EPR has been assisting the City of Lynchburg for the past nine years on a variety of projects ranging from traffic circulation, traffic operations analysis, signal timing, corridor studies, and multimodal planning.

Through spring and summer of 2011, Bill Wuensch of EPR served (through a consulting contract) as in-house traffic engineering support while the City searched for and hired a new City Traffic Engineer.

Example Projects_City of Lynchburg, VA

Signal timing, design of traffic signalization, signing and marking, and pedestrian improvements.

• Wards Road Coordinated Signal Timing Plans

• Signal Plans for:

• Langhorne Road at Memorial Blvd.
• Paulette Cir. And Enterprise Dr.
• Wards Road and Harvard St – Liberty University tunnel improvements
• Langhorne Road at Murrell Rd.
• Wards Road at Atlanta Ave. – optimized signal timing using Synchro 5.0
• Langhorne Road and Atherholt Road
• Langhorne Road and Cranehill Drive
• Graves Mill Road at US 501Eastbound Ramp
• Centra Health Inc., Fine Arts Center Site (Pedestrian Signal)
• Memorial at Fort
• Montview Commons/Walmart at Wards Road
• Thompson Dr. & Altherholt Rd.
• Memorial Ave. and Chambers St.
• Kings Drive at Old Forest
• Lynchburg Expressway at Graves Mill
• Greenview at Leesville Road
• Fort Avenue and Edgewood Avenue

• Numerous Developer Studies (funded by private sector but performed in close coordination with the City)

• Traffic Study for Central VA Community College

• Transportation Plan for Liberty University

• Wards Road Pedestrian Improvements

• Various Intersection Studies (signal warrants, roundabout, geometric modifications, pedestrian enhancements)

• Greater Lynchburg Transit Center site evaluation project for the

• Maintenance Facility and Transfer Center. Responsible for the public Involvement notification, set up and presentations.

• Campbell Avenue Access Management Study

• Rivermont Avenue Bicycle Markings

Representative Scopes of Work

Harvard Drive/Liberty Tunnel at Wards Road Signalization Design

Prepared a study, signalization plans, and concepts for realignment of Harvard Street to better connect the campus and parking. EPR worked with the Central VA Community College, Liberty University & City Staff as the study intersection is between the two campuses. The signal design included early warning devices to alleviate sight distance concerns through the tunnel. A 2nd phase of the study included Corsim modeling of upstream ramp and merge, and development of coordinated signal timing plans for Wards Road.

Kings Drive at Old Forest Road Traffic Study and Signalization Design

As part of a roadway improvement project to serve a new 1000 car parking lot for Areva in Lynchburg, EPR conducted a study for the feasibility and implementation of a new signal along Old Forest Road, an undivided four lane minor arterial with no turn lanes. The traffic operations study included an alternatives analysis and signal warrant analysis. EPR also provided signalization plans.

Reference:

Don DeBerry, P.E.
City Transportation Engineer
1700 Memorial Ave.
Lynchburg Va. 24501
434-455-3935
donald.deberry@lynchburgva.gov