395 - GSA Development of St. Elizabeths Campus

Campus. The West Access Road would have 2 lanes inbound and 1 lane outboundbetween the Gate 4 and the Firth Sterling Avenue intersection.• The northern terminus of the West Campus Access Road with Firth Sterling Avenuewould be re-configured into a three-leg signalized intersection as described in therevised Record of Decision (September 28, 2011) issued for the Tier I EIS associated withthe West Campus.• Existing streetcar tracks on Firth Sterling Avenue remain unchanged.• Existing width of Firth Sterling Avenue remains unchanged.• Back alley along the property line of Barry Farms would connect to the West CampusAccess Road.• A bike path running along the eastern side of the West Campus Access Road, thenheading west along the southern side of Firth Sterling Avenue and continuing ontoSouth Capitol Street.• Approximately 10 parallel or saw-tooth bus bays providing service to the West Campusalong the West Campus Access Road between Gates 4 and 6.• MLK Jr. Avenue Improvements. The current configuration of MLK Jr. Avenue is four 10-foot-wide lanes and two 5-foot-wide sidewalks. MLK Jr. Avenue would be widened toaccommodate turning lanes into gates on the West Campus. The widening would occuron the eastern side of MLK Jr. Avenue and require land from the St. Elizabeths EastCampus (GSA 2008a).• All other freeway and arterial projects assumed in the No Build Alternative are assumedto be constructed under the No Action Alternative.• The traffic operation analysis for No Action Alternative is provided in Section 5.5 of thisdocument.2.4.5 Future Needs2.4.5.1 FreewayThe future needs for a freeway network that will sufficiently accommodate baseline traffic plusadditional DHS-generated trips are summarized as follows:• Capacity enhancements at freeway ramps terminals and local network interfaces thatminimize environmental impacts• Lane balance and lane continuity between interchanges• Resolution of design deficiencies to meet current standards so that these location do notcompromise safety• Accessibility and connectivity at junctions with the local transportation network;completion of missing turn movements2-14