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City engineer says Traffic Impact Analysis will identify improvements and developer responsibilities for Westmoreland corridor
Summary
DeSoto's city engineer told the Planning and Zoning Commission a TIA scoped with the applicant will include counts at seven intersections and is expected by the end of June; identified improvements could include turning lanes or signal timing changes and can be assigned proportionally to the developer.
MD Hoshan, DeSoto’s city engineer, told the commission on April 28 that the applicant has submitted a trip generation memo and the city and the applicant's traffic consultant agreed on the TIA scope.
"They will complete traffic count in those locations in next 2 weeks, and they will complete the TIA ... by the end of June," Hoshan said. He said the analysis will examine about seven intersections within a 1-mile radius and recommend specific improvements — hard improvements such as new lanes or soft improvements such as signal timing adjustments — and will identify which party is responsible for each improvement.
Hoshan told the commission improvements immediately adjacent to the development (for example, a deceleration or turning lane into the site) could be 100% the developer’s responsibility, while changes at farther intersections would be apportioned by proportionality based on project impact. "So an improvement at the very immediate location... can be, like, 100% of their responsibility," he said. The TIA will also assess whether phasing or sequencing of development changes the timing of required improvements.
