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Monday, August 03, 2015 2:43 PM
David W. Johnson (djoh nson @co jefferson.wa.us)
Duckabush
Hi David,
ln case this is helpful, here are the main comments are Duckabush Road and the comment responses
letter 38, Rob Mitchell
Comment 4
"Three of the most notoriously dangerous sections of roodwoys ore in the immediote
vicinity of the MPR .
7.) South bound, 1/ 10th of o mile from Black Pt. Rd. the shorp down hill rt. Turn
prior to Duckobush Rd.
2.) At 2.8 mi. Southbound is McDonielCove.
3.) Northbound 6.4 miles from Block Pt. Rd. is Mt.Walker Poss.
These 3 locotions ore sources for hundreds of very serious accidents, including our own Sheriff' s Dept. which
shuts down this vitol commercial route for as long os 6 hours. ( See Traffic' s Finonciol lmpoct Study
www.ws d ot.w o. g ov/... / Jtm e20 72_l m pa ct_F re i g ht_Co n g e sti on. pdf )
The troffic anolysis shows that out of 4100 car trips o day 30% or 1230 cors o doy will pass the first two dongers
southbound. 65% or 2665 cors a day will negotiote ML Wolker Poss.
On the two side orterials of Duckabush ond Dosewallips Roods it will be 3% or 723 cors a doy or over o 70 hour
period 12. 3 cors/hour. The 2 public trail heods up the Duckabush hove a combined porking oreo of @36 vehicles.
The response from Tronsportation Engineering North West LLC is thot" this increose in troffic is common with
developments of this size ond with the mitigotions proposed (the shuttle bus ond possenger von) no odverse
impoct is expected." This is inodequote mitigotion."
TENW Comment Response: Comment acknowledged. Collision histories for 2O!2-2O14 were obtained for this
Final SEIS, for all reported incidents for mileposts 299-301 (Segment 1), mileposts3O9.77 (Brinnon Shop Road)to
309.46 (Mt Jupiter Rd) for Segment 2, and from mileposts 312-313 (McDonald Creek vicinity) as Segment
3. Ranging from 70 to 100 percent of all reported collision, excessive speeding or impaired driving was the
report cause for collisions within these segments of SR 101. Average annual collisions ranged from 1.67 per year
in Segment 2 to 3.33 per year in Segment 1. No geometric conditions or other "unsafe" conditions were
identified in review of collision history that would warrant further review or impact evaluation.
Letter 40, William and Roxanne Morris -
Comment 5
"My other concern is the increose of troffic on the Duckobush Rood where there ore several hiking troils. lt is now
the only occess point to the Olympic Mountains since the Dosewollips rood slide. The county has never fixed the
problem correctly ond it oppeors to be a costly project to do so. We hove experienced heovy troffic on weekends
ond nice weather months. lt is on even norrower road in spots ond speed limit signs do not seem to be noticed"
TENW Comment Response: The original Transportation lmpact Study - Revised, Pleasant Harbor ElS, Jefferson
County, WA, TENW, August 28,2OO7, evaluated traffic impacts onto Duckabush Road and at the intersection of
SR 101 and Duckabush Road and found no substantial or significant traffic impacts would occur due to the
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project. As such, the Pleasant Harbor Resort would not be required to address any real or perceived existing
roadway deficiencies noted in the comment letter.
Planning Commission Meeting
Comment 21
"The Duckabush Rd itself is going to get 2% of the cor trips, which is soy 120 cors o day. Even if that's o 70 hour
period, thot's 12 cors on hour going up the Duckobush, which, holf of the Duckobush, occording to you is 77 foot
wide lone widths, which it's not. lt's 8 foot ond then it goes into the Duckobush extension, which is forest service
rood. And then it goes to the Duckobush trail which con pork opproximotely j0 cors for the M-- Folls troil, which
hos room for obout 8. Where ore those 720 cors going?"
TENW Comment Response: Please see the response to Letter 40, (William and Roxianne Morris), Comment 5 in
Chapter 4 of this Final SEIS.
Kristy M. Hollinger
Planner
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