Engineers, Planners & Managers
Harris County, Texas
GUNDA was contracted by Harris County to conduct a traffic safety study along Bellaire Blvd. from Tres Lagunas to Marchiana. GUNDA analyzed existing accident data as well as new data collection, and performed field investigation efforts for operations and capacity concerns including safety, mobility and visibility. GUNDA developed three options with recommended improvements along the boulevard designed to reduce accidents and mitigate problem conditions.
GUNDA prepared budgetary cost estimates and technical reports and coordinated with Harris County and TXDOT to conduct the study. The recommended improvements used access management techniques to control traffic in and out of driveways serving businesses, mitigate existing safety issues and utilize geometric configurations of through lanes, left turns and median openings along Bellaire Blvd. that would be capable of handling traffic movements in a safe manner.
GUNDA also performed the capacity and accident analyses for the section of Bellaire Blvd. east and west of SH 6 to improve the level-of-service and safety within the study limits. GUNDA was contracted to provide design services for these improvements estimated to cost $1.5 million. This project will be bid by TXDOT under Category 5 funding.