even SE 8th Avenue, Park street to SE 10th St Odd Central Business District North of Park Street Odd Northeast 6th Avenue, Park Street to Northeast 6th Street Odd Northeast 6th Street, Parrott Avenue to Northeast 6th Avenue Odd Northeast 9th and 12th Street, Parrott Avenue to City Limits Odd Northwest 2nd Street, Parrott Avenue to Northwest 9th Avenue Odd Northwest 9th Avenue, Park street to City Limits Odd NW 6th Street, Parrott Avenue to City Limits MUTCD 2009 Edition Chapter 3B Section 3B.01 Yellow Center Line Pavement Markings and Warrants Standard: 01 Center line pavement markings, when used, shall be the pavement markings used to delineate the separation of traffic lanes that have opposite directions of travel on a roadway and shall be yellow. Option: 02 Center line pavement markings may be placed at a location that is not the geometric center of the roadway. 03 On roadways without continuous center line pavement markings, short sections may be marked with center line pavement markings to control the position of traffic at specific locations, such as around curves, over hills, on approaches to grade crossings, at grade crossings, and at bridges. Standard: 04 The center line markings on two-lane, two-way roadways shall be one of the following as shown in Figure 3B-1: Figure 3B-1 Examples of Two-Lane, Two-Way Marking Applications A. Two-direction passing zone markings consisting of a normal broken yellow line where crossing the center line markings for passing with care is permitted for traffic traveling in either direction; B. One-direction no-passing zone markings consisting of a double yellow line, one of which is a normal broken yellow line and the other is a normal solid yellow line, where crossing the center line markings for passing with care is permitted for the traffic traveling adjacent to the broken line, but is prohibited for traffic traveling adjacent to the solid line; or C. Two-direction no-passing zone markings consisting of two normal solid yellow lines where crossing the center line markings for passing is prohibited for traffic traveling in either direction. 05 A single solid yellow line shall not be used as a center line marking on a two-way roadway. 06 The center line markings on undivided two-way roadways with four or more lanes for moving motor vehicle traffic always available shall be the two-direction no-passing zone markings consisting of a solid double yellow line as shown in Figure 3B-2. Figure 3B-2 Examples of Four-or-More Lane, Two-Way Marking Applications Guidance: 07 On two-way roadways with three through lanes for moving motor vehicle traffic, two lanes should be designated for traffic in one direction by using one- or two-direction no-passing zone markings as shown in Figure 3B-3. Figure 3B-3 Examples of Three-Lane, Two-Way Marking Applications Support: 08 Sections 11-301(c) and 11-311(c) of the "Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC)" contain information regarding left turns across center line no-passing zone markings and paved medians, respectively. The UVC can be obtained from the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances at the address shown on Page i. Standard: 09 Center line markings shall be placed on all paved urban arterials and collectors that have a traveled way of 20 feet or more in width and an ADT of 6,000 vehicles per day or greater. Center line markings shall also be placed on all paved two-way streets or highways that have three or more lanes for moving motor vehicle traffic. Guidance: 10 Center line markings should be placed on paved urban arterials and collectors that have a traveled way of 20 feet or more in width and an ADT of 4,000 vehicles per day or greater. Center line markings should also be placed on all rural arterials and collectors that have a traveled way of 18 feet or more in width and an ADT of 3,000 vehicles per day or greater. Center line markings should also be placed on other traveled ways where an engineering study indicates such a need. 11 Engineering judgment should be used in determining whether to place center line markings on traveled ways that are less than 16 feet wide because of the potential for traffic encroaching on the pavement edges, traffic being affected by parked vehicles, and traffic encroaching into the opposing traffic lane. Option: 12 Center line markings may be placed on other paved two-way traveled ways that are 16 feet or more in width. 13 If a traffic count is not available, the ADTs described in this Section may be estimates that are based on engineering judgment.