CVTD Driver Training Course

Team: Bryan Beard, Elijah Megargel, Kaden Quinn, Chandler Russell

Sponsor: Cache Landmark, CVTD

Aerial view of the current CVTD facility

Aerial view of the current CVTD facility

Proposal Summary

The purpose of this project was to provide a design of a bus driver training course for the Cache Valley Transit District’s (CVTD) expansion plans in North Logan, Utah. The project was required to fulfill the following criteria:

  • Provide real-world driving experiences
  • Be suitable for DOT and Licensing tests
  • Be a usable outdoor space for employee recreation and company events
Aerial view of the proposed training course property.

Aerial view of the proposed training course property.

Alternatives

Our team evaluated 6 different alternatives for training course layouts.

1. Do nothing

2. Pave entire lot

3 - 6. Road network layouts (shown below) Alternative 3 was selected based on our Pugh matrix analysis.

Alternative 3

Alternative 3

Alternative 4

Alternative 4

Alternative 5

Alternative 5

Alternative 6

Alternative 6

Alternatives Assessment Pugh Matrix

  Alternative 1 2 3 4 5 6
General items Cost (high priority) 2 0 1 1 0 0
  Environmental impact (high priority) 2 0 2 1 2 1
  Meets DOT Req. (high priority) 2 2 2 2 2 2
  Adaptability (med priority) 1 2 1 2 1 1
Ranked Driving Elements Railroad Crossing (high priority) 0 1 2 2 2 2
  Bike lane, markings, crosswalk (high priority) 0 1 1 1 1 1
  4-Way Stop intersection (med priority) 0 1 2 2 2 2
  Shoulder/in-line bus stop (med priority) 1 1 2 2 2 2
  Soft shoulder bus stop (low priority) 0 0 2 2 1 1
  Signalized intersection (low priority) 0 0 1 2 1 2
  Lane Change (low priority) 0 2 1 1 2 2
Other Elements "On-street" parking (low priority) 0 1 2 0 1 0
  Space for small garage (low priority) 0 2 2 2 0 2
  Roundabout intersection (low priority) 0 1 2 1 1 2
  Grean Space/Walking path (med priority) 0 0 2 2 1 1
  Fencing/natural barriers (med priority) 1 2 1 2 1 1
  Snow removal accomodations (high priority) 2 2 1 1 1 1
Score Total 30 36 53 52 44 44

high prority (x3)

med prority (x2)

low prority (x1)

Design

The third alternative was tweaked during design to better meet the needs of CVTD. These included:

  • Use of APWA Type D curb
  • Relocation of Railroad Crossing
  • Sidewalk added only on edge of inner portions of road network.

Final design is shown to the right.

Rendering of course railroad crossing.

Rendering of course railroad crossing.

Rendering of course roundabout intersection.

Rendering of course roundabout intersection.

Final Course Design

Final Course Design