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148 3.0 Inventory 3.1 Study Area The study area for this Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) includes the following intersections: • US 70 Business and Lawrence Road (unsignalized) • NC 86 and Old NC 10 (unsignalized) • US 70 Bypass and US 70 Business (unsignalized)' • Lawrence Road at Old NC 10 (unsignalized) • US 70 Business Site Driveway (unsignalized) • Lawrence Road Site Driveway (unsignalized) The study area has been determined based on discussions with the Orange County Transportation staff and review of existing traffic data and analyses. Figure 1 depicts the study area and site location and Figure 2 depicts the proposed subdivision plan. 3.2 Existing Conditions The proposed project property is currently used as pasture and is zoned presently as R -1. The surrounding and nearby land uses are primarily low- density residential. Development along US 70 Business in the vicinity of the site is single- family residential. The Colonial Hills subdivision and Lawrence Road Baptist Church are located west of Lawrence Road opposite the proposed subdivision. The area immediately to the south of the proposed subdivision, off Jay Drive, consists of mobile homes on wooded lots. Roads in the immediate vicinity of the site include US 70 Business, Lawrence Road, Old NC 10, and NC 86. The existing roadway laneage is shown on Figure 3. US 70 Business is a two -lane major thoroughfare in the project vicinity with an estimated 1998 Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volume of 2,400 east of Lawrence Road. US 70 Business serves as an east -west major thoroughfare in Orange County. In the project vicinity, US 70 Business has a posted speed limit of 45 MPH, which is reduced to 35 MPH just east of the project. The intersection of US 70 Business and Lawrence Road is unsignalized. No separate turn lanes are provided. Hillsborough's -4- I