ENVIRONMENTALSPEEDLIMITS REVIEW

ELECTRONIC ITEM 10

RegionalTransportationCouncil August8,2013

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BACKGROUND
September2001 StateImplementationPlan(SIP)ControlStrategy MaximumSpeedLimitof70mphReducedto65mph MaximumSpeedLimitof65mphReducedto60mph

June2003

Legislature NoNewEnvironmentalSpeedLimitsmaybeCreated ExistingEnvironmentalSpeedLimitsRetained

September2011

Legislature TexasTransportationCommissionmayIncreaseSpeed Limitsupto75mphonaPartoftheHighwaySystemif theCommissionDetermines75mphisaReasonableand SafeSpeed

Sourceshttp://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/implementation/air/sip/dfw/dfw_ad_sip_2007/DFW_AD_RFP_May2007.pdf http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm and http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HB1353

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RTCPROCESS

ImplementingAgencytoNotifyNCTCOG NCTCOGtoIdentifyAirQualityImpacts NeedSystemReviewtoProposeChangeinGroups IfEmissionsIncrease,ImplementingAgencytoIdentify OffsetEmissionMeasures IfImpactsareGreaterthanOffsets,RTCAssistance NCTCOGInitiatesStateImplementationPlan SubstitutionProcess

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MOVES 2010A VS. MOBILE 6.2 VEHICLE EMISSION RATES

Nitrogen Oxide (NOX) Emission Curves*
50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 MOVESEmissionRates Mobile6.2EmissionRates

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Speed(MilesperHour)
*Nottoscale;illustrativepurposesonly 4

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TxDOTEASTERNSUBREGION PROPOSEDCHANGES
Roadway IH35 IH35/ IH35W US75 IH30 US80/ Spur 557 IH20 US75/ IH45 IH45 IH35E IH35E From Denton/Cooke County Line US77 Collin/Grayson CountyLine Rockwall/Hunt CountyLine 3700E.ofWindmill FarmsBlvd. 2800W. of SeagovilleRd. 4000N.ofIH20 Dallas/Ellis County Line 900N.ofDanieldale Rd. Dallas/Ellis County Line 200S.ofUS77 Crossover,S.of Waxahachie 600N. ofWheatland Rd. US77 3000N. ofDale EarnhardtWay 700N.ofMelissa Rd 500W. ofJohnKing Blvd. IH20 Kaufman/Van Zandt CountyLine Dallas/Ellis County Line Ellis/NavarroCounty Line Dallas/Ellis County Line 200S.ofUS77 Crossover,S.of Waxahachie Ellis/Hill CountyLine To Speed Change 65mphto 75mph 65mphto 70mph 60mph to 70mph 65mphto 70mph 65mphto 70mph 65mphto 70mph 60mph to 65mph 65mphto 70mph 60mph to 65mph 65mphto 70mph 65mphto 75mph 60mph to 65mph

IH35E

US67

700W.ofWardRd.

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TxDOTWESTERNSUBREGION PROPOSEDCHANGES

Roadway IH20

From Palo Pinto/Parker CountyLine IH820W FM 2871 AlvaradoCity Limits

To IH20/US180 Split SH360 CloverLane Johnson/Hill CountyLine

Speed Change 65mphto70mph

IH20 IH30 IH35W/SH81

60mph to65mph 60mph to65mph 65 mphto70mph

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REGIONALEMISSIONSDIFFERENCES
189.68 DallasDistrict:(6CountyEasternRegion) Total Difference

NOX (Tons/Day) 120.96 121.72 0.76

82.79

VOC (Tons/Day) 51.86 51.89 0.032 VOC (Tons/Day) 56.37 56.65 0.28 26.58 26.59 0.013 VOC (Tons/Day) 78.44 78.48 0.04
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2013:NoSpeedLimit Changes(2013DraftConformity) 2013:ProposedSpeedChanges Difference (Proposed NoSpeedChange) FortWorthDistrict:(3CountyWesternRegion)Total Difference 2013:NoSpeedLimitChanges(2013DraftConformity) 2013:ProposedSpeedChanges Difference (Proposed NoSpeedChange)

NOX (Tons/day)

TotalDifference 2013:NoSpeedLimitChanges(2013DraftConformity) 2013:ProposedSpeedChanges Difference (Proposed NoSpeedChange)

NOX (Tons/Day) 177.33 178.37 1.03

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CONTACTINFORMATION

JennyNarvaez PrincipalAirQualityPlanner 8176082342 jnarvaez@nctcog.org ChrisKlaus SeniorProgramManager 8176959286 cklaus@nctcog.org

www.nctcog.org/trans/air/sip/previous/esl/index.asp