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7.0 Projected Traffic Volumes <br />7.1 Existing Traffic <br />Both AM and PM peak- turning movement counts were performed for the following <br />studied intersection: <br />■. US 70 Business and Lawrence Road -- (count performed on February 17, 1998) <br />■ NC 86 and Old NC 10 -- (count performed on February 17, 1998) <br />• US 70 Bypass and US 70 Business -- (count performed February 18 -19, 1998) <br />• Existing traffic volumes were estimated at the intersection of Lawrence Road at Old <br />NC 10 based on the above counts. <br />Figure 4 shows the existing AM and PM peak -hour traffic volumes at the four <br />intersections. <br />7.2 Historical Growth Traffic <br />Historical growth traffic is the increase in traffic volumes due to usage increases and <br />non - specific growth throughout the area. Using volumes published in the North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation County Traffic Maps, it was determined that the traffic on <br />US 70 Business, Old NC 10, and NC 86 grows at an annual rate of approximately 3.0 <br />percent, while an annual growth rate of 5.0 percent was used for Lawrence Road. This <br />growth factor is reflected in the capacity analyses herein. <br />7.3 Total Traffic <br />The distributed proposed. project traffic was assigned to the subdivision access points <br />and adjacent roadway network and added to the existing plus background traffic. The <br />AM and PM peak -hour turning movements for affected drives and intersections were <br />then calculated and analyzed for the year 2003. <br />Figure 5 shows AM peak -hour existing plus background, proposed project, and total <br />traffic volumes. Figure 6 shows PM peak -hour existing plus background, proposed <br />project, and total traffic volumes. <br />-13- <br />15 17 <br />