Lee D. Klein, PE, PTOE

Résumé in .pdf format.
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Education

Rutgers University, BS, Civil Engineering, 1986

Professional Registrations/ Affiliations

Licensed Professional Engineer

NJ (GE37104)
NY (077773)
PA (PE074173)
DE (15054)

Certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE; 1627)

Member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) since 1986

Summary of Qualifications

Mr. Klein has over three decades of transportation planning and traffic engineering experience in: traffic impact studies; parking analyses; traffic signal warrant analyses; intersection capacity analyses; traffic signal design; and, conceptual intersection and roadway improvement design.

Utilizing MUTCD, PennDOT, NYSDOT, NJDOT traffic signal design specifications and details, and other published design standards, Mr. Klein has experience with all phases of traffic signal installation design and engineering, from pre-timed to fully-actuated multiphase signal operations within closed loop systems.

Mr. Klein has expertise in trip generation and distribution, traffic forecasting, land use planning and parking needs studies and demand forecasting. He has assisted clients, attorneys, public agencies and transportation officials with planning transportation strategies and negotiating traffic improvement agreements. His professional experience includes work in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, Ohio, Kansas, and Indiana.

Mr. Klein has been accepted as an expert witness for traffic engineering testimony before planning and zoning boards throughout New Jersey, as well as the New Jersey Superior Court. He has also been an expert witness for depositions involving traffic-engineering issues.

Mr. Klein has reviewed traffic impact study reports for various site plan applications to zoning and planning boards using the New Jersey Residential Site Improvements Standards. He has prepared letters and memoranda, and has provided expert testimony with regard to traffic engineering, transportation circulation and parking analysis for major and minor site plan applications. He has performed reviews of traffic impact study reports for planning and/or zoning boards in the following New Jersey counties and municipalities:

Asbury Park City
Bayonne City
Bloomfield Township
Brick Township
Caldwell Township
Carteret Borough
Clifton City
East Windsor Township
Eatontown Borough
Elizabeth City
Evesham Township
Freehold Township
Hackensack City
Harrison Town
Hazlet Township
Hudson County
Jersey City
Linden City
Little Egg Harbor Township
Livingston Township
Manalapan Township
Manchester Township
Marlboro Township
Middletown Township
Millburn Township
Monroe Township
Montclair Township
Neptune Township
Piscataway Township
Randolph Township
Red Bank Borough
Spotswood Borough
Spring Lake Borough
Tinton Falls Borough
Union Township
Waldwick Borough
Washington Township (Bergen County)
Woodbridge Township
Woodcliff Lake Borough

Key Projects

Traffic Impact / Parking / Transportation Planning Studies

Elizabeth On-Call Traffic Engineering Services, City of Elizabeth, Police Department, Union County, NJ. Mr. Klein was the Project Manager and principal point-of-contact to the Elizabeth Police Department for an on-call assignment to respond to citizen complaints and governing body requests for traffic investigations. These investigations related to requests for additional or enhanced traffic control devices, parking regulation modifications, and other traffic control modifications to solve traffic operational issues. Mr. Klein performed this task from 2009 to 2011 and from 2015 to present.
Canal Crossing Redevelopment Infrastructure Study, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ. As a sub-consultant, Project Manager provided transportation planning and traffic engineering services to evaluate the impact of the proposed redevelopment traffic on the surrounding roadway network. Calculated and distributed vehicle trips for several iterations of the development program. Estimated transit and pedestrian trip percentages using Census data. Recommended roadway extensions, new traffic signals, turn restrictions as well as two new Hudson Bergen Light Rail Transit stations. Met with stakeholders from the City. Presented findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
Golden Triangle Visioning Study, Camden County Improvement Authority and Township of Cherry Hill, Camden County, NJ. As the Transportation Planner, Mr. Klein provided insight and guidance in the traffic circulation elements of the project. The primary objective of the project is to undertake a Visioning Study and prepare a Vision Plan for the Golden Triangle area, which is bounded by Cooper River/South Park Boulevard, Cuthbert Boulevard, Haddonfield Road and Route 38. The visioning process will include initial research and data gathering, stakeholder interviews, preparation of a Technical Memorandum based on initial research and Summary of Stakeholder interviews, two community visioning workshops, preparation of Draft Vision Plan, preparation of Real Estate Analysis, preparation of a Final Vision Plan, presentation of Vision Plan to the Cherry Hill Planning Board. The CCIA and Cherry Hill Township will provide assistance in initial data collection and draft summaries of background data, technical support and assistance during the course of the project, and miscellaneous logistical support for the project, including meeting organization and notice preparation for public workshops.
Edgewood Square Traffic, Parking and Highway Occupancy Permit, Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, PA. Project Manager engaged by Troilo Properties to perform a traffic impact assessment, a parking analysis and apply for a Highway Occupancy Permit from PennDOT for the Edgewood Square mixed-use development located on Langhorne-Yardley Road. Responsible for overseeing collection of traffic data at the adjacent intersection, development of trip generation, and distribution of traffic to the adjacent intersection. Also analyzed the existing no-build/build conditions for morning and afternoon peak hours to determine impact of proposed development. Determined parking ratios and conducted shared parking analysis to determine maximum parking demand throughout a typical weekday and a Saturday. Conducted a pre-application meeting with PennDOT and applied for an application for a Highway Occupancy Permit to PennDOT.
Edgewood Village Traffic, Parking and Highway Occupancy Permit, Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, PA. Project Manager engaged by Equity Investors to perform a traffic impact assessment, a parking analysis and apply for a Highway Occupancy Permit from PennDOT for the Edgewood Village mixed-use development located on Langhorne-Yardley Road. Responsible for overseeing collection of traffic data at the adjacent intersection, development of trip generation, and distribution of traffic to the adjacent intersection. Also analyzed the existing, no-build/build conditions for morning and afternoon peak hours to determine impact of proposed development. Determined parking ratios and conducted shared parking analysis to determine maximum parking demand throughout a typical weekday and a Saturday. Conducted a pre-application meeting with PennDOT and applied for an application for a Highway Occupancy Permit to PennDOT.
Master Plan Circulation Element, City of Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ. Task Manager for preparation of an action-oriented plan for a citywide, multimodal transportation network projected to the year 2050. Transportation network will be pedestrian-friendly, traffic-calmed, congestion-mitigated, and provide frequent and reliable mass transit service between home, workplace, school, recreation, and shopping for regional commuters as well as for Jersey City residents. This project includes public input through meetings and workshops held throughout the City as part of the study process.
Speed Hump Master Plan, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ. Developed plans, specifications and engineers estimate for the construction of speed humps/tables in various locations throughout the City.
Schering-Plough General Development Plan, Summit, Union County, NJ. Project Manager for preparation of study to evaluate traffic impact due to complete shift of Schering-Plough employees from Kenilworth to Summit by 2015. Developed an estimate of site-generated traffic volumes for proposed staff increase of existing 300 employees to the maximum permitted 2,500 employees by 2007, and then from 2007 to the expected full staffing of 3,566 employees by 2015. Projected trip generation based upon Schering-Plough’s Summit Campus Master Plan. Distributed anticipated site trips to roadway network based upon information provided in Master Plan. Performed analyses of existing, future no-build and build traffic operating conditions. Recommended mitigation measures to address impacts to network for increased traffic.
Downtown Parking and Circulation Study, Riverside, Burlington County, NJ. Project Manager for a study involving traffic and pedestrian counts, inventory of on/off-street parking and development of trip generation and distribution for potential downtown redevelopment. Riverside South Jersey Light Rail line station was a major factor in developing multi-modal, adjusted trip generation rates for proposed developments. Examined impact of potential redevelopment on roadway infrastructure and parking supply. Made recommendations on necessary improvements to intersections, pedestrian access and parking. Product of study is a plan to improve traffic circulation, pedestrian access and parking for downtown.
Downtown Traffic, Circulation and Parking Study, Lakewood, Ocean County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for conducting study of traffic volume and collection of crash data and analysis at several intersections, and evaluation and recommendation of traffic improvement. Traffic improvements included changing the direction of street travel to one-way, prohibiting turning movements, and coordinating traffic signals. Signing, striping, pavement markings as well as traffic control devices were part of study recommendations. The parking evaluation portion of the study included an evaluation of on/off-street parking supply, and current and projected demand. Recommendations included parking garages, on-street parking limitations, as well as local shuttle bus routes to reduce congestion and parking demand.
Raritan River Landing, Main Street, South Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ. Project Engineer for traffic impact study for proposed development consisting of a hotel, residential units and supporting retail space. Performed a shared parking analysis to take advantage of varying parking demand based on the different uses, which resulted in reduction of proposed parking supply. Also performed traffic signal warrant for intersection of proposed access with Main Street.
Zoning Board of Adjustment, Wallington, Bergen County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for conducting an independent evaluation of potential traffic impact of proposed residential development bordering the City of Passaic. Developed traffic impact report that included traffic data collection, traffic projections and traffic operational analysis of future conditions. Provided expert traffic engineering testimony to the Board.
Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Headquarters, East Windsor, Mercer County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for preparing traffic impact study, developing parking demand assessment and providing expert testimony for proposed headquarters and training facility.
Maple Avenue/NJ Route 35, Sanitary Sewer Replacement Detour Plans, Red Bank, Monmouth County, NJ. Project Engineer responsible for assessing impact to on-street parking, developing plans for detours and maintenance and protection of traffic for reconstruction of sanitary sewer main and associated lateral connections.
Elton-Adelphia Road (CR 524) and Halls Mill Road Scoping Study, Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ. Prepared traffic report that identified existing and future no-build traffic operating conditions. Traffic report included analyses of traffic operations, traffic projections and accidents.
Sarnoff Research Center, West Windsor, Mercer County, NJ. Responsible for determining threshold of development traffic that could be accommodated by existing roadway network. Developed second iteration with interim improvements in place.
PANYNJ Potential Ferry Sites, Edgewater, Bergen County, NJ. Project Manager for traffic impact study to evaluate potential ferry docking sites for passenger usage between Edgewater and NYC. Potential new traffic generated by ferry would be limited to shuttle bus and drop-off/pick-up trips. No parking would be provided at ferry docks. SimTraffic traffic simulation model developed for entire length of River Road in Edgewater. Model used to test traffic scenarios at various potential ferry sites.
Islamic Society of Central Jersey, South Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for preparing traffic impact study report and providing expert testimony for proposed expansion of the Mosque, private school addition, new office building and senior citizen housing components.
Pfizer, Inc., Parsippany, Morris County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for preparing traffic impact study report, developing parking demand assessment and providing expert testimony for proposed expansion and renovation of Building 400.
Pfizer, Inc., Morris Plains, Morris County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for preparing traffic impact study report and providing expert testimony for proposed Building 115 and related parking deck.
Fulton’s Landing, Sayreville, Middlesex County, NJ. Responsible for developing traffic signal warrant analysis using MUTCD. Collected traffic data and calculated trip generation values to project traffic demand on minor street approach.
Sanzari – Glenpointe Center Proposed Office Building Traffic Impact and Parking Accumulation Study, Teaneck, Bergen County, NJ. Project Manager for traffic, pedestrian and parking studies for proposed 190,000 SF expansion of office complex at Glenpointe Center. The Center also includes a 350-room hotel and a 90,000 SF atrium used for wedding receptions, meetings and conventions. Existing parking facilities accommodate 3,100 spaces. Work included performance of parking accumulation study throughout a typical weekday and a special event weekend day.
Robbinsville Commons, Traffic Impact Study, East Windsor, Mercer County, NJ. Project Engineer for preparation of traffic impact analysis that determined traffic operation of proposed access driveway with Route 33. Also determined shared parking needs of proposed development.
Bloomfield South Junior High School, Bloomfield, Essex County, NJ. Project Manager for evaluating proposed conversion of former school building into 116 studio apartments. Evaluated traffic impact of proposed development on existing and projected future conditions at intersections of site’s driveways with Newark Avenue and Franklin Street, and prepared a traffic impact study report outlining findings and recommendations.
Industrial Road Transportation Master Plan, Carteret, Union County, NJ. Project Manager for transportation master plan of Industrial Road from NJ Turnpike Interchange 12 to Woodbridge border. Purpose of study was to develop future traffic demand along Industrial Road. Based future demand on approved or proposed developments as well as potential development to gauge trip generation and traffic distribution along Industrial Road. Determined necessary number of travel lanes, exclusive turn lanes and type of traffic control devices at several intersections along the corridor. Result of this study was a transportation master plan document that will be used as a guide for future improvements.
Transportation Master Plan, West Carteret, Middlesex County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for traffic study of several roads and intersections on Turnpike’s western side. Determined square footage of proposed future development, developed trip generation and distributed anticipated new trips throughout the study network. Determined improvements to intersections and routing of truck traffic.
Route 66 Traffic Study, Neptune, Ocean County, NJ. Project Manager for corridor traffic study of Route 66 between the GSP and Route 18. Intent of the study was to determine impacts of approved and potential development along the corridor and determine requisite number of travel lanes along Route 66. Used SimTraffic two-dimensional traffic simulation to show the public how traffic would operate with and without proposed roadway widening.
CR 518 Crash Traffic Study, Somerset County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for preparation of detailed crash record analysis for reconstruction of Route 518. Reviewed crash records from five most recent years and prepared summary tables to quantify crash data by type, location and severity. Determined safety concerns, developed countermeasures and attended public information meeting to address residents’ concerns.
Tower Hill Road Circulation Study, Red Bank, Monmouth County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for traffic circulation study to determine options for minimizing traffic impact from motorists using the street as a shortcut to avoid Harding Road’s signalized intersections. Collected traffic data to evaluate existing conditions and impact of traffic diversion from a temporary street closure to Tower Hill Avenue. Used traffic data to evaluate traffic impacts of closure on selected adjacent streets.
Grand Jersey Infrastructure Study, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ. As a sub-consultant to Hatch Mott MacDonald, provided a qualitative analysis of development area based on existing infrastructure to determine potential traffic impact. Calculated and summarized trip generation values for various residential developments totaling over 2,000 units. Assessed existing conditions to include operation of adjacent middle and primary schools as well as the Jersey City Medical Center. Determined that pedestrian and vehicular traffic would increase significantly with proposed residential development. Also concluded that extension of Jersey Avenue to Audrey Zapp Drive would provide an alternative route to the NJ Turnpike.
Pfizer, Inc., Highway Access Permits, Morris Plains, Morris County, NJ. Project Engineer; filed applications for NJDOT highway access permit for temporary construction driveway and utility opening permit for lateral connection to sewer main under Route 53.
Master Plan Update, Ocean County College (OCC, Toms River, Ocean County, NJ. Transportation Planning Task leader to develop update to OCC’s Master Plan. OCC expanded the campus to include more classroom space and other amenities after partnering with Kean University. Developed transportation circulation and traffic impact elements that involved collection of traffic data for several intersections around the campus. Trip generation was calculated based on current and projected student enrollment based on the anticipated expansion of OCC and inclusion of Kean University. Studied OCC’s internal intersections, parking log driveways and pedestrian patterns as part of transportation circulation element. Developed solutions to pedestrian- vehicular conflicts. Employed Highway Capacity Manual software to determine Level of Service (LOS) and average vehicle delay for future campus expansion. Summarized LOS and delay in tabular format to provide a side-by-side comparison of the future no-build with future build conditions.
William Street Extension, Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ. Project Manager (subconsultant to The PMK Group) to provide traffic engineering services. The purpose of this study was to determine the traffic impact of the proposed extension of William Street on the surrounding roadway network. Traffic volume counts and crash data were collected and an analysis was performed to determine the traffic impact of the Project on study intersections.
Grand Street Corridor Traffic Study, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ. Project Manager for a traffic analysis of Grand Street from Merseles Street to Marin Boulevard. This project involved collecting traffic volume data, summarizing the AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes, and projecting the future traffic volumes based on development and redevelopment plans in the area. The study developed common traffic signal timings and coordinated traffic signal offsets for eight traffic signals. The study also tested on-street parking scenario, as well as a recurring pedestrian phasing. These scenarios were tested using a Synchro/SimTraffic two-dimensional traffic simulation model. The results were summarized in a traffic report to the City Engineer.

Expert Testimony

Superior Court, Borough Leonia versus City of Englewood, Bergen County, NJ. Expert Traffic Engineer Witness representing the Borough of Leonia on a redevelopment in Englewood, which would have a traffic impact on the Borough of Leonia.
Superior Court, Redevelopment Plan, Cranford, Union County, NJ. Expert Traffic Engineer Witness representing Township of Cranford on a redevelopment plan that would impact the neighborhood
Expert Traffic Engineering Testimony, Appeal of West Oak Lane Church of God, Elkins Park, PA. Expert Witness for Elkins Park Neighbors Association and Lynnewood Garden Apartments to provide traffic engineering testimony related to a site plan appeal application for a 175,000 SF, 1,300-seat church and community center proposed for Ashbourne Road. Reviewed site plan, traffic report, various documents and applicable PennDOT design criteria. Prepared for and provided expert testimony related to trip generation, parking supply and access for proposed site plan.

School and Pedestrian Circulation Studies

Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements, Various Intersections, Montclair, Essex County, NJ. Project Manager for oversight of preparation of design plans for upgrade of pedestrian countdown signal heads at several intersections that have either outdated “WALK/DON’T WALK” indications, 8” traffic signal heads or no pedestrian signal indications. Supervising preparation of design drawings, supplemental technical specifications and an engineer’s estimate.
Bicycle Infrastructure Master Plan, City of Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ. Developed a master plan to design and implement a network of bicycle lanes and shared "sharrow" lanes throughout the City, based on input from a committee from the Law Department, Planning Department and the public.
Pedestrian Safety Study, Waldwick, Bergen County, NJ. Project Manager guiding data collection and deficiency analysis of existing pedestrian routes for schools and parks. Identified deficiencies of sidewalks, crosswalks and signage and made recommendations for mitigation.
Traffic Circulation Plan, Closter Public Schools, Closter, Bergen County, NJ. Project Manager for survey at Tenakill Middle and Hillside Elementary Schools. Conducted survey during morning and afternoon peak drop-off and pick-up times to assess vehicle and pedestrian circulation within and around school grounds. Analysis centered specifically on alleviation of pedestrian, bus and vehicle conflicts within main parking lot through improved circulation design. Study also involved origin/destination and dwell time survey.
Public School Traffic Plans, Caldwell/West Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. Project Manager to study areas of congestion and pedestrian-vehicle conflicts, identify congestion causes and conflicts, and recommend short- and long-term solutions to mitigate problems. Recommendations made to restripe existing parking lots to accommodate faculty and staff. Presented findings to business administration and/or superintendent of the board of education.
On-Call Traffic Services (School Walking Route Plan), Ridgewood, Bergen County, NJ. Project Manager to develop school walking plans and evaluate operation and interaction of traffic and pedestrians in and around seven schools within the district. Developed final report that identified problems and recommended solutions to resolve circulation problems.

Traffic Signal / Intersection Design

West Greenbrook Road (CR 628) with Jay L. Hand Drive, Traffic Signal Design, North Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for development of preliminary and final traffic signal design. Work involved striping and signing to accommodate pedestrian crosswalks. Developed traffic signal timing and phasing directives. Prepared final plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for bidding.
Pleasant Valley Way (CR 636) with Woodland Avenue, Traffic Signal Design, West Orange, Essex County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for development of preliminary and final traffic signal design. Work will involve striping and signing to accommodate pedestrian crosswalks, develop traffic signal timing and phasing directives and prepare final plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for bidding.
Traffic Safety Engineering On-Call Traffic Engineering Services, Monmouth County, NJ. Project Manager for preparation of traffic signal warrant analysis reports, reviewing and preparing roadway design plans, speed studies, and traffic signal design. Assignments include CR 51 (Hope Road) and Corregidor Road traffic signal warrant analysis and traffic signal design, Clarksburg and Stagecoach Road intersection operational study, CR 524 (Allaire Road) and Old Mill Road traffic signal warrant analysis, CR 547 (Lakewood-Farmingdale Road), CR 549 (Herbertsville Road) and CR 21 (Old Tavern Road) intersection improvement design, CR 516 (Laurel Avenue) and Banyan Boulevard pedestrian crossing study, CR 537 (Colts Neck Road) and Five Points Road speed and operation study, and CR 520 (Newman Springs Road) and Half Mile Road traffic operations study.
Traffic Control No. 12 Traffic Surveillance and Control System, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties, NJ. Project Engineer for ATMS project covering 41 signalized intersections over 26 miles of Route 9, a divided arterial highway in both counties. Project included layout of fiber optic cable communications line, bus prioritization, placement of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and use of variable message signs (VMS).
Traffic Signal Improvements, Union County, NJ. Project Manager for traffic signal design and geometric improvements at 11 intersections.
North Mountain and Watchung Avenues (CR 655) Traffic Signal Design, Montclair, Essex County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for development of preliminary and final traffic signal design. Work involved striping and signing to accommodate pedestrian crosswalks. Developed traffic signal timing and phasing directives. Prepared final plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for bidding.
North Avenue/Crossway Place and Inman/New Brunswick Avenues Traffic Signal Warrants and Design, Westfield and Rahway, Union County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for development of preliminary and final traffic signal design. Collected traffic/crash data and performed traffic signal warrant studies at these two intersections. Work involved striping and signing to accommodate pedestrian crosswalks. Developed traffic signal timing and phasing directives.
Upgrade of Three Traffic Signals, Elizabeth, Union County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for development of preliminary and final traffic signal design. Collected traffic/crash data at these two intersections. Work involved striping and signing to accommodate pedestrian crosswalks. Developed traffic signal timing and phasing directives.
Improvements to the Intersection of New Prospect Road (CR 641) with Bennetts Mills-Aldrich Road (CR 636), Jackson, Ocean County, NJ. Project manager for a comprehensive traffic study that evaluated the necessary level of improvements to the subject intersection and the impact the proposed improvement will have on the surrounding area. Traffic data, provided by the County, was projected and analyzed along with the most recent three years of crash data. This analysis provided guidance for developing alternative improvement schemes for review and approval by the County.
Woodbridge Fire District 1, Traffic Signal Pre-emption Retrofit, Middlesex County, NJ. Project Manager for design of a fire pre-emption system for four intersections owned by the state, three owned by the county and two owned by Woodbridge. Project involved development of pre-emption traffic timing and phasing directives as well as preparing traffic signal plans to retrofit traffic signal installation with Opticom emergency pre-emption equipment previously purchased by Fire District 1.
Elmwood and Morris Avenues (Route 82) Intersection Improvements, Township of Union, Union County, NJ. Project Manager responsible for overseeing preparation of a concept plan and final design plans for intersections under NJDOT jurisdiction. Improvements included widening Elmwood Avenue from one to two lanes to accommodate traffic demand and storage of queued vehicles. Designed an additional lane for Morris Avenue (Route 82) to accommodate right-turning vehicles. Extensive utility coordination and relocation was required to accommodate improvements. Made revisions to traffic signal equipment and timing/phasing. Project involved preparation of plans for NJDOT approval and authorization to design/revise existing traffic signal. Final design involved preparation of construction plans and details, supplemental technical specifications and an engineer’s cost estimate.
Wyckoff Road and South Street, Eatontown, Monmouth County, NJ. Project Manager for design contract for intersection improvements. Performed accident and capacity analyses at intersection and evaluated proposed addition of a fifth lane to Wyckoff Road.
NJ Turnpike Authority, Proposed GSP Interchange 79 Traffic Study/Concept Development., Beachwood, Ocean County, NJ. Project Manager for transportation planning project involving land development and traffic studies. Prepared an estimate of trip generation characteristics of future development in vicinity of MP 79 based upon available sources and adjusted for local travel patterns. Included destination of travel to/from the north at peak periods and peak hour traffic demand numbers for a new interchange near MP 79. Developed potential locations for north/southbound on/off ramps. Identified environmental and ROW impacts of alternatives and summarized in technical memorandum and cost/benefit analysis.

NJDOT Local Transportation Planning Assistance (LTPA) Task Order Assignments

Raymond Boulevard Pedestrian Crossing Study, Newark, Essex County, NJ. Task Manager for traffic calming treatments to Raymond Boulevard and Market Street to allow Ironbound District residents to cross heavily traveled roads to get to new riverfront park. Recommended on-street parking to accommodate park visitors and help calm traffic flow along Raymond Boulevard. A stakeholder’s workshop, including the neighborhood, NJ Transit, City Engineer and the USACOE held to develop a vision for the Ironbound District and to determine perceived problems and needs of stakeholders.
Route 130 and Hornberger Avenue, Florence Township, Burlington County, NJ. Task Manager for transportation study addressing improvements to Route 130, Hornberger Avenue, and Fairbrook Drive, as well as improvements to pedestrian and bicycle safety and access to the light rail station and Roebling redevelopment site. Provided updates to Township’s Master Plan for roadway improvements and recommended conceptual improvement alternatives. Assessed impacts and analyzed build-out alternatives.
Livingston Circle, Livingston, Essex County, NJ. Task Manager for analysis of Livingston Circle to determine existing traffic volumes traveling through the area, routing through the Circle, existing LOS conditions, future growth, site specific growth potential, feasibility of bypass road and future LOS conditions. Used traffic model to illustrate existing Circle operations and surrounding roadway network.
Hudson River Waterfront Walkway (HRWW), Hudson County, NJ. Task Manager for analysis of multi-modal improvements, pedestrian, bicycle, mass transit and vehicular linkages between Hudson County communities and HRWW. Prevalence of parking areas and directional signage nearby also catalogued to develop recommendations for improved access and mobility to HRWW. Held meetings with HRWW, Partnership Committee and Hudson County to discuss pedestrian and bicycle issues.
Route 1 Business, Lawrence, Mercer County, NJ. Task Manager for transportation planning study of US 1 Business as well as Princeton Pike and Route 206 along with several cross streets. Recorded vehicle license plates to determine origin-destination percentages along the corridor. Developed SimTraffic traffic simulation model for entire study area to visually illustrate traffic congestion. Assessed existing parking supply and future parking demand. Project also included ITE Trip Generation, site specific growth forecasting, land use planning, travel demand management concepts, context sensitive design, and traffic calming/flexible design.
Liberty State Park Transportation Circulation Master Plan Update, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ. Task Manager for transportation planning study that included Liberty State Park, Ellis Island and Liberty Island. Adjacent roadway network includes NJ Turnpike Hudson County Extension, Jersey City road/street network adjacent to the park as well as the vehicle/ pedestrian roadway network within the park. In addition to roadway network, nearby waterways were also included in study. Expansion of existing parking lots at Liberty Science Center and Hudson Bergen Light Rail station also studied. Working with the stakeholders, amended the 1990 transportation circulation plan for pedestrians, automobiles and mass transit service within the park.

NJDOT Statewide Transportation Needs Assessment, Concept Development Studies

Concept Development Studies, Routes 38, Mt Laurel, Burlington County, NJ and Route 35, Monmouth County, NJ. Prepared environmental justice section using GIS and census data for mapping and analysis of socioeconomic data within the study area. Used this information to identify low income or minority populations within to assure equitable treatment of groups affected by transportation projects and future development. Also provided input into context sensitive design issues, land use and master plan reviews for this project.
Concept Development Studies, Route 73 Section 3P, Evesham and Mt. Laurel Townships, Burlington County, NJ. Quality Assurance Engineer responsible for review of documents and reports transmitted to client. Also reviewed multi-modal deficiency evaluations for developing improvement concepts. Served as facilitator of a public forum and presentations of existing and future conditions to stakeholders and local public officials. As Task Manager, developed additional improvement concepts and tested new conceptual improvements in a SimTraffic model. These improvement concept simulation models presented to at a public information center.

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Preliminary/Final Design of Hudson Valley Transportation Management Center (HVTMC) Hawthorne, Westchester County, NY. Project Manager for preliminary design effort as part of Lower Hudson Valley ITS early deployment study. Design included an ITS operations room with 12 operator positions, electronic rooms to house computers, video projection wall to display status maps and CCTV video, and large conference/media room to facilitate large incident management meetings.
Cross Westchester Expressway (CWE) ITS – Preliminary and Final Design, Westchester County, NY. Project Manager for preliminary design of ITS for CWE including locations for CCTV cameras, variable message signs (VMS) and traffic flow detectors. Remote VMS placed on approaches to various parkways and highways to provide information to motorists prior to entering CWE during construction. Project required design coordination with NYS Thruway Authority for I-87/I-287.
ATMS Master Plan/Irondequoit Bay Bridge Roadway Weather Information System and ATMS Expansion Final Design, Rochester, Monroe County, NY. Project Manager for development of a vision or strategic direction for implementation of ITS components that allowed project team to develop preliminary layout and location of various roadside equipment, e.g., roadway detection, VMS, highway advisory radio transmitters and CCTV. Developed a communications master plan options report to determine the need for communications links and nodes to bring traffic data and video images from roadway to traffic operations center that allowed operators to better manage recurring and non-recurring congestion. Planning study made provisions for modular system that can be expanded to accommodate future traffic conditions. The county’s 911Center in Rochester is already linked to all local police, fire and emergency services. Traffic operation center will be the eyes of the 911 Center on the freeway system, utilizing their existing procedures for notification. Responsible for first phase of final design for roadway/weather information and traffic management system surrounding Irondequoit Bay Bridge, developing and coordinating plans, special specifications and engineer’s estimate.
Lower Hudson Valley ITS Early Deployment Study, Westchester County, NY. Project Engineer for development of an early deployment report. Developed a database of traffic and accident information based upon NYSDOT information, which was used to determine areas of recurring/non-recurring congestion in Lower Hudson Valley. Once areas of congestion were determined, the deployment plan prioritized ITS throughout the region.
Van Wyck/Western Queens ITS Study, New York, NY. Project Manager to determine the degree of ITS deployment along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Long Island Expressway, Whitestone Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, and the Van Wyck Expressway. Included development of final design plans for LIE portion of project.
Integrated Transportation Management Strategies Master Plan (ITMSMP), Northern NJ. Study performed for NJDOT Bureau of Transportation Corridor Analysis. Determined areas of non-recurring and recurring congestion based on data provided by NJDOT and aerial surveillance information provided by Skycomp Corporation. Recommended regional transportation management strategies and incident management techniques. Institutional issues of project involved coordination between various bureaus within NJDOT, and various authorities and agencies in and around metropolitan area. Intra-state communications, traffic signal controller technologies, and incident detection/surveillance technologies among challenges of this project. Recommended early action projects to alleviate some major traffic congestion areas in this region of the state.
Harrisburg Area ITS Early Deployment Plan, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA. Project Engineer for planning ITS deployment strategies. Project evaluated implementation of CCTV, VMS, HAR, incident management and communication systems and control. Work also included coordination with Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission ITS efforts.
ITS Strategic Plan for Metropolitan New Orleans, LA. Project Engineer for development of a strategic deployment plan that included determining existing conditions and problem areas, summarizing institutional framework, developing user services plan, as well as involvement in communications architecture. ITS Strategic Deployment Plan will be used by Regional Planning Commission to implement ITS in Greater New Orleans area.
District 12, ITS Strategic Deployment Plan, Cleveland, OH. Quality Assurance project that involved development of Strategic Deployment Plan.
MAGIC Pre-Scoping, Northern NJ. Project Engineer to pre-scope MAGIC (Metropolitan Area Guidance Information and Control) systems for I-80/US 46 and I-287/US 1 and 9 corridors. Project included determining user services that are of primary and secondary importance, based upon findings of ITS master plan and developing strategies to be deployed along both corridors. Calculated costs for ITS elements including traffic flow detectors, CCTV, VMS and HAR stations.
I-65 Freeway Incident Management Project, Louisville, KY. Project Engineer for development of preliminary incident management plan to locate CCTV, VMS, detection equipment and HAR transmitters for 16 miles of I-65 in the Louisville and Southern Indiana area. Involved use of a fiber optic cable communications backbone as well as telephone lines and twisted pair wire for data, voice and video transmissions between remote devices and a central operations center. Developed systems architecture to include information exchange with many police, fire and rescue agencies.
MAGIC Evaluation, Northern NJ. Project Engineer for developing an evaluation methodology for MAGIC-1 I-80/US 46 corridor. Project involved gathering traffic volumes, travel speeds and information on incidents; e.g., incident severity, number of vehicles involved, number of lanes blocked, time of day, emergency personnel response time, time at incident removal from roadway, and time when travel returned to normal. First phase involved data collection and summary. Following completion of MAGIC system along I-80, another set of data will be collected and compared to first phase statistics to assess time savings associated with MAGIC.
I-287/I-80 Interchange High Occupancy Vehicle Ramp Study, Parsippany, Morris County, NJ. Project Engineer for highway capacity analyses for projected peak hour volumes for the year 2015. Determined that HOV queue bypass lane will be necessary to relieve traffic congestion and to promote high occupancy vehicle use of the I-287/I-80 interchange.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Total Reconstruction of Pennsylvania Turnpike, Mileposts 99 to 109, Westmoreland and Somerset Counties, PA. Sub-consultant to DMJM providing oversight for coordination of activities during preliminary design phase (mainline reconstruction and widening) with facility owners. Utility coordination tasks performed in accordance with PennDOT design manuals and directives, Turnpike Commission procedures, and in accordance with Publication 408 specifications. Utility coordination effort also included conflict determination, subsurface utility engineering, obtaining ROW status from utility companies and a utility coordination meeting.
Total Reconstruction of Pennsylvania Turnpike, Mileposts 320 to 326, Chester County, PA. Project Manager; sub-consultant, oversaw coordination activities during preliminary design phase (mainline reconstruction and widening) with facility owners. Utility coordination tasks performed in accordance with PennDOT Design Manuals and directives, Turnpike Commission procedures, and in accordance with Publication 408 specifications. Utility coordination effort also included conflict determination, subsurface utility engineering, obtaining ROW status from utility companies and a utility coordination meeting.