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PROPOSED DESIGN:
CONNECTING INNOVATION PARK AND
THE STATE COLLEGE AIRPORT
Joey Deptula, Jack Iffert, Guanhao Xu, Rebeka Yocum

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University

Project Overview Design Criteria and Comparison
Exis;ng Roadway Design Criterion Value Units
Proposed Alignment 1
Proposed Alignment 2 Min Radius of Horizontal Curve 587 7.
Proposed Alignment 3 All three
Minimum Ver;cal Grade ± 0.5 %
B2 alterna9ves were
B1 Maximum Ver;cal Grade ± 6.0 %
created using the
B3 same design K-value 11 %
criteria. Number of Lanes 1 lane
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Lane Width 12 7.
Shoulder Width 6 7.

Performance Metrics
Alignment
No. Cost Impact Crash Design
Ranking
($ million) Score PredicNon Consistency
-Exis;ng route: 3.88 miles long and inefficient
-Airport is looking to expand – likely resul;ng in traffic increase 1 13 183 10.73 Fair 1st
-Proposed designs offer a more direct and efficient route 2 17 292 9.98 Fair 3rd
-Considering safety, opera;ons, costs, and environmental 3 21 178 9.09 Fair 2nd
impacts

Chosen Alignment
Ver+cal Profile Flexible Pavement Design
Wearing Course
2 inches
Base Course
5 inches
Subbase Course
8 inches

Traffic Schema+cs for Signal Controlled Intersec+ons

Alignment 1 and Minuteman Road
Minuteman Rd and Fox Hill Rd

34 (51) 31 (43) 8 (2) 0 (8)

210 (109) 179 (243) 380 (350) 0 (0)
Fox Hill
Minuteman
122 (318)
46 (175)

168 (485)
0 (0)
Alignment 1
Minuteman

Fox Hill and Minuteman Minuteman and Alignment 1

Benefit/Cost Analysis for 20 Year Lifespan

User Benefits (B) Costs (C) B/C
($ millions) ($ millions) RaNo
$ 181 $13 14

References
1. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, American Associa;on of State Highway and Transporta;on Officials, Washington, DC, 2011.