Corridor 9: Sycamore School Road
Sycamore School Road runs east to west between South Freeway and W Everman Parkway. It is on the Bicycle HIN, Pedestrian HIN, and Motor Vehicle HIN. Context Sycamore School Road functions as a residential, minor arterial corridor. Hallmark Park is located mid-way on this corridor between the bridge over Sycamore Creek and an at-grade railroad crossing. There is some commercial use as well as residential use. T he roadway consists of four lanes. There is a sidewalk on the south side that runs approximately to the Creek, and another sidewalk on the north side that starts at Hemphill Street and runs to W Everman P arkwa y. This corridor is signed as a commercial deli very route. The corridor is approximately 1.4 miles in length. The speed limit on the corridor is 35 mph. The typical pavement width ranges from 40 to 42 feet. The Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) for this corridor is 16,016 , according to the 2022 TPP Statewide Traffic Count Map. There is a potential project on Hemphill Street from W Risinger Road to Sycamore School Road to design and construct a four- lane divided arterial. This intersection is already signalized with turn lanes and a four-lane approach on Hemphill Street. Crash History A crash data analysis was performed for the Sycamore School Road corridor to understand the contributing factors and identify focus areas for countermeasures. From 2019 to 2023, 292 crashes occurred on Sycamore School Road between South Freeway and W Everman Parkway. About 32% of crashes occurred at dusk or night. There were two crashes involving a bicycle, o ne resulted in a fatality which occurred at Hemphill Street . There were three crashes involving a motorcycle, two of which were KSI crashes. There were four crashes involving a pedestrian, two of which were KSI crashes. There were three fatalities on this corridor: one at Sheridan R oad, one at Trimble Dr ive, and one occurring at Hemphill Street. Figure 27 shows the spatial distribution of crashes in the Sycamore School Road corridor. Table 125 shows the summary of the crash data by collision manner for the Ellis Avenue corridor. Table 126 shows the top five contributing factors as noted in the crash reports of crashes on Ellis Avenue. Table 127 summarizes the KSI crashes (10) that occurred on this corridor.
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