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National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications National Park Service PROJECT DATA SHEET Project Identification Project Title: Upgrade Safety and Security at South Entrance Station RecFee-29 Total Project Score/Ranking: 608 Programmed Funding FY: 2013 Funding Source: Recreation Fee Park Revenue Project No: PMIS-172081A Unit/Facility Name: Yosemite National Park Region: Pacific West Congressional District: CA19 State: CA Project Justification DOI Asset Code Real Property Unique Identifier API FCI-Before FCI- Projected 40710900 100178 80 0.911 0.000 35290900 10238 65 0.239 0.239 35290900 10243 65 0.190 0.190 40750300 10323 100 0.001 0.000 40760100 10814 100 0.210 0.209 35290900 235798 57 0.101 0.000 35290900 235799 57 0.101 0.000 40710300 6322 82 0.132 0.090 Project Description: Implement safety/health/visitor experience improvements at the South Entrance Station. The existing entrance kiosks (fee collection stations) are simple wood/asphalt shingle structures. The larger kiosk was built in 1970 and the smaller kiosk was brought to the site in 1985. The kiosks are in poor condition, and in need of replacement-having been repeatedly hit and damaged by vehicles over the past three decades. The two entrance kiosks measure 71 and 35 square feet respectively. Replacement would be compatible with the existing rustic character of the area (e.g. wood, shingle and stone). The improvements will not increase the square footage (106 square feet) of the existing kiosks. Address employee and visitor safety and improve working conditions for park staff working in close quarters. Relocation of the kiosks would ensure faster and smoother flow of traffic through the entrance station. Demolish the two existing dilapidated 71 and 35 square feet wood/asphalt shingle kiosks. Complete improvements to 1) upgrade employee safety and site security issues, 2) update associated wiring and communications networks to current standards, 3) provide adequate heating/cooling systems within the kiosks, 4) upgrade and install lighting to enhance night time safety, 5) install security upgrades including panic buttons & video cameras, 6) install a Point Of Sale system (POS), 7) install traffic counting devices, and 8) rehabilitate the adjacent septic leach field. Coordinate improvements with a separately funded Federal Lands and Highways project that addresses cyclic road rehabilitation and improvements to the existing road alignment that are needed
National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications to improve safety and traffic flow through the South Entrance Station. Coordinate efforts being made in conjunction with vehicle circulation and traffic management for the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias (supported through Yosemite Conservancy grants). Project Need/Benefit: This project is critical for improving numerous safety and visitor experience deficiencies. For Yosemite's four million annual visitors, the entrance stations function as the "front doors" to the park and are the first location where visitors come into contact with NPS staff. At present, the quality of the visitor experience at the South Entrance Station is poor. South Entrance is the second busiest of the five entrances into the park, with over 10,000 vehicles on busy summer days. Rangers are unable to keep up with peak use visitation and entrance station traffic back-ups are significant (up to two miles during peak periods with over an hour and half wait to just to get into the park). Immediately after leaving the kiosks, visitors are faced with the confusion created by the "T" intersection of the Wawona Road and the Mariposa Grove Road. The close proximity of the kiosks to the intersection creates traffic management issues and additional staff are needed to facilitate traffic flow through the intersection on typical summer days. Improvements, including clearer lane designation and relocation of the kiosks further away from the intersection, would provide visitors additional time in which to make a series of decisions about where they are going within the park. These improvements would be coordinated with the FHWA redesign of the intersection, the last uncompleted section of the Wawona Road Rehabilitation project. Employees have little protection from oncoming vehicles running into the kiosks because of the narrow lane widths. Larger vehicles, such as commercial tractor-trailers, tour buses and RV's, routinely strike the kiosks as they attempt to enter and exit the South Entrance. This happens approximately 15-20 times a year, and is a major safety concern for employees. On one particular occasion, the main kiosk was struck by a low-boy trailer and the entire building was knocked off of its foundation and had to be repaired to make it safe. In an attempt to address these issues over the years, a series of unsightly temporary fixes have been added including the addition of barrel barricades, jersey barriers, and traffic cones. The existing kiosks are vulnerable to theft and robbery due to the inadequate security. With increased fees collected through the Recreational Fee Program, several thousand dollars can be collected daily awaiting transport to a depository. The kiosks have many security issues that need to be addressed including doors and windows that will not shut completely and can be easily broken, poor lighting, no inground safes in the kiosks and no communications network to operate a panic switch or telephone reliably. Health and safety issues that will be addressed include improving the poor ventilation systems and upgrading the slow or non-existent telephone and internet services so that employees have communication access in case they need to call for help. Ergonomics is a major concern since entrance fee workers are confined to the kiosks for their entire work shift. The existing ventilation/ climate control devices are either dangerous to use, or make working with the noise they produce very difficult. As a result, carbon monoxide fumes build up due to idling traffic. The project would: •Improve the entrance station configuration and replace two dilapidated kiosks at South Entrance with kiosks that are safe and comfortable for park staff consistent with the area's historic character; •Upgrade safety and improved visitor traffic flow will make it a safer working environment for the fee entrance workers; •Enhance security measures that would better protect employees from physical harm from attempted robbery, prevent loss of revenue from theft, improve communication between park protection and the fee collection staff; •Help the park quantify the amount of visitors and traffic going through the kiosks and to plan accordingly given those trends; RecFee-30
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