Question 1

You are incorrect about there being no additional traffic on Gilliam Ave once the service road is closed. Once you eliminate the service road, everyone who currently travels it to exit onto Station, Hill, Hulmeville Ave, Hulmeville Road, Park vale and Highland Ave (at the high school) will be using Gilliam. Please explain the metrics you used to determine no impact because it does not mesh with my experience.

Sean Bergmaier · Accepted Answer

There is going to be an increase in traffic with a 29% increase in the peak morning hour of 7-8 AM and an increase of 17% at the peak afternoon hour of 4-5 PM. However, there is to be no real increase of delay when traveling through this section even with the additional traffic.

Some of the traffic being discussed that is currently on the service road, comes from Route 1 and that will no longer have access directly from Route 1, so a portion of that traffic will stay on Route 1 to get off at the southern interchange to access the southern portion of the project down around Neshaminy High School. The traffic increase would be local traffic; it would not be cut-through traffic.

Question 2

You are incorrect about there being no additional traffic on Gilliam Ave once the service road is closed. Once you eliminate the service road, everyone who currently travels it to exit onto Station, Hill, Hulmeville Ave, Hulmeville Road, Park vale and Highland Ave (at the high school) will be using Gilliam. Please explain the metrics you used to determine no impact because it does not mesh with my experience.

Sean Bergmaier · Accepted Answer

There is going to be an increase in traffic with a 29% increase in the peak morning hour of 7-8 AM and an increase of 17% at the peak afternoon hour of 4-5 PM. However, there is to be no real increase of delay when traveling through this section even with the additional traffic.

Some of the traffic being discussed that is currently on the service road, comes from Route 1 and that will no longer have access directly from Route 1, so a portion of that traffic will stay on Route 1 to get off at the southern interchange to access the southern portion of the project down around Neshaminy High School. The traffic increase would be local traffic; it would not be cut-through traffic.