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<br />Part IIT Hays County Thorou~hf~re Plan <br /> <br />Task 1 Collect and review existing data from previous <br /> transportation é:lnd lé:lnd use studies throughout the <br /> county. Incorporated cities will be asked for their <br /> input. Data will Ülclude population, employment, <br /> land use, housing, development plans, and finé:lncial <br /> history. <br />Té:lsk 2 Inventory existing streets é:lnd thoroughfares outside <br /> San Mé:lrcos for their functional classificé:ltion, <br /> volumes, and capacities. <br />Task 3 Evé:lluate thoroughfare network for continuity, <br /> consistent capé:lcity, comratibility with growth and <br /> development plans, elimination of bottlenecks, <br /> railroad conflicts, stream crossings, é:lnd <br /> coordination with é:ldjacent county and SDI¡PT <br /> programs. <br />Task 4 Develop grO\.¡th forecasts. Forecasts of populatior. <br /> and employment will be combined with development <br /> pl~ns and input from individual cities withi;"l the <br /> county. The items mentioned in Task 3 will be the <br /> prime considerations for thoroughfare improvement <br /> needs within the context of expected growth, economic <br /> development goals, and development plans. <br />Task 5 Determine future thorough£é:lre improvement needs for <br /> 1995 and 2000. Included will be roadway and <br /> interchange types, desirable cross sections, grade <br /> separations, and levels of service. <br />Task 6 Update design standards. Existing city, county, and <br /> SDHPT standards will be reviewed. Compatibility of <br /> Eays County with surrounding counties will be <br /> addressed as well .as staged development, set bé:lcks, <br /> Cr"oss sections, and right-of-way. <br />Task 7 Develop the Thoroughfare Plan based on current needs, <br /> future demand, capacity standards Clnd existing plans. <br /> Included will be 1995 and 2000 needs, implementation <br /> responsibility, financing, cost effectiveness, ônd <br /> inter-agency coordination. <br />Task 8 Develop costs i;"l 1989 dollars exclusive of right-o£:- <br /> \.¡ay. Unit costs used will represent a consensus fro;:} <br /> recent city, county, SDUPT, and other projects in the <br /> county. <br />Task 9 Document the data, plan, recommendations and prepare <br /> a county thoroughfare plan map. A set of Camera- <br /> ready originals of the report will be presented to <br /> the county for ¡"eproduction é:lnd distribution as <br /> desired. <br /> 3 <br />