The Danville MPO is conducting a second survey for the Piney Forest Road Corridor Study. The survey provides an opportunity for residents and other who use the corridor to provide input about proposed improvements. The survey will run from Friday, April 29, 2022 through May 31, 2022.
The Piney Forest Road corridor under study comprises a 2.6-mile segment extending from Holt Garrison Parkway at the south end to Franklin Turnpike at the north end. Traffic volumes along the corridor are very high, ranging from about 24,000 to 31,000 vehicles per day. EPR, in performing initial studies on the corridor, noted an increase in traffic and congestion, as well as a prevalence of crashes. A crash analysis conducted by EPR determined that the largest share of crashes, 52 percent, involved rear-end collisions, with 24 percent being angle-type crashes. EPR’s analysis showed that a major reason for the high number of crashes and types of crashes is the lack of vehicle access management along the corridor. Access management refers to managing and limiting the number of vehicular ingress and egress points so as to improve safety and functionality of a roadway. The study team determined that the corridor was served by, on average, 72 access points per mile, which mainly constitute driveways serving commercial establishments.
Phase II of the study will began in late 2021 and consists of collection of traffic data, field observations, and travel time analyses. As part of this phase, EPR forecast future traffic volumes and mitigation strategies. You may learn more about the Piney Forest Road corridor study by visiting https://danvillempo.org/.
