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2.1 No Build Alternative <br />(Existing Conditions) <br />This alternative would leave 1-90 between MP <br />70 and MP 85 in its current configuration, with <br />no changes to its posted speed, lane width, <br />or access points. The No Build Alternative is <br />referred to as Alternative 6 throughout this <br />document. <br />Description <br />This section of 1-90 provides two 12-foot wide <br />lanes in each direction, with inside shoulders <br />of 5 feet and outside shoulders of 10 feet. The <br />median is a 66-foot-wide grassy area, which <br />currently serves as storage for snow during <br />severe winter conditions. Current posted <br />speeds along this section of 1-90 are 70 mph. <br />Figure 2-2 shows a perspective rendering of the <br />existing conditions. <br />CHAPTER 2: RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES <br />Considerations <br />Based on a 2019 analysis performed along <br />this corridor (Appendix A), key results <br />indicated congestion along 1-90 is heaviest <br />during summer weekends and major <br />holidays (Memorial Day, 4th of July, and <br />Labor Day). <br />During these periods of congestion, speeds <br />drop from an average of 70 mph to 10 mph <br />on 1-90, and increase by approximately 5 <br />mph on county roads, reflecting that non - <br />local travelers tend to speed along the <br />local roads as they avoid 1-90 congestion. <br />On those specific holiday weekends, <br />congestion lasts for 10 hours on 1-90, <br />while diversion and increased speed lasts <br />approximately 6 hours on the county roads. <br />Figure 2-2 No Build Conditions (Alternative 6) <br />VOLUME I: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1-90 Corridor - Easton to Cle Elunn Feasibility Study 1 10 <br />